Buffalo State Men's Basketball Jumps to 14th in National Poll
MINNEAPOLIS—Buffalo State moved up two more spots in this week’s D3hoops.com national Division III men’s basketball poll, ranking 14th after three more victories improved its record to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in SUNYAC play.
All three of the Bengals wins last week came on the road, defeating Houghton, Oneonta and New Paltz.
Jake Simmons (Rochester/School of the Arts), the SUNYAC and ECAC Upstate Player of the Week, leads the Bengals, averaging 24.0 points-per-game, and is also tied for the team lead with 16 steals. Fellow junior Justin Mitchell (Buffalo/Timon) is averaging 13.8 points-per-game and 6.4 rebounds, and senior Ahmed Nagaya (Bronx/Astor Collegiate) is averaging 12.2 points and 7.8 rebounds.
The Bengals will play their next four games in the Buffalo State Sports Arena, including a pair of SUNYAC games this Friday and Saturday. Buffalo State will host Cortland at 8 p.m. on Friday, and Oswego at 4 p.m. on Saturday.
