2012–13 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team

2012–13 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball

CIT, Quarterfinals
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2012–13 record	20–14 (11–7 MAAC)
Head coach	Jim Baron (1st year)
Assistant coach	Pat Clarke
Assistant coach	Fred Dupree
Assistant coach	Mike Mennenga
Home arena	Koessler Athletic Center

	Conf				Overall
2012–13 MAAC men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Niagara	13	–	5	.722	19	–	14	.576
Loyola (MD)	12	–	6	.667	23	–	12	.657
Rider	12	–	6	.667	19	–	15	.559
Canisius	11	–	7	.611	20	–	14	.588
Iona †	11	–	7	.611	20	–	14	.588
Fairfield	9	–	9	.500	19	–	16	.543
Manhattan	9	–	9	.500	14	–	18	.438
Marist	6	–	12	.333	10	–	21	.323
Siena	4	–	14	.222	8	–	24	.250
Saint Peter's	3	–	15	.167	9	–	21	.300


† 2013 MAAC Tournament winner As of March 26, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represented Canisius College during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by first year head coach Jim Baron, played their home games at the Koessler Athletic Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 11–7 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the 2013 MAAC Tournament to Iona. They were invited to the 2013 CIT where they defeated Elon and Youngstown State to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Evansville.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Freddy Asprilla	Forward	6–10	280	Senior	Villavicencio, Colombia
3	Harold Washington	Guard	6–1	175	Senior	Brandywine, Maryland
4	Jermaine Johnson	Guard	5–10	150	Freshman	Stone Mountain, Georgia
5	Reggie Groves	Guard	6–2	188	Junior	Raleigh, North Carolina
10	Tyrel Edwards	Forward	6–5	195	Sophomore	Hamilton, Ontario
11	Alshwan Hymes	Guard	6–2	203	Senior	DeWitt, New York
12	Billy Baron	Guard	6–2	195	Junior	East Greenwich, Rhode Island
13	Chris Manhertz	Forward	6–6	235	Junior	The Bronx, New York
14	Kevin Bleeker	Center	6–10	225	Sophomore	Alkmaar, Netherlands
22	Isaac Sosa	Guard	6–3	180	Senior	Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
23	Phil Valenti	Forward	6–7	195	Freshman	Victor, New York
32	Dominique Raney	Guard	6–4	180	Sophomore	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
35	Jordan Heath	Forward	6–10	225	Junior	Rochester, New York
50	Josiah Heath	Forward	6–9	230	Sophomore	Rochester, New York

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/02/2012*	Ryerson	W 77–54		Koessler Athletic Center (838)
11/08/2012*	Eckerd	W 87–63		Koessler Athletic Center (797)
Regular Season
11/12/2012*	Boston University	W 83–75	1–0	Koessler Athletic Center (1,422)
11/17/2012*	St. Bonaventure	W 72–69	2–0	Koessler Athletic Center (2,196)
11/20/2012*	Buffalo	W 71–64	3–0	Koessler Athletic Center (2,196)
11/24/2012*	at Stony Brook	L 75–82	3–1	Pritchard Gymnasium (1,014)
11/29/2012*	at UMBC	W 83–65	4–1	Retriever Activities Center (1,520)
12/07/2012	at Fairfield	W 67–55	5–1 (1–0)	Webster Bank Arena (2,684)
12/09/2012	at Marist	W 94–82	6–1 (2–0)	McCann Field House (1,210)
12/15/2012*	at #4 Syracuse (Gotham Classic)	L 61–85	6–2	Carrier Dome (18,120)
12/17/2012*	Longwood	W 82–54	7–2	Koessler Athletic Center (1,205)
12/19/2012*	at Temple (Gotham Classic)	W 72–62	8–2	Liacouras Center (3,258)
12/22/2012*	at #21 UNLV	L 74–89	8–3	Thomas & Mack Center (14,533)
12/27/2012*	Alcorn State (Gotham Classic)	W 87–74	9–3	Koessler Athletic Center (1,388)
12/30/2012*	at Detroit (Gotham Classic)	L 78–83	9–4	Calihan Hall (2,717)
01/03/2013	Fairfield	L 45–66	9–5 (2–1)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,106)
01/05/2013	Marist	W 73–64	10–5 (3–1)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,401)
01/11/2013	at Siena	L 54–57	10–6 (3–2)	Times Union Center (5,986)
01/13/2013	at Iona	L 87–97	10–7 (3–3)	Hynes Athletic Center (2,094)
01/17/2013	Manhattan	W 64–60	11–7 (4–3)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,370)
01/19/2013	Siena	W 76–44	12–7 (5–3)	Koessler Athletic Center (2,001)
01/25/2013	at Rider	W 67–50	13–7 (6–3)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,025)
01/27/2013	Niagara (Battle of the Bridge)	L 65–66	13–8 (6–4)	Koessler Athletic Center (2,196)
01/31/2013	Loyola (MD)	W 91–79	14–8 (7–4)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,303)
02/02/2013	Iona	W 77–74	15–8 (8–4)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,852)
02/07/2013	at Manhattan	L 54–67	15–9 (8–5)	Draddy Gymnasium (1,304)
02/10/2013	at Niagara (Battle of the Bridge)	W 77–70	16–9 (9–5)	Gallagher Center (2,400)
02/14/2013	at Loyola (MD)	L 64–68	16–10 (9–6)	Reitz Arena (824)
02/16/2013	at Saint Peter's	W 68–59	17–10 (10–6)	Yanitelli Center (653)
02/23/2013*	at Vermont (BracketBusters)	L 79–87	17–11	Patrick Gym (2,198)
02/28/2013	Saint Peter's	W 77–65 ^OT	18–11 (11–6)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,483)
03/02/2013	Rider	L 61–65	18–12 (11–7)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,561)
2013 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
03/09/2013	vs. Iona (Quarterfinals)	L 85–89	18–13	MassMutual Center (1,900)
2013 CIT
03/20/2013*	Elon (First Round)	W 69–53	19–13	Koessler Athletic Center (1,187)
03/23/2013*	at Youngstown State (Second Round)	W 84–82 ^OT	20–13	Beeghly Center (2,596)
03/26/2013*	Evansville (Quarterfinals)	L 83–84	20–14	Koessler Athletic Center (1,403)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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

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