2023–24 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team

2023–24 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball
2023–24 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	7–9 (2–4 MAAC)
Head coach	Reggie Witherspoon (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Hawkins; Thurman Schaetzle; Gravelle Craig;
Home arena	Koessler Athletic Center

2023–24 MAAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Saint Peter's	5	–	0	1.000	9	–	5	.643
Quinnipiac	4	–	1	.800	12	–	4	.750
Fairfield	4	–	2	.667	10	–	7	.588
Marist	3	–	2	.600	8	–	6	.571
Niagara	3	–	3	.500	7	–	9	.438
Iona	2	–	3	.400	7	–	9	.438
Mount St. Mary's	2	–	3	.400	6	–	10	.375
Siena	2	–	3	.400	3	–	13	.188
Canisius	2	–	4	.333	7	–	9	.438
Rider	2	–	4	.333	5	–	12	.294
Manhattan	1	–	5	.167	4	–	11	.267

† 2024 MAAC tournament winner As of January 15, 2024

The 2023–24 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represents Canisius University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by eighth-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 2022–23 season 10–20, 8–12 in MAAC play to finish tied for eighth place. As the No. 9 seed, they were defeated in overtime by Mount St. Mary's in the first round of the MAAC tournament.^[1]

Roster

2023–24 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Tre Dinkins	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Chester, Pennsylvania
G	1	Devean Williams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Los Angeles, California
F	2	TJ Porter	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Atlanta, Georgia
G	3	Cam Palesse	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Waukesha, Wisconsin
F	4	Youri Fritz	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Tiel, Netherlands
G	5	Siem Uijtendaal	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Haarlem, Netherlands
G	11	Davon Ware	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	GS	Buffalo, New York
F	12	Bryce Okpoh	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Dallas, Texas
F	15	Joe Jones III	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	GS	Buffalo, New York
G	21	TJ Gadsden	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	New York, New York
F	23	Frank Mitchell	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Toronto, Ontario
F	25	Xzavier Long	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Washington, D.C.
F	32	Maji David-Maji	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Kogi,Nigeria
G	33	Nicco DiGiulio	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	Williamsville, New York
G	44	Tahj Staveskie	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Sandusky, Ohio

Head coach

Reggie Witherspoon (Wheeling)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Hawkins (Radford)
Thurman Schaetzle (Canisius)
Gravelle Craig (Cleveland State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 12, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 21, 2023* 6:00 p.m.	Toronto Metropolitan	W 97–74		Koessler Athletic Center (418) Buffalo, NY
Regular season
November 8, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Syracuse	L 77–89	0–1	JMA Wireless Dome (19,080) Syracuse, NY
November 12, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at St. Bonaventure	W 70–67	1–1	Reilly Center (4,850) Olean, NY
November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Cleveland State	L 61–71	1–2	Wolstein Center (1,732) Cleveland, OH
November 20, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	D'Youville	W 109–69	2–2	Koessler Athletic Center (878) Buffalo, NY
November 24, 2023* 4:30 p.m.	vs. Wofford Northern Classic	W 76–67	3–2	Place Bell Laval, Quebec
November 25, 2023* 2:00 p.m.	vs. Western Kentucky Northern Classic	W 85–77	4–2	Place Bell Laval, Quebec
November 26, 2022* 4:00 p.m.	vs. Bowling Green Northern Classic	L 73–77	4–3	Place Bell Laval, Quebec
December 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Quinnipiac	W 93–73	5–3 (1–0)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,084) Buffalo, NY
December 3, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Saint Peter's	L 52–54	5–4 (1–1)	Koessler Athletic Center (795) Buffalo, NY
December 6, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	Robert Morris	W 87–80	6–4	Koessler Athletic Center (562) Buffalo, NY
December 9, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Pittsburgh	L 71–82	6–5	Petersen Events Center (7,808) Pittsburgh, PA
December 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at High Point	L 70–78	6–6	Qubein Center (2,855) High Point, NC
January 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Mount St. Mary's	L 69–74	6–7 (1–2)	Knott Arena (1,307) Emmitsburg, MD
January 7, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Rider	L 76–79 ^OT	6–8 (1–3)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,565) Lawrenceville, NJ
January 12, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Siena	W 67–63	7–8 (2–3)	Koessler Athletic Center (574) Buffalo, NY
January 15, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	Fairfield	L 63–88	7–9 (2–4)	Koessler Athletic Center (528) Buffalo, NY
January 19, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Iona			Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY
January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Saint Peter's			Run Baby Run Arena Jersey City, NJ
January 26, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Manhattan			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
January 28, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Marist			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
February 4, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Quinnipiac			M&T Bank Arena Hamden, CT
February 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Niagara Battle of the Bridge			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
February 10, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Iona			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
February 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Marist			McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY
February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Siena			MVP Arena Albany, NY
February 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Niagara Battle of the Bridge			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
March 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Mount St. Mary's			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
March 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Rider			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
March 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Fairfield			Leo D. Mahoney Arena Fairfield, CT
March 9, 2023 TBD, ESPN+	at Manhattan			Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY
MAAC tournament
March 12–16, 2024 TBD	vs. TBD			Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources^[2]^[3]

References

↑ "Men's Basketball Falls in Overtime to Mount St. Mary's". Canisius University Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Canisius University Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Canisius Golden Griffins Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

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[1] "Men's Basketball Falls in Overtime to Mount St. Mary's". Canisius University Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

[2] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Canisius University Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

[3] "2023-24 Canisius Golden Griffins Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

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