2017–18 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team

2017–18 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball
2017–18 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball
MAAC regular-season co-champion
CBI, first round
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	21–12 (15–3 MAAC)
Head coach	Reggie Witherspoon (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Hawkins; Larry Blunt; Eddie Shannon;
Home arena	Koessler Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represented Canisius University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by second-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 (MAAC). They finished the season 21–11, 15–3 in MAAC play, to finish in a share for the MAAC regular-season title with Rider. It was the Golden Griffins' first conference regular-season title since 1994.^[1] As the No. 2 seed at the MAAC tournament, they were upset by in the quarterfinals by No. 7 seed Quinnipiac.^[2] They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Jacksonville State.^[3]

ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Record21–12 (15–3 MAAC)

Headcoach

Reggie Witherspoon (2nd season)

Assistant coaches

Chris Hawkins
Larry Blunt
Eddie Shannon

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2017–18 MAAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Rider	15	–	3	.833	22	–	10	.688
Canisius	15	–	3	.833	21	–	12	.636
Niagara	12	–	6	.667	19	–	14	.576
Iona †	11	–	7	.611	20	–	14	.588
Manhattan	9	–	9	.500	14	–	17	.452
Fairfield	9	–	9	.500	17	–	16	.515
Quinnipiac	7	–	11	.389	12	–	21	.364
Monmouth	7	–	11	.389	11	–	20	.355
Saint Peter's	6	–	12	.333	14	–	18	.438
Siena	4	–	14	.222	8	–	24	.250
Marist	4	–	14	.222	6	–	25	.194

† 2018 MAAC tournament winner

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2017* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Buffalo	L 75–80	0–1	Alumni Arena (3,279) Amherst, NY
November 14, 2017* 7:00 p.m.		at Air Force Men Against Breast Cancer Showcase	L 79–93	0–2	Clune Arena (1,002) Colorado Springs, CO
November 18, 2017* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Youngstown State	W 104–84	1–2	Koessler Athletic Center (1,245) Buffalo, NY
November 21, 2017* 8:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Tennessee State	L 52–60	1–3	Gentry Complex (801) Nashville, TN
November 24, 2017* 11:30 p.m.		vs. Texas State Men Against Breast Cancer Showcase	W 68–62	2–3	Alex G. Spanos Center (1,349) Stockton, CA
November 25, 2017* 11:30 p.m.		vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff Men Against Breast Cancer Showcase	W 81–58	3–3	Alex G. Spanos Center (1,325) Stockton, CA
November 26, 2017* 6:00 p.m.		at Pacific Men Against Breast Cancer Showcase	L 58–80	3–4	Alex G. Spanos Center (1,150) Stockton, CA
December 2, 2017* 4:00 p.m., ESPN3		Dartmouth	W 73–60	4–4	Koessler Athletic Center (906) Buffalo, NY
December 6, 2017* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		St. Bonaventure	L 65–73	4–5	Koessler Athletic Center (2,196) Buffalo, NY
December 9, 2017* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Evansville	L 58–65	4–6	Ford Center (3,363) Evansville, IN
December 16, 2017* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Albany	L 65–68	4–7	SEFCU Arena (2,441) Albany, NY
December 19, 2017* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Elon	W 67–51	5–7	Koessler Athletic Center (805) Buffalo, NY
December 22, 2017* 7:00 p.m.		at Robert Morris	W 76–62	6–7	Palumbo Center (843) Pittsburgh, PA
MAAC regular season
December 29, 2017 4:30 p.m., ESPN3		Rider	W 77–76	7–7 (1–0)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,049) Buffalo, NY
December 31, 2017 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		Iona	W 85–78	8–7 (2–0)	Koessler Athletic Center (969) Buffalo, NY
January 5, 2018 8:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Quinnipiac	W 82–74	9–7 (3–0)	TD Bank Sports Center (1,355) Hamden, CT
January 7, 2018 3:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Siena	L 62–65	9–8 (3–1)	Times Union Center (6,114) Albany, NY
January 12, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Saint Peter's	W 70–58	10–8 (4–1)	Koessler Athletic Center (764) Buffalo, NY
January 14, 2018 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		Monmouth	W 94–79	11–8 (5–1)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,136) Buffalo, NY
January 19, 2018 9:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Manhattan	W 68–59	12–8 (6–1)	Draddy Gymnasium (1,344) Riverdale, NY
January 21, 2018 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Iona	W 84–82	13–8 (7–1)	Hynes Athletic Center (1,567) New Rochelle, NY
January 27, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Niagara Battle of the Bridge	L 89–105	13–9 (7–2)	Koessler Athletic Center (2,196) Buffalo, NY
February 2, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Marist	W 73–67	14–9 (8–2)	McCann Field House (1,147) Poughkeepsie, NY
February 4, 2018 2:00 p.m.		at Saint Peter's	W 73–58	15–9 (9–2)	Yanitelli Center (454) Jersey City, NJ
February 8, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Siena	W 89–65	16–9 (10–2)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,512) Buffalo, NY
February 10, 2018 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		Quinnipiac	W 71–64	17–9 (11–2)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,239) Buffalo, NY
February 12, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Fairfield	W 81–63	18–9 (12–2)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,011) Buffalo, NY
February 16, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Monmouth	W 78–60	19–9 (13–2)	OceanFirst Bank Center (2,854) West Long Branch, NJ
February 18, 2018 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Rider	L 82–83	19–10 (13–3)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ
February 21, 2018 7:00 p.m.		at Niagara Battle of the Bridge	W 95–88	20–10 (14–3)	Gallagher Center (2,311) Lewiston, NY
February 25, 2018 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		Marist	W 98–74	21–10 (15–3)	Koessler Athletic Center (2,033) Buffalo, NY
MAAC tournament
March 2, 2018 9:30 p.m., ESPN3	(2)	vs. (7) Quinnipiac Quarterfinals	L 69–72	21–11	Times Union Center (2,096) Albany, NY
CBI
March 14, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Jacksonville State First round	L 78–80 ^OT	21–12	Koessler Athletic Center (870) Buffalo, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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