Jim Baron and the Golden Griffins will have their work cut out for them this season. Coming into the 2014-2015 campaign, Canisius is without their star players from last season: Billy Baron, Jordan Heath and Chris Perez. Continue reading “Canisius’ Starting Five Will Take Time To Mesh”
While it doesn’t feel like a reset, it’s close to it for Canisius head coach Jim Baron. Continue reading “Canisius Set To Rebuild And Retool Under Jim Baron”
Considering the Canisius roster, sophomore Zach Lewis is a grizzled veteran. After all, he is the team’s returning leading scorer after a senior-laden team graduated. Continue reading “Canisius Zach Lewis Taking On Mentorship Role”
This season will be the first one in a long time where Jim Baron won’t be coaching one of his sons. Continue reading “Canisius Jim Baron on His Sons”
There were times on Sunday that it appeared that MAAC Player of the Year Billy Baron was fighting to keep Canisius afloat and his NCAA tournament hopes alive against Iona, and it appeared that the senior would not let them go away. Continue reading “An Ode to Canisius’ Billy Baron”
Three Thoughts from Iona’s 75-72 victory over Canisius to advance to the MAAC championship game on Monday night. Continue reading “Three Thoughts: Iona 75, Canisius 72”
Three thoughts from Canisius’ 71-65 victory over Siena on Saturday in the second quarterfinal of the MAAC tournament. Continue reading “3 Thoughts: Canisius 71, Siena 65”
Today marks the start of the MAAC tournament, and we at Big Apple Buckets thought it would be worthwhile to take a closer look at each team in their quest to represent the MAAC in the NCAA Tournament. Each team makes the trip to Springfield with a different set of pros and cons, and dealing with different sets of highs and lows that go beyond simple numbers. Continue reading “Forecasting the MAAC Tournament”
The return of Umar Shannon sparked Quinnipiac Thursday night, as they held on for a crucial 88-81 victory over Canisius at the Koessler Athletic Center in Buffalo. With the win, Quinnipiac improved to 13-4 in MAAC play and maintained its second place tie with Manhattan. Continue reading “Quinnipiac 88, Canisius 81”
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