2017–18 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represented Canisius College during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by second-year head coach Reggie Witherspoon, played their home games at the Koessler Athletic Center in Buffalo, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 15–3 in MAAC play to finish in a share for the MAAC regular season title with Rider. It was their first conference regular season title since 1994. As the No. 2 seed at the MAAC Tournament, they were upset by in the quarterfinals by No. 7 seed Quinnipiac. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Jacksonville State.

2017–18 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball
CBI, First round
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2017–18 record21–12 (15–3 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Hawkins
  • Larry Blunt
  • Eddie Shannon
Home arenaKoessler Athletic Center
2017–18 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Rider153 .833  2210  .688
Canisius153 .833  2112  .636
Niagara126 .667  1914  .576
Iona117 .611  2014  .588
Manhattan99 .500  1417  .452
Fairfield99 .500  1716  .515
Quinnipiac711 .389  1221  .364
Monmouth711 .389  1120  .355
Saint Peter's612 .333  1418  .438
Siena414 .222  824  .250
Marist414 .222  625  .194
2018 MAAC Tournament winner

Previous season

The Golden Griffins finished the 2016–17 season 18–16, 10–10 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Marist in the first round of the MAAC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Saint Peter's. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Samford.

Roster

2017–18 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Malik Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)155 lb (70 kg) SoBlue Ridge School Richmond, Virginia
F 2 Jermaine Crumpton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrNiagara Falls Niagara Falls, New York
G 3 Jonathan Sanks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrBerkmar
Spartanburg Methodist College
Warner Robins, Georgia
F 4 Jalanni White 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrNotre Dame (CT) New Haven, Connecticut
G 5 D.J. Heath 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrSacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School (AL) Anniston, Alabama
C 10 Selvedin Planincic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrOrangeville Prep
Indian Hills CC
Sherbrooke, Quebec
F 11 Marcale Lotts 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrAkins
Jacksonville College
New Orleans, Louisiana
G 13 Isaiah Reese 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoDME Academy Miami, Florida
G 14 Spencer Foley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoUplift Community
Commonwealth Academy (MA)
Chicago, Illinois
G 15 Takal Molson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrTAAG Academy Buffalo, New York
F 21 Scott Hitchon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrThornlea Secondary School Whitby, Ontario
F 22 Jibreel Faulkner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrTheodore Roosevelt Senior Washington, D.C.
F 23 Dantai St. Louis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoOrangeville Prep Brampton, Ontario
G 25 Shaquille Evans 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)218 lb (99 kg) SoFaith Baptist Christian Academy
Atlanta Metro State
Nassau, Bahamas
G 32 Andrew Crombie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrMaryvale (NY) Buffalo, New York
G 34 Talmadge James 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrKenmore West Senior Buffalo, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 31, 2017

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Buffalo L 75–80  0–1
Alumni Arena (3,279)
Amherst, NY
Nov 14, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Air Force
Men Against Breast Cancer Showcase
L 79–93  0–2
Clune Arena (1,002)
Colorado Springs, CO
Nov 18, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Youngstown State W 104–84  1–2
Koessler Athletic Center (1,245)
Buffalo, NY
Nov 21, 2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Tennessee State L 52–60  1–3
Gentry Complex (801)
Nashville, TN
Nov 24, 2017*
11:30 pm
vs. Texas State
Men Against Breast Cancer Showcase
W 68–62  2–3
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,349)
Stockton, CA
Nov 25, 2017*
11:30 pm
vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Men Against Breast Cancer Showcase
W 81–58  3–3
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,325)
Stockton, CA
Nov 26, 2017*
6:00 pm
at Pacific
Men Against Breast Cancer Showcase
L 58–80  3–4
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,150)
Stockton, CA
Dec 2, 2017*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Dartmouth W 73–60  4–4
Koessler Athletic Center (906)
Buffalo, NY
Dec 6, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
St. Bonaventure L 65–73  4–5
Koessler Athletic Center (2,196)
Buffalo, NY
Dec 9, 2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Evansville L 58–65  4–6
Ford Center (3,363)
Evansville, IN
Dec 16, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Albany L 65–68  4–7
SEFCU Arena (2,441)
Albany, NY
Dec 19, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Elon W 67–51  5–7
Koessler Athletic Center (805)
Buffalo, NY
Dec 22, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Robert Morris W 76–62  6–7
Palumbo Center (843)
Pittsburgh, PA
MAAC regular season
Dec 29, 2017
4:30 pm, ESPN3
Rider W 77–76  7–7
(1–0)
Koessler Athletic Center (1,049)
Buffalo, NY
Dec 31, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Iona W 85–78  8–7
(2–0)
Koessler Athletic Center (969)
Buffalo, NY
Jan 5, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Quinnipiac W 82–74  9–7
(3–0)
TD Bank Sports Center (1,355)
Hamden, CT
Jan 7, 2018
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Siena L 62–65  9–8
(3–1)
Times Union Center (6,114)
Albany, NY
Jan 12, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Saint Peter's W 70–58  10–8
(4–1)
Koessler Athletic Center (764)
Buffalo, NY
Jan 14, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Monmouth W 94–79  11–8
(5–1)
Koessler Athletic Center (1,136)
Buffalo, NY
Jan 19, 2018
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Manhattan W 68–59  12–8
(6–1)
Draddy Gymnasium (1,344)
Riverdale, NY
Jan 21, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Iona W 84–82  13–8
(7–1)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,567)
New Rochelle, NY
Jan 27, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Niagara
Battle of the Bridge
L 89–105  13–9
(7–2)
Koessler Athletic Center (2,196)
Buffalo, NY
Feb 2, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Marist W 73–67  14–9
(8–2)
McCann Field House (1,147)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Feb 4, 2018
2:00 pm
at Saint Peter's W 73–58  15–9
(9–2)
Yanitelli Center (454)
Jersey City, NJ
Feb 8, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Siena W 89–65  16–9
(10–2)
Koessler Athletic Center (1,512)
Buffalo, NY
Feb 10, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Quinnipiac W 71–64  17–9
(11–2)
Koessler Athletic Center (1,239)
Buffalo, NY
Feb 12, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Fairfield W 81–63  18–9
(12–2)
Koessler Athletic Center (1,011)
Buffalo, NY
Feb 16, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Monmouth W 78–60  19–9
(13–2)
OceanFirst Bank Center (2,854)
West Long Branch, NJ
Feb 18, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Rider L 82–83  19–10
(13–3)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
Feb 21, 2018
7:00 pm
at Niagara
Battle of the Bridge
W 95–88  20–10
(14–3)
Gallagher Center (2,311)
Lewiston, NY
Feb 25, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Marist W 98–74  21–10
(15–3)
Koessler Athletic Center (2,033)
Buffalo, NY
MAAC Tournament
Mar 2, 2018
9:30 pm, ESPN3
(2) vs. (7) Quinnipiac
Quarterfinals
L 69–72  21–11
Times Union Center (2,096)
Albany, NY
CBI
Mar 14, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Jacksonville State
First round
L 78–80 OT 21–12
Koessler Athletic Center (870)
Buffalo, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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