By Paul Casey Gotham BUFFALO, NY-- Imagine taking a wild stallion from the open range and placing it in a pen. That's what the Canisius Golden Griffins did Friday night. Playing its home and conference opener against pre-season favorite, Iona, the Griffs chose patience over reckless abandon. The scheme worked for 30 minutes. Then the stallion broke free. Momo Jones … [Read more...] about Iona spoils Canisius home opener, 69-57
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Valenti signs NLI to join Canisius
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Canisius College men’s basketball coach Tom Parrotta announced today that Phil Valenti (Victor, N.Y.) has signed his National Letter of Intent and will join the Golden Griffins’ roster for the 2012-13 season. Valenti, a 6-foot-7, 195-pound forward is currently in his senior season at Aquinas High School in Rochester, N.Y. Last year as a junior, Valenti … [Read more...] about Valenti signs NLI to join Canisius
Bulls leave no doubt in victory over Canisius
By Paul Casey Gotham BUFFALO, NY -- What started slowly finished with a flurry. Zach Filzen led five scorers in double figures as the University of Buffalo Bulls trumped the Canisius Golden Griffins 94-59 in non-conference action at Alumni Arena Tuesday night. Filzen sparked an 11-0 run as the Bulls rallied from an early deficit. Coming out of the under 12 timeout, … [Read more...] about Bulls leave no doubt in victory over Canisius
Canisius fights off Longwood
FARMVILLE, VA. -- Canisius junior Harold Washington had a career-high 30 points and junior Alshwan Hymes added 24 points on five 3-pointers as the Golden Griffins went on the road and defeated Longwood 87-83 Tuesday night in Willett Hall in Farmville, Va. The win improves Canisius to 1-1 on the year, while the Lancers slipped to 1-2 with the loss. Washington finished the … [Read more...] about Canisius fights off Longwood
Signed, sealed, delivered: Canisius Golden Griffins 2011-12
The final installment of the series comes from the MAAC as it is time to look at the Canisius Golden Griffins. The Griffs ended their season a year ago with a 79-64 loss to Rider in the MAAC quarter-finals. With the loss the celebrated class of Julius Coles, Elton Frazier, Robert Goldsberry, Greg Logins and Tomas Vazquez-Simmons graduated. Tom Parrotta and his staff hit … [Read more...] about Signed, sealed, delivered: Canisius Golden Griffins 2011-12