2018–19 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represented Canisius College in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Koessler Athletic Center in Buffalo, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and were led by 3rd-year head coach Reggie Witherspoon. They finished the 2018–19 season 15–17 overall, 11–7 in MAAC play to finish in a four-way tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed in the 2019 MAAC Tournament, they defeated No. 7 seed Manhattan in the quarterfinals 69–65OT before falling to No. 6 seed Monmouth 59–73 in the semifinals.[1]

2018–19 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2018–19 record15–17 (11–7 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKoessler Athletic Center
2018–19 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Iona126 .667  1716  .515
Canisius117 .611  1517  .469
Quinnipiac117 .611  1615  .516
Rider117 .611  1615  .516
Siena117 .611  1716  .515
Monmouth108 .556  1421  .400
Manhattan810 .444  1121  .344
Marist711 .389  1219  .387
Saint Peter's612 .333  1022  .313
Fairfield612 .333  922  .290
Niagara612 .333  1319  .406
2019 MAAC Tournament winner

Previous season

The Golden Griffins finished the 2017–18 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.

Roster

2018–19 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) JrBlue Ridge School Richmond, VA
G 3 Jordan Henderson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrIndiana Elite Prep Cincinnati, OH
F 4 Jalanni White 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoNotre Dame New Haven, CT
G 5 Sam Rautins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrAthlete Institute Syracuse, NY
G 10 Jonathan Sanks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrSpartanburg Methodist College Warner Robins, GA
F 11 Marcale Lotts 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrJacksonville College New Orleans, LA
G 13 Isaiah Reese (S) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrDME Academy Miami, FL
G 15 Takal Molson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoTAAG Academy Buffalo, NY
G 20 Gianni Ford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrBlinn College Brooklyn, NY
F 21 Scott Hitchon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoThornlea Secondary School Whitby, ON
F 22 Jibreel Faulkner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrSan Jacinto College Washington, D.C.
F 23 Dantai St. Louis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrOrangeville Prep Brampton, ON
C 24 Ivan Hadžic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrSouthwest Christian (AR) Šabac, Serbia
G 25 Shaquille Evans 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)218 lb (99 kg) SrAtlanta Metro State Nassau, Bahamas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 21, 2018

Schedule and results

[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
November 13, 2018*
7:00 pm, Patriot League Network
at Bucknell W 82–73  1–0
Sojka Pavilion (2,237)
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
November 17, 2018*
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Albany L 66–75  1–1
Koessler Athletic Center (1,540)
Buffalo, New York
November 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 14 Florida State
AdvoCare Invitational campus game
L 61–93  1–2
Donald L. Tucker Center (7,457)
Tallahassee, Florida
November 22, 2018*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Villanova
AdvoCare Invitational quarterfinals
L 56–83  1–3
HP Field House (2,964)
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
November 23, 2018*
1:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Memphis
AdvoCare Invitational
L 63–71  1–4
HP Field House (2,672)
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
November 25, 2018*
10:30 am, ESPNU
vs. UAB
AdvoCare Invitational
L 58–68  1–5
HP Field House (3,127)
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
November 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at St. Bonaventure L 55–70  1–6
Reilly Center (3,685)
Olean, New York
December 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Robert Morris W 68–62  2–6
Koessler Athletic Center (884)
Buffalo, New York
December 16, 2018*
2:00 pm, Phoenix All-Access
at Elon W 92–91  3–6
Schar Center (1,497)
Elon, North Carolina
December 20, 2018*
2:00 pm, Patriot League Network
at Holy Cross L 63–65  3–7
Hart Center (681)
Worcester, Massachusetts
December 29, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 21 Buffalo L 72–87  3–8
Koessler Athletic Center (2,196)
Buffalo, New York
MAAC regular season
January 3, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Marist W 75–72  4–8
(1–0)
McCann Arena (1022)
Poughkeepsie, New York
January 5, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Siena W 70–66  5–8
(2–0)
Times Union Center (6,432)
Albany, New York
January 8, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Brown L 90–97  5–9
Koessler Athletic Center (801)
Buffalo, New York
January 11, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Rider L 73–82  5–10
(2–1)
Koessler Athletic Center (873)
Buffalo, New York
January 13, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Iona L 70–88  5–11
(2–2)
Koessler Athletic Center (1,086)
Buffalo, New York
January 17, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Quinnipiac W 65–63  6–11
(3–2)
People's United Center (792)
Hamden, Connecticut
January 19, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Fairfield W 73–69  7–11
(4–2)
Alumni Hall (1,281)
Fairfield, Connecticut
January 24, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Monmouth W 80–66  8–11
(5–2)
Koessler Athletic Center (1,221)
Buffalo, New York
January 30, 2019
7:00 pm, MAAC.TV
at Niagara
Battle of the Bridge
L 70–78  8–12
(5–3)
Gallagher Center (1,660)
Lewiston, New York
February 1, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Quinnipiac W 75–70  9–12
(6–3)
Koessler Athletic Center (802)
Buffalo, New York
February 4, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Marist L 71–78 OT 9–13
(6–4)
Koessler Athletic Center (943)
Buffalo, New York
February 8, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Rider W 81–80  10–13
(7–4)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
February 10, 2019
1:00 pm, MAAC.TV
at Saint Peter's W 64–60  11–13
(8–4)
Yanitelli Center (595)
Jersey City, New Jersey
February 15, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Fairfield W 72–68  12–13
(9–4)
Koessler Athletic Center (1,039)
Buffalo, New York
February 17, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Manhattan L 65–70  12–14
(9–5)
Koessler Athletic Center (1,058)
Buffalo, New York
February 22, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Monmouth W 60–59  13–14
(10–5)
OceanFirst Bank Center (2,625)
West Long Branch, New Jersey
February 24, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Iona L 80–87  13–15
(10–6)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,288)
New Rochelle, New York
February 27, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Niagara
Battle of the Bridge
L 84–86  13–16
(10–7)
Koessler Athletic Center 
Buffalo, New York
March 1, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPNU
Siena W 68–62  14–16
(11–7)
Koessler Athletic Center 
Buffalo, New York
MAAC Tournament
March 8, 2019
9:30 pm, ESPN3
(2) vs. (7) Manhattan
Quarterfinals
W 69–65 OT 15-16
Times Union Center 
Albany, New York
March 10, 2019
8:30 pm, ESPNU
(2) vs. (6) Monmouth
Semifinals
L 59–73  15–17
Times Union Center (4,918)
Albany, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

References

  1. "Quinn lifts Monmouth past Canisius 73-59 in MAAC tourney". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  2. "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". GoGriffs.com. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
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