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2022–23 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team

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2022–23 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record10–20 (8–12 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Hawkins
  • Thurman Schaetzle
  • Calvin Cage
Home arenaKoessler Athletic Center
Seasons
2022–23 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iona 17 3   .850 27 8   .771
Rider 13 7   .650 16 14   .533
Quinnipiac 11 9   .550 20 12   .625
Siena 11 9   .550 17 15   .531
Niagara 10 10   .500 16 15   .516
Manhattan 10 10   .500 12 18   .400
Fairfield 9 11   .450 13 18   .419
Mount St. Mary's 8 12   .400 13 20   .394
Canisius 8 12   .400 10 20   .333
Saint Peter's 7 13   .350 14 18   .438
Marist 6 14   .300 13 20   .394
2023 MAAC tournament winner

The 2022–23 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represented Canisius College in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by seventh-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

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The Golden Griffins finished the 2021–22 season 11–21, 7–13 in MAAC play to finish tied for last place. As the No. 10 seed, they were defeated by Fairfield in the first round of the MAAC tournament.[1]

Roster

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2022–23 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Tre Dinkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Chester, Pennsylvania
G 1 Devean Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Los Angeles, California
G 2 Jamir Moultrie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 172 lb (78 kg) GS Wilmington, Delaware
G 3 Jordan Henderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Cincinnati, Ohio
F 4 Youri Fritz 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Tiel, Netherlands
G 5 Siem Uijtendaal 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Haarlem, Netherlands
F 10 Jacco Fritz 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Tiel, Netherlands
G 11 Michael DiGiulio 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Williamsville, New York
F 12 Bryce Okpoh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Dallas, Texas
G 21 TJ Gadsden 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So New York, New York
F 22 George Maslennikov 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS Odesa, Ukraine
F 23 Frank Mitchell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Toronto, Ontario
G 25 Xzavier Long 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Washington, D.C.
G 44 Tahj Staveskie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Fr Sandusky, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 1, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Youngstown State L 81–92  0–1
Koessler Athletic Center (1,391)
Buffalo, NY
November 12, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
St. Bonaventure W 84–80 OT 1–1
Koessler Athletic Center (1,903)
Buffalo, NY
November 16, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Cleveland State L 57–58 OT 1–2
Koessler Athletic Center (766)
Buffalo, NY
November 18, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Fredonia W 98–52  2–2
Koessler Athletic Center (449)
Buffalo, NY
November 22, 2022*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cornell L 70–79  2–3
Newman Arena (447)
Ithaca, NY
November 27, 2022*
2:30 pm, ESPN+
at Buffalo L 66–86  2–4
Alumni Arena (1,922)
Amherst, NY
December 2, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Siena L 70–74  2–5
(0–1)
MVP Arena (5,409)
Albany, NY
December 4, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Iona L 60–90  2–6
(0–2)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,633)
New Rochelle, NY
December 10, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Toledo L 68–69  2–7
Savage Arena (4,320)
Toledo, OH
December 18, 2022*
12:00 pm, BTN
at Penn State L 67–97  2–8
Bryce Jordan Center (4,342)
University Park, PA
December 21, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Florida Gulf Coast L 81–84  2–9
Alico Arena (4,633)
Fort Myers, FL
December 30, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Rider L 64–66  2–10
(0–3)
Koessler Athletic Center (2,400)
Buffalo, NY
January 1, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Mount St. Mary's L 60–64  2–11
(0–4)
Koessler Athletic Center (2,400)
Buffalo, NY
January 6, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Manhattan W 64–57  3–11
(1–4)
Draddy Gymnasium (284)
Riverdale, NY
January 8, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Saint Peter's W 67–60 OT 4–11
(2–4)
Run Baby Run Arena (541)
Jersey City, NJ
January 13, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Marist L 58–76  4–12
(2–5)
Koessler Athletic Center (588)
Buffalo, NY
January 15, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Siena W 66–62  5–12
(3–5)
Koessler Athletic Center (499)
Buffalo, NY
January 20, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Fairfield L 58–67  5–13
(3–6)
Leo D. Mahoney Arena (3,219)
Fairfield, CT
January 22, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Quinnipiac L 82–87  5–14
(3–7)
M&T Bank Arena 
Hamden, CT
January 29, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Manhattan L 74–81 OT 5–15
(3–8)
Koessler Athletic Center (642)
Buffalo, NY
February 3, 2023
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Niagara
Battle of the Bridge
L 73–76  5–16
(3–9)
Gallagher Center (1,564)
Lewiston, NY
February 5, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Marist L 67–75  5–17
(3–10)
McCann Arena (1,193)
Poughkeepsie, NY
February 10, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Iona L 59–80  5–18
(3–11)
Koessler Athletic Center (857)
Buffalo, NY
February 12, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Quinnipiac W 85–65  6–18
(4–11)
Koessler Athletic Center (561)
Buffalo, NY
February 17, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Rider W 81–78  7–18
(5–11)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
February 19, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Mount St. Mary's L 74–75  7–19
(5–12)
Knott Arena (2,316)
Emmitsburg, MD
February 24, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Saint Peter's W 66–53  8–19
(6–12)
Koessler Athletic Center (702)
Buffalo, NY
February 26, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Fairfield W 64–51  9–19
(7–12)
Koessler Athletic Center (696)
Buffalo, NY
March 4, 2023
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Niagara
Battle of the Bridge
W 81–68  10–19
(8–12)
Koessler Athletic Center (1,150)
Buffalo, NY
MAAC tournament
March 7, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+
(9) vs. (8) Mount St. Mary's
First round
L 66–67 OT 10–20
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Rider, Fairfield, and Quinnipiac Advance to the Quarterfinal Round of the 2022 Hercules Tires MAAC Men's Basketball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Canisius College Athletics. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022-23 Canisius Golden Griffins Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 1, 2022.