The 2024–25 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represented

Canisius University Canisius University is a private Jesuit university 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 mas ...

during the

2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 4, 2024. The regular season ended on March 16, 2025, with the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament that began with the First Four on March 18 and ended with t ...

. The Golden Griffins, led by first-year head coach

Jim Christian James Patrick Christian (born February 6, 1965) is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the Canisius Golden Griffins. He previously served as the head coach at Boston College, Kent State, TCU and Ohio. Playing career ...

, played their home games at the

Koessler Athletic Center Koessler Athletic Center is a 2,196-seat multi-purpose arena in Buffalo, New York on the campus of Canisius College. Built in 1968 at a cost of $3 million, it is home to the Golden Griffins men's and women's basketball, and women's volleyball ...

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as members of the

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(MAAC).

Previous season

The Golden Griffins finished the 2023–24 season 14–18, 8–12 in MAAC play, to finish in ninth place. They defeated Mount St. Mary's before falling to top-seeded

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in the quarterfinals of the MAAC tournament. On March 16, 2024, the school announced that they would be parting ways with head coach Reggie Witherspoon, ending his eight-year tenure at the helm. On March 8, former

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head coach and

Kent State Kent State University (KSU) is a public research university in Kent, Ohio, United States. The university includes seven regional campuses in Northeast Ohio located in Ashtabula, Burton, East Liverpool, Jackson Township, New Philadelphia, ...

assistant

was named Witherspoon's successor.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Canisius Golden Griffins The Canisius University Golden Griffins are composed of 16 teams representing Canisius University in intercollegiate athletics. These teams include men's and women's basketball, cross country, track, lacrosse, soccer, and swimming and diving. Men ...

Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball : ''For information on all Canisius University sports, see Canisius Golden Griffins'' The Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team, or the Griffs, represent Canisius University in Buffalo, New York, United States. Canisius is a member of t ...

2020s in Buffalo, New York