By Paul Casey Gotham BUFFALO, N.Y. - Coach Tom Parrotta and his Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team passed the memory test. One year after succumbing to the Eastern Michigan Eagles, the Griffs kept that experience in mind for motivation. Seniors, Robert Goldsberry (Troy, Ohio) and Tomas Vazquez-Simmons (Rochester, N.Y.) netted 14 points apiece, and a … [Read more...] about Canisius exacts revenge on Eastern Michigan
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Syracuse runs past Canisius
By Paul Casey Gotham SYRACUSE, N.Y. - With sixteen and change remaining in the second half of Sunday afternoon's upstate New York basketball clash at the Carrier Dome, Jim Boeheim put his right fingertips into his left palm signaling for a timeout. The Syracuse Orange coach had seen enough. Greg Logins had knocked down his fourth three of the afternoon, and the Canisius … [Read more...] about Syracuse runs past Canisius
Canisius Takes Opener from St. Bonaventure
By Paul Casey Gotham BUFFALO, N.Y. - Not many have given the Canisius College Golden Griffins men's basketball team a puncher's chance this season. Friday night, the Griffs showed they can take a haymaker, get up off the canvas and deliver a few of their own. Senior, Julius Coles (Harlem, N.Y.) and red shirt sophomore, Gaby Belardo (San Juan, Puerto Rico) sparked a … [Read more...] about Canisius Takes Opener from St. Bonaventure
Canisius Golden Griffins Set Their Own Standard
By Paul Casey Gotham (BUFFALO, N.Y.) Outside the Koessler Athletic Center winds whip out of the north. A bitter reminder of the winter months ahead. On this final Saturday of October, one might expect a doldrums of sorts inside. Two weeks removed from the excitement created by the first day of practice and almost two weeks prior to the first game of the season could leave a … [Read more...] about Canisius Golden Griffins Set Their Own Standard