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'' The Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team, or the Griffs, represent Canisius University in

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, United States. Canisius is a member of the

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and play their home games at Koessler Center. Canisius has appeared in the NCAA tournament four times, most recently in 1996. In 1955 and 1956, the Golden Griffins appeared in the NCAA tournament Elite Eight.

Golden Griffins in the ABA/NBA

* Andrew Anderson, played for the Oakland Oaks, Miami Floridians and Los Angeles Stars (1967–70) * Leroy Chollet, played for the Syracuse Nationals (1949–51) * Larry Fogle, played for the New York Knicks (1975–76) * Herm Hedderick, played for the New York Knicks (1955–56) * Charles Jordan, played for Indiana Pacers (1975–76) *

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, played for Buffalo Braves (1973–74) * Bob MacKinnon, played for Syracuse Nationals (1949–50) *

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. * John Morrison, played for Denver Rockets (1967–68) *

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’85, played for the 1986–87 and 1987–88 NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers * Mel Thurston played for the Tri-City Blackhawks 1940–42

Other notables

* Darrell Barley, 1996 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year * Darren Fenn, owner of the Buffalo eXtreme * Ray Hall, all-time leader in scoring and steals * Malik Johnson, all-time leader in assists *

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, signed by

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as undrafted free agent, played for

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, and

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(2015-present) * Craig Wise, 1995 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year * Eyal Yaffe (born 1960), Israeli basketball player,

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* Thomas Hardiman played handball at the

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Postseason tournaments

NCAA tournament results

The Griffins have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 6–4.

NIT results

The Griffins have appeared in five

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s (NIT). Their combined record is 5–6.

CIT results

The Griffins have appeared in four CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournaments (CIT). Their combined record is 4–4.

CBI results

The Griffins have appeared in one

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. Their record is 0–1.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Canisius Golden Griffins Men's Basketball