For information on all Canisius University sports, see Canisius Golden Griffins
The Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team, or the Griffs, represent Canisius University in Buffalo, New York, United States. Canisius is a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and play their home games at Koessler Center. Canisius has appeared in the NCAA tournament four times, most recently in 1996. In 1955 and 1956, the Golden Griffins appeared in the NCAA tournament Elite Eight.
Golden Griffins in the ABA/NBA Andrew Anderson, played for the Oakland Oaks, Miami Floridians and Los Angeles Stars (1967–70) Leroy Chollet, played for the Syracuse Nationals (1949–51) Larry Fogle, played for the New York Knicks (1975–76) Herm Hedderick, played for the New York Knicks (1955–56) Charles Jordan, played for Indiana Pacers (1975–76) Mike Macaluso, played for Buffalo Braves (1973–74) Bob MacKinnon, played for Syracuse Nationals (1949–50) Anthony Masiello, played for the Indiana Pacers (1969–70) and later served three terms as mayor of Buffalo (1993–2005). Al Masino, played for four teams (1952–54) Johnny McCarthy, played for the 1963–64 NBA Champion Boston Celtics; first of just four players in NBA history to record a triple-double in their playoff debut with the other three being Nikola Jokić, LeBron James and Magic Johnson. John Morrison, played for Denver Rockets (1967–68) Mike Smrek ’85, played for the 1986–87 and 1987–88 NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers Mel Thurston played for the Tri-City Blackhawks 1940–42
Other notables Darrell Barley, 1996 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year Darren Fenn, owner of the Buffalo eXtreme Ray Hall, all-time leader in scoring and steals Malik Johnson, all-time leader in assists Chris Manhertz, signed by Buffalo Bills as undrafted free agent, played for New Orleans Saints, Carolina Panthers, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Denver Broncos (2015-present) Craig Wise, 1995 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year Eyal Yaffe (born 1960), Israeli basketball player, Israeli Basketball Premier League Thomas Hardiman played handball at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Postseason tournaments
NCAA tournament results The Griffins have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 6–4.
1955 First roundRegional semifinalsRegional Finals WilliamsVillanovaLa Salle W 73–60W 73–71L 64–99 1956 First roundRegional semifinalsRegional Finals NC StateDartmouthTemple W 79–78 4OTW 66–58L 58–60 1957 First roundRegional semifinalsRegional 3rd-place game West VirginiaNorth CarolinaLafayette W 64–56L 75–87W 82–76 1996 First round Utah L 43–72
NIT results The Griffins have appeared in five National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 5–6.
1944 Quarterfinals Oklahoma A&M L 43–29 1963 QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals MemphisVillanovaProvidence W 76–67W 61–46L 66–81 1985 First round Nebraska L 66–79 1994 First round Villanova L 79–103 1995 First roundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinals3rd-place game Seton HallBradleyWashington StateVirginia TechPenn State W 83–71W 55–53W 99–90L 59–71L 62–66
CIT results The Griffins have appeared in four CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournaments (CIT). Their combined record is 4–4.
2013 First roundSecond RoundQuarterfinals ElonYoungstown StateEvansville W 69–53W 84–82 OTL 83–84 2014 First round VMI L 100–111 2015 First roundSecond RoundQuarterfinals DartmouthBowling GreenNJIT W 87–72W 82–59 L 73–78 2017 First round Samford L 74–78
CBI results The Griffins have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational. Their record is 0–1.
2018 First round Jacksonville State L 78–80OT
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