Review: Coach K

Review by Budd Bailey In the spring of 2022, it was relatively easy to be tired of Mike Krzyzewski. The longtime Duke basketball coach had announced in the summer of…

Syracuse ends an era

By Budd Bailey Sometimes I like to tease my fellow reporters by explaining to them just how old I am with a simple analogy. “I covered Jim Boeheim’s hiring at…

Niagara trips up Fairfield

By Budd Bailey Niagara coach Greg Paulus didn’t feel like talking about the conference seeding race in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference after the Purple Eagles beat Fairfield 76-68 in…

UB overwhelms Central Michigan

By Budd Bailey For those fans who prefer a nice, relaxing evening of sports entertainment without the slightest chance of any drama, Tuesday night’s game between the University at Buffalo…

Akron overwhelms UB

By Budd Bailey Let’s put it this way: If the Akron Zips are the 113th best men’s college basketball team in the country (ESPN Basketball Power Index), then Team No….

UB runs past Bowling Green

By Budd Bailey With less than two minutes to go, the goal seemed almost out of reach for the University at Buffalo men’s basketball team. No, not winning the game….

UB takes care of business

By Budd Bailey Like your college basketball to have plenty of drama? Close finishes? Individual accomplishments? Alumni Arena was not your kind of place on Saturday afternoon. And that’s not…

UB opens MAC play in style

By Budd Bailey In a sense, it was Opening Day – again – for the University at Buffalo men’s basketball team. The Bulls have spent the last two months getting…