2023–24 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represented Canisius University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by eighth-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.

2023–24 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	14–18 (8–12 MAAC)
Head coach	Reggie Witherspoon (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Hawkins Thurman Schaetzle Gravelle Craig
Home arena	Koessler Athletic Center

2023–24 MAAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Quinnipiac	15	–	5		.750			24	–	10		.706
Fairfield	14	–	6		.700			24	–	13		.649
Marist	12	–	8		.600			18	–	13		.581
Rider	12	–	8		.600			15	–	17		.469
Saint Peter's †	12	–	8		.600			19	–	14		.576
Niagara	11	–	9		.550			16	–	16		.500
Iona	10	–	10		.500			16	–	17		.485
Mount St. Mary's	9	–	11		.450			13	–	19		.406
Canisius	8	–	12		.400			14	–	18		.438
Manhattan	4	–	16		.200			7	–	23		.233
Siena	3	–	17		.150			4	–	28		.125
† 2024 MAAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Golden Griffins finished the 2022–23 season 10–20, 8–12 in MAAC play to finish tied for eighth place. As the No. 9 seed, they were defeated in overtime by Mount St. Mary's in the first round of the MAAC tournament.

Roster

2023–24 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Tre Dinkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Chester, Pennsylvania G 1 Devean Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Los Angeles, California F 2 TJ Porter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia G 3 Cam Palesse 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Waukesha, Wisconsin F 4 Youri Fritz 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Tiel, Netherlands G 5 Siem Uijtendaal 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Haarlem, Netherlands G 11 Davon Ware 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) GS Buffalo, New York F 12 Bryce Okpoh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Dallas, Texas F 15 Joe Jones III 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Buffalo, New York G 21 TJ Gadsden 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr New York, New York F 23 Frank Mitchell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Toronto, Ontario F 25 Xzavier Long 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Washington, D.C. F 32 Maji David-Maji 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Kogi,Nigeria G 33 Nicco DiGiulio 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Williamsville, New York G 44 Tahj Staveskie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Sandusky, Ohio	Head coach Reggie Witherspoon (Wheeling) Assistant coach(es) Chris Hawkins (Radford) Thurman Schaetzle (Canisius) Gravelle Craig (Cleveland State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 12, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 21, 2023* 6:00 p.m.		Toronto Metropolitan	W 97–74		Koessler Athletic Center (418) Buffalo, NY
Regular season
November 8, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Syracuse	L 77–89	0–1	JMA Wireless Dome (19,080) Syracuse, NY
November 12, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at St. Bonaventure	W 70–67	1–1	Reilly Center (4,850) Olean, NY
November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cleveland State	L 61–71	1–2	Wolstein Center (1,732) Cleveland, OH
November 20, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		D'Youville	W 109–69	2–2	Koessler Athletic Center (878) Buffalo, NY
November 24, 2023* 4:30 p.m.		vs. Wofford Northern Classic	W 76–67	3–2	Place Bell  Laval, Quebec
November 25, 2023* 2:00 p.m.		vs. Western Kentucky Northern Classic	W 85–77	4–2	Place Bell  Laval, Quebec
November 26, 2023* 4:00 p.m.		vs. Bowling Green Northern Classic	L 73–77	4–3	Place Bell  Laval, Quebec
December 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Quinnipiac	W 93–73	5–3 (1–0)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,084) Buffalo, NY
December 3, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Saint Peter's	L 52–54	5–4 (1–1)	Koessler Athletic Center (795) Buffalo, NY
December 6, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Robert Morris	W 87–80	6–4	Koessler Athletic Center (562) Buffalo, NY
December 9, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Pittsburgh	L 71–82	6–5	Petersen Events Center (7,808) Pittsburgh, PA
December 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at High Point	L 70–78	6–6	Qubein Center (2,855) High Point, NC
January 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Mount St. Mary's	L 69–74	6–7 (1–2)	Knott Arena (1,307) Emmitsburg, MD
January 7, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Rider	L 76–79 OT	6–8 (1–3)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,565) Lawrenceville, NJ
January 12, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Siena	W 67–63	7–8 (2–3)	Koessler Athletic Center (574) Buffalo, NY
January 15, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Fairfield	L 63–88	7–9 (2–4)	Koessler Athletic Center (528) Buffalo, NY
January 19, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Iona	L 58–70	7–10 (2–5)	Hynes Athletics Center (1,482) New Rochelle, NY
January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Peter's	L 59–70	7–11 (2–6)	Run Baby Run Arena  Jersey City, NJ
January 26, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Manhattan	W 82–70	8–11 (3–6)	Koessler Athletic Center (899) Buffalo, NY
January 28, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Marist	L 71–80	8–12 (3–7)	Koessler Athletic Center (620) Buffalo, NY
February 4, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Quinnipiac	L 63–88	8–13 (3–8)	M&T Bank Arena (1,747) Hamden, CT
February 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Niagara Battle of the Bridge	L 64–69	8–14 (3–9)	Gallagher Center (1,295) Lewiston, NY
February 10, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Iona	W 73–69	9–14 (4–9)	Koessler Athletic Center (621) Buffalo, NY
February 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Marist	L 55–78	9–15 (4–10)	McCann Arena (1,667) Poughkeepsie, NY
February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Siena	W 73–64	10–15 (5–10)	MVP Arena (4,931) Albany, NY
February 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Niagara Battle of the Bridge	W 69–59	11–15 (6–10)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,501) Buffalo, NY
March 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Mount St. Mary's	W 61–56	12–15 (7–10)	Koessler Athletic Center (914) Buffalo, NY
March 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Rider	L 61–65	12–16 (7–11)	Koessler Athletic Center (788) Buffalo, NY
March 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Fairfield	L 62–74	12–17 (7–12)	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,929) Fairfield, CT
March 9, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Manhattan	W 73–70 OT	13–17 (8–12)	Draddy Gymnasium (950) Riverdale, NY
MAAC tournament
March 12, 2024 5:15 pm, ESPN+	(9)	vs. (8) Mount St. Mary's First round	W 77–61	14–17	Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall  Atlantic City, NJ
March 13, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	(9)	vs. (1) Quinnipiac Quarterfinals	L 52–76	14–18	Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall (1,443) Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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