2015–16 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Canisius Golden Griffins Canisius Athletics wordmark.png 250 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference MAAC 14–19 8–12 Jim Baron 4th Pat Clarke Fred Dupree Mike Iuzzolino Koessler Athletic Center Las Vegas Classic Upper Division champions The 2015–16 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represented Canisius College during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by fourth year head coach Jim Baron, played their home games at the Koessler Athletic Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–19, 8–12 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Niagara in the first round of the MAAC tournament to advance the quarterfinals where they lost to Iona. On May 20, head coach Jim Baron announced his retirement.http://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/longtime-atlantic-10-coach-jim-baron-retires-from-canisius/ Longtime Atlantic 10 coach Jim Baron retires from Canisius He finished at Canisius with a four year record of 73–59. Roster NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown 00 Ronnie Gombe Forward 6–8 230 Sophomore Nairobi, Kenya 1 Malcolm McMillan Guard 6–0 180 Senior Baltimore, Maryland 2 Jermaine Crumpton Forward 6–6 245 Sophomore Niagara Falls, New York 3 Raven Owen Guard 5–10 155 RS–Freshman Staten Island, New York 4 Kiefer Douse Guard 6–3 175 Junior Brampton, Ontario, Canada 5 Kassius Robertson Guard 6–3 175 Sophomore Toronto, Ontario, Canada 10 Cassidy Ryan Forward 6–6 215 Sophomore Mississauga, Ontario, Canada 11 Chris Atkinson Guard 5–9 155 Freshman Hempstead, New York 13 Isaiah Gurley Guard 6–3 195 Freshman Brooklyn, New York 14 Kevin Bleeker Center 6–11 230 Senior Alkmaar, Netherlands 22 Phil Valenti Forward 6–7 200 Junior Victor, New York 23 Jamal Reynolds Guard 6–4 175 Senior Pickering, Ontario, Canada 25 Adam Weir Guard 6–4 190 Sophomore Tonawanda, New York Schedule http://www.gogriffs.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=97890&SPID=12016&DB_OEM_ID=20500&Q_SEASON=2015 Men's Basketball no 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#0B2548; color:#EAAB20;"| Exhibition 10/30/2015 7:00 pm yes no Ryerson Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY 813 81–61 11/06/2015 7:00 pm yes no Buffalo State Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY 1,113 106–67 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#0B2548; color:#EAAB20;"| Regular season 11/13/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Hofstra Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY 2,106 85–96 0–1 11/16/2015 7:00 pm yes no Lehigh Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY 1,153 ESPN3 98–89 1–1 11/21/2015 3:15 pm yes no Cornell Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY 1,310 ESPN3 87–62McMillan leads Canisius to 87-67 win over Cornell https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400841809 ESPN.com 25 November 2015 2–1 11/24/2015 7:00 pm yes no St. Bonaventure Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY 2,007 ESPN3 73–77 2–2 11/28/2015 2:00 pm yes yes no Buffalo Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 3112 96–98 OT 2–3 12/04/2015 7:00 pm no Monmouth Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY 1,544 ESPN3 96–86 3–3 1–0 12/05/2015 7:00 pm no Quinnipiac Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY 984 ESPN3 76–78 3–4 1–1 12/10/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Penn State Rec Hall University Park, PA Las Vegas Classic 4,509 BTN+ 67–81 3–5 12/12/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Kent State MAC Center Kent, OH Las Vegas Classic 3,107 77–84 3–6 12/19/2015 2:00 pm yes no Boston University Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY 926 ESPN3 84–68 4–6 12/22/2015 5:30 pm yes yes no Louisiana–Monroe Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Las Vegas Classic 2,120 108–96 3OT 5–6 12/23/2015 yes yes no Nicholls State Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Las Vegas Classic 2,154 83–74 6–6 01/02/2016 7:00 pm yes no Marist McCann Field House Poughkeepsie, NY 1,200 92–83 7–6 2–1 01/04/2016 7:00 pm yes no Monmouth Multipurpose Activity Center West Long Branch, NJ 2,731 ESPN3 66–81 7–7 2–2 01/07/2016 7:00 pm no Manhattan Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY 725 ESPN3 86–94 7–8 2–3 01/09/2016 2:00 pm no Saint Peter's Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY 1,132 ESPN3 53–70 7–9 2–4 01/12/2016 7:00 pm yes yes no Dartmouth Leede Arena Hanover, NH 528 69–80 7–10 01/15/2016 7:00 pm yes no Manhattan Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY 1,029 65–62 8–10 3–4 01/17/2016 2:00 pm yes no Quinnipiac TD Bank Sports Center Hamden, CT 1,377 63–53 9–10 4–4 01/22/2016 7:00 pm yes no Niagara Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY Battle of the Bridge 2,110 ESPNU 70–61 10–10 5–4 01/24/2016 2:00 pm no Siena Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY 1,614 ESPN3 78–99 10–11 5–5 01/29/2016 7:00 pm yes no Fairfield Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT 1,008 ESPN3 77–84 10–12 5–6 01/31/2016 1:00 pm yes no Rider Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ 1,631 68–79 10–13 5–7 02/05/2016 7:00 pm no Iona Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY 1,702 ESPN3 66–84 10–14 5–8 02/07/2016 3:00 pm no Rider Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY 792 ESPN3 67–61 11–14 6–8 02/11/2016 7:00 pm yes no Siena Times Union Center Albany, NY 5,477 ESPN3 67–90 11–15 6–9 02/14/2016 3:00 pm yes no Saint Peter's Yanitelli Center Jersey City, NY 648 57–61 11–16 6–10 02/18/2016 8:00 pm no Fairfield Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY 1,137 ESPN3 71–74 11–17 6–11 02/20/2016 3:00 pm no Marist Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY 1,318 ESPN3 81–66 12–17 7–11 02/25/2016 8:00 pm no Niagara Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY Battle of the Bridge 2,023 ESPN3 65–60 13–17 8–11 02/28/2016 4:00 pm yes no Iona Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY 2,079 ESPN3 78–86 13–18 8–12 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#0B2548; color:#EAAB20;"| MAAC tournament 03/03/2016 7:00 pm yes no Niagara Times Union Center Albany, NY First round 2,628 102–97 3OT 14–18 03/04/2016 9:30 pm yes no Iona Times Union Center Albany, NY Quarterfinals 1,269 ESPN3 55–73 14–19 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball seasons Canisius Category:2015 in sports in New York (state) Category:2016 in sports in New York (state) Category:2010s in Buffalo, New York