Courtesy of GoGriffs.com The Canisius men's basketball team will head over the Peace Bridge into Canada later this month for a five-day foreign tour which will see the Golden Griffins play five Canadian schools in exhibition action, head coach Reggie Witherspoon announced Wednesday. College basketball teams are allowed to travel internationally during the summer once … [Read more...] about Canisius announces summer Canadian tour
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McCollum’s Message: Anything is Possible
Story by Justin Lafleur, Video by Jessica Filipek Today, Lehigh men's basketball alumnus and current Portland Trail Blazers' standout C.J. McCollum is a superstar, on and off the basketball court. It didn't come without hard work and persistence. Many times over the course of his life, McCollum was told he couldn't do something, but he wouldn't take no for an … [Read more...] about McCollum’s Message: Anything is Possible
Canisius signs Jonathan Sanks
Courtesy of GoGriffs.com Canisius head men's basketball coach Reggie Witherspoon announced today (July 6) that Jonathan Sanks (Warner Robins, Ga.) will join the Golden Griffins' roster for the 2017-18 season. Sanks spent last year at Spartanburg Methodist Junior College. He has two years of eligibility remaining. Sanks will be one of five newcomers on the Canisius roster … [Read more...] about Canisius signs Jonathan Sanks
Kempton to play NBA Summer League with Milwaukee Bucks
Courtesy of LehighSports.com BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Recent Lehigh men's basketball graduate Tim Kempton has accepted an opportunity to play for the Milwaukee Bucks' Summer League team from July 7-17 at the Thomas and Mack Center and Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, with hopes of earning an NBA contract for the upcoming 2017-18 season. Kempton will become Lehigh's second graduate in four … [Read more...] about Kempton to play NBA Summer League with Milwaukee Bucks
Eddie Shannon joins Canisius coaching staff
Courtesy of GoGriffs.com Canisius head men's basketball coach Reggie Witherspoon announced today (June 22) that Eddie Shannon has joined the Golden Griffin men's basketball coaching staff for the 2017-18 season. Shannon comes to Canisius after spending the two previous seasons on staff at Chattanooga, including the 2015-16 campaign where he worked with Witherspoon, when the … [Read more...] about Eddie Shannon joins Canisius coaching staff