Former Canisius guard Billy Baron ’14 has been selected as one of 16 players who will participate in the USA Basketball Men’s AmeriCup Team training camp, USA Basketball announced Monday. The group of 16 players boast NBA, NBA G League and international playing experience…
The 6-foot-10, 240-pound center is the third member of the Golden Griffins’ 2014 senior class to sign a pro contract, joining with former teammates Billy Baron, who will play for BC Lietuvos in Lithuania and Chris Perez, who plays for Leones de Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic…
Former Canisius guard Billy Baron announced today that he has signed a professional contract with BC Lietuvos Rytas in Lithuania. The 2013-14 Pepsi MAAC Player of the Year recently wrapped up a stint with the Chicago Bulls in the Samsung NBA Summer League in Las Vegas where he averaged 5.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game in five contests…
Canisius guard Billy Baron received yet another national award on Monday as he was named to the Mid-Major Madness All-America First Team. Baron is one of two players from the MAAC to be honored by Mid-Major Madness this year and he’s one of three players from a school in Western New York to be recognized following the 2013-14 season…
Canisius guard Billy Baron put on his white Canisius home uniform for one last time on Thursday night as he took part in the Quicken Loans 3-Point contest at the State Farm Slam Dunk and 3-Point Championship event in Moody Coliseum on the campus of SMU in Dallas…
Canisius guard Billy Baron received honorable mention honors to the Associated Press All-America Team, announced by the AP on Monday. Baron is the fourth player in school history to earn All-America honors and is the first Golden Griffin since Ray Hall was recognized after the 1984-85 season…
Canisius senior guard Billy Baron has been named to the 2013-14 All-MAAC First-Team, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference announced today. Baron is an unanimous selection to the first team, as voted on by the league’s 11 head coaches. This marks the second-straight year he’s been named to the All-MAAC First Team, making him just the third player in program history to earn first-team all-conference honors in back-to-back seasons…
May be the most underrated player in the northeast. Jaspers tempo on offensive and defensive end runs through him…
Canisius senior Billy Baron is one of 24 Division I point guards to be named a finalist for the 2014 Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today…
Friday night, Perez turned the tables. Faced with the task of having to slow the nation’s leading scorer, Perez not only got the job done on the defensive end, he supplied the offense Canisius needed…