2013–14 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team

2013–14 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball

CIT, First round
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2013–14 record	21–13 (14–6 MAAC)
Head coach	Jim Baron (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Pat Clarke
Assistant coach	Fred Dupree
Assistant coach	Mike Mennenga
Home arena	Koessler Athletic Center

	Conf				Overall
2013–14 MAAC men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Iona	17	–	3	.850	22	–	11	.667
Manhattan †	15	–	5	.750	25	–	8	.758
Quinnipiac	14	–	6	.700	20	–	12	.625
Canisius	14	–	6	.700	21	–	13	.618
Siena	11	–	9	.550	20	–	18	.526
Saint Peter's	9	–	11	.450	14	–	17	.452
Rider	9	–	11	.450	14	–	17	.452
Marist	9	–	11	.450	12	–	19	.387
Monmouth	5	–	15	.250	11	–	21	.344
Fairfield	4	–	16	.200	7	–	25	.219
Niagara	3	–	17	.150	7	–	26	.212


† 2014 MAAC Tournament winner

The 2013–14 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represented Canisius College during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by second 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 21–13, 14–6 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the MAAC Tournament where they lost to Iona. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to VMI.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Zach Lewis	Guard	6–3	175	Freshman	Windsor, Connecticut
2	Jermaine Crumpton	Forward	6–6	220	Freshman	Niagara Falls, New York
4	Jeremiah Williams	Guard	5–11	165	Junior	Grand Rapids, Michigan
5	Kassius Robertson	Guard	6–3	169	Freshman	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
11	Lou Dunbar	Guard	6–3	170	Freshman	Seabrook, Texas
12	Billy Baron	Guard	6–2	195	Senior	East Greenwich, Rhode Island
13	Chris Manhertz	Forward	6–6	235	Senior	The Bronx, New York
14	Kevin Bleeker	Center	6–10	225	RS–Sophomore	Alkmaar, Netherlands
22	Phil Valenti	Forward	6–7	195	RS–Freshman	Victor, New York
23	Chris Perez	Guard	6–3	210	Senior	Santiago, Dominican Republic
25	Adam Weir	Guard	6–4	185	Freshman	Tonawanda, New York
32	Dominique Raney	Guard	6–4	180	RS–Sophomore	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
35	Jordan Heath	Forward	6–10	240	Senior	Rochester, New York
50	Josiah Heath	Forward	6–9	230	Junior	Rochester, New York

Schedule

^[1]

Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
10/28/2013*	Daemen	W 102–84		Koessler Athletic Center (1,581)
11/06/2013*	Mercyhurst	W 64–49		Koessler Athletic Center (1,130)
Regular season
11/11/2013*	South Dakota	W 71–66	1–0	Koessler Athletic Center (1,579)
11/16/2013*	at St. Bonaventure	L 64–86	1–1	Reilly Center (4,568)
11/18/2013*	at Rutgers (NIT Season Tip-Off)	L 51–66	1–2	The RAC (2,106)
11/19/2013*	vs. Elon (NIT Season Tip-Off)	W 86–85	2–2	The RAC (3,025)
11/25/2014*	vs. Georgia State (NIT Season Tip-Off)	W 79–71	3–2	Alumni Gym (844)
11/26/2014*	vs. #1 (DII) Metro State (NIT Season Tip-Off)	L 69–83	3–3	Alumni Gym (577)
12/06/2013	Saint Peter's	W 82–67	4–3 (1–0)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,506)
12/08/2013	Siena	W 93–78	5–3 (2–0)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,555)
12/11/2013*	vs. Buffalo	W 69–55	6–3	First Niagara Center (4,703)
12/14/2013*	at St. Francis Brooklyn	L 51–67	6–4	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (278)
12/16/2013*	at Holy Cross	W 83–73	7–4	Hart Center (1,066)
12/21/2013*	Lamar	W 87–74	8–4	Koessler Athletic Center (1,439)
12/29/2013*	at Notre Dame	L 87–81 ^OT	8–5	Purcell Pavilion (8,400)
01/04/2014	at Saint Peter's	W 67–63	9–5 (3–0)	Yanitelli Center (143)
01/06/2014	at Marist	L 62–65	9–6 (3–1)	McCann Field House (953)
01/10/2014	Rider	W 94–91 ^OT	10–6 (4–1)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,226)
01/12/2014	Monmouth	W 87–67	11–6 (5–1)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,311)
01/17/2014	at Iona	W 85–83	12–6 (6–1)	Hynes Athletic Center (1,278)
01/19/2014	at Monmouth	L 82–83	12–7 (6–2)	Multipurpose Activity Center (1,450)
01/22/2014	Niagara (Battle of the Bridge)	W 87–74	13–7 (7–2)	Koessler Athletic Center (2,196)
01/26/2014	Marist	W 78–65	14–7 (8–2)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,742)
01/30/2014	at Quinnipiac	W 86–74	15–7 (9–2)	TD Bank Sports Center (N/A)
02/01/2014	at Fairfield	W 84–58	16–7 (10–2)	Webster Bank Arena (1,503)
02/07/2014	Manhattan	L 73–84	16–8 (10–3)	Koessler Athletic Center (2,196)
02/09/2014	Iona	L 91–101	16–9 (10–4)	Koessler Athletic Center (2,196)
02/14/2014	at Niagara (Battle of the Bridge)	W 71–65	17–9 (11–4)	Gallagher Center (2,002)
02/16/2014	at Siena	W 92–88 ^3OT	18–9 (12–4)	Times Union Center (6,428)
02/20/2014	Quinnipiac	L 81–88	18–10 (12–5)	Koessler Athletic Center (2,196)
02/22/2014	Fairfield	W 90–78	19–10 (13–5)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,909)
02/28/2014	at Rider	W 79–66	20–10 (14–5)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
03/02/2014	at Manhattan	L 63–68	20–11 (14–6)	Draddy Gymnasium (2,117)
MAAC Tournament
03/08/2013	vs. Siena (Quarterfinals)	W 71–65	21–11	MassMutual Center (2,716)
03/09/2013	vs. Iona (Semifinals)	L 72–75	21–12	MassMutual Center (N/A)
CIT
03/18/2014*	VMI (First round)	L 100–111	21–13	Koessler Athletic Center (947)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ http://www.gogriffs.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=97890&SPID=12016&DB_OEM_ID=20500&Q_SEASON=2013

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

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 1999–00 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