2020-21 Men's Basketball Game Notes
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2020-21 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES GAME at MONMOUTH MONMOUTH HAWKS CANISIUS GOLDEN GRIFFINS Dec. 27, 2020 | 2:00 PM Coach: King Rice (North Carolina, 1992) Coach: Reggie Witherspoon (Empire State, 1995) 3 ESPN3 Monmouth Record: 150-148 (10th Season) Canisius Record: 67-66 (Fifth Season) OceanFirst Bank Center (4,100) Career Record: Same Career Record: 265-294 (19th Season) 2020-21 Record: 1-2, 1-1 MAAC 2020-21 Record: 1-1, 1-1 MAAC 2020-21 SCHEDULE Top Scorers Top Scorer #3 Deion Hammond; #5 George Papas - 20.3 ppg #15 Majesty Brandon, Sr., G - 18.5 ppg DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Top Rebounder Top Rebounder DEC. 11 MARIST * W, 81-72 #21 Nikkei Rutty, Jr., F - 6.3 rpg #2 Malek Green, Jr., F - 10.0 rpg DEC. 12 MARIST * L, 56-52 Top Assists Leader Top Assists Leader Dec. 27 at Monmouth * 2 PM #25 Samuel Chaput, Jr., G - 3.3 apg #10 Jacco Fritz, So., F - 4.5 apg Dec. 28 at Monmouth * 2 PM PROBABLE STARTERS JAN. 1 SAINT PETER’S * 1 PM JAN. 2 SAINT PETER’S * 1 PM Jan. 8 at Siena * 5 PM # NAME POS. YR. PTS. REB. STAT VS. MON NOTES 3 Jordan Henderson G Jr. 9.5 3.5 11 pts on 2/14/20 10.1 ppg in last 10 games Jan. 9 at Siena * 5 PM 11 Armon Harried G So. 8.5 2.5 15 pts, 4 rebs on 1/10/20 8-9 at the FT line this year JAN. 15 MANHATTAN * 7 PM 15 Majesty Brandon G Sr. 18.5 3.0 17 pts on 2/14/20 Career-high 5 steals Dec. 12 JAN. 16 MANHATTAN * 7 PM 10 Jacco Fritz F So. 7.5 5.0 11.5 pts/6.0 rebs vs. MON 3rd in MAAC in assists/gm Jan. 22 at Fairfield * 5 PM 22 George Maslennikov F Jr. 3.0 0.5 - - Career-high 6 pts. on Dec. 11 Jan. 23 at Fairfield * 5 PM JAN. 29 QUINNIPIAC * 7 PM JAN. 30 QUINNIPIAC * 7 PM STAT COMPARISON GOLDEN GRIFFINS’ RECORD CAN STATS MON Overall H A N OT Feb. 12 at Rider * 5 PM 66.5 Scoring Average 80.7 2020-21 Feb. 13 at Rider * 5 PM Overall 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 64.0 Opp. Scoring Average 83.3 MAAC 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 FEB. 19 IONA * 7 PM .429 Field Goal Pct. .427 December 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 - - FEB. 20 IONA * 7 PM .438 Opp. Field Goal Pct. .444 January 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - February 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - March 5 at Niagara * 4 PM 7.5 3-Pointers Per Game 9.7 March 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - March 6 at Niagara * 4 PM .300 3-Point FG Pct. .408 STREAKS .257 Opp. 3-Point FG Pct. .421 Overall: Last Win: Dec. 11 vs. Marist (81-72) 2021 Hercules Tires MAAC Championship .629 Free-Throw Pct. .700 L1 Last Loss: Dec. 12 vs. Marist (56-52) March 9 Opening Round $ TBA 30.0 Rebounds Per Game 33.7 Home: Last Win: Dec. 11 vs. Marist (81-72) March 10 Quarterfinal Round $ TBA 36.5 Opp. Rebounds Per Game 41.7 L1 Last Loss: Dec. 12 vs. Marist (56-52) March 11 Quarterfinal Round $ TBA 14.0 Assists Per Game 14.7 March 12 Semifinal Round $ TBA 12.5 Turnovers Per Game 15.3 Away: Last Win: March 4 at Marist (85-69) March 13 Championship Game $ TBA 3.0 Blocks Per Game 3.3 W2 Last Loss: Feb. 21 at Quinnipiac (66-64) 6.0 Steals Per Game 10.0 Neutral: Last Win: Dec. 1 vs. Mercer (76-66) L1 Last Loss: Dec. 2 vs. Hofstra (64-57) SCHEDULE NOTES: SERIES HISTORY * - MAAC game MAAC: Last Win: Dec. 11 vs. Marist (81-72) $ - played in Atlantic City, N.J. The two games at Monmouth on Sunday and L1 Last Loss: Dec. 12 vs. Marist (56-52) Monday mark the 17th and 18th all-time meetings between these two programs. In the previous 16 contests between the Griffs and the Hawks, four FASTBREAK POINTS of Monmouth’s 10 wins have come by five points 4Canisius returns to action Dec. 27 for its or less. The MAAC - 40 Years of first game in more than two weeks when the Golden Griffins play at Monmouth. Overall Series: Monmouth leads 10-6 Excellence 4The Griffs are 1-1 overall and 1-1 in MAAC Series Streak: Monmouth, W3 play after splitting the first MAAC series The 2020-21 academic years marks the 40th year of at OceanFirst Bank Center: Monmouth leads 5-2 operations for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference of the season with Marist back on Dec. 11 Last Game: at Buffalo, N.Y. (MAAC). and Dec. 12. Monmouth 85, Canisius 71 - Feb. 14, 2020 4Canisius’ 81-72 victory over Marist back Witherspoon vs. Monmouth: 4-5 (A: 2-2) The MAAC was founded in on Dec. 11 improved Canisius to 79-35 1980 by six charters members: More series history information on page 5. Army, Fairfield, Fordham, Iona, all-time in season-openers (no records for Manhattan and Saint Peter’s. 1913-14 and 1918-19 seasons). BROADCAST INFO 4Canisius also improved to 17-15 all-time in The league is now comprised WATCH: ESPN3 and the ESPN app MAAC openers with that win over the Red of 11 member institutions and Eddy Occhipinti (pxp) and Steve Bazaz (analyst) Foxes Dec. 11. That victory gives the Blue 17 associate members, crowing champions in 24 sports. LISTEN: WECK Radio - 1230-AM/100.1-FM/100.5- and Gold a win in their first MAAC game Canisius joined the MAAC prior to the start of the 1989-90 FM/102.9-FM - Andy Helwig (pxp) of the season in eight of the last nine academic year. LISTEN ONLINE: GoGriffs.com campaigns, dating back to 2012-13. LIVE STATS: MonmouthHawks.com #GRIFFS GoGriffs.com @Griffs_MBB @Griffs_MBB GoGriffs CANISIUS BASKETBALL 2020-21 CANISIUS GOLDEN GRIFFINS BY ELIGIBILTY No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown High School/Last School SENIORS (3) 0 Akrum Ahemed So. G 6-5 185 Hackensack, N.J. Oak Hill Academy/Scotland Campus 15 Majesty Brandon G 1 Ahamadou Fofana Jr. G 6-1 175 Bronx, N.Y. Frederick Douglass/Erie Community College 21 Scott Hitchon F 2 Malek Green Jr. F 6-7 220 Cincinnati, Ohio Taft/Morehead State 4 Jalanni White F 3 Jordan Henderson Jr. G 6-5 190 Cincinnati, Ohio Walnut Hills/Indiana Elite Prep 4 Jalanni White Sr. F 6-8 215 New Haven, Conn. Notre Dame-West Haven JUNIORS (4) 5 Siem Uijtendaal Fr. G 6-6 185 Haarlem, Netherlands BC Apollo Amsterdam 1 Ahamadou Fofana G 10 Jacco Fritz So. F 6-10 210 Tiel, Netherlands DME Academy (Fla.) 2 Malek Green F 11 Armon Harried So. G 6-4 190 Baltimore, Md. Lake Clifton 3 Jordan Henderson G 12 Asa Beyah Fr. G 6-3 195 Utica, N.Y. Proctor/Cheshire Academy (Conn.) 22 George Maslennikov F 15 Majesty Brandon Sr. G 6-0 170 Bronx, N.Y. Satellite Academy/Monroe Community College 21 Scott Hitchon Sr. F 6-8 210 Whitby, Ontario Thornlea Secondary 22 George Maslennikov Jr. F 6-10 230 Odessa, Ukraine Holy Spirit Prep (Ga.)/Saddleback Jr. College SOPHOMORES (4) 25 Malik Brooks So. G 6-2 190 Lockport, N.Y. Lockport/Monmouth 0 Akrum Ahemed G 25 Malik Brooks G 10 Jacco Fritz F 11 Armon Harried G ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown High School/Last School FRESHMEN (2) 0 Akrum Ahemed So. G 6-5 185 Hackensack, N.J. Oak Hill Academy/Scotland Campus 12 Asa Beyah G 12 Asa Beyah Fr. G 6-3 195 Utica, N.Y. Proctor/Cheshire Academy (Conn.) 5 Siem Uijtendaal G 15 Majesty Brandon Sr. G 6-0 170 Bronx, N.Y. Satellite Academy/Monroe Community College 25 Malik Brooks So. G 6-2 190 Lockport, N.Y. Lockport/Monmouth 1 Ahamadou Fofana Jr. G 6-1 175 Bronx, N.Y. Frederick Douglass/Erie Community College BY STATE/COUNTRY 10 Jacco Fritz So. F 6-10 210 Tiel, Netherlands DME Academy (Fla.) 2 Malek Green Jr. F 6-7 220 Cincinnati, Ohio Taft/Morehead State CANADA (1) 11 Armon Harried So. G 6-4 190 Baltimore, Md. Lake Clifton 21 Scott Hitchon F 3 Jordan Henderson Jr. G 6-5 190 Cincinnati, Ohio Walnut Hills/Indiana Elite Prep 21 Scott Hitchon Sr. F 6-8 210 Whitby, Ontario Thornlea Secondary CONNECTICUT (1) 22 George Maslennikov Jr. F 6-10 230 Odessa, Ukraine Holy Spirit Prep (Ga.)/Saddleback Jr. College 4 Jalanni White F 5 Siem Uijtendaal Fr. G 6-6 185 Haarlem, Netherlands BC Apollo Amsterdam 4 Jalanni White Sr. F 6-8 215 New Haven, Conn. Notre Dame-West Haven MARYLAND (1) 11 Armon Harried G OHIO (2) 2 Malek Green F COACHING STAFF PRONUNCIATIONS 3 Jordan Henderson G Head Coach: Reggie Witherspoon (Empire State, ‘95) NETHERLANDS (2) Assistant Coach: Chris Hawkins (Radford, ‘92) Akrum Ahemed ahh-MED 10 Jacco Fritz F Assistant Coach: Thurman Schaetzle (Mercyhurst, ‘11) Ahamadou Fofana ahh-MA-dew foe-FAWN-ah Malek Green MUH-leak 5 Siem Uijtendaal G Assistant Coach: Calvin Cage (Buffalo, ‘06) Jalanni White jah-LON-ee Graduate Assistant Manager: Austin Buschang (Canisius, ‘20) Siem Uijtendaal SEEM ITE-ten-doll Athletic Trainer: Tyler LaMonica (Brockport, ‘17) NEW JERSEY (1) Jacco Fritz yoch-OH Athletic Performance: Mike Guzda (Cincinnati, ‘93) 0 Akrum Ahemed G Armon Harried ha-REED Student Manager: Quinn Imiola (Canisius, ‘21) Asa Beyah EH-sah BAY-uh NEW YORK (4) Student Manager: Shane Hurd (Canisius, ‘23) Scott Hitchon HITCH-in Student Manager: Luca Militello (Canisius, ‘23) George Maslennikov mass-LEN-ick-off 12 Asa Beyah G Thurman Schaetzle SHAT-zull 15 Majesty Brandon G 25 Malik Brooks G 1 Ahamadou Fofana G UKRAINE (1) 22 George Maslennikov F GAME NOTES QUICK FACTS A LONG TIME COMING 4After waiting 276 days, the Canisius men’s basketball program officially opened the 2020-21 CANISIUS COLLEGE season on Dec.