The Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team, or the Griffs, represent Canisius University in Buffalo, New York, United States.[2] Canisius is a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and play their home games at Koessler Center. [3] Canisius has appeared in the NCAA tournament four times, most recently in 1996. In 1955 and 1956, the Golden Griffins appeared in the NCAA tournament Elite Eight.
Canisius Golden Griffins | |||
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University | Canisius University | ||
All-time record | 1306–1266 (.508) | ||
Head coach | Jim Christian | ||
Conference | MAAC | ||
Location | Buffalo, New York | ||
Arena | Koessler Center (Capacity: 2,176) | ||
Nickname | Golden Griffins | ||
Colors | Blue and gold[1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
1955, 1956 | |||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
1955, 1956, 1957 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1955, 1956, 1957, 1996 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
1996 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
1994, 1996, 2018 America East: 1985 Little Three: 1947, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1957 |
The Griffins have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 6–4.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1955 | First round Regional semifinals Regional Finals |
Williams Villanova La Salle |
W 73–60 W 73–71 L 64–99 |
1956 | First round Regional semifinals Regional Finals |
NC State Dartmouth Temple |
W 79–78 4OT W 66–58 L 58–60 |
1957 | First round Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game |
West Virginia North Carolina Lafayette |
W 64–56 L 75–87 W 82–76 |
1996 | First round | Utah | L 43–72 |
The Griffins have appeared in five National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 5–6.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1944 | Quarterfinals | Oklahoma A&M | L 43–29 |
1963 | Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals |
Memphis Villanova Providence |
W 76–67 W 61–46 L 66–81 |
1985 | First round | Nebraska | L 66–79 |
1994 | First round | Villanova | L 79–103 |
1995 | First round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd-place game |
Seton Hall Bradley Washington State Virginia Tech Penn State |
W 83–71 W 55–53 W 99–90 L 59–71 L 62–66 |
The Griffins have appeared in four CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournaments (CIT). Their combined record is 4–4.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2013 | First round Second Round Quarterfinals |
Elon Youngstown State Evansville |
W 69–53 W 84–82 OT L 83–84 |
2014 | First round | VMI | L 100–111 |
2015 | First round Second Round Quarterfinals |
Dartmouth Bowling Green NJIT |
W 87–72 W 82–59 L 73–78 |
2017 | First round | Samford | L 74–78 |
The Griffins have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational. Their record is 0–1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2018 | First round | Jacksonville State | L 78–80OT |