2009–10 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Buffalo Bulls basketball team represents the University at Buffalo in the 2009–10 college basketball season. The team is coached by Reggie Witherspoon and plays its home games in Alumni Arena.

2009–10 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
2009–10 record18–12 (9–7 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Arena
2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Kent State133 .813  2410  .706
Akron124 .750  2411  .686
Miami97 .563  1418  .438
Buffalo97 .563  1812  .600
Ohio79 .438  2215  .595
Bowling Green610 .375  1416  .467
West
Central Michigan97 .563  1515  .500
Eastern Michigan88 .500  1715  .531
Western Michigan88 .500  1815  .545
Ball State88 .500  1515  .500
Northern Illinois610 .375  1020  .333
Toledo115 .063  428  .125
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Before the season

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mike Clifford
PF
Peabody, MA Bishop Fenwick HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (100 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Tony Watson
PG
Palm Beach Gardens, FL Palm Beach Gardens HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Nov 19, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Buffalo Commit List for 2009". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
  • "Scout.com: Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
  • "Buffalo Basketball Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-10-13.

    Roster

    [1]

    No.NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
    1Tony Watson IIG6' 2"175FRWest Palm Beach, FLPalm Beach Gardens Community High School
    2Byron MulkeyG6' 0"175SRWheatfield, NYNiagara-Wheatfield High School
    3Sean SmileyG6' 1"170SRErie, PAMcDowell High School
    4Rodney PierceG6' 2"200SRBuffalo, NYHutchinson Central Technical High School
    5Zach FilzenG6' 3"190SONorthfield, MNNorthfield High School
    Northern Arizona University
    15Derek WolfleyF6' 7"230FRAttica, NYAttica High School
    21Mitchell WattF6' 10"215SOGoodyear, AZDesert Edge High School
    22John BoyerG6' 1"185SRHollidaysburg, PAHollidaysburg Area High School
    25Calvin BettsG/F6' 4"230SRRochester, NYRush-Henrietta Senior High School
    30Titus RobinsonF6' 7"205SOCharlotte, NCEast Mecklenburg High School
    32Jawaan AlstonF6' 8"225JRUniontown, PAAlbert Gallatin Area High School
    33Adekambi LaleyeF6' 9"225SROttawa, OntarioChamplain St. Lambert
    35Mike CliffordF6' 7"230FRDanvers, MABishop Fenwick High School
    40Max BoudreauF6' 8"240SRMontreal, QuebecChamplain St. Lambert
    42Dave BarnettG/F6' 5"200SOEast Aurora, NYEast Aurora High School

    Coaching staff

    Name Position College Graduating year
    Reggie Witherspoon Head Coach Empire State College 1995
    Jim Kwitchoff Assistant Coach Boston College 1988
    Kevin Heck Assistant Coach Wayne State University 1995
    Turner Battle Assistant Coach University at Buffalo 2005
    Kevin Lake Video Coordinator

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    November 15, 2009*
    5:30 pm ET
    Vermont L 5857  01
    Alumni Arena 
    Amherst, NY
    November 19, 2009*
    7:00 pm ET
    at Navy W 6353  11
    Alumni Hall 
    Annapolis, MD
    November 21, 2009*
    1:00 pm ET
    at Towson W 7869 OT 21
    Towson Center 
    Towson, MD
    November 24, 2009*
    7:00 pm ET
    Canisius L 7371  22
    Alumni Arena 
    Amherst, NY
    December 3, 2009*
    7:00 pm ET
    Army W 7467  32
    Alumni Arena 
    Amherst, NY
    December 5, 2009*
    5:00 pm ET, Big Ten Network
    at No. 4 Purdue L 10165  33
    Mackey Arena 
    West Lafayette, IN
    December 9, 2009*
    7:00 pm ET
    at Niagara W 8680  43
    Gallagher Center 
    Lewiston, NY
    December 12, 2009*
    2:00 pm ET, Time Warner Cable SportsNet
    Buffalo State W 9365  53
    Alumni Arena 
    Amherst, NY
    December 22, 2009*
    8:00 pm ET
    at Wisconsin-Green Bay W 7165  63
    Resch Center 
    Green Bay, WI
    December 29, 2009*
    4:30 pm ET
    vs. Jacksonville
    UCF Holiday Classic
    L 8373  64
    UCF Arena 
    Orlando, FL
    December 30, 2009*
    4:30 pm ET
    Liberty
    UCF Holiday Classic
    W 8164  74
    UCF Arena 
    Orlando, FL
    January 9, 2010
    4:00 pm ET, Time Warner Cable SportsNet
    Miami University W 7355  84
    (10)
    Alumni Arena 
    Amherst, NY
    January 14, 2010
    7:00 pm ET
    at Bowling Green W 6865  94
    (20)
    Anderson Arena 
    Bowling Green, OH
    January 17, 2010
    2:00 pm ET
    Akron W 7965  104
    (30)
    Alumni Arena 
    Amherst, NY
    January 20, 2010
    7:00 pm ET
    at Kent State L 8954  105
    (31)
    Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center 
    Kent, OH
    January 23, 2010
    2:00 pm ET, Fox Sports Net, Time Warner Cable SportsNet
    at Ohio L 9977  106
    (32)
    Convocation Center 
    Athens, OH
    January 28, 2010
    7:00 pm ET, Time Warner Cable SportsNet
    Ball State L 7569  107
    (33)
    Alumni Arena 
    Amherst, NY
    January 30, 2010
    3:00 pm ET
    at Northern Illinois W 9583  117
    (43)
    Convocation Center 
    DeKalb, IL
    February 1, 2010
    7:00 pm ET
    Western Michigan L 8570  118
    (44)
    Alumni Arena 
    Amherst, NY
    February 4, 2010
    7:00 pm ET
    at Central Michigan L 8882  119
    (45)
    Daniel P. Rose Center 
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    February 6, 2010
    7:00 pm ET
    at Toledo W 6559  129
    (55)
    Savage Arena 
    Toledo, OH
    February 10, 2010
    7:00 pm ET, Time Warner Cable SportsNet
    Eastern Michigan W 8467  139
    (65)
    Alumni Arena 
    Amherst, NY
    February 13, 2010
    12:00 pm ET, ESPNU
    Kent State W 7055  149
    (75)
    Alumni Arena 
    Amherst, NY
    February 17, 2010
    7:00 pm ET, Time Warner Cable Sportsnet
    Bowling Green W 6451  159
    (85)
    Alumni Arena 
    Amherst, NY
    February 20, 2010*
    2:00 pm ET
    at Saint Peter's W 7775 OT 169
    (85)
    Yanitelli Center 
    Jersey City, NJ
    February 24, 2010
    7:00 pm ET
    at Akron L 7767  1610
    (86)
    James A. Rhodes Arena 
    Akron, OH
    February 27, 2010
    7:00 pm ET
    Ohio W 7269  1710
    (96)
    Alumni Arena 
    Amherst, NY
    March 4, 2010
    7:00 pm ET
    at Miami University L 7362  1711
    (97)
    Millett Hall 
    Oxford, OH
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

    Notes

    1. "2009-10 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball". University at Buffalo. 2009-10-17. Archived from the original on 14 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
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