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2020–21 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2020–21 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represented Canisius College in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by fifth-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. They finished the 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 lost in the first round to No. 11 seed Rider 76–78.
Quick Facts Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball, Conference ...
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| Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–6 (7–5 MAAC) |
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| Home arena | Koessler Athletic Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 12 | – | 5 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 14 | – | 11 | .560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 12 | – | 9 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canisius | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 7 | – | 6 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac | 7 | – | 10 | .412 | 9 | – | 13 | .409 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona † | 6 | – | 3 | .667 | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 6 | – | 17 | .261 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| † 2021 MAAC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Golden Griffins finished the 2019–20 season 12–20, 7–13 in MAAC play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC tournament to Iona.[3]
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| December 11, 2020 7:00 pm |
Marist | W 81–72 | 1–0 (1–0) |
Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY | |||||||
| December 12, 2020 7:00 pm |
Marist | L 52–56 | 1–1 (1–1) |
Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY | |||||||
| December 27, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Monmouth | L 66–84 | 1–2 (1–2) |
OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||
| December 28, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Monmouth | L 69–97 | 1–3 (1–3) |
OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||
| January 1, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Saint Peter's | W 70–58 | 2–3 (2–3) |
Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY | |||||||
| January 2, 2021 1:00 pm |
Saint Peter's | W 63–60 | 3–3 (3–3) |
Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY | |||||||
| February 12, 2021 1:00 pm |
Quinnipiac | W 74–67 | 4–3 (4–3) |
People's United Center Hamden, CT | |||||||
| February 13, 2021 1:00 pm |
Quinnipiac | W 89–70 | 5–3 (5–3) |
People's United Center Hamden, CT | |||||||
| February 19, 2021 5:00 pm |
at Fairfield | W 80–69 | 6–3 (6–3) |
Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT | |||||||
| February 20, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Fairfield | L 53–66 | 6–4 (6–4) |
Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT | |||||||
| February 26, 2021 |
at Niagara | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY | ||||||||
| February 27, 2021 |
at Niagara | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY | ||||||||
| March 4, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Siena | L 66–73 | 6–5 (6–5) |
Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, NY | |||||||
| March 5, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Siena | W 76–75 | 7–5 (7–5) |
Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, NY | |||||||
| MAAC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 8, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(6) | vs. (11) Rider First round |
L 76–78 | 7–6 |
Boardwalk Hall (7–6) Atlantic City, NJ | ||||||
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Source[4]
- "2020-21 Basketball Tiebreakers" (PDF). MAAC Sports. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- "2020-21 Men's Basketball Standings". MAAC Sports. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- "Manhattan, Iona and Niagara Advance to Men's Quarterfinals". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. March 11, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Canisius College Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2020.