BUFFALO, N.Y. — Jim Whitesell will not return as head men's basketball coach at the University at Buffalo, Vice President and Director of Athletics Mark Alnutt announced Saturday.
This comes after UB lost to Akron in a quarterfinal of the Mid-American Conference Tournament in Cleveland, the second consecutive season the Bulls have been eliminated from a quarterfinal in the conference tournament.
"At this time, we felt it was necessary to make a change in leadership of our men’s basketball program," Alnutt said. "We want to thank Jim for his eight years at UB, including the last four as our head coach. We wish he and Connie nothing but the very best moving forward."
Alnutt confirmed a national search will commence immediately.
Whitesell was hired in April of 2019. He was 70-49 in four seasons as coach of the Bulls.