2009–10 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team
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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.
!colspan=8| 2010 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
Buffalo Bulls
The Buffalo Bulls are the athletic teams representing the University at Buffalo in intercollegiate athletics. The Bulls currently play in Division I , and are a member of the Mid-American Conference for all sports except women's rowing who is in the Cononial Athletic Assocition . They have been a...
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Buffalo Bulls men's basketball
The Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team is the basketball team that represent the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, New York. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference. The team has never played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. The Bulls are currently...
represents the University at Buffalo in the 2009–10
2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 9, 2009, and ended with the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 5, 2010 on the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The opening round occurred on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, followed by first...
college basketball season. The team is coached by Reggie Witherspoon and plays its home games in Alumni Arena.
Recruiting
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 Palm Beach Gardens Community High School Palm Beach Gardens Community High School is a public magnet high school for grades 9-12 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The school mascot is the Gator. It is well known for its athletics and medical magnet program. It was built in 1969 as a public high school... |
| 2 | Byron Mulkey | G | 6' 0" | 175 | SR | Wheatfield, NY Wheatfield, New York Wheatfield is a town in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 18,117 at the 2010 census. The name stems from the agricultural use of the town lands: Growing Wheat.... |
Niagara-Wheatfield High School Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District is a public school district in New York State located in Sanborn, New York, about from Niagara Falls, New York... |
| 3 | Sean Smiley | G | 6' 1" | 170 | SR | Erie, PA | McDowell High School McDowell High School McDowell High School is a public high school located in Millcreek Township, Pennsylvania a suburb of Erie. It is the only high school in the Millcreek Township School District. The current principal is Timothy Rankin. The school's mascot is the Trojan... |
| 4 | Rodney Pierce | G | 6' 2" | 200 | SR | Buffalo, NY | Hutchinson Central Technical High School Hutchinson Central Technical High School Hutchinson Central Technical High School, informally known as Hutch-Tech, is a high school in the City of Buffalo, New York. Its founding on September 14, 1904 under the name Mechanics Arts High School marked the beginning of technical education on the secondary level in the city of... |
| 5 | Zach Filzen | G | 6' 3" | 190 | SO | Northfield, MN | Northfield High School Northern Arizona University Northern Arizona University Northern Arizona University is a public university located in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and has 39 satellite campuses in the state of Arizona. The university offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees.As of... |
| 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 Hollidaysburg Area High School Hollidaysburg Area Senior High School is the public high school for the Hollidaysburg Area School District. The high school is located at 1510 North Montgomery St. in Hollidaysburg, Blair County... |
| 25 | Calvin Betts | G/F | 6' 4" | 230 | SR | Rochester, NY | Rush-Henrietta Senior High School Rush-Henrietta Senior High School Rush-Henrietta Senior High School - James E. Sperry Building, located in Henrietta, New York, also referred to as Rush-Henrietta Senior High School, R-H and Sperry High School, is the only high school in the Rush-Henrietta Central School District... |
| 30 | Titus Robinson | F | 6' 7" | 205 | SO | Charlotte, NC | East Mecklenburg High School East Mecklenburg High School East Mecklenburg High School is a public secondary school in Charlotte, North Carolina and one of 19 high schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools system. The principal of the school is Rick Parker. East Mecklenburg High School is partial magnet school in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools... |
| 32 | Jawaan Alston | F | 6' 8" | 225 | JR | Uniontown, PA | Albert Gallatin Area High School Albert Gallatin Area School District The Albert Gallatin Area School District is a school district located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It is named after Albert Gallatin former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, planner of the Lewis and Clark expedition, engineer of the financial details of the Louisiana Purchase, and founder of New... |
| 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 Bishop Fenwick High School (Peabody, Massachusetts) Bishop Fenwick High School is a private Roman Catholic high school in Peabody, Massachusetts. While located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, the school is operated independently and with the blessing of the Archdiocese... |
| 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 Empire State College Empire State College, one of the thirteen arts and science colleges of the State University of New York, is a multi-site institution offering associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. It is primarily oriented towards the adult learner... |
1995 |
| Jim Kwitchoff | Assistant Coach | Boston College Boston College Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early... |
1988 |
| Kevin Heck | Assistant Coach | Wayne State University Wayne State University Wayne State University is a public research university located in Detroit, Michigan, United States, in the city's Midtown Cultural Center Historic District. Founded in 1868, WSU consists of 13 schools and colleges offering more than 400 major subject areas to over 32,000 graduate and... |
1995 |
| Turner Battle Turner Battle Turner Battle is an American former basketball point guard for the University at Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team from 2001 to 2005. Battle is credited with fueling the resurgence of the Bulls men's basketball program, which went from 5-23 during his sophomore season to a 23-win senior campaign... |
Assistant Coach | University at Buffalo | 2005 |
| Kevin Lake | Video Coordinator |
Schedule
|-!colspan=8| 2010 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2010 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2010 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament is the post-season basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference 2009–2010 season...