Canisius freshman Takal Molson has been named MAAC Rookie of the Year, the first Golden Griffin player to take home the award since Frank Turner shared the honor with Siena’s Edwin Ubiles in the 2006-07 season. Continue reading “Takal Molson Named MAAC Rookie Of The Year”
Canisius finished the regular season 21-10 overall with a 15-3 league record and will enter the MAAC tournament as the #2 overall seed. The Golden Griffins will square off against #7 seed Quinnipiac in the quarterfinal round Friday night at 9:30. Continue reading “2018 MAAC Tournament Primer – Canisius”
“A lot of things had to fall in place for him to end up at Canisius.” Continue reading “Isaiah Reese’s Improbable Journey To Become Canisius’ Star”
Let it be known that Canisius is for real. The Golden Griffins marched into New Rochelle Sunday afternoon and accomplished something that had only been done once before: swept the regular season series from Tim Cluess’ Iona Gaels. Continue reading “Canisius Top Team In MAAC After Sweep Of Iona”
Isaiah Reese turned in a tremendous second half to push Canisius past Manhattan 68-59 Friday night. With the win, the Golden Griffins improved to 6-1 in MAAC play for the first time since the 2013-14 season. Continue reading “Reese Explodes In Second Half As Canisius Rolls Past Manhattan”
Welcome to another weekly MAAC recap, and the debut of our league power rankings! Previous recaps were done in geographical and alphabetical order, but from now on teams will be listed in order of their standing in the (un)official NYC Buckets power rankings. Continue reading “MAAC Weekly Recap – November 29”
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Outlook: One of the league’s best offenses last season must take a step forward on the defensive end of the court in order to reach the next level. Continue reading “34 Teams in 34 Days: Canisius”
The final chapter in Reggie Witherspoon’s first year as head coach of the Canisius College Golden Griffins may not yet be written, but their run toward a MAAC title is. Continue reading “Canisius Hopeful For Postseason Opportunity”
In the opening round of last year’s MAAC tournament, then-junior Phil Valenti poured in a career-high 33 points as the Golden Griffins survived a triple-overtime marathon against local rival Niagara. This time around, it was again Valenti who keyed the Griffs’ opening-round victory, a 77-73 win over Marist. Continue reading “Locked-In Valenti Leads Canisius Into Quarterfinal Clash With Saint Peter’s”
The Canisius Golden Griffins held control of a MAAC tournament first round bye up until the final day of the regular season, but a three-game slide capped by a 72-65 loss to Saint Peter’s on the final day of the regular season culminated in first-year head coach Reggie Witherspoon’s squad falling into Thursday’s slate of games. Continue reading “MAAC Tournament Primer: Canisius”
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