2009–10 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

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

2009–10 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	18–12 (9–7 MAC)
Head coach	Reggie Witherspoon
Assistant coaches	Jim Kwitchoff Kevin Heck Turner Battle
Home arena	Alumni Arena

2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Kent State	13	–	3		.813			24	–	10		.706
Akron	12	–	4		.750			24	–	11		.686
Miami	9	–	7		.563			14	–	18		.438
Buffalo	9	–	7		.563			18	–	12		.600
Ohio†	7	–	9		.438			22	–	15		.595
Bowling Green	6	–	10		.375			14	–	16		.467
West
Central Michigan	9	–	7		.563			15	–	15		.500
Eastern Michigan	8	–	8		.500			17	–	15		.531
Western Michigan	8	–	8		.500			18	–	15		.545
Ball State	8	–	8		.500			15	–	15		.500
Northern Illinois	6	–	10		.375			10	–	20		.333
Toledo	1	–	15		.063			4	–	28		.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: 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: 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 October 13, 2009. "Scout.com: Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved October 13, 2009. "Buffalo Basketball Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 13, 2009. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 13, 2009. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 13, 2009.

Roster

No.	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
1	Tony Watson II	G	6' 2"	175	FR	West Palm Beach, FL	Palm Beach Gardens Community High School
2	Byron Mulkey	G	6' 0"	175	SR	Wheatfield, NY	Niagara-Wheatfield High School
3	Sean Smiley	G	6' 1"	170	SR	Erie, PA	McDowell High School
4	Rodney Pierce	G	6' 2"	200	SR	Buffalo, NY	Hutchinson Central Technical High School
5	Zach Filzen	G	6' 3"	190	SO	Northfield, MN	Northfield High School Northern Arizona University
15	Derek Wolfley	F	6' 7"	230	FR	Attica, NY	Attica High School
21	Mitchell Watt	F	6' 10"	215	SO	Goodyear, AZ	Desert Edge High School
22	John Boyer	G	6' 1"	185	SR	Hollidaysburg, PA	Hollidaysburg Area High School
25	Calvin Betts	G/F	6' 4"	230	SR	Rochester, NY	Rush-Henrietta Senior High School
30	Titus Robinson	F	6' 7"	205	SO	Charlotte, NC	East Mecklenburg High School
32	Jawaan Alston	F	6' 8"	225	JR	Uniontown, PA	Albert Gallatin Area High School
33	Adekambi Laleye	F	6' 9"	225	SR	Ottawa, Ontario	Champlain St. Lambert
35	Mike Clifford	F	6' 7"	230	FR	Danvers, MA	Bishop Fenwick High School
40	Max Boudreau	F	6' 8"	240	SR	Montreal, Quebec	Champlain St. Lambert
42	Dave Barnett	G/F	6' 5"	200	SO	East Aurora, NY	East 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 58–57	0–1	Alumni Arena  Amherst, NY
November 19, 2009* 7:00 pm ET		at Navy	W 63–53	1–1	Alumni Hall  Annapolis, MD
November 21, 2009* 1:00 pm ET		at Towson	W 78–69 OT	2–1	Towson Center  Towson, MD
November 24, 2009* 7:00 pm ET		Canisius	L 73–71	2–2	Alumni Arena  Amherst, NY
December 3, 2009* 7:00 pm ET		Army	W 74–67	3–2	Alumni Arena  Amherst, NY
December 5, 2009* 5:00 pm ET, Big Ten Network		at No. 4 Purdue	L 101–65	3–3	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
December 9, 2009* 7:00 pm ET		at Niagara	W 86–80	4–3	Gallagher Center  Lewiston, NY
December 12, 2009* 2:00 pm ET, Time Warner Cable SportsNet		Buffalo State	W 93–65	5–3	Alumni Arena  Amherst, NY
December 22, 2009* 8:00 pm ET		at Wisconsin-Green Bay	W 71–65	6–3	Resch Center  Green Bay, WI
December 29, 2009* 4:30 pm ET		vs. Jacksonville UCF Holiday Classic	L 83–73	6–4	UCF Arena  Orlando, FL
December 30, 2009* 4:30 pm ET		Liberty UCF Holiday Classic	W 81–64	7–4	UCF Arena  Orlando, FL
January 9, 2010 4:00 pm ET, Time Warner Cable SportsNet		Miami University	W 73–55	8–4 (1–0)	Alumni Arena  Amherst, NY
January 14, 2010 7:00 pm ET		at Bowling Green	W 68–65	9–4 (2–0)	Anderson Arena  Bowling Green, OH
January 17, 2010 2:00 pm ET		Akron	W 79–65	10–4 (3–0)	Alumni Arena  Amherst, NY
January 20, 2010 7:00 pm ET		at Kent State	L 89–54	10–5 (3–1)	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center  Kent, OH
January 23, 2010 2:00 pm ET, Fox Sports Net, Time Warner Cable SportsNet		at Ohio	L 99–77	10–6 (3–2)	Convocation Center  Athens, OH
January 28, 2010 7:00 pm ET, Time Warner Cable SportsNet		Ball State	L 75–69	10–7 (3–3)	Alumni Arena  Amherst, NY
January 30, 2010 3:00 pm ET		at Northern Illinois	W 95–83	11–7 (4–3)	Convocation Center  DeKalb, IL
February 1, 2010 7:00 pm ET		Western Michigan	L 85–70	11–8 (4–4)	Alumni Arena  Amherst, NY
February 4, 2010 7:00 pm ET		at Central Michigan	L 88–82	11–9 (4–5)	Daniel P. Rose Center  Mount Pleasant, MI
February 6, 2010 7:00 pm ET		at Toledo	W 65–59	12–9 (5–5)	Savage Arena  Toledo, OH
February 10, 2010 7:00 pm ET, Time Warner Cable SportsNet		Eastern Michigan	W 84–67	13–9 (6–5)	Alumni Arena  Amherst, NY
February 13, 2010 12:00 pm ET, ESPNU		Kent State	W 70–55	14–9 (7–5)	Alumni Arena  Amherst, NY
February 17, 2010 7:00 pm ET, Time Warner Cable Sportsnet		Bowling Green	W 64–51	15–9 (8–5)	Alumni Arena  Amherst, NY
February 20, 2010* 2:00 pm ET		at Saint Peter's	W 77–75 OT	16–9 (8–5)	Yanitelli Center  Jersey City, NJ
February 24, 2010 7:00 pm ET		at Akron	L 77–67	16–10 (8–6)	James A. Rhodes Arena  Akron, OH
February 27, 2010 7:00 pm ET		Ohio	W 72–69	17–10 (9–6)	Alumni Arena  Amherst, NY
March 4, 2010 7:00 pm ET		at Miami University	L 73–62	17–11 (9–7)	Millett Hall  Oxford, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.