2008–09 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

2008-09 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball
CBI
Conference Mid-American Conference East
2008-09 record 21-12 (11-5 MAC)
Head coach Reggie Witherspoon
Assistant coach Jim Kwitchoff
Assistant coach Kevin Heck
Assistant coach Turner Battle
Home arena Alumni Arena
2008–09 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Bowling Green 11 5   .688     19 14   .576
Buffalo 11 5   .688     21 12   .636
Miami 10 6   .625     17 13   .567
Akron 10 6   .625     23 13   .639
Kent State 10 6   .625     19 15   .559
Ohio 7 9   .438     15 17   .469
West
Ball State 7 9   .438     14 17   .452
Central Michigan 7 9   .438     12 19   .387
Western Michigan 7 9   .438     10 21   .323
Eastern Michigan 6 10   .375     8 24   .250
Northern Illinois 5 11   .313     10 20   .333
Toledo 5 11   .313     7 25   .219
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008-09 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represents the University at Buffalo in the 2008-09 college basketball season. This is head coach Reggie Witherspoon's tenth season at Buffalo.

Roster

No. Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
1 Andy Robinson G 6' 1" 190 SR Schenectady, NY Schenectady High School
2 Byron Mulkey G 6' 0" 170 JR Wheatfield, NY Niagara-Wheatfield High School
3 Sean Smiley G 6' 1" 165 JR Erie, PA McDowell High School
4 Rodney Pierce G 6' 2" 195 JR Buffalo, NY Hutchinson Central Technical High School
5 Zach Filzen G 6' 3" 185 SO Northfield, MN Northfield High School
Northern Arizona University
15 Vadim Fedotov F/C 6' 9" 260 SR Munich, Germany Schloss Hagerhoff
21 Mitchell Watt F 6' 9" 210 FR Goodyear, AZ Desert Edge High School
22 John Boyer G 6' 1" 185 JR Hollidaysburg, PA Hollidaysburg Area High School
25 Calvin Betts G/F 6' 3" 225 JR Rochester, NY Rush-Henrietta Senior High School
30 Titus Robinson F 6' 7" 190 FR Charlotte, NC East Mecklenburg High School
32 Jawaan Alston F 6' 8" 220 SO Uniontown, PA Albert Gallatin Area High School
33 Adekambi Laleye F 6' 9" 210 JR Ottawa, Ontario Champlain St. Lambert
34 Greg Gamble G/F 6' 4" 200 SR Niagara Falls, NY Niagara Falls High School
35 Brian Addison F 6' 8" 225 SR Queens, NY Andrew Jackson High School
40 Max Boudreau F 6' 7" 230 JR Montreal, Quebec Champlain St. Lambert
42 Dave Barnett G/F 6' 5" 200 FR East Aurora, NY East Aurora High School

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
November 15, 2008*
7:05 PM ET
at Youngstown State W 70-62  1-0
Beeghly Center
Youngstown, NY
November 18, 2008*
7:35 PM ET
at Canisius W 69-64  2-0
Koessler Athletic Center
Buffalo, NY
November 22, 2008*
8:05 PM ET
at Evansville L 64-49  2-1
Roberts Municipal Stadium
Evansville, IN
November 25, 2008*
8:00 PM ET, Time Warner Cable SportsNet
Niagara L 65-61  2-2
Alumni Arena
Amherst, NY
November 29, 2008*
4:00 PM ET
Temple W 83-73  3-2
Alumni Arena
Amherst, NY
December 4, 2008*
7:00 PM ET, Big East Network
#2 Connecticut L 68-64  3-3
Alumni Arena
Amherst, NY
December 6, 2008*
4:00 PM ET
Florida International W 70-56  4-3
Alumni Arena
Amherst, NY
December 20, 2008*
4:00 PM ET
UNC Asheville W 71-52  5-3
Alumni Arena
Amherst, NY
December 23, 2008*
7:00 PM ET
at Siena L 71-60  5-4
Times Union Center
Albany, NY
December 28, 2008*
10:00 PM ET, KFVE
vs. Pepperdine
2008 Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic
W 72-71 OT 6-4
Stan Sheriff Center
Honolulu, HI
December 29, 2008*
10:00 PM ET, KFVE
vs. Colorado
2008 Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic
W 62-60  7-4
Stan Sheriff Center
Honolulu, HI
December 30, 2008*
12:30 AM ET, KFVE
vs. Colorado State
2008 Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic
W 67-53  8-4
Stan Sheriff Center
Honolulu, HI
January 10, 2009
2:00 PM ET
at Bowling Green L 86-82  8-5
(0-1)
Anderson Arena
Bowling Green, OH
January 13, 2009
7:05 PM ET
at Akron W 63-61  9-5
(1-1)
James A. Rhodes Arena
Akron, OH
January 17, 2009
4:30 PM ET
Ohio W 70-66  10-5
(2-1)
Alumni Arena
Amherst, NY
January 21, 2009
7:00 PM ET, Time Warner Cable SportsNet
Kent State W 64-53  11-5
(3-1)
Alumni Arena
Amherst, NY
January 24, 2009
4:35 PM ET
at Miami University W 76-64  12-5
(4-1)
Millett Hall
Oxford, OH
January 27, 2009
7:00 PM ET
at Western Michigan W 74-71  13-5
(5-1)
University Arena
Kalamazoo, MI
January 31, 2009
12:00 PM ET, ESPN2
Toledo W 56-43  14-5
(6-1)
Alumni Arena
Amherst, NY
February 3, 2009
7:00 PM ET, Time Warner Cable SportsNet
Central Michigan W 56-55  15-5
(7-1)
Alumni Arena
Amherst, NY
February 7, 2009
2:00 PM ET
Northern Illinois W 68-46  16-5
(8-1)
Alumni Arena
Amherst, NY
February 12, 2009
7:00 PM ET
at Eastern Michigan W 58-49  17-5
(9-1)
Convocation Center
Ypsilanti, MI
February 15, 2009
2:00 PM ET
at Ball State L 53-51  17-6
(9-2)
John E. Worthen Arena
Muncie, IN
February 18, 2009
7:00 PM ET, Time Warner Cable SportsNet
Bowling Green L 59-48  17-7
(9-3)
Alumni Arena
Amherst, NY
February 21, 2009*
1:00 PM ET, ESPN2
at Vermont
ESPN Bracket Busters
L 78-70  17-8
Patrick Gym
Burlington, VT
February 26, 2009
7:00 PM ET
Akron L 62-57  17-9
(9-4)
Alumni Arena
Amherst, NY
March 1, 2009
12:00 PM ET, ESPNU
at Ohio W 68-66  18-9
(10-4)
Convocation Center
Athens, OH
March 5, 2009
7:00 PM ET
at Kent State L 77-71 OT 18-10
(10-5)
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center
Kent, OH
March 8, 2009
2:00 PM ET
Miami University W 70-67 OT 19-10
(11-5)
Alumni Arena
Amherst, NY
2009 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
March 12, 2009
2:30 PM, Fox Sports Ohio
vs. Kent State
Quarterfinals
W 65-62  20-10
Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, OH
March 13, 2009
7:30 PM, Fox Sports Ohio
vs. Ball State
Semifinals
W 64-52  21-10
Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, OH
March 14, 2009
8:00 PM, ESPN2
vs. Akron
Finals
L 65-53  21-11
Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, OH
College Basketball Invitational
March 18, 2009*
8:00 PM, HDNet
at Wichita State
First Round
L 84-73  21-12
Charles Koch Arena
Wichita, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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