2010–11 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball
CIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast
Record20–14 (8–8 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jim Kwitchoff (12th season)
  • Kevin Heck (6th season)
  • Turner Battle (4th season)
Home arenaAlumni Arena
2010–11 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Kent State124 .7502512  .676
Miami (OH)115 .6881617  .485
Ohio97 .5631916  .543
Akron97 .5632313  .639
Bowling Green88 .5001419  .424
Buffalo88 .5002014  .588
West
Western Michigan115 .6882113  .618
Ball State106 .6251913  .594
Central Michigan79 .4381021  .323
Northern Illinois511 .313921  .300
Eastern Michigan511 .313922  .290
Toledo115 .063428  .125
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010–11 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represented the University at Buffalo during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulls, led by twelfth-year head coach Reggie Witherspoon, played their home games at Alumni Arena in Amherst, New York as members of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They finished the season 20–14, 8–8 in MAC play to finish in sixth place in the MAC East. It was the third 20-win season in the school's NCAA Division I history and the second in their past three seasons.[1]

Buffalo hosted unanimous national college player of the year Jimmer Fredette and the 16th-ranked BYU Cougars at Alumni Arena on December 30, 2010. The Bulls held Fredette to 6 points on 1-of-9 shooting in the first half but Fredette managed 28 points in the second half for a season-high total of 34; BYU ultimately won 90–82. After the game, Reggie Witherspoon said that Fredette was indisputably the best college basketball player ever to play a game in Western New York.[2]

Despite an exit in the quarterfinals of the MAC men's basketball tournament, Buffalo received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). It was the school's third Division I postseason appearance and first since the 2009 College Basketball Invitational. In the CIT, Buffalo won its first two games before losing in the quarterfinals against eventual runner-up Iona.[3]

The 2010–11 season featured the college debut of Javon McCrea. At the end of the season, McCrea would be the first Buffalo player named the MAC Freshman of the Year.[4] McCrea would go on to become the program's all-time leading scorer.[5]

Previous season

The previous year's Bulls finished the 2009–10 season with an overall record of 18–12 and a record of 9–7 in conference play. It was just their second consecutive season with a winning record.[1] In spite of that, they lost in the second round of the 2010 MAC tournament.[6] Buffalo graduated its top five scorers from this team.[7] Senior guard Byron Mulkey redshirted in 2009–10 due to the logjam of seniors at the guard position and the need for senior leadership on the 2010–11 team.[8]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Sean Smiley 3 G 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Senior Erie, PA Graduated
Rodney Pierce 4 G 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Niagara Falls, NY
Derek Wolfley 15 F 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Freshman Attica, NY
John Boyer 22 G 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Senior Hollidaysburg, PA Graduated
Calvin Betts 25 G 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Rochester, NY
Adekambi Laleye 33 F 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Ottawa, ON
Max Boudreau 40 F 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Montreal, QC

Roster

2010–11 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Tony Watson II 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoPalm Beach Gardens High School West Palm Beach, FL
G 2 Byron Mulkey (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS SrNiagara-Wheatfield High School Wheatfield, NY
G 3 Jarod Oldham 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrEisenhower High School Decatur, IL
G 4 Richie Sebuharara (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoVestal High School Vestal, NY
G 5 Zach Filzen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrNorthern Arizona Northfield, MN
G 10 Corey Raley-Ross 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrHarding University High School Charlotte, NC
F 12 Javon McCrea 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)250 lb (113 kg) FrNewark High School Newark, NY
F 21 Mitchell Watt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrDesert Edge High School Goodyear, AZ
G 22 Auraum Nuiriankh 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrCharis Prep High School Baltimore, MD
G 24 Dave Barnett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrEast Aurora High School East Aurora, NY
F 30 Titus Robinson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrEast Mecklenburg High School Charlotte, NC
F 32 Jawaan Alston 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrAlbert Gallatin High School Uniontown, PA
C 33 Cameron Downing 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)260 lb (118 kg) FrMemorial High School Tulsa, OK
F 44 Mike Clifford 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)245 lb (111 kg) SoBishop Fenwick High School Danvers, MA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
November 13, 2010*
Navy W 88–46  1–0
 Alumni Arena 
 Amherst, NY
November 16, 2010*
at Youngstown State L 53–64  1–1
 Beeghly Center 
 Youngstown, OH
November 20, 2010*
Towson W 87–76  2–1
 Alumni Arena 
 Amherst, NY
November 23, 2010*
at Canisius W 81–64  3–1
 Koessler Athletic Center 
 Buffalo, New York
November 27, 2010*
at Indiana State L 54–58  3–2
 Hulman Center 
 Terre Haute, IN
December 1, 2010*
at Army W 56–54  4–2
 Christl Arena 
 West Point, NY
December 4, 2010*
at St. Bonaventure L 74–76  4–3
 Reilly Center 
 St. Bonaventure, NY
December 8, 2010*
Niagara W 82–64  5–3
 Alumni Arena 
 Amherst, NY
December 11, 2010*
Green Bay W 78–64  6–3
 Alumni Arena 
 Amherst, NY
December 18, 2010*
Houghton W 79–47  7–3
 Alumni Arena 
 Amherst, NY
December 30, 2010*
No. 16 BYU L 82–90  7–4
 Alumni Arena 
 Amherst, NY
January 3, 2011*
at Cornell W 78–66  8–4
 Newman Arena 
 Ithaca, NY
January 8, 2011
Bowling Green L 71–74 2OT 8–5
(0–1)
 Alumni Arena 
 Amherst, NY
January 13, 2011
at Miami (OH) L 67–70  8–6
(0–2)
 Millett Hall 
 Oxford, OH
January 16, 2011
Akron W 73–70  9–6
(1–2)
 Alumni Arena 
 Amherst, NY
January 19, 2011
Kent State W 79–54  10–6
(2–2)
 Alumni Arena 
 Amherst, NY
January 22, 2011
at Ohio W 73–68  11–6
(3–2)
 Convocation Center 
 Athens, OH
January 25, 2011
at Western Michigan W 79–68  12–6
(4–2)
 University Arena 
 Kalamazoo, MI
January 29, 2011
Northern Illinois W 63–52  13–6
(5–2)
 Alumni Arena 
 Amherst, NY
February 3, 2011
Toledo W 81–58  14–6
(6–2)
 Alumni Arena 
 Amherst, NY
February 5, 2011
at Ball State L 71–72  14–7
(6–3)
 Worthen Arena 
 Muncie, IN
February 8, 2011
Central Michigan W 72–43  15–7
(7–3)
 Alumni Arena 
 Amherst, NY
February 12, 2011
at Eastern Michigan L 65–78  15–8
(7–4)
 Convocation Center 
 Ypsilanti, MI
February 15, 2011
Ohio L 69–76  15–9
(7–5)
 Alumni Arena 
 Amherst, NY
February 19, 2011*
Milwaukee
ESPN BracketBusters
W 80–65  16–9
 Alumni Arena 
 Amherst, NY
February 24, 2011
at Kent State L 69–72  16–10
(7–6)
 MAC Center 
 Kent, OH
February 26, 2011
at Akron L 60–69  16–11
(7–7)
 James A. Rhodes Arena 
 Akron, OH
March 2, 2011
Miami (OH) W 59–49  17–11
(8–7)
 Alumni Arena 
 Amherst, NY
March 5, 2011
at Bowling Green L 63–73  17–12
(8–8)
 Anderson Arena 
 Bowling Green, OH
2011 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
March 8, 2011
(8) (9) Central Michigan
First Round
W 64–50  18–12
 Alumni Arena 
 Amherst, NY
March 10, 2011
(8) vs. (1) Kent State
Quarterfinal
L 62–73  18–13
 Quicken Loans Arena 
 Cleveland, OH
2011 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
March 14, 2011
at Quinnipiac
First Round
W 75–68  19–13
 TD Bank Sports Center 
 Hamden, CT
March 19, 2011
at Western Michigan
Second Round
W 49–48  20–13
 University Arena 
 Kalamazoo, MI
March 22, 2011
at Iona
Quarterfinal
L 63–78  20–14
 Hynes Athletic Center 
 New Rochelle, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards

Freshman of the Year

Academic All-MAC

  • Byron Mulkey – 2011[4]

All-MAC Second Team

  • Byron Mulkey – 2011[4]

MAC All-Freshman Team

References

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  2. Bronstein, Jonah (December 30, 2010). "Fredette nets 34 points as BYU downs UB, 90-82". Niagara Gazette. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  3. "2010–11 Buffalo Bulls Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "2014 MAC Record Book" (PDF). MAC-Sports.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  5. Mandelaro, Jim (March 4, 2014). "Newark's Javon McCrea shines for UB basketball". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
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