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[HEADING=2]Buffalo fires men's basketball coach Jim Whitesell after 4 seasons[/HEADING]
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Jim Whitesell is out as the [URL='https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/2084/buffalo-bulls']University at Buffalo[/URL] men's basketball coach after his first losing season in four years on the job, the school announced Saturday.
"We felt it was necessary to make a change in leadership of our men's basketball program," athletic director Mark Alnutt said in a statement.
Whitesell was under contract through the 2024-25 season and is due to receive a $500,000 buyout under terms of his deal for being fired before April 5.
The move comes two days after the sixth-seeded Bulls (15-17) were routed 101-77 by third-seeded Akron in the quarterfinal round of the Mid-American Conference tournament. It marked the Bulls' third quarterfinal loss under Whitesell.
He finished with a 70-49 record at Buffalo and led the team to one postseason appearance, a 2021 NIT berth, which ended with a first-round loss to Colorado State.
The lack of postseason success coupled with a drop-off in recruiting were considered disappointments for a school that had established itself as a MAC power. It made a combined four NCAA tournament appearances -- including the program's first -- from 2014 to 2019 under Bobby Hurley and Nate Oats.
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