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2023–24 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team

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2023–24 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record14–18 (8–12 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Hawkins
  • Thurman Schaetzle
  • Gravelle Craig
Home arenaKoessler Athletic Center
Seasons
2024–25 →
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

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.

Previous season

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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.[1]

Roster

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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
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 12, 2023

Schedule and results

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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.

Sources[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball Falls in Overtime to Mount St. Mary's". Canisius University Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Canisius University Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Canisius Golden Griffins Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 12, 2023.