Athletes for Athletes Makes the World Go Round

Here at The State University of New York at Buffalo, we try to develop well-rounded student-athletes. We have a Student Athlete Advisory Committee that helps to teach and develop leadership through community service, academic achievements, athletic achievements, and AFA’s. The last one, AFA’s, stands for Athlete For Athlete events. Every sports team here is composed of extremely hard-working, ambitious athletes who deserve to be recognized and cheered for by their peers. In order to encourage a united, supportive athletics department, we choose one athletic contest per team in which we give the teams not competing that day “points” for attending, making posters and visual displays, and cheering like crazy. When our student-athletes attend these events, they often discover that a sport they hadn’t given much thought to before is actually extremely exciting! We have an AFA this Friday at 7 p.m., one that seems to draw one of our biggest AFA crowds each year. This weekend, we get to watch Men’s Basketball take on Bowling Green in their last game of the regular season.

If people haven’t seen these men compete all season, they have truly been missing out. Many of the team members have been gaining plenty of press, with Shannon Evans being recognized as MAC East Player of the Week multiple times, and Justin Moss being one of only 16 Division One athletes named as a candidate for the first-ever Karl Malone Award, presented to the top power forward in the nation. Moss also made Lou Henson’s Mid-Season Watch list due to his continuously outstanding performances this season. The whole team has proven strong against teams like Kentucky and Wisconsin, and thrive in the high pressure games. A big crowd, then, on Friday will contribute to a Bulls dominant game.

Friday, this stellar group of men rock Alumni Arena just one more time for this regular season. As all of their games have, this one is guaranteed to bring fans to their feet through UB’s electrifying style of play. This AFA is a great one, because it is high energy and an easy sport for which to cheer. We hope to see lots of student athletes, students, and fans at Alumni Arena at 7 p.m. to cheer our men on to victory!

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