2008–09 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

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.

2008–09 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball
CBI
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast
Record21-12 (11-5 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Arena
2008–09 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Bowling Green115 .6881914  .576
Buffalo115 .6882112  .636
Miami106 .6251713  .567
Akron106 .6252313  .639
Kent State106 .6251915  .559
Ohio79 .4381517  .469
West
Ball State79 .4381417  .452
Central Michigan79 .4381219  .387
Western Michigan79 .4381021  .323
Eastern Michigan610 .375824  .250
Northern Illinois511 .3131020  .333
Toledo511 .313725  .219
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

No.NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
1Andy RobinsonG6' 1"190SRSchenectady, NYSchenectady High School
2Byron MulkeyG6' 0"170JRWheatfield, NYNiagara-Wheatfield High School
3Sean SmileyG6' 1"165JRErie, PAMcDowell High School
4Rodney PierceG6' 2"195JRBuffalo, NYHutchinson Central Technical High School
5Zach FilzenG6' 3"185SONorthfield, MNNorthfield High School
Northern Arizona University
15Vadim FedotovF/C6' 9"260SRMunich, GermanySchloss Hagerhoff
21Mitchell WattF6' 9"210FRGoodyear, AZDesert Edge High School
22John BoyerG6' 1"185JRHollidaysburg, PAHollidaysburg Area High School
25Calvin BettsG/F6' 3"225JRRochester, NYRush-Henrietta Senior High School
30Titus RobinsonF6' 7"190FRCharlotte, NCEast Mecklenburg High School
32Jawaan AlstonF6' 8"220SOUniontown, PAAlbert Gallatin Area High School
33Adekambi LaleyeF6' 9"210JROttawa, OntarioChamplain St. Lambert
34Greg GambleG/F6' 4"200SRNiagara Falls, NYNiagara Falls High School
35Brian AddisonF6' 8"225SRQueens, NYAndrew Jackson High School
40Max BoudreauF6' 7"230JRMontreal, QuebecChamplain St. Lambert
42Dave BarnettG/F6' 5"200FREast Aurora, NYEast 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.
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