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MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2019-20 SCHEDULE >> CANISIUS (8-10, 3-4 MAAC) at IONA (4-9, 2-4 MAAC) Jan. 24, 2020 • 7:00 PM • New Rochelle, N.Y. • Hynes Athletic Center DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Canisius Golden Griffins Video: ............................................ ESPN3 Nov. 9 at Brown L, 75-68 Head Coach: Reggie Witherspoon .. David Resnick and Adam Finkelstein Nov. 13 at Albany L, 83-57 Record at Canisius: 62-55 (4th Season) Radio: ................... WECK Radio Buffalo NOV. 16 BUCKNELL W, 83-81 Overall: 260-283 (18th Season) .................................................. Andy Helwig NOV. 23 ST. BONAVENTURE (1) W, 61-57 Live Stats: .......................... ICGaels.com Nov. 26 at UIC (2) W, 94-64 GAME 19 Iona Gaels Head Coach: Tim Cluess All-Time Series: ...... ION leads 42-33 Dec. 1 vs. Mercer (2) # W, 76-66 Away vs. Iona: ........... ION leads 24-8 Dec. 2 vs. Hofstra (2) # L, 64-57 Record at Iona: 203-117 (10th Season) Overall: 301-140 (14th Season) Last Meeting: ........... ION 87, CAN 80 Dec. 4 at Florida Atlantic (2) L, 62-59 ... 2/24/2019 at Hynes Athletic Center DEC. 14 HOLY CROSS W, 80-72 Active Streak: ..................... ION won 2 Dec. 18 at Buffalo L, 82-73 Dec. 23 at Siena * L, 73-72 Dec. 30 at Pitt L, 87-79 GRIFFS RIDE THREE-GAME WIN STREAK ON THE ROAD TO IONA JAN. 3 MANHATTAN * L, 71-67 4The Canisius men’s basketball team returns to the road this weekend for a pair of JAN. 5 FAIRFIELD * L, 46-42 MAAC games, starting at Iona in New Rochelle, N.Y., tonight. Jan. 10 at Monmouth * L, 84-65 4The Griffs moved to 8-10 overall and 3-4 in MAAC play with a 95-86 win over Rider Jan. 12 at Saint Peter’s * W, 72-68 last Sunday. The 95 points scored by the Blue and Gold are the most for the team JAN. 17 SIENA * W, 73-63 this season. JAN. 19 RIDER * W, 95-86 4The 95 points scored last Sunday also stand as the most for Canisius in a MAAC Jan. 24 at Iona * TONIGHT regular season game since Feb. 25, 2018, when the Griffs hung 98 points on Marist. Jan. 26 at Fairfield * 2 p.m. 4The win over Rider extended Canisius’ win streak to three. This marks the Griffs’ JAN. 31 QUINNIPIAC * 7 P.M. second win streak of three-or-more games this season. FEB. 2 MARIST * 2 P.M. FASTBREAK POINTS Feb. 7 at Rider * 7 p.m. Feb. 12 at Niagara * 7 p.m. 4Canisius’ win over Rider last Sunday improved the team to 30-9 under fourth year FEB. 14 MONMOUTH * 7 P.M. head coach Reggie Witherspoon when scoring 80-or-more points in a game. Feb. 21 at Quinnipiac * 7:30 p.m. 4In the last two games, Canisius has shot a 55.6 percent (65-for-117) from the field. The Feb. 23 at Manhattan * 2 p.m. team’s 60.7 percent effort from the floor in the win over Rider last Sunday was the FEB. 27 IONA * 7 P.M. program’s best team field goal percentage effort since Feb. 25, 2018 when the Griffs FEB. 29 SAINT PETER’S * 2 P.M. shot 60.9 percent in a home victory over Marist. 4Canisius’ reserves posted 26 points off the bench last Sunday against Rider, the 12th Mar. 4 at Marist * 7 p.m. time this season the Griffs’ bench players have scored 25-or-more points in a game. MAR. 6 NIAGARA * 7 P.M. 4Senior Malik Johnson will start his 118th career game here tonight, which ties him with former Griff forward and Canisius Hall of Famer Micheal Meeks as the program’s 2020 MAAC Championship all-time leader in career games started. Mar. 10-14 at Atlantic City, N.J. TBA 4Johnson is coming off his second double-double of the season, as he scored 18 points to go with 11 assists in the win over Rider. Three of his four career double- double efforts have come with points and assists. 4 SCHEDULE NOTES: Johnson is the reigning MAAC Player of the Week after he averaged 21.0 points, 8.5 1 - game at KeyBank Center (Buffalo, N.Y.) assists and 5.5 rebounds per game last week. This is the second time this season he’s 2 - Boca Raton Beach Classic been honored as the MAAC’s Player of the Week. # - played in Boca Raton, Fla. 4Freshman Jacco Fritz scored a career-high 17 points in the win over Rider, his sixth * - MAAC game game this season with 10-or-more points in the scoring column. CANISIUS’ PROBABLE STARTERS FOLLOW THE GRIFFS # PLAYER PPG. RPG. APG. SPG. BPG. 1 Malik Johnson (5-10, 165, G, Sr.) 13.6 5.9 5.9 2.4 0.1 GoGriffs.com Ranked 8th in the MAAC in rebounds per game... Starting his 118th career game tonight. 3 Jordan Henderson (6-3, 180, G, So.) 7.9 2.1 2.4 0.9 0.1 @Griffs_MBB Grabbed a career-high 5 rebounds vs. Rider... Averaging 7.4 ppg in last five contests. 11 Armon Harried (6-4, 185, G, Fr.) 7.2 4.0 0.9 1.2 0.1 Griffs_MBB Two-time MAAC Rookie of the Week... Scored 10 points in win over Rider last Sunday. 2 Corey Brown (6-8, 225, F, Sr.) 3.7 2.3 0.8 0.7 0.4 MBB CONTACT: Matt Reitnour (Associate Athletic Director - Communications) Played in his 100th college game Jan. 19... Career-high four assists vs. Siena Jan. 17. Email: [email protected] | Cell: (716) 316-7362 10 Jacco Fritz (6-10, 190, F, Fr.) 7.6 4.6 1.9 0.4 0.3 @MReitnour82 | @Griffs_MBB | @GoGriffs Scored career-high 17 points in win over Rider... Tied for 10th in MAAC in off. rebs./game. 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 95, RIDER 86 • Jan. 19 | Koessler Athletic Center | Buffalo, N.Y. All-Time Series ............................... Iona leads 42-33 4Canisius posted its third-straight win with a 95-86 victory over Siena Jan. 19 in the Koessler At Canisius ......................... Canisius leads 22-13 Athletic Center. At Iona ............................................. Iona leads 24-8 4The Griffs a season-high 60.7 percent from the field and drained nine 3-point field goals in the At Neutral Site ............................... Iona leads 5-3 Postseason ...................................... Iona leads 5-3 victory. The 95-point effort stands as the most points for the Blue and Gold this year. 4Senior Malik Johnson was one of five Griffs with 10-plus points in the scoring column. He was Current Streak .......................................... Iona won 2 also good for a game-high 11 assists in that game for his second double-double effort of the Last 5 Games ............................... Canisius leads 3-2 season (fourth of his career). 4Freshman Jacco Fritz scored a career-high 17 points after going 7-for-10 from the floor, while Overtime Games .......................