The 2021–22 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represented Canisius College in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by sixth-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.
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Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
Record | 11–21 (7–13 MAAC) |
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Home arena | Koessler Athletic Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iona | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Peter's † | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Siena | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monmouth | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marist | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manhattan | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quinnipiac | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2022 MAAC tournament winner |
Previous season
editThe Golden Griffins finished the 2020–21 season 7–6, 7–5 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the MAAC tournament, they were upset in the first round by No. 11 seed Rider.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 24, 2021* 2:00 pm |
Wheeling | W 101–64 | – |
Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY | |||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 9, 2021* 7:30 pm, ACCN |
at Miami (FL) | L 67–77 | 0–1 |
Watsco Center (3,234) Coral Gables, FL | |||||||
November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at East Carolina | L 71–83 | 0–2 |
Williams Arena (3,507) Greenville, NC | |||||||
November 14, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at No. 23 St. Bonaventure | L 60–69 | 0–3 |
Reilly Center (3,943) St. Bonaventure, NY | |||||||
November 20, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Cleveland State Cerebro Sports Lake Erie Challenge |
L 70–80 | 0–4 |
Wolstein Center (1,492) Cleveland, OH | |||||||
November 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Fredonia | W 106–40 | 1–4 |
Koessler Athletic Center (762) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
November 24, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Coppin State Cerebro Sports Lake Erie Challenge |
W 76–75 | 2–4 |
Koessler Athletic Center (801) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
November 29, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Cornell | L 75–89 | 2–5 |
Koessler Athletic Center (856) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
December 3, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Fairfield | L 68–74 | 2–6 (0–1) |
Koessler Athletic Center (849) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
December 5, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Monmouth | L 65–79 | 2–7 (0–2) |
Koessler Athletic Center (736) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
December 8, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Northern Kentucky | L 62–75 | 2–8 |
BB&T Arena (2,235) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
December 11, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Youngstown State | L 43–71 | 2–9 |
Beeghly Center (2,630) Youngstown, OH | |||||||
December 18, 2021* 5:00 pm |
vs. Buffalo | W 65–64 | 3–9 |
KeyBank Center (3,686) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
December 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Florida Gulf Coast | W 97–90 OT | 4–9 |
Koessler Athletic Center (735) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
January 11, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Quinnipiac | W 79–67 | 5–9 (1–2) |
Koessler Athletic Center (871) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Niagara Battle of the Bridge |
L 58–68 | 5–10 (1–3) |
Gallagher Center (1,156) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
January 16, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Manhattan | L 75–80 | 5–11 (1–4) |
Draddy Gymnasium (376) Riverdale, NY | |||||||
January 18, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Saint Peter's Rescheduled from December 31 |
L 57–65 | 5–12 (1–5) |
Run Baby Run Arena (281) Jersey City, NJ | |||||||
January 21, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Rider | W 70–69 | 6–12 (2–5) |
Koessler Athletic Center (969) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
January 23, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Saint Peter's | W 63–60 | 7–12 (3–5) |
Koessler Athletic Center (782) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
January 28, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Monmouth | L 67–72 | 7–13 (3–6) |
OceanFirst Bank Center (1,558) West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||
January 30, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Rider | L 62–70 | 7–14 (3–7) |
Alumni Gymnasium (1,312) Lawrenceville, NJ | |||||||
February 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Siena Rescheduled from January 2 |
L 65–73 | 7–15 (3–8) |
MVP Arena (4,788) Albany, NY | |||||||
February 4, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Iona | L 62–70 | 7–16 (3–9) |
Koessler Athletic Center (905) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
February 6, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Manhattan | W 77–70 | 8–16 (4–9) |
Koessler Athletic Center (1,042) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
February 12, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Marist | L 70–71 | 8–17 (4–10) |
McCann Arena (1,020) Poughkeepsie, NY | |||||||
February 14, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Fairfield | L 76–80 OT | 8–18 (4–11) |
Webster Bank Arena (1,041) Bridgeport, CT | |||||||
February 19, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Niagara Battle of the Bridge |
L 54–65 | 8–19 (4–12) |
Koessler Athletic Center (1,207) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
February 25, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Iona | L 65–72 | 8–20 (4–13) |
Hynes Athletic Center (2,207) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
February 27, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Quinnipiac | W 72–67 | 9–20 (5–13) |
People's United Center (1,020) Hamden, CT | |||||||
March 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Marist | W 78–67 | 10–20 (6–13) |
Koessler Athletic Center (914) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
March 5, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Siena | W 67–64 | 11–20 (7–13) |
Koessler Athletic Center (1,119) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
MAAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 8, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(10) | vs. (7) Fairfield First Round |
L 50–72 | 11–21 |
Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ | ||||||
Sources[2]
References
edit- ^ "Rider Upsets Canisius to Kick off the Hercules Tires MAAC Men's Basketball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Canisius College Athletics. Retrieved November 30, 2021.