Former UB point guard Lamonte Bearden threw a curveball at the men’s basketball team last summer. Bearden, who led the team to their second Mid-American Conference title, announced he was transferring.
The team has never truly established a point guard since.
Former forward Blake Hamilton closed out last year, but it wasn’t his natural position. With Hamilton’s graduation the team is back in flux.
The Bulls (1-0) [record will change on Wednesday night] enter the year with an arsenal of guards but no established choice for the point. Head coach Nate Oats said there are at least four viable options.