2008–09 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team
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| 2008–09 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball | |
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CBI | |
| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| East | |
| Record | 21-12 (11-5 MAC) |
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| Assistant coaches |
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| Home arena | Alumni Arena |
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| 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. The Bulls advanced to the finals of the MAC tournament, where they lost to Akron.[1]
Roster
[edit]| No. | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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| 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
[edit]| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 15, 2008* 7:05 pm |
at Youngstown State | W 70-62 | 1–0 |
Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH | |||||||
| November 18, 2008* 7:35 pm |
at Canisius | W 69-64 | 2–0 |
Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY | |||||||
| November 22, 2008* 8:05 pm |
at Evansville | L 49–64 | 2–1 |
Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN | |||||||
| November 25, 2008* 8:00 pm, Time Warner Cable SportsNet |
Niagara | L 61–65 | 2–2 |
Alumni Arena Amherst, NY | |||||||
| November 29, 2008* 4:00 pm |
Temple | W 83–73 | 3–2 |
Alumni Arena Amherst, NY | |||||||
| December 4, 2008* 7:00 pm, Big East Network |
No. 2 Connecticut | L 64–68 | 3–3 |
Alumni Arena Amherst, NY | |||||||
| December 6, 2008* 4:00 pm |
FIU | 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 |
at Siena | L 60–71 | 5–4 |
Times Union Center Albany, NY | |||||||
| December 28, 2008* 10:00 pm, 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, KFVE |
vs. Colorado 2008 Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic |
W 62–60 | 7–4 |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||
| December 30, 2008* 12:30 am, 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 |
at Bowling Green | L 82–86 | 8–5 (0–1) |
Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
| January 13, 2009 7:05 pm |
at Akron | W 63–61 | 9–5 (1–1) |
James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | |||||||
| January 17, 2009 4:30 pm |
Ohio | W 70–66 | 10–5 (2–1) |
Alumni Arena Amherst, NY | |||||||
| January 21, 2009 7:00 pm, Time Warner Cable SportsNet |
Kent State | W 64–53 | 11–5 (3–1) |
Alumni Arena Amherst, NY | |||||||
| January 24, 2009 4:35 pm |
at Miami (OH) | 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, ESPN2 |
Toledo | W 56–43 | 14–5 (6–1) |
Alumni Arena Amherst, NY | |||||||
| February 3, 2009 7:00 pm, Time Warner Cable SportsNet |
Central Michigan | W 56–55 | 15–5 (7–1) |
Alumni Arena Amherst, NY | |||||||
| February 7, 2009 2:00 pm |
Northern Illinois Homecoming |
W 68–46 | 16–5 (8–1) |
Alumni Arena Amherst, NY | |||||||
| February 12, 2009 7:00 pm |
at Eastern Michigan | W 58–49 | 17–5 (9–1) |
Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
| February 15, 2009 2:00 pm |
at Ball State | L 51–53 | 17–6 (9–2) |
John E. Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | |||||||
| February 18, 2009 7:00 pm, Time Warner Cable SportsNet |
Bowling Green | L 48–59 | 17–7 (9–3) |
Alumni Arena Amherst, NY | |||||||
| February 21, 2009* 1:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Vermont ESPN BracketBusters |
L 70–78 | 17–8 |
Patrick Gym Burlington, VT | |||||||
| February 26, 2009 7:00 pm |
Akron | L 57–62 | 17–9 (9–4) |
Alumni Arena Amherst, NY | |||||||
| March 1, 2009 12:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Ohio | W 68–66 | 18–9 (10–4) |
Convocation Center Athens, OH | |||||||
| March 5, 2009 7:00 pm |
at Kent State | L 71–77 OT | 18–10 (10–5) |
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, OH | |||||||
| March 8, 2009 2:00 pm |
Miami (OH) | W 70–67 OT | 19–10 (11–5) |
Alumni Arena Amherst, NY | |||||||
| MAC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 12, 2009 2:30 pm, Fox Sports Ohio |
(3) | vs. (6) Kent State Quarterfinals |
W 65–62 | 20–10 |
Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH | ||||||
| March 13, 2009 7:30 pm, Fox Sports Ohio |
(3) | vs. (2) Ball State Semifinals |
W 64–52 | 21–10 |
Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH | ||||||
| March 14, 2009 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(3) | vs. (5) Akron Finals |
L 53–65 | 21–11 |
Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH | ||||||
| College Basketball Invitational | |||||||||||
| March 18, 2009* 8:00 pm, HDNet |
at Wichita State First Round |
L 73–84 | 21–12 |
Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Freshman guard Hitchens sparks Akron to its first NCAA tourney berth since 1986". ESPN. March 14, 2009. Archived from the original on May 24, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
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