2015–16 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team

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2015–16 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball
Las Vegas Classic Upper Division champions
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record14–19 (8–12 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKoessler Athletic Center
Seasons
2015–16 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Monmouth 17 3   .850 28 8   .778
Iona 16 4   .800 22 11   .667
Siena 13 7   .650 21 13   .618
Fairfield 12 8   .600 19 14   .576
Saint Peter's 12 8   .600 14 16   .467
Manhattan 9 11   .450 13 18   .419
Canisius 8 12   .400 14 19   .424
Rider 8 12   .400 13 20   .394
Quinnipiac 6 14   .300 9 21   .300
Niagara 5 15   .250 7 25   .219
Marist 4 16   .200 7 23   .233
2016 MAAC tournament winner

The 2015–16 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represented Canisius College during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by fourth 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 14–19, 8–12 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Niagara in the first round of the MAAC tournament to advance the quarterfinals where they lost to Iona.

On May 20, head coach Jim Baron announced his retirement.[1] He finished at Canisius with a four year record of 73–59.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
00 Ronnie Gombe Forward 6–8 230 Sophomore Nairobi, Kenya
1 Malcolm McMillan Guard 6–0 180 Senior Baltimore, Maryland
2 Jermaine Crumpton Forward 6–6 245 Sophomore Niagara Falls, New York
3 Raven Owen Guard 5–10 155 RS–Freshman Staten Island, New York
4 Kiefer Douse Guard 6–3 175 Junior Brampton, Ontario, Canada
5 Kassius Robertson Guard 6–3 175 Sophomore Toronto, Ontario, Canada
10 Cassidy Ryan Forward 6–6 215 Sophomore Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
11 Chris Atkinson Guard 5–9 155 Freshman Hempstead, New York
13 Isaiah Gurley Guard 6–3 195 Freshman Brooklyn, New York
14 Kevin Bleeker Center 6–11 230 Senior Alkmaar, Netherlands
22 Phil Valenti Forward 6–7 200 Junior Victor, New York
23 Jamal Reynolds Guard 6–4 175 Senior Pickering, Ontario, Canada
25 Adam Weir Guard 6–4 190 Sophomore Tonawanda, New York

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2015*
7:00 pm
Ryerson W 81–61 
Koessler Athletic Center (813)
Buffalo, NY
11/06/2015*
7:00 pm
Buffalo State W 106–67 
Koessler Athletic Center (1,113)
Buffalo, NY
Regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm
at Hofstra L 85–96  0–1
Mack Sports Complex (2,106)
Hempstead, NY
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Lehigh W 98–89  1–1
Koessler Athletic Center (1,153)
Buffalo, NY
11/21/2015*
3:15 pm, ESPN3
Cornell W 87–62[3]  2–1
Koessler Athletic Center (1,310)
Buffalo, NY
11/24/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
St. Bonaventure L 73–77  2–2
Koessler Athletic Center (2,007)
Buffalo, NY
11/28/2015*
2:00 pm
at Buffalo L 96–98 OT 2–3
Alumni Arena (3112)
Amherst, NY
12/04/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Monmouth W 96–86  3–3
(1–0)
Koessler Athletic Center (1,544)
Buffalo, NY
12/05/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Quinnipiac L 76–78  3–4
(1–1)
Koessler Athletic Center (984)
Buffalo, NY
12/10/2015*
7:00 pm, BTN+
at Penn State
Las Vegas Classic
L 67–81  3–5
Rec Hall (4,509)
University Park, PA
12/12/2015*
7:00 pm
at Kent State
Las Vegas Classic
L 77–84  3–6
MAC Center (3,107)
Kent, OH
12/19/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Boston University W 84–68  4–6
Koessler Athletic Center (926)
Buffalo, NY
12/22/2015*
5:30 pm
vs. Louisiana–Monroe
Las Vegas Classic
W 108–96 3OT 5–6
Orleans Arena (2,120)
Paradise, NV
12/23/2015*
vs. Nicholls State
Las Vegas Classic
W 83–74  6–6
Orleans Arena (2,154)
Paradise, NV
01/02/2016
7:00 pm
at Marist W 92–83  7–6
(2–1)
McCann Field House (1,200)
Poughkeepsie, NY
01/04/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Monmouth L 66–81  7–7
(2–2)
Multipurpose Activity Center (2,731)
West Long Branch, NJ
01/07/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Manhattan L 86–94  7–8
(2–3)
Koessler Athletic Center (725)
Buffalo, NY
01/09/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Saint Peter's L 53–70  7–9
(2–4)
Koessler Athletic Center (1,132)
Buffalo, NY
01/12/2016*
7:00 pm
at Dartmouth L 69–80  7–10
Leede Arena (528)
Hanover, NH
01/15/2016
7:00 pm
at Manhattan W 65–62  8–10
(3–4)
Draddy Gymnasium (1,029)
Riverdale, NY
01/17/2016
2:00 pm
at Quinnipiac W 63–53  9–10
(4–4)
TD Bank Sports Center (1,377)
Hamden, CT
01/22/2016
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Niagara
Battle of the Bridge
W 70–61  10–10
(5–4)
Gallagher Center (2,110)
Lewiston, NY
01/24/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Siena L 78–99  10–11
(5–5)
Koessler Athletic Center (1,614)
Buffalo, NY
01/29/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Fairfield L 77–84  10–12
(5–6)
Webster Bank Arena (1,008)
Bridgeport, CT
01/31/2016
1:00 pm
at Rider L 68–79  10–13
(5–7)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,631)
Lawrenceville, NJ
02/05/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Iona L 66–84  10–14
(5–8)
Koessler Athletic Center (1,702)
Buffalo, NY
02/07/2016
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Rider W 67–61  11–14
(6–8)
Koessler Athletic Center (792)
Buffalo, NY
02/11/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Siena L 67–90  11–15
(6–9)
Times Union Center (5,477)
Albany, NY
02/14/2016
3:00 pm
at Saint Peter's L 57–61  11–16
(6–10)
Yanitelli Center (648)
Jersey City, NY
02/18/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3
Fairfield L 71–74  11–17
(6–11)
Koessler Athletic Center (1,137)
Buffalo, NY
02/20/2016
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Marist W 81–66  12–17
(7–11)
Koessler Athletic Center (1,318)
Buffalo, NY
02/25/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3
Niagara
Battle of the Bridge
W 65–60  13–17
(8–11)
Koessler Athletic Center (2,023)
Buffalo, NY
02/28/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Iona L 78–86  13–18
(8–12)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,079)
New Rochelle, NY
MAAC tournament
03/03/2016
7:00 pm
vs. Niagara
First round
W 102–97 3OT 14–18
Times Union Center (2,628)
Albany, NY
03/04/2016
9:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Iona
Quarterfinals
L 55–73  14–19
Times Union Center (1,269)
Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ "Longtime Atlantic 10 coach Jim Baron retires from Canisius".
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball".
  3. ^ "McMillan leads Canisius to 87-67 win over Cornell". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 25, 2015.