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Randy Mearns is a former lacrosse player and the current head coach of the St. Bonaventure Bonnies men’s lacrosse team. After a 9-year career in the National Lacrosse League, Mearns became the head coach of the Canisius Golden Griffins men’s lacrosse team, where he would coach for 19 seasons before leaving in 2017 to coach for the newly-created lacrosse program at St. Bonaventure.
The Canisius University Golden Griffins are composed of 16 teams representing Canisius University in intercollegiate athletics. These teams include men's and women's basketball, cross country, track, lacrosse, soccer, and swimming and diving. Men's sports include baseball, ice hockey, and golf. Women's sports include volleyball, soccer, and softball. The Golden Griffins compete in the NCAA Division I and are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) for most sports, excluding men's ice hockey which competes in Atlantic Hockey.
The Canisius Golden Griffins men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents Canisius College. The Golden Griffins are a member of Atlantic Hockey. They play at the LECOM Harborcenter in Buffalo, New York across the street from KeyBank Center, home of the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. Canisius won an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship after winning the Atlantic Hockey title in the conference playoffs, but lost in the first round to top-ranked Quinnipiac.
The Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team, or the Griffs, represent Canisius College in Buffalo, New York, United States. Canisius is a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and play their home games at Koessler Center. The head coach is Reggie Witherspoon.
The Canisius Golden Griffins football program were the intercollegiate American football team for Canisius College located in Buffalo, New York. The team competed in the NCAA Division I-AA and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1918. Canisius participated in football from 1918 to 1949, and again from 1975 to 2002, compiling an all-time record of 241–251–26. At the conclusion of the 2002 season, the Canisius football program was discontinued, along with seven other school athletic programs, as part of an effort to overhaul and streamline the school's athletic department.
The 2002 Canisius Golden Griffins football team represented Canisius College as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Ed Argast, the Golden Griffins compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the MAAC. The team's offense scored 113 points while the defense allowed 329 points. The Canisius football program was discontinued at the conclusion of the 2002 season.
The 2001 Canisius Golden Griffins football team represented Canisius College in the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Golden Griffins offense scored 175 points while the defense allowed 404 points.
The 2000 Canisius Golden Griffins football team represented Canisius College in the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Golden Griffins offense scored 100 points while the defense allowed 373 points.
The 1999 Canisius Golden Griffins football team represented Canisius College in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Golden Griffins offense scored 133 points while the defense allowed 431 points.
The 1998 Canisius Golden Griffins football team represented Canisius College in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Golden Griffins offense scored 120 points while the defense allowed 284 points.
The Canisius Golden Griffins softball team represents Canisius University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). The Golden Griffins are currently led by head coach Kim Griffin. The team plays its home games at the Demske Sports Complex located on the college's campus.
The 1997 Canisius Golden Griffins football team represented Canisius College in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Golden Griffins offense scored 131 points while the defense allowed 205 points.
The 1996 Canisius Golden Griffins football team represented Canisius College in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Golden Griffins offense scored 158 points while the defense allowed 108 points.
The 1995 Canisius Golden Griffins football team represented Canisius College in the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Golden Griffins offense scored 130 points while the defense allowed 176 points.
The 1994 Canisius Golden Griffins football team represented Canisius College in the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Golden Griffins offense scored 132 points while the defense allowed 183 points.
Kevin Bleeker is a Dutch former basketball player. He played for Holargos in Greece, Navarra in Spain and for Heroes Den Bosch, Landstede Hammers and Den Helder Suns in the Netherlands. Bleeker also played college basketball in the United States with the Canisius Golden Griffins. He won the Dutch Basketball League with the Landstede Hammers, the club's first title ever, in 2019.
Barry Walch Mynter was an American football coach who served as head football coach at Norwich University and Canisius College.
Charles A. Williams was an American college football coach who served as the head football coach at Canisius College for five seasons.
The Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball program in various categories, including points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Golden Griffins represent Canisius College in the NCAA's Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.