2016–17 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team

2016–17 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball

Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2016–17 record	3–4 (1–0 MAAC)
Head coach	Reggie Witherspoon (1st year)
Assistant coach	Chris Hawkins
Assistant coach	Larry Blunt
Home arena	Koessler Athletic Center

2016–17 MAAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Monmouth	1	–	0	1.000	5	–	2	.714
Iona	1	–	0	1.000	4	–	2	.667
Marist	1	–	0	1.000	4	–	4	.500
Canisius	1	–	0	1.000	3	–	4	.429
Siena	1	–	0	1.000	3	–	5	.375
Fairfield	1	–	1	.500	5	–	2	.714
Rider	0	–	1	.000	3	–	3	.500
Saint Peter's	0	–	1	.000	3	–	3	.500
Manhattan	0	–	1	.000	2	–	5	.286
Quinnipiac	0	–	1	.000	1	–	5	.167
Niagara	0	–	1	.000	1	–	6	.143


† 2017 MAAC Tournament winner As of December 4, 2016;

The 2016–17 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represents Canisius College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by first year head coach Reggie Witherspoon, play their home games at the Koessler Athletic Center and are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Previous season

They finished the 2015–16 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

2016–17 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
3.5 !F	00	Gombe, RonnieRonnie Gombe	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Nairobi, Kenya
1.5 !G	1	Johnson, MalikMalik Johnson	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Richmond, Virginia
3.5 !F	2	Crumpton, JermaineJermaine Crumpton	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Niagara Falls, New York
1.5 !G	3	Dixon-Green, MartinMartin Dixon-Green	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1.5 !G	4	Douse, KieferKiefer Douse	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Brampton, Ontario, Canada
1.5 !G	5	Robertson, KassiusKassius Robertson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
5.0 !C	10	Planincic, SelvedinSelvedin Planincic (I)	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
1.5 !G	11	Atkinson, ChrisChris Atkinson	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	2.0 !So	Hempstead, New York
1.5 !G	13	Reese, IsaiahIsaiah Reese	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Miami, Florida
1.5 !G	14	Foley, SpencerSpencer Foley	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Chicago, Illinois
3.5 !F	22	Valenti, PhilPhil Valenti	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Victor, New York
3.5 !F	23	St. Louis, DantaiDantai St. Louis	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Brampton, Ontario, Canada
3.5 !F	25	Taylor, TyrellTyrell Taylor (W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2.0 !So	Brooklyn, New York
3.5 !F	32	Faulkner, JibreelJibreel Faulkner	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Washington, D.C.

Head coach

Reggie Witherspoon (Wheeling Jesuit University)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Hawkins (Radford)
Larry Blunt (James Madison)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/07/2016* 6:00 pm	Ryerson	W 99-95		Koessler Athletic Center (811) Buffalo, NY
Regular season
11/13/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	at No. 2 Kentucky Bluegrass Showcase	L 69–93	0–1	Rupp Arena (22,009) Lexington, KY
11/15/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Cleveland State Bluegrass Showcase	L 64–67	0–2	Wolstein Center (1,149) Cleveland, OH
11/18/2016* 7:00 pm	at Duquesne Bluegrass Showcase	W 78–77	1–2	Palumbo Center (786) Pittsburgh, PA
11/21/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	UT Martin Bluegrass Showcase	L 69–72	1–3	Koessler Athletic Center (1,291) Buffalo, NY
11/23/2016* 7:00 pm	Tennessee State	L 58–72	1–4	Koessler Athletic Center (864) Buffalo, NY
11/26/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Youngstown State	W 90–84	2–4	Beeghly Center (1,174) Youngstown, OH
12/02/2016 7:00 pm	at Manhattan	W 77–76	3–4 (1–0)	Draddy Gymnasium (1,275) Riverdale, NY
12/04/2016 2:00 pm	at Monmouth			OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ
12/07/2016 7:30 pm	at Boston University			Case Gym Boston, MA
12/10/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3	at St. Francis Brooklyn			Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY
12/12/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Albany			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
12/17/2016* 3:30 pm, SPSN	vs. Buffalo Big 4 Basketball Classic			KeyBank Center Buffalo, NY
12/22/2016* 7:00 pm	at St. Bonaventure			Reilly Center Olean, NY
01/02/2017 2:00 pm, SPSN	Siena			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
01/04/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Quinnipiac			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
01/08/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3	at Iona			Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY
01/10/2017 7:00 pm	at Fairfield			Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT
01/14/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Marist			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
01/16/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Monmouth			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
01/20/2017 7:00 pm	at Quinnipiac			TD Bank Sports Center Hamden, CT
01/23/2017 7:00 pm	at Niagara Battle of the Bridge			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
01/28/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Manhattan			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
01/30/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Rider			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
02/04/2017 7:00 pm	at Siena			Times Union Center Albany, NY
02/06/2017 7:00 pm	at Saint Peter's			Yanitelli Center Jersey City, NY
02/10/2017 9:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN3	Niagara Battle of the Bridge			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
02/14/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Iona			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
02/17/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Rider			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
02/19/2017 2:00 pm	at Marist			McCann Field House Poughkeepsie, NY
02/24/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Fairfield			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
02/26/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Saint Peter's			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
MAAC Tournament
03/02/2017– 03/06/2017	vs.			Times Union Center Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ http://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/longtime-atlantic-10-coach-jim-baron-retires-from-canisius/

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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