By Paul Gotham BUFFALO, NY – He has shown himself as a more than adept playmaker. With five-plus assists per game, Billy Baron leads the Metro-Atlantic Athletic Conference in that category. For 35-plus minutes Thursday night, the junior point guard continued in that endeavor with just moderate success. It’s not that Baron wasn’t getting the ball into the hands of his … [Read more...] about Baron continues making the right plays for Canisius
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Canisius resilience on display in victory over Niagara
By Paul Gotham BUFFALO, NY – Billy Baron handed out just one assist. It came with less than six minutes to go. The Metro-Atlantic Athletic Conference’s leader in helpers came in averaging more than five per game. Isaac Sosa connected just one time behind the arc. Sosa’s 3.1 makes per contest from long range ranks second in the MAAC. He only had four attempts Sunday … [Read more...] about Canisius resilience on display in victory over Niagara
Weekend gives opportunity to gauge the Griffs
By Paul Gotham BUFFALO, NY -- The Canisius Golden Griffins took two over the weekend. In little more than 48 hours the Golden Griffins downed the Loyola Greyhounds and Iona Gaels. In other words, the Griffs trumped the reigning regular-season and MAAC conference tournament champions. In a virtual round robin of the MAAC’s top four teams, Canisius came out on top. … [Read more...] about Weekend gives opportunity to gauge the Griffs
Canisius holds on to defeat Loyola (Md.), 91-79
By Paul Gotham BUFFALO, NY – For a few moments Thursday night it appeared the Canisius Golden Griffins were all too willing to re-open some recent wounds. With a painful loss to cross-town Niagara still lingering, the Golden Griffins seemed destined to surrender another double-digit lead in the second half. Then, with the inevitable staring them in the face, the Griffs … [Read more...] about Canisius holds on to defeat Loyola (Md.), 91-79
Jordan’s dagger lifts Niagara past Canisius, 66-65
By Paul Gotham BUFFALO, NY – The Niagara Purple Eagles men’s basketball team entered play Sunday with one of the longest conference winning streaks in the nation. That streak was in doubt until the final moments and then some. Marvin Jordan hit the game-winner with four seconds left on the clock as Niagara (13-8/9-1) defeated the Canisius Golden Griffins (13-8/ 6-4), … [Read more...] about Jordan’s dagger lifts Niagara past Canisius, 66-65