By Paul Casey Gotham One couldn't blame fans of the Canisius College Golden Griffins if they did a double-take Friday night. After all, denizens of the Koessler Athletic Center have grown accustomed to the flowing locks of jet-black hair on the team's point guard. But as the sold-out crowd filed into the KAC for the tilt with cross-town rival Niagara, they saw something … [Read more...] about New-look Belardo leads Canisius
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Canisius savors victory over Niagara
By Paul Casey Gotham BUFFALO, N.Y. -- College basketball players like all student-athletes face a dilemma with time. They enter the field of play looking to finish off each contest with a win. And with each passing moment they draw closer to the end of their already short inter-scholastic career. No one team recognizes this more than the Canisius Golden Griffins. Five … [Read more...] about Canisius savors victory over Niagara
Niagara-Canisius: tale of the tape
By Paul Casey Gotham Setting: The Battle of the Bridge writes another chapter tonight when Joe Mihalich brings his Niagara Purple Eagles (4-17/ 1-8) to the Koessler Athletic Center for a tilt with Tom Parrotta and his Canisius Golden Griffins (9-10/ 3-6). The game will be televised on ESPN U at 7 p.m.. Doug Sherman brings the play-by-play with Dereck Whittenburg adding … [Read more...] about Niagara-Canisius: tale of the tape
CBB Splinters | 1/25/11
By Paul Casey Gotham Gone to the guards A quick look at some statistics reveals that a few teams are doing their scoring from the outside - in. The highest scoring big man in the country is Vlad Moldoveanu from American who is averaging 20.8 a game. That ranks 13th in the country. Gary Flowers (So. Miss.) is 13th with 20.6 and Purdue's JaJuan Johnson is 15th with … [Read more...] about CBB Splinters | 1/25/11
Logins leads Canisius past Iona
By Paul Casey Gotham BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Scott Machado stood at the top of the key shaking his head. To his left, Jermel Jenkins extended his arms in a gesture of disbelief. Under the basket, Mike Glover was doubled over clutching his shorts. Not exactly the picture one would expect from a first-place team in the final moments of a conference game. Gaby Belardo finished a … [Read more...] about Logins leads Canisius past Iona