2010–11_Buffalo_Bulls_men's_basketball_team

2010–11 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

2010–11 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

American college basketball season

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]

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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

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Schedule

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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

  1. [1]
    "Buffalo Bulls Index". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  2. [2]
    Bronstein, Jonah (December 30, 2010). "Fredette nets 34 points as BYU downs UB, 90-82". Niagara Gazette. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  3. [3]
    "2010–11 Buffalo Bulls Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  4. [4]
    "2014 MAC Record Book" (PDF). MAC-Sports.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  5. [5]
    Mandelaro, Jim (March 4, 2014). "Newark's Javon McCrea shines for UB basketball". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  6. [6]
    "2009–10 Buffalo Bulls Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  7. [7]
    "2009–10 Buffalo Bulls Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  8. [8]
    Bronstein, Jonah (March 7, 2011). "The Mulkey Way: Niagara Falls native, Niagara-Wheatfield product, Buffalo fan favorite". Niagara Gazette. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
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