2014-15 CANISIUS MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Men’s Basketball Contact: Matt Reitnour, Assistant Athletic Director for Communications Office: (716) 888-8265 • Cell: (716) 316-7362 • Email: [email protected] • Twitter: @MReitnour82 #RunWithUs @Griffs_MBB /GriffsBasketball @GoGriffs GoGriffs.com 2014-15 SCHEDULE l RESULTS GAME 22 DRADDY GYMNASIUM l RIVERDALE, N.Y. DATE OPPONENT TV/ONLINE TIME CANISIUS GOLDEN GRIFFINS (12-9, 7-5 MAAC) NOVEMBER (2-3) Head Coach: Jim Baron (St. Bonaventure ‘77) 15 VERMONT MAAC.TV W, 64-60 Record at Canisius: 53-36 (3rd Season) 18 at Lehigh PLN W, 63-51 Career Record: 442-405 (28th Season) 22 at St. Bonaventure A10 Network L, 59-53 Baron vs. Manhattan: 2-5 26 at Cornell Ivy League DN L, 67-60 29 BUFFALO # MAAC.TV L, 72-57 MANHATTAN JASPERS (11-10, 8-4 MAAC) Head Coach: Steve Masiello (Kentucky ‘14) DECEMBER (5-1) Record at Manhattan: 71-49 (Fifth Season) 3 at Saint Peter’s * MAAC.TV W, 60-57 Career Record: Same 6 at Niagara * ESPN3 W, 77-64 Masiello vs. Canisius: 6-4 13 at UMass A10 Network L, 75-58 18 STONY BROOK TWCSC W, 60-59 (OT) GAME INFORMATION 21 HOLY CROSS MAAC.TV W, 67-48 Date: Friday, Feb. 6, 2015 30 UMKC MAAC.TV W, 67-55 Time: 7 p.m. Site: Draddy Gymnasium (2,520) JANUARY (5-4) Location: Riverdale, N.Y. 2 MONMOUTH * MAAC.TV L, 73-68 Online: ESPN3 4 MANHATTAN * MAAC.TV L, 63-60 Talent: Bob Heussler (p-x-p) and Rob Kennedy (color) 8 at Marist * MAAC.TV W, 67-52 Audio: Timeless WECK 1230-AM/102.9 FM and GoGriffs.com 10 at Iona * MAAC.TV L, 79-76 Talent: Ben Wgner (p-x-p) and Dave Schofield (color) 16 SIENA * MAAC.TV W, 83-49 Live Stats: GoJaspers.com Twitter: @Griffs_MBB 18 IONA * MAAC.TV W, 78-74 Hashtags: #Griffs I #RunWithUs I #MAACHoops 22 at Fairfield * ESPN3 W, 64-50 Last 5 Games: 3-2 I Streak: L-1 24 at Rider * MAAC.TV L, 59-46 Road Record: 5-5 I Streak: L-1 30 QUINNIPIAC * MAAC.TV W, 63-57 vs. Manhattan: 33-52 I Streak: L-4 in Draddy Gymnasium: 6-22 I Streak: L-3 FEBRUARY (0-1) Up Next for Canisius: Feb. 8 at Monmouth (ESPN3) 1 MARIST * MAAC.TV L, 75-67 6 at Manhattan * ESPN3 7 p.m. FASTBREAK POINTS 8 at Monmouth * ESPN3 2 p.m. 13 RIDER * MAAC.TV 7 p.m. 4Canisius starts a two-game road swing tonight when the Golden Griffins meet Manhattan 15 SAINT PETER’S * MAAC.TV 2 p.m. in Riverdale, N.Y. 4The Griffs are 12-9 overall and 7-5 in MAAC play after losing at home to Marist Feb. 1, by 19 at Siena * TWCSC 7 p.m. the score of 75-67. 21 at Quinnipiac * QuinnipiacBobcats.com 1 p.m. 4The 75-points allowed to Marist in last Sunday’s game stand as the most points allowed by 24 NIAGARA * ESPN3 8 p.m. Canisius in a home game this season. 27 FAIRFIELD * MAAC.TV 7 p.m. 4The Griffs have held 12 opponents to 60-points or less this season after holding Quinnipiac to 57 points when the two teams met Jan. 30. Canisius ranks second in the MAAC and 73rd MARCH (0-0) nationally in scoring defense at 61.8 points per game. 5-9 MAAC Men’s Basketball 4Marist shot 54.3 percent from the field against the Griffs last Sunday. That is the highest Championship ^ TBA TBA field goal percentage for a Canisius opponent this year. The Blue and Gold ranks 86th in the country in field goal percentage defense, with opposing teams shooting 40.5 percent from the field this year. Home games in bold and CAPS I All Times Eastern 4On Tuesday, Canisius announced that sophomore forward Phil Valenti is out indefinitely # - Big 4 Basketball Classic (First Niagara Center) with a right ankle joint injury, suffered Jan. 30 in the win over Quinnipiac. * - MAAC game 4Senior Josiah Heath will play in his 120th career game tonight, making him the seventh ^ - at Times Union Center (Albany, N.Y.) player in school history to play in 120-plus career contests in a Canisius uniform. 4Sophomore Zach Lewis leads the team and ranks 10th in the MAAC at 13.9 points per game. GOLDEN GRIFFIN PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP #1 Zach Lewis #11 Jan Grzelinski #23 Jamal Reynolds #2 Jermaine Crumpton #50 Josiah Heath Windsor, Conn. Wroclaw, Poland Pickering, Ontario Niagara Falls, N.Y. Rochester, N.Y. GP/GS ............ 21/21 GP/GS ............ 21/21 GP/GS ............ 21/21 GP/GS ............... 21/1 GP/GS ............ 21/21 Minutes ............ 31.5 Minutes ............ 18.9 Minutes ............ 23.7 Minutes ............ 17.4 Minutes ............ 22.0 Points ................ 13.9 Points .................. 2.9 Points .................. 6.1 Points .................. 7.3 Points .................. 7.7 Rebounds ......... 2.7 Rebounds ......... 0.7 Rebounds ......... 6.6 Rebounds ......... 2.1 Rebounds ......... 5.8 Assists ................. 2.3 Assists ................. 2.5 Assists ................. 1.5 Assists ................. 0.4 FG Pct. ............... 50.0 Sophomore • Guard Freshman • Guard Junior • Guard Redshirt-Freshman • Forward Senior • Forward CANISIUS MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES at Manhattan • Feb. 6, 2015 CANISIUS QUICK FACTS STARTING FIVE QUICK HITTERS ABOUT CANISIUS #1 Zach Lewis (G) Location ................................................................................. Buffalo, NY 4Scored a team-high 19 points in the loss to Marist Feb. 1. Has been good for double-figures in the scoring column in three straight and 15 times this season. Founded ............................................................................................. 1870 4Averaging a team-high 13.9 points per game, which ranks 10th in the league. Enrollment ........................................................................................ 3,369 4Is the 14th player in program history to make 120-plus career 3-point field goals. Nickname ....................................................................... Golden Griffins 4Ranks fourth in the MAAC and 45th in the country with 2.7 3-point field goals made per game. Colors ..................................................................................... Blue & Gold 4Pulled down a career-high eight rebounds in the loss to Marist Feb. 1. Home Arena ................................. Koessler Athletic Center (2,196) Affiliation ..................................................................... NCAA Division I #11 Jan Grzelinski (G) Conference ........................... Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 4Is the first true freshman to start the season opener for the Griffs under head coachJim Baron. President .......................................................................... John J. Hurley 4Had two assists in the loss to Marist Feb. 1. Averaging 4.0 assists per game in the team’s last Director of Athletics ............................................................. Bill Maher five contests. Athletic Department Website .................................... GoGriffs.com 4Ranks second among MAAC freshmen guards with a 1.82 assist-to-turnover ratio. Athletic Department Twitter ............................................ @GoGriffs 4A native of Wroclaw, Poland, he played for his home country in the 2014 FIBA U-20 European Championships last summer in Greece. CANISIUS ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 4Name is pronounced YON GRAH-jah-lin-ski. Assistant AD for Communications (MBB) ............. Matt Reitnour Email ............................................................... [email protected] #23 Jamal Reynolds (G) Twitter ............................................................................ @MReitnour82 4Ranks seventh in the MAAC and 215th in the nation with 6.6 rebounds per game. Office Phone ................................................................. (716) 888-8265 4Had five boards in the loss to Marist, with four of those on the offensive glass. Cell Phone ..................................................................... (716) 316-7362 4Tied for seventh in the MAAC and ranks 168th in the nation with his 4.7 defensive rebounds Office Fax ....................................................................... (716) 888-8444 per game. Best time to reach coach ............................................... Contact SID 4Has been to the free-throw line at least twice in 17 of the team’s 21 games. Press Row Phone ........................................................ (716) 888-2947 #2 Jermaine Crumpton (F) TEAM CAPSULE 4Made his first career start Feb. 1, against Marist, where he scored a career-high 18 points. MBB Twitter ....................................................................... @Griffs_MBB 4Good for 7.3 points per game, which ranks fourth on the team. Is averaging 8.8 points per Facebook .................................................................... /GriffsBasketball game in MAAC contests this season. Instagram ................................................................................ @GoGriffs 4Scored 16 points when these two teams met in Buffalo on Jan. 4. 2013-14 Record ............................................................................. 21-13 4Was a two-time All-Western New York selection during his high school career at nearby Niagara Falls High School. 2013-14 MAAC Record/Finish .......................................... 14-6 (4th) Home Record ...................................................................................... 9-4 Road Record ........................................................................................ 7-3 #50 Josiah Heath (F) Neutral Court ...................................................................................... 3-2 4The team’s most veteran player, having played in 119 career contests. Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...................................................... 5/5 4Pulled down a season-high 17