2014–15 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team

2014–15 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball

CIT, Quarterfinals
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2014–15 record	18–15 (11–9 MAAC)
Head coach	Jim Baron (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Pat Clarke
Assistant coach	Fred Dupree
Assistant coach	Mike Iuzzolino
Home arena	Koessler Athletic Center

	Conf				Overall
2014–15 MAAC men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Iona	17	–	3	.850	26	–	9	.743
Rider	15	–	5	.750	21	–	12	.636
Manhattan †	13	–	7	.650	19	–	14	.576
Monmouth	13	–	7	.650	18	–	15	.545
Canisius	11	–	9	.550	18	–	15	.545
Quinnipiac	9	–	11	.450	15	–	15	.500
Saint Peter's	8	–	12	.400	16	–	18	.471
Siena	7	–	13	.350	11	–	20	.355
Niagara	7	–	13	.350	8	–	22	.267
Fairfield	5	–	15	.250	7	–	24	.226
Marist	5	–	15	.250	7	–	25	.219


† 2015 MAAC Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represents Canisius College during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by third year head coach Jim Baron, play their home games at the Koessler Athletic Center and are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Zach Lewis	Guard	6–3	175	Sophomore	Windsor, Connecticut
2	Jermaine Crumpton	Forward	6–6	240	RS–Freshman	Niagara Falls, New York
3	Raven Owen	Guard	5–11	165	Freshman	Staten Island, New York
4	Jeremiah Williams	Guard	5–11	165	Senior	Grand Rapids, Michigan
5	Kassius Robertson	Guard	6–3	169	RS–Freshman	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
10	Cassidy Ryan	Forward	6–6	215	Freshman	Mississauga, Ontario
11	Jan Grzelinski	Guard	5–10	160	Freshman	Wrocław, Poland
13	Isaiah Gurley	Guard	6–3	185	Freshman	Brooklyn, New York
14	Kevin Bleeker	Center	6–10	225	RS–Junior	Alkmaar, Netherlands
22	Phil Valenti	Forward	6–7	195	RS–Sophomore	Victor, New York
23	Jamal Reynolds	Guard	6–5	172	Junior	Pickering, Ontario
25	Adam Weir	Guard	6–4	185	RS–Freshman	Tonawanda, New York
50	Josiah Heath	Forward	6–9	230	Senior	Rochester, New York

Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/01/2014*	Ryerson	W 79–76		Koessler Athletic Center (822)
11/11/2014*	Daemen	L 81–83 ^OT		Koessler Athletic Center (1,242)
Regular season
11/15/2014*	Vermont	W 64–60	1–0	Koessler Athletic Center (1,340)
11/18/2014*	at Lehigh	W 63–51	2–0	Stabler Arena (711)
11/22/2014*	at St. Bonaventure	L 53–59	2–1	Reilly Center (4,489)
11/26/2014*	at Cornell	L 60–67	2–2	Newman Arena (750)
11/29/2014*	vs. Buffalo (Big 4 Basketball Classic)	L 57–72	2–3	First Niagara Center (7,191)
12/03/2014	at Saint Peter's	W 60–57	3–3 (1–0)	Yanitelli Center (518)
12/06/2014	at Niagara (Battle of the Bridge)	W 77–64	4–3 (2–0)	Gallagher Center (1,754)
12/13/2014*	at Massachusetts	L 58–75	4–4	Mullins Center (3,148)
12/18/2014*	Stony Brook	W 60–59 ^OT	5–4	Koessler Athletic Center (877)
12/21/2014*	Holy Cross	W 67–48	6–4	Koessler Athletic Center (1,032)
12/30/2014*	UMKC	W 67–55	7–4	Koessler Athletic Center (1,227)
01/02/2015	Monmouth	L 68–73	7–5 (2–1)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,032)
01/04/2015	Manhattan	L 60–63	7–6 (2–2)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,011)
01/08/2015	at Marist	W 67–52	8–6 (3–2)	McCann Field House (N/A)
01/10/2015	at Iona	L 76–79	8–7 (3–3)	Hynes Athletic Center (1,651)
01/16/2015	Siena	W 83–49	9–7 (4–3)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,407)
01/18/2015	Iona	W 78–74	10–7 (5–3)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,524)
01/22/2015	at Fairfield	W 64–50	11–7 (6–3)	Webster Bank Arena (2,360)
01/24/2015	at Rider	L 46–59	11–8 (6–4)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
01/30/2015	Quinnipiac	W 63–57	12–8 (7–4)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,403)
02/01/2015	Marist	L 67–75	12–9 (7–5)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,335)
02/06/2015	at Manhattan	L 69–78	12–10 (7–6)	Draddy Gymnasium (1,389)
02/08/2015	at Monmouth	L 40–44	12–11 (7–7)	Multipurpose Activity Center (1,861)
02/13/2015	Rider	L 59–60	12–12 (7–8)	Koessler Athletic Center (983)
02/15/2015	Saint Peter's	W 69–55	13–12 (8–8)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,126)
02/19/2015	at Siena	W 69–63	14–12 (9–8)	Times Union Center (6,976)
02/21/2015	at Quinnipiac	W 65–63	15–12 (10–8)	TD Bank Sports Center (2,170)
02/24/2015	Niagara (Battle of the Bridge)	L 71–82	15–13 (10–9)	Koessler Athletic Center (2,196)
02/27/2015	Fairfield	W 72–65	16–13 (11–9)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,332)
MAAC Tournament
03/07/2015	vs. Monmouth (Quarterfinals)	L 54–60	16–14	Times Union Center (5,159)
CIT
03/18/2015*	Dartmouth (First round)	W 87–72	17–14	Koessler Athletic Center (806)
03/21/2015*	at Bowling Green (Second round)	W 82–59	18–14	Stroh Center (1,223)
03/28/2015*	at NJIT (Quarterfinals)	L 73–78	18–15	Fleisher Center (1,505)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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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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