The 2017–18 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represented
Canisius University during the
2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by second-year head coach
Reggie Witherspoon, played their home games at the
Koessler Athletic Center in
Buffalo, New York
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as members of the
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
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(MAAC). They finished the season 21–11, 15–3 in
MAAC play, to finish in a share for the MAAC regular-season title with
Rider. It was the Golden Griffins' first conference regular-season title since
1994
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. As the No. 2 seed at the
MAAC tournament, they were upset by in the quarterfinals by No. 7 seed
Quinnipiac
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. They were invited to the
College Basketball Invitational
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where they lost in the first round to
Jacksonville State.
Previous season
The
Golden Griffins finished the
2016–17 season 18–16, 10–10 in MAAC play, to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated
Marist in the first round of the
MAAC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to
Saint Peter's. They were invited to the
CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to
Samford.
Roster
Schedule and results
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CBI
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References
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Canisius Canisius may refer to:
People
* Saint Peter Canisius (1521–1597), Dutch Jesuit Catholic priest
* Theodorich Canisius (1532–1606), Jesuit academic, half-brother of St. Peter Canisius
* Henricus Canisius (1562–1610), Dutch canonist and histor ...
Canisius Canisius may refer to:
People
* Saint Peter Canisius (1521–1597), Dutch Jesuit Catholic priest
* Theodorich Canisius (1532–1606), Jesuit academic, half-brother of St. Peter Canisius
* Henricus Canisius (1562–1610), Dutch canonist and histor ...
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