Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball

Canisius Golden Griffins
Canisius Golden Griffins
	2015–16 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team
University	Canisius College
Conference	MAAC
Location	Buffalo, NY
Head coach	Reggie Witherspoon
Arena	Koessler Center; (Capacity: 2,176)
Nickname	Golden Griffins
Colors	Blue and Gold; <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css"></templatestyles>
Uniforms
Home	Away
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
	1955, 1956
NCAA Tournament appearances
	1955, 1956, 1957, 1996
Conference tournament champions
	MAAC: 1996
Conference regular season champions
	Little Three: 1947, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1957; America East: 1985; MAAC: 1994, 1996

For information on all Canisius College sports, see Canisius Golden Griffins

The Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team, or Griffs, represents Canisius College in Buffalo, New York, United States.^[2] Canisius is a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and play their home games at Koessler Center. Their home jerseys are mainly yellow, and their away jerseys are mainly blue. Coach Jim Baron retired on May 20, 2016. Associate head coach Pat Clarke was named interim coach^[3]

Eight days later Reggie Witherpoon was hired as the Griffs' new head coach^[4]

Golden Griffins in the ABA/NBA

Andrew Anderson, drafted by the Boston Celtics (1967)
Leroy Chollet, played for the Syracuse Nationals (1949–51)
Larry Fogle, played for the New York Knicks (1975–76)
Herm Hedderick, played for the New York Knicks (1955–56)
Charles Jordan, played for Indiana Pacers (1975–76)
Mike Macaluso, played for Buffalo Braves (1973–74)
Anthony Masiello, drafted by the Indiana Pacers (1969). Masiello instead made his name in politics, where he served three terms as mayor of Buffalo (1993–2005).
Bob MacKinnon, played for Syracuse Nationals (1949–50)
Al Masino, played for four teams (1952–54)
Johnny McCarthy, played for the 1963–64 NBA Champion Boston Celtics; first of just three players in NBA history to record a triple-double in their playoff debut with the other two being LeBron James and Magic Johnson.
John Morrison, played for Denver Rockets (1967–68)
Mike Smrek ’85, played for the 1986–87 and 1987–88 NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers
Mel Thurston played for the Tri-City Blackhawks 1940-1942

Postseason tournaments

NCAA Tournament results

The Griffins have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 6–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1955	First Round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Williams Villanova La Salle	W 73–60 W 73–71 L 64–99
1956	First Round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	NC State Dartmouth Temple	W 79–78 ^4OT W 66–58 L 58–60
1957	First Round Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	West Virginia North Carolina Lafayette	W 64–56 L 75–87 W 82–76
1996	First Round	Utah	L 43–72

NIT results

The Griffins have appeared in five National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 5–6.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1944	Quarterfinals	Oklahoma A&M	L 43–29
1963	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Memphis Villanova Providence	W 76–67 W 61–46 L 66–81
1985	First Round	Nebraska	L 66–79
1994	First Round	Villanova	L 79–103
1995	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game	Seton Hall Bradley Washington State Virginia Tech Penn State	W 83–71 W 55–53 W 99–90 L 59–71 L 62–66

CIT results

The Griffins have appeared in three CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournaments (CIT). Their record is 4–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2013	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Elon Youngstown State Evansville	W 69–53 W 84–82 ^OT L 83–84
2014	First Round	VMI	L 100–111
2015	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Dartmouth Bowling Green NJIT	W 87–72 W 82–59 L 73–78

References

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External links

Official website

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