2017-18 CANISIUS BASKETBALL GAME NOTES #GRIFFS GAME 4 THE MATCHUP 2017-18 SCHEDULE & RESULTS CANISIUS TENNESSEE ST. >> GOLDEN GRIFFINS AT TIGERS OVERALL RECORD 1-2 GoGriffs.com TSUTigers.com MAAC ...................................................................... 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE ............................................ 1-2 2017-18 Record ............ 1-2, 0-0 MAAC 2017-18 Record ............... 1-2, 0-0 OVC HOME ...................................................................... 1-0 Last Game . W, 104-84 vs. Youngstown St. (11/18) Last Game . L, 75-65 vs. Middle Tennessee (11/18) AWAY ....................................................................... 0-2 RECORDS Head Coach ........................ Reggie Witherspoon Head Coach ............................................. Dana Ford NEUTRAL ................................................................ 0-0 Career Record .............. 217-246 (16th Season) Career Record ..................... 43-52 (4th Season) Record at Canisius ........... 19-18 (2nd Season) Record at Tennessee St. ............................. Same DATE OPPONENT TV/WEB TIME Points Leader .................. Isaiah Reese (19.0 ppg) Points Leader ......... Delano Spencer (16.0 ppg) N11 at Buffalo ESPN3 L, 80-75 Rebounds Leader ............ Isaiah Reese (6.7 rpg) Rebounds Leader .. Christian Mekowulu (8.0 rpg) N14 at Air Force ! MW Network L, 93-79 Assists Leader ................. Two tied with (5.3 apg) Assists Leader ............. Armani Chaney (2.7 apg) N18 YOUNGSTOWN STATE ESPN3 W, 104-84 Blocks Leader ................. Jalanni White (2.0 bpg) Blocks Leader .................... K. Hamilton (1.7 bpg) N21 at Tennessee State OVC Network TONIGHT Steals Leader ...................... Isaiah Reese (2.0 spg) Steals Leader .............. Armani Chaney (2.0 spg) N24 vs. Texas State ! # - - 11:30 p.m. N25 vs. Ark. - Pine Bluff ! # - - 11:30 p.m. N26 at Pacific ! TheW.tv 6 p.m. FASTBREAK POINTS D2 DARTMOUTH ESPN3 4 p.m. D6 ST. BONAVENTURE ESPN3 7 p.m. 4Canisius opens a four-game road stretch tonight when the Golden Griffins IN THESE NOTES D9 at Evansville ESPN3 2 p.m. travel to Nashville, Tenn., to meet the Tennessee State Tigers. Roster & Info ........... 2 D16 at Albany ESPN3 7 p.m. 4Canisius is 1-2 on the year after the Griffs defeated Youngstown State 104- Gameday Info ........ 3 D19 ELON ESPN3 7 p.m. 84 Nov. 18, at home. Team Notes ......... 4-5 D22 at Robert Morris NEC Front Row 7 p.m. 4The 104 points scored by Canisius in a regulation home game are the most Player Notes ........ 6-7 D29 RIDER * ESPN3 4:30 p.m. for the program since Feb. 28, 1989 when the team beat Elmira 105-74. 16-17 Stats .............. 8 D31 IONA * ESPN3 1 p.m. 4In the win over Youngstown State, Canisius sophomore Isaiah Reese Last Time ........... 9-10 J5 at Quinnipiac * MAAC.tv 8 p.m. Misc. Stats ....... 11-13 J7 at Siena * ESPN3 3 p.m. became the first Canisius player in program history to record a triple- Player Bios ...... 14-26 J12 SAINT PETER’S * ESPN3 7 p.m. double when he posted 23 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. Head Coach ......... 27 J14 MONMOUTH * ESPN3 2 p.m. 4Four Griffs scored 20-or more points in the win over Youngstown State, led Box Scores ............ 28 J19 at Manhattan * MAAC.tv 7 p.m. by sophomore Spencer Foley and his team-high 25 points. Spot Chart ............ 29 J21 at Iona * ESPN3 1 p.m. 4Sophomore Malik Johnson chipped in a career best 22 points in the win J27 NIAGARA * ESPN3 7 p.m. over the Penguins. The 104 points marked the 47th time in school history F2 at Marist * MAAC.tv 7 p.m. where Canisius put 100 points on the scoreboard. F4 at Saint Peter’s * MAAC.tv 2 p.m. 4Tonight’s game in Nashville will mark Canisius’ first game in the state of F8 SIENA * ESPN3 7 p.m. Tennessee since the Dec. 29, 1996, when the Griffs played at Chattanooga. F10 QUINNIPIAC * ESPN3 2 p.m. F12 FAIRFIELD * ESPN3 7 p.m. POSSIBLE STARTERS F16 at Monmouth * ESPN3 7 p.m. F18 at Rider * MAAC.tv 2 p.m. #2 JERMAINE CRUMPTON 42017-18 Preseason All-MAAC First Team selection 4Program’s active leader in career games played with 91. F21 at Niagara * MAAC.tv 7 p.m. Sr. | F | 6-6 | 230 | GP/GS: 3/3 4Scored 21 points in win over Youngstown State Nov. 18. F25 MARIST * ESPN3 2 p.m. 16.7 ppg • 5.0 rpg • 1.0 bpg 4Ranks 29th in school history with 1,074 career points scored. 4Good for a career-high 32 points at Fairfield Jan. 10, 2017. 4Made his first career start Nov. 11 at Buffalo Schedule Notes: #4 JALANNI WHITE 4Scored four points to go with three rebounds and two blocks ! - Men Against Breast Cancer Showcase Fr. | F | 6-7 | 190 | GP/GS: 3/3 against the Bulls in his collegiate debut. # - games played at Pacific (Stockton, Calif.) 4First Canisius freshman since Tomas Vazquez-Simmons to have 2.3 ppg • 2.0 rpg • 2.0 bpg a block in each of his first three collegiate games. * - Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game 42016-17 MAAC All-Rookie Team selection #1 MALIK JOHNSON 4Career-high 22 points in win over Youngstown State Nov. 18. So. | G | 5-10 | 155 | GP/GS: 3/3 4Has five-or more assists in 19 of his first 37 collegiate games HOW TO FOLLOW played. 13.3 ppg • 3.3 rpg • 5.3 apg 4Tied for third in the MAAC with 5.3 assists per game this year. 4 #13 ISAIAH REESE Recorded first triple-double in school history Nov. 18 vs. Youngstown State. @Griffs_MBB So. | G | 6-5 | 185 | GP/GS: 3/3 4Scored a career-high 23 points in the win over the Penguins. Ben Wagner 4 Joe Leadingham 19.0 ppg • 6.7 rpg • 5.3 apg His 11 assists Nov. 18 are the most for a Griff since 2013-14. 4Ranks fifth in the MAAC in scoring average. (p-x-p) (p-x-p) Griffs_MBB #15 TAKAL MOLSON 4A Buffalo native, he set the Canisius record for points by a true freshman in his collegiate debut with 25 at Buffalo Nov. 11. Fr. | G | 6-5 | 205 | GP/GS: 3/3 4Had five assists in the win over Youngstown State Nov. 18. CONTACT: Matt Reitnour | [email protected] | (716) 316-7362 12.7 ppg • 3.0 rpg • 4.0 apg 4Played the 2016-17 season at TAAG Academy in Tampa, Fla. 4Graduated from Health Sciences Charter School in Buffalo. @MReitnour82 | @Griffs_MBB | @GoGriffs 2017-18 CANISIUS BASKETBALL | GoGriffs.com • @Griffs_MBB | PAGE 1 ROSTER AND TEAM INFO NUMERCIAL ROSTER QUICK FACTS CANISIUS COLLEGE No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown Last School Location ................................................................................ Buffalo, NY 1 Malik Johnson So. G 5-10 155 Richmond, Va. Blue Ridge School Founded ............................................................................................ 1870 2 Jermaine Crumpton Sr. F 6-6 230 Niagara Falls, N.Y. Niagara Falls Enrollment ....................................................................................... 3,171 3 Jonathan Sanks Jr. G 6-4 200 Warner Robins, Ga. Spartanburg Methodist J.C. Nickname ..................................................................... Golden Griffins 4 Jalanni White Fr. F 6-7 190 New Haven, Conn. Notre Dame-West Haven Colors .................................................................................... Blue & Gold 5 D.J. Heath Fr. G 6-0 180 Anniston, Ala. Sacred Heart Home Court ................................. Koessler Athletic Center (2,196) 10 Selvedin Planincic Sr. C 6-11 210 Sherbrooke, Quebec Indian Hills C.C. Affiliation ................................................................... NCAA Division I 11 Marcale Lotts Jr. F 6-8 230 New Orleans, La. Jacksonville College Conference .......................... Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 13 Isaiah Reese So. G 6-5 185 Miami, Fla. DME Academy President ........................................................................ John J. Hurley 14 Spencer Foley So. G 6-7 190 Chicago, Ill. Commonwealth Academy Director of Athletics .......................................................... Bill Maher 15 Takal Molson Fr. G 6-5 205 Buffalo, N.Y. TAAG Academy Athletic Department Website ............................... GoGriffs.com 21 Scott Hitchon Fr. F 6-8 210 Whitby, Ontario Thornlea Secondary Athletic Department Twitter ........................................ @GoGriffs 22 Jibreel Faulkner Jr. F 6-8 200 Washington, D.C. San Jacinto J.C. Athletic Department Phone ................................ (716) 888-2972 23 Dantai St. Louis So. F 6-8 235 Brampton, Ontario Orangeville Prep 25 Shaquille Evans So. G 6-5 218 Nassau, Bahamas Atlanta Metro BASKETBALL HISTORY 32 Andrew Crombie Fr. G 6-3 175 Buffalo, N.Y. Maryvale First Year of Basketball ........................................................ 1903-04 34 Talmadge James Fr. G 6-2 170 Buffalo, N.Y. Kenmore West All-Time Record .................................. 1,272-1,240 (114th season) All-Time MAAC Record ............................. 206-280 (26th season) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE NCAA Tournament Years (Record)/Last .............. 4, (4-6), 1996 Jalanni White ............................................................................................................................................................................... jah-LON-ee NIT Years (Record)/Last ............................................... 5 (5-6)/1995 Selvedin Planincic .................................................................................................................................... sell-vah-DIN plannin-CHICH CIT Years (Record)/Last ................................................ 4 (4-4)/2017 Marcale Lotts .....................................................................................................................................................................................