2021–22 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team

2021–22 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record11–21 (7–13 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Hawkins
  • Thurman Schaetzle
  • Calvin Cage
Home arenaKoessler Athletic Center
Seasons
2021–22 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iona 17 – 3   .850 25 – 8   .758
Saint Peter's † 14 – 6   .700 22 – 12   .647
Siena 12 – 8   .600 15 – 14   .517
Monmouth 11 – 9   .550 21 – 13   .618
Niagara 9 – 11   .450 14 – 16   .467
Marist 9 – 11   .450 14 – 16   .467
Fairfield 8 – 12   .400 15 – 18   .455
Manhattan 8 – 12   .400 15 – 15   .500
Rider 8 – 12   .400 14 – 19   .424
Canisius 7 – 13   .350 11 – 21   .344
Quinnipiac 7 – 13   .350 14 – 17   .452
† 2022 MAAC tournament winner

The 2021–22 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represented Canisius College in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by sixth-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

The Golden Griffins finished the 2020–21 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 were upset in the first round by No. 11 seed Rider.[1]

Roster

2021–22 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Akrum Ahemed 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Hackensack, NJ
G 1 Ahamadou Fofana 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Bronx, NY
F 2 Malek Green 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Cincinnati, OH
G 3 Jordan Henderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Cincinnati, OH
G 5 Siem Uijtendaal 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Haarlem, Netherlands
F 10 Jacco Fritz 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Tiel, Netherlands
G 11 Armon Harried 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Baltimore, MD
G 12 Asa Beyah 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Utica, NY
F 21 Scott Hitchon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Whitby, Ontario
F 22 George Maslennikov 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Odesa, Ukraine
G 25 Xzavier Long 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Washington, D.C.
G 33 Brandon Kulakowski 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Brewerton, NY
G 44 Tahj Staveskie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Sandusky, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 30, 2021

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 24, 2021*
2:00 pm 		Wheeling W 101–64  –
 Koessler Athletic Center 
Buffalo, NY
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:30 pm, ACCN 		at Miami (FL) L 67–77  0–1
 Watsco Center (3,234)
Coral Gables, FL
November 12, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at East Carolina L 71–83  0–2
 Williams Arena (3,507)
Greenville, NC
November 14, 2021*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at No. 23 St. Bonaventure L 60–69  0–3
 Reilly Center (3,943)
St. Bonaventure, NY
November 20, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cleveland State
Cerebro Sports Lake Erie Challenge 		L 70–80  0–4
 Wolstein Center (1,492)
Cleveland, OH
November 22, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Fredonia W 106–40  1–4
 Koessler Athletic Center (762)
Buffalo, NY
November 24, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Coppin State
Cerebro Sports Lake Erie Challenge 		W 76–75  2–4
 Koessler Athletic Center (801)
Buffalo, NY
November 29, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Cornell L 75–89  2–5
 Koessler Athletic Center (856)
Buffalo, NY
December 3, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Fairfield L 68–74  2–6
(0–1) 		Koessler Athletic Center (849)
Buffalo, NY
December 5, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Monmouth L 65–79  2–7
(0–2) 		Koessler Athletic Center (736)
Buffalo, NY
December 8, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Kentucky L 62–75  2–8
 BB&T Arena (2,235)
Highland Heights, KY
December 11, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Youngstown State L 43–71  2–9
 Beeghly Center (2,630)
Youngstown, OH
December 18, 2021*
5:00 pm 		vs. Buffalo W 65–64  3–9
 KeyBank Center (3,686)
Buffalo, NY
December 22, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Florida Gulf Coast W 97–90 OT 4–9
 Koessler Athletic Center (735)
Buffalo, NY
January 11, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Quinnipiac W 79–67  5–9
(1–2) 		Koessler Athletic Center (871)
Buffalo, NY
January 13, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Niagara
Battle of the Bridge 		L 58–68  5–10
(1–3) 		Gallagher Center (1,156)
Lewiston, NY
January 16, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Manhattan L 75–80  5–11
(1–4) 		Draddy Gymnasium (376)
Riverdale, NY
January 18, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Saint Peter's
Rescheduled from December 31 		L 57–65  5–12
(1–5) 		Run Baby Run Arena (281)
Jersey City, NJ
January 21, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Rider W 70–69  6–12
(2–5) 		Koessler Athletic Center (969)
Buffalo, NY
January 23, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Saint Peter's W 63–60  7–12
(3–5) 		Koessler Athletic Center (782)
Buffalo, NY
January 28, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Monmouth L 67–72  7–13
(3–6) 		OceanFirst Bank Center (1,558)
West Long Branch, NJ
January 30, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Rider L 62–70  7–14
(3–7) 		Alumni Gymnasium (1,312)
Lawrenceville, NJ
February 1, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Siena
Rescheduled from January 2 		L 65–73  7–15
(3–8) 		MVP Arena (4,788)
Albany, NY
February 4, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Iona L 62–70  7–16
(3–9) 		Koessler Athletic Center (905)
Buffalo, NY
February 6, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Manhattan W 77–70  8–16
(4–9) 		Koessler Athletic Center (1,042)
Buffalo, NY
February 12, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Marist L 70–71  8–17
(4–10) 		McCann Arena (1,020)
Poughkeepsie, NY
February 14, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Fairfield L 76–80 OT 8–18
(4–11) 		Webster Bank Arena (1,041)
Bridgeport, CT
February 19, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Niagara
Battle of the Bridge 		L 54–65  8–19
(4–12) 		Koessler Athletic Center (1,207)
Buffalo, NY
February 25, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Iona L 65–72  8–20
(4–13) 		Hynes Athletic Center (2,207)
New Rochelle, NY
February 27, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Quinnipiac W 72–67  9–20
(5–13) 		People's United Center (1,020)
Hamden, CT
March 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Marist W 78–67  10–20
(6–13) 		Koessler Athletic Center (914)
Buffalo, NY
March 5, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		Siena W 67–64  11–20
(7–13) 		Koessler Athletic Center (1,119)
Buffalo, NY
MAAC tournament
March 8, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(10) vs. (7) Fairfield
First Round 		L 50–72  11–21
 Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[2]

References

  1. ^ "Rider Upsets Canisius to Kick off the Hercules Tires MAAC Men's Basketball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Canisius College Athletics. Retrieved November 30, 2021.