Buffalo Bulls women's basketball

Buffalo Bulls women's basketball
Buffalo Bulls women's basketball
	2024–25 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team
University	University at Buffalo
Head coach	Kristen Sharkey (1st season)
Conference	Mid-American
Location	Buffalo, New York
Arena	Alumni Arena ; (capacity: 6,100)
Nickname	Bulls
Colors	Royal blue and white;
Uniforms
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	2018
NCAA tournament appearances
	2016, 2018, 2019, 2022
Conference tournament champions
	MAC: 2016, 2019, 2022

The Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team is the women's basketball team that represents the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, New York. The team currently competes in the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. The Bulls reached their first NCAA tournament in 2016^[2] and, as of 2023, have appeared in four NCAA tournaments in total, including a Sweet Sixteen appearance in 2018.^[3]^[4]

List of seasons

Through the 1996–97 season, the women’s basketball teams were known as the Royals. The name was changed to the Bulls for the 1997–98 season.^[5]

Season	Record	Coach	Conference (Record)
1966–67	15–6	Brenda Bolay	n/a
1967–68	4–4	Ree Kay Spaeth	n/a
1968–69	7–3	Ree Kay Spaeth	n/a
1969–70	7–1	Ree Kay Spaeth	n/a
1970–71	6–5	Cynthia Anderson	n/a
1971–72	5–8	Cynthia Anderson	n/a
1972–73	[Records incomplete]	Cynthia Anderson	n/a
1973–74	[Records incomplete]	Carolyn Thomas	n/a
1974–75	4–7	Carolyn Thomas	n/a
1975–76	11–7	Carolyn Thomas	n/a
1976–77	7–9	Elizabeth Cousins	n/a
1977–78	12–8	Elizabeth Cousins	n/a
1978–79	4–16	Elizabeth Cousins	n/a
1979–80	8–10	Linda O’Donnell	n/a
1980–81	9–11	Linda O’Donnell	n/a
1981–82	12–12	Linda O’Donnell	n/a
1982–83	15–11	Linda O’Donnell	n/a
1983–84	8–13	Ed Muto	SUNYAC West (2–3)
1984–85	12–8	Ed Muto	SUNYAC West (8–2, 2nd)
1985–86	7–16	Nan Harvey	SUNYAC West (4–6)
1986–87	12–11	Nan Harvey	SUNYAC West (8–2, 1st)
1987–88	9–14	Nan Harvey	Mideast (5–6)
1988–89	15–13	Nan Harvey	Mideast (7–5)
1989–90	14–14	Nan Harvey	Mideast (6–6)
1990–91	16–11	Sal Buscaglia	Mideast (7–3)
1991–92	23–6	Sal Buscaglia	East Coast (10–2, 1st)
1992–93	13–13	Sal Buscaglia	n/a
1993–94	20–9	Sal Buscaglia	East Coast (4–2)
1994–95	20–8	Sal Buscaglia	Mid-Con (14–4, T-1st)
1995–96	23–8	Sal Buscaglia	Mid-Con (13–5, 2nd)
1996–97	22–6	Sal Buscaglia	Mid-Con (10–4, 3rd)
1997–98	18–10	Sal Buscaglia	Mid-Con (11–5, 3rd)
1998–99	15–12	Cheryl Dozier	MAC (8–8, 4th in East)
1999–00	18–11	Cheryl Dozier	MAC (7–9, T-4th in East)
2000–01	19–9	Cheryl Dozier	MAC (10–6, T-2nd in East)
2001–02	9–19	Cheryl Dozier	MAC (4–12, 6th in East)
2002–03	18–11	Cheryl Dozier	MAC (9–7, 3rd in East)
2003–04	6–21	Cheryl Dozier	MAC (4–12, 5th in East)
2004–05	4–24	Cheryl Dozier	MAC (2–14, 6th in East)
2005–06	10–18	Linda Hill-MacDonald	MAC (5–11, 3rd in East)
2006–07	10–19	Linda Hill-MacDonald	MAC (5–11, 5th in East)
2007–08	15–15	Linda Hill-MacDonald	MAC (8–8, 4th in East)
2008–09	8–24	Linda Hill-MacDonald	MAC (2–14, 6th in East)
2009–10	7–23	Linda Hill-MacDonald	MAC (3–3, 6th in East)
2010–11	16–16	Linda Hill-MacDonald	MAC (8–8, 3rd in East)
2011–12	9–22	Linda Hill-MacDonald	MAC (4–12, 6th in East)
2012–13	12–20	Felisha Legette-Jack	MAC (8–8, 4th in East)
2013–14	17–13	Felisha Legette-Jack	MAC (10–8, 3rd in East)
2014–15	19–13	Felisha Legette-Jack	MAC (11–7, 3rd in East)
2015–16	20–14	Felisha Legette-Jack	MAC (8–10, 3rd in East)
2016–17	22–10	Felisha Legette-Jack	MAC (10–8, 3rd in East)
2017–18	29–6	Felisha Legette-Jack	MAC (16–2, 1st in East)
2018–19	24–10	Felisha Legette-Jack	MAC (12–6, 3rd in East)
2019–20	19–12	Felisha Legette-Jack	MAC (9–9, 3rd in East)
2020–21	15–9	Felisha Legette-Jack	MAC (11–6, 4th in East)
2021–22	25–8	Felisha Legette-Jack	MAC (16–4, 2nd)
2022–23	12–16	Becky Burke	MAC (7–11, T-7th)
2023–24	19–14	Becky Burke	MAC (10–8, T-4th)
2024–25	30–7	Becky Burke	MAC (13–5, 2nd)

Postseason appearances

NCAA Division I Tournament appearances

The Bulls have been to 4 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournaments. They achieved their highest seed in 2019 with a #10 seed. Their record is 3–4.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2016	#14	First Round	#3 Ohio State	L 69–88
2018	#11	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#6 South Florida #3 Florida State #2 South Carolina	W 102–79 W 86–65 L 63–79
2019	#10	First Round Second Round	#7 Rutgers #2 Connecticut	W 82–71 L 72–84
2022	#13	First Round	#4 Tennessee	L 67–80

WNIT Tournament appearances

The Bulls have been to 3 WNIT women's basketball tournaments. In 2025, they defeated Troy to win the tournament.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2015	1st round	West Virginia	L 61–84
2024	1st round	Monmouth	L 53–68
2025	2nd round Super 16 Great 8 Semifinals Finals	UMass Southern Indiana Rutgers Cleveland State Troy	W 84-82* W 60-51 W 71-64 W 74-69 W 88–84

References

^ "University at Buffalo Color Palette". Retrieved June 28, 2016.
^ "Buffalo" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
^ "WBB Record Book (PDF)" (PDF). University at Buffalo. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
^ "2018 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
^ "UB IS BULLISH ON SCHOOL NICKNAMES | Latest Headlines | buffalonews.com".

External links

Official website

[1] "University at Buffalo Color Palette". Retrieved June 28, 2016.

[2] "Buffalo" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2017-01-16.

[3] "WBB Record Book (PDF)" (PDF). University at Buffalo. Retrieved 2023-06-26.

[4] "2018 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2023-06-26.

[5] "UB IS BULLISH ON SCHOOL NICKNAMES | Latest Headlines | buffalonews.com".

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Venues	Alumni Arena (1982–present)
Culture & lore	Victor E. Bull "Victory March"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

Mid-American Conference women's basketball
Teams	Akron Zips Ball State Cardinals Bowling Green Falcons Central Michigan Chippewas Eastern Michigan Eagles Kent State Golden Flashes Miami RedHawks Northern Illinois Huskies (leaving in 2026) Ohio Bobcats Toledo Rockets UMass Minutewomen Western Michigan Broncos
Championships & awards	Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament Regular Season Champions
Seasons	1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25