John Beilein, head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers and former head coach of the Canisius men’s basketball program, will be formally inducted into the Canisius Sports Hall of Fame as part of the inaugural Canisius Basketball Tip-Off Reception, the athletic department announced on Monday…
Three Saturday home dates, highlighted by the program’s 168th all-time meeting with long-time rival St. Bonaventure, road games at cross-town rival Buffalo and ACC member Pittsburgh, and participation in the Boca Raton Beach Classic highlight the 2019-20 Canisius men’s basketball non-conference schedule, head coach Reggie Witherspoon announced…
Canisius head men’s basketball coach Reggie Witherspoon announced Monday that Akrum Ahemed (Hackensack, N.J.),Majesty Brandon (Bronx, N.Y.), Corey Brown (Hollywood, Fla.), Jacco Fritz (Tiel, Netherlands) and Armon Harried (Baltimore, Md.), will join the Golden Griffin men’s basketball roster for the 2019-20 season…
The summer grind is often regarded as the quiet period of the college basketball calendar but don’t tell that to Patrick Beilein…
On Sunday, Jalen Pickett (Aquinas) did something that only one other player has accomplished this century in NCAA Division I men’s basketball competition. Monday, Pickett stood alone in Siena Saints program history…
Canisius used an 8-0 run to open the second half to turn a two-point deficit into a five-point lead, and the Golden Griffins made six free-throws in the game’s final 3:00 to secure a 72-68 home win over Fairfield Friday night in the Koessler Athletic Center…
Canisius senior Jonathan Sanks connected on a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 7.9 seconds left to play and capped a furious comeback as the Golden Griffins overcame an 11-point second-half deficit to earn an 81-80 win over Rider Friday night at Alumni Gymnasium in Lawrenceville, N.J…
The visiting Marist Red Foxes outscored Canisius 30-10 through the final 5:56 of regulation and the overtime period to earn a 78-71 victory Monday night at the Koessler Athletic Center. The win moves Marist to 9-14 overall and 4-7 in league play, while the Golden Griffins slipped to 9-13 overall and 6-4 in conference action…
Canisius sophomore Takal Molson scored a team-high 22 points, freshman Jordan Henderson posted a career-high 14 points off the bench and junior Malik Johnson added 12 points, nine assists and seven rebounds as the Golden Griffins posted a 75-70 win over Quinnipiac Friday night at the Koessler Athletic Center…
Handing out 6.8 assists per game, Pickett ranks ninth nationally and third among Division I freshmen. The 6-foot-4 guard’s assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.67 is top 50 in the nation…