| 2024–25 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
| Record | 0–12 (0–2 MAAC) |
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| Home arena | Koessler Athletic Center |
| Seasons← 2023–242025–26 → | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | – | 2 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merrimack | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | – | 8 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 4 | – | 7 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 3 | – | 8 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canisius | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 0 | – | 12 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 MAAC tournament winner As of December 20, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024–25 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represents Canisius University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by first-year head coach Jim Christian, play 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 2023–24 season 14–18, 8–12 in MAAC play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Mount St. Mary's before falling to top-seeded Quinnipiac in the quarterfinals of the MAAC tournament.
On March 16, 2024, the school announced that they would be parting ways with head coach Reggie Witherspoon, ending his eight-year tenure at the helm. On March 8, former Boston College head coach and Kent State assistant Jim Christian was named Witherspoon's successor.
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 10:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at No. 10 Arizona | L 64–93 | 0–1 |
McKale Center (13,597) Tucson, AZ | |||||||
| November 9, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
St. Bonaventure | L 78–87 | 0–2 |
Koessler Athletic Center (1,904) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
| November 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row |
at Mercyhurst | L 52–62 | 0–3 |
Owen McCormick Court (987) Erie, PA | |||||||
| November 16, 2024* 3:00 pm |
vs. SIU Edwardsville Bronco Classic |
L 58–76 | 0–4 |
University Arena (186) Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||
| November 17, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Western Michigan Bronco Classic |
L 69–92 | 0–5 |
University Arena (1,406) Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||
| November 19, 2024* 7:00 pm, B1G+ |
at Maryland | L 37–108 | 0–6 |
Xfinity Center (9,485) College Park, MD | |||||||
| November 23, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Brown | L 76–83 | 0–7 |
Koessler Athletic Center (953) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
| November 27, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Robert Morris | L 64–72 | 0–8 |
UPMC Events Center Moon Township, PA | |||||||
| December 6, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Merrimack | L 52–60 | 0–9 (0–1) |
Koessler Athletic Center (755) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
| December 8, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Siena | L 53–66 | 0–10 (0–2) |
Koessler Athletic Center (816) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
| December 14, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Maine | L 79–84 | 0–11 |
Koessler Athletic Center (830) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
| December 18, 2024* 8:00 pm, Marquee/ESPN+ |
at Loyola Chicago | L 60–72 | 0–12 |
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,965) Chicago, IL | |||||||
| December 21, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Bradley | Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||||
| January 5, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Sacred Heart | William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT | |||||||||
| January 10, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Rider | Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY | |||||||||
| January 12, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Saint Peter's | Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY | |||||||||
| January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Iona | Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY | |||||||||
| January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Fairfield | Leo D. Mahoney Arena Fairfield, CT | |||||||||
| January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Sacred Heart | Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY | |||||||||
| January 25, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Marist | Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY | |||||||||
| January 31, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Niagara Battle of the Bridge |
Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY | |||||||||
| February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Quinnipiac | M&T Bank Arena Hamden, CT | |||||||||
| February 8, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Merrimack | Hammel Court North Andover, MA | |||||||||
| February 12, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Niagara Battle of the Bridge |
Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY | |||||||||
| February 16, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Mount St. Mary's | Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY | |||||||||
| February 21, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Marist | McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY | |||||||||
| February 23, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Siena | MVP Arena Albany, NY | |||||||||
| February 28, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Manhattan | Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY | |||||||||
| March 2, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Iona | Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY | |||||||||
| March 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Rider | Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ | |||||||||
| March 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Saint Peter's | Run Baby Run Arena Jersey City, NJ | |||||||||
| MAAC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 11–15, 2025 ESPN+ |
vs. | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ | |||||||||
| *Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. | |||||||||||
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References
- "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- "Canisius beats Mount St. Mary's in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament 77-61". USA Today. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- "Paul Otieno's 'impressive' night helps lead men's basketball to all-around postseason victory against Canisius". The Quinnipiac Chronicle. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- "Canisius announces Witherspoon will not return as men's basketball coach". Spectrum News 1 Buffalo. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- "Canisius hires former Boston College coach Jim Christian to take over men's basketball program". AP News. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Canisius University Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- "Canisius Golden Griffins 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 10, 2024.