Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball

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Canisius Golden Griffins
Basketball current event.svg 2024–25 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team
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University Canisius University
All-time record1306–1266 (.508)
Head coach Jim Christian (1st season)
Conference MAAC
Location Buffalo, New York
Arena Koessler Center
(capacity: 2,196)
Nickname Golden Griffins
ColorsBlue and gold [1]
   
Uniforms
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Home
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Away


NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1955, 1956
Other NCAA tournament results
Sweet Sixteen1955, 1956, 1957
Appearances1955, 1956, 1957, 1996
Conference tournament champions
1996
Conference regular-season champions
1994, 1996, 2018
America East: 1985
Little Three: 1947, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1957
For information on all Canisius University sports, see Canisius Golden Griffins

The Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team, or the Griffs, represent Canisius University 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. [3] Canisius has appeared in the NCAA tournament four times, most recently in 1996. In 1955 and 1956, the Golden Griffins appeared in the NCAA tournament Elite Eight.

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Golden Griffins in the ABA/NBA

Other notables

Postseason tournaments

NCAA tournament results

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

YearRoundOpponentResult
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 roundUtahL 43–72

NIT results

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

YearRoundOpponentResult
1944 QuarterfinalsOklahoma A&ML 43–29
1963 Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Memphis
Villanova
Providence
W 76–67
W 61–46
L 66–81
1985 First roundNebraskaL 66–79
1994 First roundVillanovaL 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 four CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournaments (CIT). Their combined record is 4–4.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2013 First round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Elon
Youngstown State
Evansville
W 69–53
W 84–82 OT
L 83–84
2014 First roundVMIL 100–111
2015 First round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Dartmouth
Bowling Green
NJIT
W 87–72
W 82–59
 L 73–78
2017 First roundSamfordL 74–78

CBI results

The Griffins have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational. Their record is 0–1.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2018 First roundJacksonville StateL 78–80OT

References

  1. "Canisius College Style Guide 2014" . Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  2. "Canisius' men can measure degrees of success - College basketball- NBC Sports". Archived from the original on 2010-11-08. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
  3. "Canisius Hires Witherspoon". 28 May 2016.