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The 2025–26 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represented Canisius University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by second-year head coach Jim Christian, played their home games at the Koessler Athletic Center in Buffalo, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).

ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record10–21 (5–15 MAAC)
Headcoach
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2025–26 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record10–21 (5–15 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKoessler Athletic Center
Seasons
← 2024–25
2026–27 →
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2025–26 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Merrimack17–3 .85023–11  .676
Saint Peter's14–6 .70017–12  .586
Siena †13–7 .65023–12  .657
Quinnipiac12–8 .60019–13  .594
Marist12–8 .60019–12  .613
Mount St. Mary's11–9 .55015–17  .469
Fairfield11–9 .55021–13  .618
Iona10–10 .50018–14  .563
Sacred Heart9–11 .45014–19  .424
Manhattan8–12 .40012–20  .375
Niagara5–15 .2508–22  .267
Canisius5–15 .25010–21  .323
Rider3–17 .1504–25  .138
† 2026 MAAC tournament winner
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Only the top 10 teams in the conference are eligible to participate in the 2026 MAAC tournament.[1] With their loss to Manhattan on February 15, the Golden Griffins were mathematically eliminated from making the conference tournament, and therefore also eliminated from making the 2026 NCAA tournament.

Previous season

The Golden Griffins finished the 2024–25 season 3–28, 3–17 in MAAC play, to finish in thirteenth (last) place.[2] They failed to qualify for the 2025 MAAC tournament.

Roster

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2025–26 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Chris Kumu 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrFort Erie Academy Montreal, QC
G 1 Javante Edwards 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrCarmen Northwest HS Milwaukee, WI
G 2 Marcus Niblack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) GSJacksonville Leesburg, FL
G 3 Anthony Benard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrMercer Detroit, MI
G 4 Nicco DiGiulio 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoWilliamsville South HS Williamsville, NY
F 5 Myles Wilmoth 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) GSSiena Chestnut Ridge, NY
G 6 Zach Christian 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrGrand Island HS Grand Island, NY
F 9 Evan van der Plas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoBC Triple Threat U-19 Rosmalen, Netherlands
G 11 Kahlil Singleton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrHoly Cross Vancouver, WA
G 12 Trevor Augustine 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) So716 United Grand Island, NY
F 13 Bryan Ndjonga 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrCentral Michigan Yaoundé, Cameroon
G 15 Mike Evbagharu 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrCentral Arkansas Scarborough, ON
G/F 21 Max Jusianiec 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) GSMercyhurst Alfred, NY
F 22 Brendan Oliver 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrBlair Academy West Orange, NJ
F 32 Andreo Ash 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrCanterbury School Liverpool, NY
F 34 King Ijeoma 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrLivingstone Houston, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Last update: November 6, 2025

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 3, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Dayton L 48–88  0–1
 UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
November 6, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Allegheny W 84–43  1–1
 Koessler Athletic Center (674)
Buffalo, NY
November 8, 2025*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at St. Bonaventure L 70–89  1–2
 Reilly Center (3,549)
St. Bonaventure, NY
November 12, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Mercyhurst W 58–55  2–2
 Koessler Athletic Center (815)
Buffalo, NY
November 17, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at High Point L 50–93  2–3
 Qubein Center (2,603)
High Point, NC
November 21, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Maryland Eastern Shore
Queen City Classic		 W 60–57  3–3
 Koessler Athletic Center (577)
Buffalo, NY
November 23, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Binghamton
Queen City Classic		 W 75–66  4–3
 Koessler Athletic Center (677)
Buffalo, NY
November 29, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Buffalo L 53–71  4–4
 Koessler Athletic Center (1,503)
Buffalo, NY
December 5, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Saint Peter's L 57–69  4–5
(0–1)		 Run Baby Run Arena (558)
Jersey City, NJ
December 7, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Siena L 52–74  4–6
(0–2)		 MVP Arena (4,439)
Albany, NY
December 13, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Maine W 70–43  5–6
 Memorial Gymnasium (1,190)
Orono, ME
December 16, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Rhode Island L 45–62  5–7
 Ryan Center (2,895)
Kingston, RI
December 22, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Duquesne L 59–103  5–8
 UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,088)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 2, 2026
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Fairfield W 85–81  6–8
(1–2)		 Koessler Athletic Center (787)
Buffalo, NY
January 4, 2026
12:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Sacred Heart W 82–78  7–8
(2–2)		 Koessler Athletic Center (567)
Buffalo, NY
January 9, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Manhattan W 70–64  8–8
(3–2)		 Draddy Gymnasium (565)
Riverdale, NY
January 11, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Iona L 48–74  8–9
(3–3)		 Hynes Athletics Center (1,732)
New Rochelle, NY
January 14, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Niagara
Battle of the Bridge		 L 54–59  8–10
(3–4)		 Koessler Athletic Center (1,315)
Buffalo, NY
January 17, 2026
12:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Mount St. Mary's L 68–78  8–11
(3–5)		 Koessler Athletic Center (591)
Buffalo, NY
January 22, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Sacred Heart L 66–69  8–12
(3–6)		 William H. Pitt Center (773)
Fairfield, CT
January 24, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Fairfield L 55–61  8–13
(3–7)		 Leo D. Mahoney Arena (2,407)
Fairfield, CT
January 30, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Marist L 86–88 OT 8–14
(3–8)		 Koessler Athletic Center (589)
Buffalo, NY
February 1, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Siena L 63–78  8–15
(3–9)		 Koessler Athletic Center (829)
Buffalo, NY
February 3, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+		 at Niagara
Battle of the Bridge		 L 56–65  8–16
(3–10)		 Gallagher Center (1,246)
Lewiston, NY
February 5, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Quinnipiac L 60–75  8–17
(3–11)		 M&T Bank Arena (669)
Hamden, CT
February 13, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Iona L 63–69  8–18
(3–12)		 Koessler Athletic Center (601)
Buffalo, NY
February 15, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Manhattan L 65–69  8–19
(3–13)		 Koessler Athletic Center (551)
Buffalo, NY
February 20, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Rider W 72–66  9–19
(4–13)		 Alumni Gymnasium (1,008)
Lawrenceville, NJ
February 22, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Mount St. Mary's L 47–68  9–20
(4–14)		 Knott Arena (2,626)
Emmitsburg, MD
February 27, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Merrimack W 67–62  10–20
(5–14)		 Koessler Athletic Center (553)
Buffalo, NY
March 1, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Quinnipiac L 63–67  10–21
(5–15)		 Koessler Athletic Center (531)
Buffalo, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.
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