By Budd Bailey It’s not the usual procedure, but sometimes the movie gets a head start on the book. That’s the case with “Basketball: A Love Story,” which fans whose…
Book Review: Basketball: A Love Story
One at a time
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Here are the rules: I can say whatever I want, but I can only say it in one sentence – even if I…
Catching Up With UB Hoops
by Bob Gaughan, Buffalo Sports Page It’s been about two months since Nate Oats left UB basketball for the University of Alabama. It’s been a month and a half since…
UB’s New Head Coach Jim Whitesell
by Bob Gaughan, Buffalo Sports Page UB made it official by naming Jim Whitesell their 14th head coach in school history. In naming Whitesell the head coach the Bulls are…
Thoughts on the UB Coaching Search
by Bob Gaughan, Buffalo Sports Page UB is in the midst of hiring a new basketball coach that will try to lead their program after Nate Oats left for the…
Book Review: Jim Boeheim and Syracuse Basketball
By Budd Bailey Is there anyone who thinks that Jim Boeheim needs to be defended for his record as a basketball coach over the years? It seems there’s at least…
A tale of two basketball coaches
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist A couple of local college basketball coaches were in the news off the court this week, but for different reasons. On Monday, Niagara…
Gaughan: UB Senior Night
by Bob Gaughan, Buffalo Sports Page I remember thinking back to a game I broadcast in college. It was the late 1980’s. Buffalo State was a power. The Bengals behind…
A basketball rivalry times two
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist My father had an unusual theory about what used to be called “Little Three Basketball” – games involving Canisius, Niagara and St. Bonaventure….
The Madhouse on Millersport
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist We’re heading into the last week of February, and that means the games of college basketball are starting to get serious. Soon we’ll…
UB Basketball: Looking Back & Looking Ahead
by Bob Gaughan, Buffalo Sports Page UB hoops had a great week with two road wins in two hostile environments. First the Bulls won in Akron on Tuesday night 76-70….
Business as usual is unusual for UB
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Fans who entered the front door of Alumni Arena on Friday night for a college basketball game were greeted by a most unusual…
Stone Cold Locks Week 20
By Bob Gaughan Weekly Record 11-6-2, Overall Record 65-45-3 MR. OVER/UNDER: Kansas City -3 over New England New England showed me last week, that as long as Brady & Belichick…
UB’s dreams continue to grow
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Once upon a time, some administrators had the dream that the University at Buffalo would get the attention of Western New York sports…
