AMHERST, N.Y. (AP) – Buffalo has moved swiftly to replace Bobby Hurley by promoting assistant Nate Oats to take over as head coach of its men’s basketball team.
The school announced the move Saturday, two days after Hurley was hired by Arizona State. Oats had spent the past two seasons as an assistant under Hurley and brings continuity to a team that earned its first NCAA Tournament berth last month.
The Bulls went 44-20 under Hurley, including 23-10 last season. Buffalo lost to fifth-seeded West Virginia 68-62 in its NCAA Tournament opener.
Oats is a noted recruiter and responsible for landing junior forward Justin Moss, the Mid-American Conference’s player of the year last season.
Before coming to Buffalo, Oats spent 11 seasons coaching Romulus High School, outside of Detroit.
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