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2010–11 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team
| 2010–11 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball |
|---|
| Mid-American Conference |
| East |
| 20–14 (8–8 MAC) |
| Reggie Witherspoon (12th season) |
| Jim Kwitchoff (12th season) |
| Kevin Heck (6th season) |
| Turner Battle (4th season) |
| Alumni Arena |
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.
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.
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.
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. McCrea would go on to become the program's all-time leading scorer.
Four-year captain Byron Mulkey, a senior from Niagara-Wheatfield High School, set a program record with 85 steals in the final season of his college basketball career.
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. In spite of that, they lost in the second round of the 2010 MAC tournament. Buffalo graduated its top five scorers from this team. 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.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 | Column 8 |
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| 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 |
| Datetime, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state |
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| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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. |
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Byron Mulkey – 2011
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Javon McCrea – 2011
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