The 2018–19 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represented
Canisius College
Canisius College is a private Jesuit college in Buffalo, New York. It was founded in 1870 by Jesuits from Germany and is named after St. Peter Canisius. Canisius offers more than 100 undergraduate majors and minors, and around 34 master's ...
in the
2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 6, 2018. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season concluded with the Final Four in Minneapolis on April 8, 2019. Practices officially began on Septembe ...
. They played their home games at the
Koessler Athletic Center in
Buffalo, New York as members of the
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and were led by 3rd-year head coach
Reggie Witherspoon. They finished the 2018–19 season 15–17 overall, 11–7 in
MAAC play to finish in a four-way tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed in the
2019 MAAC tournament, they defeated No. 7 seed
Manhattan in the quarterfinals 69–65
OT before falling to No. 6 seed
Monmouth
Monmouth ( , ; cy, Trefynwy meaning "town on the Monnow") is a town and community in Wales. It is situated where the River Monnow joins the River Wye, from the Wales–England border. Monmouth is northeast of Cardiff, and west of London. I ...
59–73 in the semifinals.
Previous season
The
Golden Griffins finished the
2017–18 season 21–11, 15–3 in
MAAC play to finish in a share for the MAAC regular season title with
Rider. It was their first conference regular season title since 1994. As the No. 2 seed at the
MAAC tournament, they were upset by in the quarterfinals by No. 7 seed
Quinnipiac. They were invited to the
College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to
Jacksonville State
Jacksonville State University (JSU) is a public university in Jacksonville, Alabama. Founded in 1883, Jacksonville State offers programs of study in six academic schools leading to bachelor's, master's, education specialist, and doctorate degrees ...
.
Roster
Schedule and results
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MAAC tournament
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References
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