# 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.

## 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 | 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. ||||||