2008–09 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 February 2024 Basketball 2008-09 Buffalo Bulls Buffalo Bulls logo.svg Mid-American Conference East MAC 21-12 11-5 Reggie Witherspoon Jim Kwitchoff Kevin Heck Turner Battle Alumni Arena CBI First Round 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.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/290732084 https://web.archive.org/web/20220524173311/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/290732084 dead May 24, 2022 Freshman guard Hitchens sparks Akron to its first NCAA tourney berth since 1986 ESPN March 14, 2009 February 26, 2024 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 SchoolNorthern 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 |- !colspan=9 style=Buffalo Bulls| Regular season November 15, 2008 7:05 pm yes yes 2008 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH 70-62 1–0 November 18, 2008 7:35 pm yes yes 2008 Canisius Golden Griffins Canisius Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY 69-64 2–0 November 22, 2008 8:05 pm yes yes 2008 Evansville Purple Aces Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN 49–64 2–1 November 25, 2008 8:00 pm yes 2008 Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara Alumni Arena Amherst, NY Time Warner Cable SportsNet 61–65 2–2 November 29, 2008 4:00 pm yes Temple Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 83–73 3–2 December 4, 2008 7:00 pm yes Connecticut 2 Alumni Arena Amherst, NY Big East Network 64–68 3–3 December 6, 2008 4:00 pm yes 2008 FIU Panthers FIU Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 70–56 4–3 December 20, 2008 4:00 pm ET yes 2008 UNC Asheville Bulldogs UNC Asheville Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 71–52 5–3 December 23, 2008 7:00 pm yes yes Siena Times Union Center Albany, NY 60–71 5–4 December 28, 2008 10:00 pm yes yes 2008 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 2008 Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic KFVE 72–71 OT 6–4 December 29, 2008 10:00 pm yes yes 2008 Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 2008 Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic KFVE 62–60 7–4 December 30, 2008 12:30 am yes yes 2008 Colorado State Rams Colorado State Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 2008 Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic KFVE 67–53 8–4 January 10, 2009 2:00 pm no yes Bowling Green Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH 82–86 8–5 0–1 January 13, 2009 7:05 pm no yes Akron James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 63–61 9–5 1–1 January 17, 2009 4:30 pm no Ohio Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 70–66 10–5 2–1 January 21, 2009 7:00 pm no Kent State Alumni Arena Amherst, NY Time Warner Cable SportsNet 64–53 11–5 3–1 January 24, 2009 4:35 pm no yes 2008 Miami RedHawks Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, OH 76–64 12–5 4–1 January 27, 2009 7:00 pm ET no yes Western Michigan University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 74–71 13–5 5–1 January 31, 2009 12:00 pm no 2008 Toledo Rockets Toledo Alumni Arena Amherst, NY ESPN2 56–43 14–5 6–1 February 3, 2009 7:00 pm no Central Michigan Alumni Arena Amherst, NY Time Warner Cable SportsNet 56–55 15–5 7–1 February 7, 2009 2:00 pm no Northern Illinois Alumni Arena Amherst, NY Homecoming 68–46 16–5 8–1 February 12, 2009 7:00 pm no yes Eastern Michigan Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI 58–49 17–5 9–1 February 15, 2009 2:00 pm no yes Ball State John E. Worthen Arena Muncie, IN 51–53 17–6 9–2 February 18, 2009 7:00 pm no Bowling Green Alumni Arena Amherst, NY Time Warner Cable SportsNet 48–59 17–7 9–3 February 21, 2009 1:00 pm yes yes 2008 Vermont Catamounts Vermont Patrick Gym Burlington, VT ESPN BracketBusters ESPN2 70–78 17–8 February 26, 2009 7:00 pm no Akron Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 57–62 17–9 9–4 March 1, 2009 12:00 pm no yes Ohio Convocation Center Athens, OH ESPNU 68–66 18–9 10–4 March 5, 2009 7:00 pm no yes Kent State Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, OH 71–77 OT 18–10 10–5 March 8, 2009 2:00 pm no Miami (OH) Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 70–67 OT 19–10 11–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Buffalo Bulls| MAC tournament March 12, 2009 2:30 pm no yes 3 Kent State 6 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Quarterfinals Fox Sports Ohio 65–62 20–10 March 13, 2009 7:30 pm no yes 3 Ball State 2 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Semifinals Fox Sports Ohio 64–52 21–10 March 14, 2009 8:00 pm no yes 3 Akron 5 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Finals ESPN2 53–65 21–11 |- !colspan=9 style=Buffalo Bulls| College Basketball Invitational March 18, 2009 8:00 pm yes yes Wichita State Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS First Round HDNet 73–84 21–12 Eastern Time References Buffalo Category:Buffalo Bulls men's basketball seasons Buffalo Buffalo Bulls Buffalo Bulls