2021–22 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represented Canisius College in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by sixth-year head coach Reggie Witherspoon, played their home games at the Koessler Athletic Center in Buffalo, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

2021–22 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	11–21 (7–13 MAAC)
Head coach	Reggie Witherspoon (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Hawkins Thurman Schaetzle Calvin Cage
Home arena	Koessler Athletic Center
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 MAAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Iona	17	–	3		.850			25	–	8		.758
Saint Peter's †	14	–	6		.700			22	–	12		.647
Siena	12	–	8		.600			15	–	14		.517
Monmouth	11	–	9		.550			21	–	13		.618
Niagara	9	–	11		.450			14	–	16		.467
Marist	9	–	11		.450			14	–	16		.467
Fairfield	8	–	12		.400			15	–	18		.455
Manhattan	8	–	12		.400			15	–	15		.500
Rider	8	–	12		.400			14	–	19		.424
Canisius	7	–	13		.350			11	–	21		.344
Quinnipiac	7	–	13		.350			14	–	17		.452
† 2022 MAAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Golden Griffins finished the 2020–21 season 7–6, 7–5 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the MAAC tournament, they were upset in the first round by No. 11 seed Rider.^[1]

Roster

2021–22 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Akrum Ahemed 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Hackensack, NJ G 1 Ahamadou Fofana 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Bronx, NY F 2 Malek Green 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Cincinnati, OH G 3 Jordan Henderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Cincinnati, OH G 5 Siem Uijtendaal 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Haarlem, Netherlands F 10 Jacco Fritz 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Tiel, Netherlands G 11 Armon Harried 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Baltimore, MD G 12 Asa Beyah 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Utica, NY F 21 Scott Hitchon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Whitby, Ontario F 22 George Maslennikov 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Odesa, Ukraine G 25 Xzavier Long 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Washington, D.C. G 33 Brandon Kulakowski 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Brewerton, NY G 44 Tahj Staveskie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Sandusky, OH	Head coach Reggie Witherspoon (Wheeling) Assistant coach(es) Chris Hawkins (Radford) Thurman Schaetzle (Canisius) Calvin Cage (Buffalo) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 30, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 24, 2021* 2:00 pm		Wheeling	W 101–64	–	Koessler Athletic Center  Buffalo, NY
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:30 pm, ACCN		at Miami (FL)	L 67–77	0–1	Watsco Center (3,234) Coral Gables, FL
November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Carolina	L 71–83	0–2	Williams Arena (3,507) Greenville, NC
November 14, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 23 St. Bonaventure	L 60–69	0–3	Reilly Center (3,943) St. Bonaventure, NY
November 20, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cleveland State Cerebro Sports Lake Erie Challenge	L 70–80	0–4	Wolstein Center (1,492) Cleveland, OH
November 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Fredonia	W 106–40	1–4	Koessler Athletic Center (762) Buffalo, NY
November 24, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Coppin State Cerebro Sports Lake Erie Challenge	W 76–75	2–4	Koessler Athletic Center (801) Buffalo, NY
November 29, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Cornell	L 75–89	2–5	Koessler Athletic Center (856) Buffalo, NY
December 3, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Fairfield	L 68–74	2–6 (0–1)	Koessler Athletic Center (849) Buffalo, NY
December 5, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Monmouth	L 65–79	2–7 (0–2)	Koessler Athletic Center (736) Buffalo, NY
December 8, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Kentucky	L 62–75	2–8	BB&T Arena (2,235) Highland Heights, KY
December 11, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Youngstown State	L 43–71	2–9	Beeghly Center (2,630) Youngstown, OH
December 18, 2021* 5:00 pm		vs. Buffalo	W 65–64	3–9	KeyBank Center (3,686) Buffalo, NY
December 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Florida Gulf Coast	W 97–90 OT	4–9	Koessler Athletic Center (735) Buffalo, NY
January 11, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Quinnipiac	W 79–67	5–9 (1–2)	Koessler Athletic Center (871) Buffalo, NY
January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Niagara Battle of the Bridge	L 58–68	5–10 (1–3)	Gallagher Center (1,156) Lewiston, NY
January 16, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Manhattan	L 75–80	5–11 (1–4)	Draddy Gymnasium (376) Riverdale, NY
January 18, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Peter's Rescheduled from December 31	L 57–65	5–12 (1–5)	Run Baby Run Arena (281) Jersey City, NJ
January 21, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Rider	W 70–69	6–12 (2–5)	Koessler Athletic Center (969) Buffalo, NY
January 23, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Saint Peter's	W 63–60	7–12 (3–5)	Koessler Athletic Center (782) Buffalo, NY
January 28, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Monmouth	L 67–72	7–13 (3–6)	OceanFirst Bank Center (1,558) West Long Branch, NJ
January 30, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rider	L 62–70	7–14 (3–7)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,312) Lawrenceville, NJ
February 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Siena Rescheduled from January 2	L 65–73	7–15 (3–8)	MVP Arena (4,788) Albany, NY
February 4, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Iona	L 62–70	7–16 (3–9)	Koessler Athletic Center (905) Buffalo, NY
February 6, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Manhattan	W 77–70	8–16 (4–9)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,042) Buffalo, NY
February 12, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Marist	L 70–71	8–17 (4–10)	McCann Arena (1,020) Poughkeepsie, NY
February 14, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fairfield	L 76–80 OT	8–18 (4–11)	Webster Bank Arena (1,041) Bridgeport, CT
February 19, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Niagara Battle of the Bridge	L 54–65	8–19 (4–12)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,207) Buffalo, NY
February 25, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Iona	L 65–72	8–20 (4–13)	Hynes Athletic Center (2,207) New Rochelle, NY
February 27, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Quinnipiac	W 72–67	9–20 (5–13)	People's United Center (1,020) Hamden, CT
March 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Marist	W 78–67	10–20 (6–13)	Koessler Athletic Center (914) Buffalo, NY
March 5, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Siena	W 67–64	11–20 (7–13)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,119) Buffalo, NY
MAAC tournament
March 8, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(10)	vs. (7) Fairfield First Round	L 50–72	11–21	Boardwalk Hall  Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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