2012–13 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team

2012–13 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball
CIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record20–14 (11–7 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Pat Clarke
  • Fred Dupree
  • Mike Mennenga
Home arenaKoessler Athletic Center
Seasons
2012–13 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Niagara 13 – 5   .722 19 – 14   .576
Loyola (MD) 12 – 6   .667 23 – 12   .657
Rider 12 – 6   .667 19 – 15   .559
Canisius 11 – 7   .611 20 – 14   .588
Iona † 11 – 7   .611 20 – 14   .588
Fairfield 9 – 9   .500 19 – 16   .543
Manhattan 9 – 9   .500 14 – 18   .438
Marist 6 – 12   .333 10 – 21   .323
Siena 4 – 14   .222 8 – 24   .250
Saint Peter's 3 – 15   .167 9 – 21   .300
† 2013 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represented Canisius College during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by first year head coach Jim Baron, played their home games at the Koessler Athletic Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 11–7 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the 2013 MAAC tournament to Iona. They were invited to the 2013 CIT where they defeated Elon and Youngstown State to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Evansville.[1]

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Freddy Asprilla Forward 6–10 280 Senior Villavicencio, Colombia
3 Harold Washington Guard 6–1 175 Senior Brandywine, Maryland
4 Jermaine Johnson Guard 5–10 150 Freshman Stone Mountain, Georgia
5 Reggie Groves Guard 6–2 188 Junior Raleigh, North Carolina
10 Tyrel Edwards Forward 6–5 195 Sophomore Hamilton, Ontario
11 Alshwan Hymes Guard 6–2 203 Senior DeWitt, New York
12 Billy Baron Guard 6–2 195 Junior East Greenwich, Rhode Island
13 Chris Manhertz Forward 6–6 235 Junior The Bronx, New York
14 Kevin Bleeker Center 6–10 225 Sophomore Alkmaar, Netherlands
22 Isaac Sosa Guard 6–3 180 Senior Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
23 Phil Valenti Forward 6–7 195 Freshman Victor, New York
32 Dominique Raney Guard 6–4 180 Sophomore Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
35 Jordan Heath Forward 6–10 225 Junior Rochester, New York
50 Josiah Heath Forward 6–9 230 Sophomore Rochester, New York

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2012*
7:00 pm 		Ryerson W 77–54 
Koessler Athletic Center (838)
Buffalo, NY
11/08/2012*
7:00 pm 		Eckerd W 87–63 
Koessler Athletic Center (797)
Buffalo, NY
Regular season
11/12/2012*
7:00 pm 		Boston University W 83–75  1–0
 Koessler Athletic Center (1,422)
Buffalo, NY
11/17/2012*
4:00 pm 		St. Bonaventure W 72–69  2–0
 Koessler Athletic Center (2,196)
Buffalo, NY
11/20/2012*
8:00 pm 		Buffalo W 71–64  3–0
 Koessler Athletic Center (2,196)
Buffalo, NY
11/24/2012*
2:00 pm 		at Stony Brook L 75–82  3–1
 Pritchard Gymnasium (1,014)
Stony Brook, NY
11/29/2012*
7:00 pm 		at UMBC W 83–65  4–1
 Retriever Activities Center (1,520)
Catonsville, MD
12/07/2012
7:00 pm 		at Fairfield W 67–55  5–1 (1–0)
 Webster Bank Arena (2,684)
Bridgeport, CT
12/09/2012
2:00 pm 		at Marist W 94–82  6–1 (2–0)
 McCann Field House (1,210)
Poughkeepsie, NY
12/15/2012*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at No. 4 Syracuse
Gotham Classic 		L 61–85  6–2
 Carrier Dome (18,120)
Syracuse, NY
12/17/2012*
7:00 pm 		Longwood W 82–54  7–2
 Koessler Athletic Center (1,205)
Buffalo, NY
12/19/2012*
7:00 pm 		at Temple
Gotham Classic 		W 72–62  8–2
 Liacouras Center (3,258)
Philadelphia, PA
12/22/2012*
10:00 pm 		at No. 21 UNLV L 74–89  8–3
 Thomas & Mack Center (14,533)
Paradise, NV
12/27/2012*
7:00 pm 		Alcorn State
Gotham Classic 		W 87–74  9–3
 Koessler Athletic Center (1,388)
Buffalo, NY
12/30/2012*
3:00 pm 		at Detroit
Gotham Classic 		L 78–83  9–4
 Calihan Hall (2,717)
Detroit, MI
01/03/2013
7:00 pm 		Fairfield L 45–66  9–5 (2–1)
 Koessler Athletic Center (1,106)
Buffalo, NY
01/05/2013
7:00 pm 		Marist W 73–64  10–5 (3–1)
 Koessler Athletic Center (1,401)
Buffalo, NY
01/11/2013
7:00 pm 		at Siena L 54–57  10–6 (3–2)
 Times Union Center (5,986)
Albany, NY
01/13/2013
2:00 pm 		at Iona L 87–97  10–7 (3–3)
 Hynes Athletic Center (2,094)
New Rochelle, NY
01/17/2013
7:00 pm 		Manhattan W 64–60  11–7 (4–3)
 Koessler Athletic Center (1,370)
Buffalo, NY
01/19/2013
2:00 pm 		Siena W 76–44  12–7 (5–3)
 Koessler Athletic Center (2,001)
Buffalo, NY
01/25/2013
7:00 pm 		at Rider W 67–50  13–7 (6–3)
 Alumni Gymnasium (1,025)
Lawrenceville, NJ
01/27/2013
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		Niagara
Battle of the Bridge 		L 65–66  13–8 (6–4)
 Koessler Athletic Center (2,196)
Buffalo, NY
01/31/2013
7:00 pm 		Loyola (MD) W 91–79  14–8 (7–4)
 Koessler Athletic Center (1,303)
Buffalo, NY
02/02/2013
7:00 pm 		Iona W 77–74  15–8 (8–4)
 Koessler Athletic Center (1,852)
Buffalo, NY
02/07/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Manhattan L 54–67  15–9 (8–5)
 Draddy Gymnasium (1,304)
Riverdale, NY
02/10/2013
2:00 pm 		at Niagara
Battle of the Bridge 		W 77–70  16–9 (9–5)
 Gallagher Center (2,400)
Lewiston, NY
02/14/2013
7:30 pm 		at Loyola (MD) L 64–68  16–10 (9–6)
 Reitz Arena (824)
Baltimore, MD
02/16/2013
2:00 pm 		at Saint Peter's W 68–59  17–10 (10–6)
 Yanitelli Center (653)
Jersey City, NJ
02/23/2013*
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Vermont
BracketBusters 		L 79–87  17–11
 Patrick Gym (2,198)
Burlington, VT
02/28/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Saint Peter's W 77–65 OT 18–11 (11–6)
 Koessler Athletic Center (1,483)
Buffalo, NY
03/02/2013
2:00 pm 		Rider L 61–65  18–12 (11–7)
 Koessler Athletic Center (1,561)
Buffalo, NY
MAAC tournament
03/09/2013
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Iona
Quarterfinals 		L 85–89  18–13
 MassMutual Center (1,900)
Springfield, MA
2013 CIT
03/20/2013*
7:00 pm 		Elon
First Round 		W 69–53  19–13
 Koessler Athletic Center (1,187)
Buffalo, NY
03/23/2013*
7:05 pm 		at Youngstown State
Second Round 		W 84–82 OT 20–13
 Beeghly Center (2,596)
Youngstown, OH
03/26/2013*
7:00 pm 		Evansville
Quarterfinals 		L 83–84  20–14
 Koessler Athletic Center (1,403)
Buffalo, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ Coleman, Scott (March 26, 2013). "CIT Tournament 2013 results: Evansville wins thriller over Canisius, 84-83". SBnation.com. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "2012-13 Men's Basketball Roster". GoGriffs.com. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule - Canisius College Athletics". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 25, 2019.