Defending MAC Champion Buffalo basketball dismisses Moss
Junior guard Rayshawn Simmons leaps for a layup against Buffalo forward Justin Moss Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015 at McGuirk Arena. The Chippewas defeated Buffalo on the road Feb. 14, 75-74.
This winter, the defending Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament champions will be without several key players in last year's title run.
The University at Buffalo dismissed the 2014 MAC Player of the Year Justin Moss Monday for his role in an on-campus theft in June. Moss averaged 17.5 points per game for the Bulls that season.
Moss already was on probation at the university as a result of a prior theft on campus during his UB tenure according to the Buffalo News.
With Moss' dismissal, the Bulls will now be without their top three scorers from last season.
UB will also be without former Head Coach Bobby Hurley, who left for the Arizona State job after leading the school to its first NCAA Tournament berth a year ago. Guard Shannon Evans (15.4 ppg) followed Hurley to ASU and the team also graduates senior forward Xavier Ford (9.7 ppg).
The Bulls defeated CMU 89-84 during the MAC title game in Cleveland after the Chippewas entered the tournament as the No. 1 seed and defeated Toledo in the semifinal.
CMU finished 23-8 overall last season and claimed their first MAC West title since 2010. The Chippewas and Head Coach Keno Davis retain senior top scorers Chris Fowler and John Simons and add 6-foot-2 freshman Hunter Hale.
