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The Canisius athletic department will celebrate one of the greatest three-year runs in men’s basketball program history on Jan. 24, 2016, when the Golden Griffins play host to MAAC rival Siena in the Koessler Athletic Center. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m., and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN3.
On that day, the College will pay tribute to the 1993-94, 1994-95 and 1995-96 men’s basketball teams that earned a total of 62 victories, two berths into the NIT, including a run to the Final Four in 1995, the 1994 MAAC regular season championship and the 1996 MAAC Tournament title and an appearance in the 1996 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. Nearly every player and all of the coaches from that era of the men’s basketball program will be in attendance, including former head coach John Beilein and Canisius Sports Hall of Famers Darrell Barley, Micheal Meeks, Javone “Bam” Moore and Craig Wise.
Fans will have the opportunity to attend a brunch with Coach Beilein, his former staff and the many former players on Jan. 24 at Science Hall from 11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Cost is $25. There will also be an informal meet-and-greet with the staff and players from 12:45-1:45 p.m., in The Griffins’ Den. Admission to the event in The Griffins’ Den costs $10, which includes food and a cash bar.
Tickets for game are on sale now through Ticketmaster.com, at the Canisius Ticket Office Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., or by phone at (716) 888-TIXX. Tickets can also be purchased in person at the ticket office on game day. Tickets cost $15 for reserved seats and $10 for general admission.
“Over those three years, those young men won on the road and they won with the player of the year injured,” said Beilein, who was named the MAAC Coach of the Year in 1994. “When I think back about those teams, they were truly special.”
For more information, contact Canisius associate athletic director John Maddock at (716) 888-2977. For media inquiries, contact assistant athletic director Matt Reitnour at (716) 888-8265. Coach Beilein and a select number of former Griffs will be available to the media prior to the start of the Canisius-Siena game on Jan. 24. More information about that media availability will be released in the coming weeks.
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