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2020–21 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represented Canisius College in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by fifth-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. They finished the 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 lost in the first round to No. 11 seed Rider 76–78.

2020–21 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record7–6 (7–5 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Hawkins
  • Thurman Schaetzle
  • Calvin Cage
Home arenaKoessler Athletic Center
Seasons
2020–21 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Siena 12 – 4   .750 12 – 5   .706
Monmouth 12 – 6   .667 12 – 8   .600
Saint Peter's 10 – 8   .556 14 – 11   .560
Marist 10 – 8   .556 12 – 9   .571
Niagara 7 – 9   .438 9 – 11   .450
Canisius 7 – 5   .583 7 – 6   .538
Fairfield 7 – 11   .389 10 – 17   .370
Quinnipiac 7 – 10   .412 9 – 13   .409
Iona † 6 – 3   .667 12 – 6   .667
Manhattan 6 – 12   .333 7 – 13   .350
Rider 5 – 13   .278 6 – 17   .261
Note: The MAAC has ordered standings based on league wins, not winning percentage, since all teams did not reach 20 conference games played. These standings were also used for seeding purposes in the 2021 MAAC Tournament.[1][2]
† 2021 MAAC tournament winner

Previous season edit

The Golden Griffins finished the 2019–20 season 12–20, 7–13 in MAAC play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC tournament to Iona.[3]

Roster edit

2020–21 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Akrum Ahemed 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Scotland Campus Hackensack, New Jersey
G 1 Ahamadou Fofana 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Erie Community College Bronx, New York
F 2 Malek Green 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Morehead State Cincinnati, Ohio
G 3 Jordan Henderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Indiana Elite Prep Cincinnati, Ohio
F 4 Jalanni White 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Notre Dame-West Haven New Haven, Connecticut
G 5 Siem Uijtendaal 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr BC Apollo Amsterdam Haarlem, Netherlands
F 10 Jacco Fritz 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So DME Academy Tiel, Netherlands
G 11 Armon Harried 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Lake Clifton High School Baltimore, Maryland
G 12 Asa Beyah 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Cheshire Academy Utica, New York
G 15 Majesty Brandon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Monroe Community College Bronx, New York
F 21 Scott Hitchon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Thornlea Secondary School Whitby, Ontario
F 22 George Maslennikov 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Saddleback College Odesa, Ukraine
G 25 Malik Brooks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Monmouth Lockport, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 29, 2020

Schedule and results edit

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
MAAC regular season
December 11, 2020
7:00 pm 		Marist W 81–72  1–0
(1–0) 		Koessler Athletic Center 
Buffalo, NY
December 12, 2020
7:00 pm 		Marist L 52–56  1–1
(1–1) 		Koessler Athletic Center 
Buffalo, NY
December 27, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Monmouth L 66–84  1–2
(1–2) 		OceanFirst Bank Center 
West Long Branch, NJ
December 28, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Monmouth L 69–97  1–3
(1–3) 		OceanFirst Bank Center 
West Long Branch, NJ
January 1, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Saint Peter's W 70–58  2–3
(2–3) 		Koessler Athletic Center 
Buffalo, NY
January 2, 2021
1:00 pm 		Saint Peter's W 63–60  3–3
(3–3) 		Koessler Athletic Center 
Buffalo, NY
February 12, 2021
1:00 pm 		Quinnipiac W 74–67  4–3
(4–3) 		People's United Center 
Hamden, CT
February 13, 2021
1:00 pm 		Quinnipiac W 89–70  5–3
(5–3) 		People's United Center 
Hamden, CT
February 19, 2021
5:00 pm 		at Fairfield W 80–69  6–3
(6–3) 		Alumni Hall 
Fairfield, CT
February 20, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Fairfield L 53–66  6–4
(6–4) 		Alumni Hall 
Fairfield, CT
February 26, 2021
 at Niagara Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Gallagher Center 
Lewiston, NY
February 27, 2021
 at Niagara Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Gallagher Center 
Lewiston, NY
March 4, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Siena L 66–73  6–5
(6–5) 		Alumni Recreation Center 
Loudonville, NY
March 5, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Siena W 76–75  7–5
(7–5) 		Alumni Recreation Center 
Loudonville, NY
MAAC tournament
March 8, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(6) vs. (11) Rider
First round 		L 76–78  7–6
 Boardwalk Hall (7–6)
Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "2020-21 Basketball Tiebreakers" (PDF). MAAC Sports. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Standings". MAAC Sports. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "Manhattan, Iona and Niagara Advance to Men's Quarterfinals". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. March 11, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Canisius College Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
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