2021–22 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team

2021–22 MAAC men's basketball standings
	† 2022 MAAC Tournament winner ; As of December 12, 2021;

2021–22 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball
2021–22 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2021–22 record	2–9 (0–2 MAAC)
Head coach	Reggie Witherspoon (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Hawkins; Thurman Schaetzle; Calvin Cage;
Home arena	Koessler Athletic Center

The 2021–22 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represent Canisius College in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by sixth-year head coach Reggie Witherspoon, 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 2020–21 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 were upset in the first round by No. 11 seed Rider.[1]

Roster

2021–22 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Akrum Ahemed	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Hackensack, NJ
G	1	Ahamadou Fofana	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Bronx, NY
F	2	Malek Green	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Cincinnati, OH
G	3	Jordan Henderson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Cincinnati, OH
G	5	Siem Uijtendaal	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Haarlem, Netherlands
F	10	Jacco Fritz	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Tiel, Netherlands
G	11	Armon Harried	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Baltimore, MD
G	12	Asa Beyah	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Utica, NY
F	21	Scott Hitchon	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	GS	Whitby, Ontario
F	22	George Maslennikov	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Odessa, Ukraine
G	25	Xzavier Long	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Washington, D.C.
G	33	Brandon Kulakowski	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Brewerton, NY
G	44	Tahj Staveskie	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Sandusky, OH

Head coach

Reggie Witherspoon (Empire State)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Hawkins (Radford)
Thurman Schaetzle (Canisius)
Calvin Cage (Buffalo)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 30, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 24, 2021* 2:00 pm	Wheeling	W 101–64	–	Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:30 pm, ACCN	at Miami (FL)	L 67–77	0–1	Watsco Center (3,234) Coral Gables, FL
November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at East Carolina	L 71–83	0–2	Williams Arena (3,507) Greenville, NC
November 14, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at No. 23 St. Bonaventure	L 60–69	0–3	Reilly Center (3,943) St. Bonaventure, NY
November 20, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cleveland State Lake Erie Challenge	L 70–80	0–4	Wolstein Center (1,492) Cleveland, OH
November 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Fredonia	W 106–40	1–4	Koessler Athletic Center (762) Buffalo, NY
November 24, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Coppin State Lake Erie Challenge	W 76–75	2–4	Koessler Athletic Center (801) Buffalo, NY
November 29, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Cornell	L 75–89	2–5	Koessler Athletic Center (856) Buffalo, NY
December 3, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Fairfield	L 68–74	2–6 (0–1)	Koessler Athletic Center (849) Buffalo, NY
December 5, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3	Monmouth	L 65–79	2–7 (0–2)	Koessler Athletic Center (736) Buffalo, NY
December 8, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northern Kentucky	L 62–75	2–8	BB&T Arena (2,235) Highland Heights, KY
December 11, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Youngstown State	L 43–71	2–9	Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
December 18, 2021* 5:00 pm	vs. Buffalo			KeyBank Center Buffalo, NY
December 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Florida Gulf Coast			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
December 31, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Saint Peter's			Yanitelli Center Jersey City, NJ
January 2, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Siena			Times Union Center Albany, NY
January 7, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Quinnipiac			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
January 14, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Niagara Battle of the Bridge			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
January 16, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Manhattan			Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY
January 21, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Rider			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
January 23, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3	Saint Peter's			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
January 28, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Monmouth			OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ
January 30, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Rider			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
February 4, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Iona			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
February 6, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3	Manhattan			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
February 12, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Marist			McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY
February 14, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Fairfield			Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT
February 19, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3	Niagara Battle of the Bridge			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
February 25, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Iona			Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY
February 27, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Quinnipiac			People's United Center Hamden, CT
March 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Marist			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
March 5, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN3	Siena			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
MAAC Tournament
March 8–12, 2022	vs.			Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources[2]

References

"Rider Upsets Canisius to Kick off the Hercules Tires MAAC Men's Basketball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
"2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Canisius College Athletics. Retrieved November 30, 2021.

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[1] "Rider Upsets Canisius to Kick off the Hercules Tires MAAC Men's Basketball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2021.

[2] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Canisius College Athletics. Retrieved November 30, 2021.

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