# 2008–09 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

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.

## 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 School Northern 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

| 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. ||||||