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2019–20 Canisius Golden Griffins Men's Basketball Team
The 2019–20 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represented Canisius College in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by fourth-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. They finished the season 12–20, 7–13 in MAAC play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC tournament to Iona. Previous season The Golden Griffins 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 in overtime, before falling to No. 6 seed Monmouth 59–73 in the semifinals. Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=12 style=, Exhibition , - !colspan=12 style=, Regular season , - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reggie Witherspoon (basketball)
Phillip Reginald Witherspoon (born February 21, 1961) is an American college basketball coach who is the former men's basketball head coach of the Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball, Canisius Golden Griffins and the Buffalo Bulls men's basketball, Buffalo Bulls. Witherspoon played college basketball at Erie Kats, Erie Community College under John Beilein and then at Wheeling Cardinals, Wheeling Jesuit under Jim O'Brien (basketball, born 1952), Jim O'Brien. He was the head coach at Erie Community College, and head coach and assistant coach at Sweet Home High School (Amherst, New York), Sweet Home High School before he was hired as the interim head coach at Buffalo in December 1999. Witherspoon was named full-time head coach on March 10, 2000. He was the first African American named head coach of a varsity sports team in any Western New York suburban school district. He was fired after the 2012–13 season, finishing his 14 season run with a 198–228 record. Witherspoon ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |