2020–21 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team

2020–21 MAAC men's basketball standings
	† 2021 MAAC Tournament winner ; As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball
2020–21 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2020–21 record	3–3 (3–3 MAAC)
Head coach	Reggie Witherspoon (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Hawkins; Thurman Schaetzle; Calvin Cage;
Home arena	Koessler Athletic Center

The 2020–21 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represents Canisius College in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by fifth-year head coach Reggie Witherspoon, will play their home games at the Koessler Athletic Center in Buffalo, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Golden Griffins finished the 2019–20 season 12–20, 7–13 in MAAC play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC Tournament to Iona.[1]

Roster

2020–21 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Akrum Ahemed	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Scotland Campus	Hackensack, New Jersey
G	1	Ahamadou Fofana	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Erie Community College	Bronx, New York
F	2	Malek Green	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Morehead State	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	3	Jordan Henderson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Indiana Elite Prep	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	4	Jalanni White	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Notre Dame-West Haven	New Haven, Connecticut
G	5	Siem Uijtendaal	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	BC Apollo Amsterdam	Haarlem, Netherlands
F	10	Jacco Fritz	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	DME Academy	Tiel, Netherlands
G	11	Armon Harried	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Lake Clifton High School	Baltimore, Maryland
G	12	Asa Beyah	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Cheshire Academy	Utica, New York
G	15	Majesty Brandon	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Monroe Community College	Bronx, New York
F	21	Scott Hitchon	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Thornlea Secondary School	Whitby, Ontario
F	22	George Maslennikov	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Saddleback College	Odessa, Ukraine
G	25	Malik Brooks	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Monmouth	Lockport, New York

Head coach

Reggie Witherspoon (Empire State)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Hawkins (Radford)
Thurman Schaetzle (Canisius)
Calvin Cage (Buffalo)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 29, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
MAAC regular season
December 11, 2020 7:00 pm	Marist	W 81–72	1–0 (1–0)	Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
December 12, 2020 7:00 pm	Marist	L 52–56	1–1 (1–1)	Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
December 27, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3	at Monmouth	L 66–84	1–2 (1–2)	OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ
December 28, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Monmouth	L 69–97	1–3 (1–3)	OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ
January 1, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Saint Peter's	W 70–58	2–3 (2–3)	Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
January 2, 2021 1:00 pm	Saint Peter's	W 63–60	3–3 (3–3)	Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
January 30, 2021 1:00 pm	Quinnipiac			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
January 31, 2021 1:00 pm	Quinnipiac			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
February 3, 2021 7:00 pm	at Siena			Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, NY
February 5, 2021 5:00 pm	at Rider			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
February 6, 2021 5:00 pm	at Rider			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
February 12, 2021	Iona			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
February 13, 2021	Iona			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
February 17, 2021	at Siena			Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, NY
February 19, 2021 7:00 pm	Manhattan			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
February 20, 2021 7:00 pm	Manhattan			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
February 26, 2021	at Fairfield			Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT
February 27, 2021	at Fairfield			Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT
March 4, 2021 4:00 pm	at Niagara			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
March 5, 2021 4:00 pm	at Niagara			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
MAAC Tournament
March 9–13 2021	vs.			Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

References

"Manhattan, Iona and Niagara Advance to Men's Quarterfinals". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. March 11, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
"2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Canisius College Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

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[1] "Manhattan, Iona and Niagara Advance to Men's Quarterfinals". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. March 11, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

[2] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Canisius College Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball
Venues	Koessler Center (1968–present)
Rivalries	Niagara
Culture & lore	Petey "Canisius, Blue and Gold"
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21

2020–21 MAAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Siena	8	–	2	.800	8	–	2	.800
Iona	3	–	1	.750	5	–	3	.625
Monmouth	10	–	4	.714	10	–	5	.667
Saint Peter's	6	–	4	.600	9	–	6	.600
Marist	7	–	7	.500	9	–	7	.563
Canisius	3	–	3	.500	3	–	3	.500
Niagara	6	–	8	.429	7	–	9	.438
Manhattan	4	–	8	.333	5	–	8	.385
Rider	4	–	8	.333	4	–	11	.267
Quinnipiac	2	–	4	.333	4	–	6	.400
Fairfield	3	–	7	.300	3	–	12	.200

† 2021 MAAC Tournament winner As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll