• The University at Buffalo men's basketball team will officially open their 102nd year of men's basketball on Tuesday when they host St. Francis. The Bulls are 55-46 all-time in season openers and they are 23-12 in home openers since moving into Alumni Arena. Buffalo opened the year with a 97-50 win in their lone exhibition game against Daemen on Oct. 26.
• For the first time in school history, the Bulls received votes in the preseason AP Poll as UB received 14 votes, good for a tie for 37th in the nation. Buffalo is one of just 10 schools nationally receiving AP votes in men's and women's basketball and football.