2008–09 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

2008–09 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball
CBI
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast
Record21-12 (11-5 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Arena
Seasons
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 represented the University at Buffalo in the 2008-09 college basketball season. This was 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

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
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

  1. ^ "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.