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MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2019-20 SCHEDULE >> CANISIUS (10-17, 5-11 MAAC) vs. IONA (10-13, 8-8 MAAC) Feb. 27, 2020 • 7:00 PM • Buffalo, N.Y. • Koessler Athletic Center DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Canisius Golden Griffins Video: ........................................... ESPN+ Nov. 9 at Brown L, 75-68 Head Coach: Reggie Witherspoon ................ Jay Moran and Richard Walsh Nov. 13 at Albany L, 83-57 Record at Canisius: 64-62 (4th Season) Radio: ................... WECK Radio Buffalo NOV. 16 BUCKNELL W, 83-81 Overall: 262-290 (18th Season) .. Andy Helwig and Jermaine Crumpton NOV. 23 ST. BONAVENTURE (1) W, 61-57 Live Stats: ....................... GoGriffs.com Nov. 26 at UIC (2) W, 94-64 GAME 28 Iona Gaels Head Coach: Tim Cluess All-Time Series: ...... ION leads 43-33 Dec. 1 vs. Mercer (2) # W, 76-66 Home vs. Iona: ...... CAN leads 22-13 Dec. 2 vs. Hofstra (2) # L, 64-57 Record at Iona: 208-122 (10th Season) Overall: 306-144 (14th Season) Last Meeting: ........... ION 69, CAN 66 Dec. 4 at Florida Atlantic (2) L, 62-59 ........ 1/24/20 at Hynes Athletic Center DEC. 14 HOLY CROSS W, 80-72 Active Streak: ..................... ION won 3 Dec. 18 at Buffalo L, 82-73 Dec. 23 at Siena * L, 73-72 Dec. 30 at Pitt L, 87-79 CANISIUS STARTS FINAL HOMESTAND AGAINST IONA THURSDAY JAN. 3 MANHATTAN * L, 71-67 4The Canisius men’s basketball team will start its final two-game homestand of the JAN. 5 FAIRFIELD * L, 46-42 2019-20 season Thursday night when the Golden Griffins play host to Iona at the Jan. 10 at Monmouth * L, 84-65 Koessler Athletic Center. Jan. 12 at Saint Peter’s * W, 72-68 4Starting tonight, the Griffs will play three of their final four regular-season games at JAN. 17 SIENA * W, 73-63 home. JAN. 19 RIDER * W, 95-86 4Canisius is coming off a 57-56, come-from-behind win over Manhattan on Sunday. Jan. 24 at Iona * L, 69-66 The 18-pint comeback for the Griffs stands as the program’s largest comeback victory Jan. 26 at Fairfield * L, 63-55 in a game since Dec. 2, 2016, when the Blue and Gold overcame a 15-point deficit to JAN. 31 QUINNIPIAC * L, 90-73 beat Manhattan 77-76 on the road. FEB. 2 MARIST * W, 66-65 FASTBREAK POINTS Feb. 7 at Rider * L, 61-60 Feb. 12 at Niagara * L, 69-66 4Canisius enters tonight’s game with an overall record of 10-17 to go with a 5-11 mark FEB. 14 MONMOUTH * L, 85-71 in MAAC action. Feb. 21 at Quinnipiac * L, 66-64 4The 57-point effort in the win at Manhattan last Sunday marks the first time Canisius Feb. 23 at Manhattan * W, 57-56 won a game despite not scoring 60 points in a game since Dec. 30, 2008, when the FEB. 27 IONA * TONIGHT Blue and Gold defeated Maine on the road by the final score of 56-43. FEB. 29 SAINT PETER’S * 2 P.M. 4The Griffs have played 13 games decided by five points-or-less this season, with 10 of those games coming against MAAC opponents. Mar. 4 at Marist * 7 p.m. 4The Griffs' 66-64 loss at Quinnipiac Feb. 21 was the team's seventh league defeat by MAR. 6 NIAGARA * 7 P.M. five points-or-less this season, which is the most for any team in the nation. There are six teams that have lost six conference games by five or fewer this year. 2020 MAAC Championship 4Junior Majesty Brandon scored all 20 of his points at Manhattan in the game’s Mar. 10-14 at Atlantic City, N.J. TBA second half. He capped his afternoon by hitting a pair of free-throws to put Canisius ahead for good with 13.3 seconds left to play. 4Senior guard Malik Johnson enters tonight’s game against Iona needing two assists SCHEDULE NOTES: to pass former Griff guard Frank Turner for first-place on the school’s career assist list. 1 - game at KeyBank Center (Buffalo, N.Y.) 4Johnson, who became just the second Canisius player in school history to play in 2 - Boca Raton Beach Classic more than 125-career games on Sunday, had three steals at Manhattan on Sunday. # - played in Boca Raton, Fla. He starts tonight’s game needing six more swipes to become just the third player in * - MAAC game program history to record 200-plus steals during his time in Blue and Gold. CANISIUS’ POTENTIAL STARTERS (BASED ON PREVIOUS GAME) FOLLOW THE GRIFFS # PLAYER PPG. RPG. APG. SPG. BPG. 1 Malik Johnson (5-10, 165, G, Sr.) 12.8 6.0 5.9 2.1 0.1 GoGriffs.com Needs 2 assists to set program’s career record... Ranks 8th in the MAAC w/ 6.0 rebs/game. 3 Jordan Henderson (6-3, 180, G, So.) 9.1 2.4 2.1 0.8 0.1 @Griffs_MBB Ranks second on the team with 32 3-pt. FG makes... Had 20 points at Iona Jan. 24. 11 Armon Harried (6-4, 185, G, Fr.) 6.7 3.5 0.8 1.2 0.1 Griffs_MBB Has started 26 games this year... Ranks 10th in MAAC with 1.2 steals per game. 2 Corey Brown (6-8, 225, F, Sr.) 3.9 2.7 0.7 0.7 0.4 MBB CONTACT: Matt Reitnour (Associate Athletic Director - Communications) Playing in his 110th collegiate game tonight... Grad transfer from Nothern Ariz. Email: [email protected] | Cell: (716) 316-7362 10 Jacco Fritz (6-10, 200, F, Fr.) 7.4 4.8 1.9 0.4 0.3 @MReitnour82 | @Griffs_MBB | @GoGriffs Has at least one offensive rebound in 21 games this year... Good for 7.3 ppg. in last five. CANISIUS BASKETBALL AKRUM AHEMED MALIK JOHNSON COREY BROWN JORDAN HENDERSON JALANNI WHITE SAM RAUTINS 0 G, Fr., 6-5, 185 1 G, Sr., 5-10, 165 2 F, Sr., 6-8, 225 3 G, So., 6-5, 180 4 F, Jr., 6-8, 215 5 G, So., 6-4, 190 Hackensack, N.J. Richmond, Va. Hollywood, Fla. Cincinnati, Ohio New Haven, Conn. Syracuse, N.Y. JACCO FRITZ ARMON HARRIED MAJESTY BRANDON SCOTT HITCHON MALEK GREEN DANTAI ST. LOUIS 10 F, Fr., 6-10, 200 11 G, Fr., 6-4, 185 15 G, Jr., 6-0, 185 21 F, Jr., 6-8, 215 22 F, Jr., 6-7, 215 23 F, Sr., 6-8, 235 Tiel, Netherlands Baltimore, Md. Bronx, N.Y. Whitby, Ontario Cincinnati, Ohio Brampton, Ontario IVAN HADŽIĆ REGGIE WITHERSPOON CHRIS HAWKINS THURMAN SCHAETZLE CALVIN CAGE JAKE KROLL 24 C, So., 6-9, 240 Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Academics/DOBO Šabac, Serbia 4th Season at Canisius 4th Season at Canisius 2nd Season at Canisius 1st Season at Canisius 4th Season at Canisius NUMERCIAL ROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown Last School CANISIUS PRONUNCIATIONS 0 Akrum Ahemed Fr. G 6-5 185 Hackensack, N.J. Scotland Campus 0 Akrum ahh-MED 1 Malik Johnson Sr. G 5-10 165 Richmond, Va. Blue Ridge School 4 jah-LON-ee White 2 Corey Brown Sr. F 6-8 225 Hollywood, Fla. Northern Arizona 10 yach-OH Fritz 3 Jordan Henderson So. G 6-5 180 Cincinnati, Ohio Indiana Elite Prep 11 Armon ha-REED 4 Jalanni White Jr. F 6-8 215 New Haven, Conn. Notre Dame-West Haven 23 don-TAY St. Louis (like the city) 5 Sam Rautins So. G 6-4 190 Syracuse, N.Y. Athlete Institute Prep 24 E-von HA-zhich 10 Jacco Fritz Fr. F 6-10 200 Tiel, Netherlands DME Academy (Fla.) 11 Armon Harried Fr. G 6-4 185 Baltimore, Md. Lake Clifton Thurman SHAT-zull 15 Majesty Brandon Jr. G 6-0 165 Bronx, N.Y. Monroe Community College 21 Scott Hitchon Jr. F 6-8 215 Whitby, Ontario Thornlea Secondary 22 Malek Green + Jr. F 6-7 215 Cincinnati, Ohio Morehead State 23 Dantai St. Louis Sr. F 6-8 235 Brampton, Ontario Orangeville Prep 24 Ivan Hadžić So. C 6-9 240 Šabac, Serbia Southwest Christian (Ark.) + - will redshirt in 2019-20 Head Coach: Reggie Witherspoon (4th); Assistant Coaches: Chris Hawkins (4th), Thurman Schaetzle (2nd), Calvin Cage (1st); Basketball Academic and Operations: Jake Kroll (4th); Athletic Performance: Mike Guzda (3rd); Athletic Trainer: Tyler LaMonica (2nd); Graduate Assistant: Caleb Gilbride (2nd); Student Managers: Austin Buschang (4th); Quinn Imiola (3rd); Shane Hurd (1st); Luca Militelo (1st) GAME NOTES SERIES HISTORY VS. IONA LAST TIME OUT CANISIUS 57, MANHATTAN 56 • Feb. 23 | Draddy Gymnasium | Riverdale, N.Y. All-Time Series ............................... Iona leads 43-33 4Junior guard Majesty Brandon scored all of his game-high 20 points in the second half, capped At Canisius ......................... Canisius leads 22-13 by a pair of free-throws with 13.3 seconds left to play, to help lead Canisius to a 57-56 win over At Iona ............................................. Iona leads 25-8 Manhattan at Draddy Gymnasium Feb. 23. At Neutral Site ............................... Iona leads 5-3 Postseason ...................................... Iona leads 5-3 4The Golden Griffins came back to win the game despite trailing by as many as 18 points in the game’s first half. This come-from-behind win stands as the program’s largest since Dec. 2, 2016 Current Streak .......................................... Iona won 3 when the Griffs came back to defeat Manhattan 77-76, despite trailing by 15 points in the second Last 5 Games ....................................... Iona leads 3-2 half. 4Canisius shot 44.4 percent from the field in the game’s second half and made 11-straight free- Overtime Games .......................