Canisius Golden Griffins

2-2 overall, 0-0 Metro, margin -4.2
-19.6
net rating per 100 · #353 in D-I · model
96.8
adjusted offense · #317
116.4
adjusted defense · #342
69.9
pace, possessions / 40 · #218
-11.3
strength of schedule so far · #246

Rotation

#PlayerPosClHtGP/GSMINPTSREBASTeFG%TS%Rating
33 Michael Wilson Jr. GJR6' 6" 4/4 31.5 18.5 3.8 2.2 55.4 61.1 -4.0
4 Preist Ryan FSR6' 6" 4/4 29.2 9.0 5.8 2.5 44.8 49.9 -4.7
5 Clinton Efinda FSR6' 5" 4/4 29.0 13.0 5.0 1.5 59.0 60.5 -3.4
1 Vinny Sigona GSR6' 0" 4/4 25.8 9.2 2.2 2.0 63.5 66.6 -6.3
15 Nate Fouts FSR6' 8" 4/4 23.5 8.0 4.0 3.2 50.0 52.4 -3.4
3 Alex Mack FR GFR6' 4" 4/0 20.5 7.5 1.2 1.0 84.4 84.5 -1.6
14 Jerry Guerrero GSO6' 3" 4/0 15.5 7.5 2.0 1.0 64.3 65.9 -2.0
10 Will Fowler GSO6' 2" 4/0 11.5 2.8 0.2 1.0 62.5 59.0 -5.4
7 Nate Deer FSR6' 10" 2/0 10.5 2.0 5.0 1.0 28.6 22.8 -2.7
95 Dorsett Mulcahy FR GFR6' 7" 3/0 7.3 0.3 1.3 0.3 0.0 7.9 -4.9
12 Trevor Augustine GJR6' 2" 3/0 3.0 0.7 0.7 0.7 16.7 16.7 -4.0
13 Will Taylor FSO6' 9" 1/0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 – – -3.0
22 Abu Riak FR FFR6' 8" 0/0 – – – – – – –
32 Channing Francis GJR6' 2" 0/0 – – – – – – –
2 Demarris Winters GSO6' 3" 0/0 – – – – – – –
Will Taylor 0/0 – – – – – – –
Box scores from ESPN. eFG% weights threes; TS% includes free throws.

Schedule

DateOpponentWatchResultLineRestMiles
Mon 11/2 at Penn State Nittany Lions B1G+ L 57-97 +24.5 miss – 153
Sat 11/7 vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies ESPN+ L 49-88 +9.5 miss 4 153
Mon 11/9 vs Hiram Terriers ESPN+ W 117-60 – 1 –
Thu 11/12 at Brown Bears ESPN+ W 86-81 -2.5 cover 2 388
Sun 11/15 at Buffalo Bulls ESPN+ 5:30 PM ET +14.0model +11.2 · 18% winUnderdogCAN +14.02.8Over 151.50.8 2 388 odds
Fri 11/20 vs Mercyhurst Lakers ESPN+ 5:30 PM ET –model -0.1 · 50% win 4 –
Sat 11/21 vs UAlbany Great Danes ESPN+ 4 PM ET –model -2.6 · 59% win 0 –
Sun 11/22 vs Western Illinois Leathernecks ESPN+ 1 PM ET –model -3.2 · 60% win 0 –
Sun 11/29 at UIC Flames ESPN+ 1:30 PM ET – 6 453 -1h
Fri 12/4 vs Rider Broncs Metro ESPN+ 7 PM ET – 4 453
Sun 12/6 vs Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Metro ESPN+ 1 PM ET – 1 –
Sat 12/12 at Duquesne Dukes ESPN+ 7:30 PM ET – 5 179
Wed 12/16 at Syracuse Orange ACCNX 7 PM ET – 3 317
Tue 12/22 at DePaul Blue Demons ESPN+ 8 PM ET – 5 592 -1h
Fri 1/1 at Marist Red Foxes Metro – 2 PM ET – 9 720
Sun 1/3 at Sacred Heart Pioneers Metro – 2 PM ET – 1 51
Fri 1/8 vs Saint Peter's Peacocks Metro – 7 PM ET – 4 312
Sun 1/10 vs Iona Gaels Metro – 12 PM ET – 1 –
Sat 1/16 at Merrimack Warriors Metro – 3 PM ET – 5 393
Mon 1/18 at Fairfield Stags Metro – 2 PM ET – 1 153
Fri 1/22 vs Sacred Heart Pioneers Metro – 7 PM ET – 3 312
Sun 1/24 at Niagara Purple Eagles Metro – 12:30 PM ET – 1 17
Fri 1/29 at Saint Peter's Peacocks Metro – 7 PM ET – 4 306
Sun 1/31 at Manhattan Jaspers Metro – 2 PM ET – 1 15
Fri 2/5 vs Quinnipiac Bobcats Metro – 7 PM ET – 4 290
Sun 2/7 vs Marist Red Foxes Metro – 1 PM ET – 1 –
Thu 2/11 vs Niagara Purple Eagles Metro – 7 PM ET – 3 –
Sat 2/13 at Siena Saints Metro – 4 PM ET – 1 260
Fri 2/19 vs Fairfield Stags Metro – 7 PM ET – 5 260
Sun 2/21 vs Merrimack Warriors Metro – 1 PM ET – 1 –
Fri 2/26 at Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Metro – 7 PM ET – 4 234
Sun 2/28 at Rider Broncs Metro – 2 PM ET – 1 143
Line is this team's spread (DraftKings via ESPN for finished games, our snapshots for upcoming). "cover" / "miss" is against that number. Click a result for the box score. Rest is full days off; miles are estimated travel into the game, with any time-zone change. Season total: 6,821 miles. See the route on the travel map · TV schedule.

Around Buffalo

Home floor: the Koessler Athletic Center
  1. The town

    Frederick Law Olmsted began planning Buffalo's park system in 1868, and it now includes six parks linked by seven parkways. bfloparks.org

  2. The town

    Teressa Bellissimo is credited with inventing the Buffalo wing in 1964 at the Anchor Bar, which stands at 1047 Main Street, the same street as the Canisius campus. en.wikipedia.org

  3. The program

    Joe Curran, who coached Canisius from 1953 to 1959, led the Griffins to three straight NCAA tournament appearances from 1955 to 1957. gogriffs.com

  4. Alumni

    Off the court, Canisius claims Molly Burhans: Molly Burhans, who studied philosophy at Canisius, is a cartographer and environmental activist named a United Nations Young Champion of the Earth in 2019. en.wikipedia.org

  5. Campus

    In his history of Canisius, Charles A. Brady traced the school's Griffin to La Salle's ship the Griffon, which he called the first ship built on America's inland seas. gogriffs.com

  6. The program

    Ray Hall is the Canisius career scoring leader with 2,226 points from 1981-82 through 1984-85. wiki.krisyotam.com

From the Hardwood Bricks research desk: 48 checked notes on Canisius, its town and its history. A different set shows each day, and the same notes color our game stories.

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Players

Player rating-4.0#122 of 162 in the Metro
Offense-1.9#98
Defense-2.1#128
215 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 30%
18.5 pts3.8 reb2.2 ast31.5 min 23-46 FG5-16 3PT23-33 FT 61.1 TS%21.1 shots+TO/40
Bio: Junior · 6' 6" · 200 lbs · Charlotte, NC · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at PSUL 57-97 3363-140-50-031220
11-08vs SBUL 49-88 3392-70-25-1041110
11-09vs HIRMW 117-60 24289-111-39-1253020
11-13at BRWNW 86-81 36319-144-69-1134330

Preist Ryan #4 · F

Player rating-4.7#134 of 162 in the Metro
Offense-1.9#96
Defense-2.8#145
201 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 22%
9.0 pts5.8 reb2.5 ast29.2 min 13-29 FG0-2 3PT10-16 FT 49.9 TS%15.7 shots+TO/40
Bio: Senior · 6' 6" · 220 lbs · Pittsburgh, PA · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at PSUL 57-97 30125-90-02-482400
11-08vs SBUL 49-88 2541-70-12-331100
11-09vs HIRMW 117-60 26124-60-04-6104100
11-13at BRWNW 86-81 3683-70-12-323401

Clinton Efinda #5 · F

Player rating-3.4#106 of 162 in the Metro
Offense-1.9#94
Defense-1.5#112
198 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 24%
13.0 pts5.0 reb1.5 ast29.0 min 20-39 FG6-17 3PT6-9 FT 60.5 TS%16.9 shots+TO/40
Bio: Senior · 6' 5" · 220 lbs · Naas, Ireland · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at PSUL 57-97 32135-102-51-160000
11-08vs SBUL 49-88 2994-91-30-040210
11-09vs HIRMW 117-60 23145-111-53-433001
11-13at BRWNW 86-81 32166-92-42-473420

Vinny Sigona #1 · G

Player rating-6.3#150 of 162 in the Metro
Offense-1.5#84
Defense-4.8#159
177 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 19%
9.2 pts2.2 reb2.0 ast25.8 min 13-26 FG7-18 3PT4-4 FT 66.6 TS%13.9 shots+TO/40
Bio: Senior · 6' 0" · 165 lbs · Plano, TX · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at PSUL 57-97 2373-90-51-114200
11-08vs SBUL 49-88 2462-52-40-001200
11-09vs HIRMW 117-60 23145-63-41-142100
11-13at BRWNW 86-81 33103-62-52-241320

Nate Fouts #15 · F

Player rating-3.4#107 of 162 in the Metro
Offense-3.4#132
Defense+0.0#51
161 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 23%
8.0 pts4.0 reb3.2 ast23.5 min 11-27 FG5-12 3PT5-8 FT 52.4 TS%16.8 shots+TO/40
Bio: Senior · 6' 8" · 215 lbs · Skaneateles, NY · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at PSUL 57-97 2573-81-30-042510
11-08vs SBUL 49-88 2183-101-51-321200
11-09vs HIRMW 117-60 2183-42-30-044002
11-13at BRWNW 86-81 2792-51-14-566221

Alex Mack #3 · G

Player rating-1.6#65 of 162 in the Metro
Offense+0.8#16
Defense-2.4#137
141 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 13%
7.5 pts1.2 reb1.0 ast20.5 min 10-16 FG7-9 3PT3-4 FT 84.5 TS%9.2 shots+TO/40
Bio: Freshman · 6' 4" · 175 lbs · Cleveland, OH · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at PSUL 57-97 2021-30-10-001110
11-08vs SBUL 49-88 2251-11-12-201010
11-09vs HIRMW 117-60 27207-115-61-232020
11-13at BRWNW 86-81 1331-11-10-020010

Jerry Guerrero #14 · G

Player rating-2.0#77 of 162 in the Metro
Offense-1.3#80
Defense-0.7#81
107 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 23%
7.5 pts2.0 reb1.0 ast15.5 min 11-21 FG5-11 3PT3-4 FT 65.9 TS%16.6 shots+TO/40
Bio: Sophomore · 6' 3" · 190 lbs · Tepic, Mexico · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at PSUL 57-97 1563-60-20-042121
11-08vs SBUL 49-88 1531-50-21-100000
11-09vs HIRMW 117-60 18124-62-42-312212
11-13at BRWNW 86-81 1493-43-30-030010

Will Fowler #10 · G

Player rating-5.4#143 of 162 in the Metro
Offense-2.2#107
Defense-3.2#151
78 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 16%
2.8 pts0.2 reb1.0 ast11.5 min 4-8 FG2-5 3PT1-3 FT 59.0 TS%11.6 shots+TO/40
Bio: Sophomore · 6' 2" · 190 lbs · Duncan, SC · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at PSUL 57-97 1741-21-11-200100
11-08vs SBUL 49-88 1442-30-10-102200
11-09vs HIRMW 117-60 831-21-20-011000
11-13at BRWNW 86-81 700-10-10-001100

Nate Deer #7 · F

Player rating-2.7#93 of 162 in the Metro
Offense-3.6#136
Defense+0.9#35
40 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 26%
2.0 pts5.0 reb1.0 ast10.5 min 2-7 FG0-1 3PT0-4 FT 22.8 TS%20.5 shots+TO/40
Bio: Senior · 6' 10" · 240 lbs · Adelaide, Australia · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at PSUL 57-97 DNP
11-08vs SBUL 49-88 1000-20-00-220001
11-09vs HIRMW 117-60 1142-50-10-282201
11-13at BRWNW 86-81 None00-00-00-000000

Dorsett Mulcahy #95 · G

Player rating-4.9#137 of 162 in the Metro
Offense-3.1#122
Defense-1.9#125
39 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 20%
0.3 pts1.3 reb0.3 ast7.3 min 0-5 FG0-3 3PT1-3 FT 7.9 TS%15.1 shots+TO/40
Bio: Freshman · 6' 7" · 205 lbs · Bayonne, NJ · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at PSUL 57-97 400-00-00-100100
11-08vs SBUL 49-88 410-10-01-221100
11-09vs HIRMW 117-60 1400-40-30-020000
11-13at BRWNW 86-81 DNP

Trevor Augustine #12 · G

Player rating-4.0#121 of 162 in the Metro
Offense-2.9#119
Defense-1.0#91
16 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 36%
0.7 pts0.7 reb0.7 ast3.0 min 1-6 FG0-4 3PT0-0 FT 16.7 TS%26.7 shots+TO/40
Bio: Junior · 6' 2" · 180 lbs · Grand Island, NY · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at PSUL 57-97 100-00-00-000000
11-08vs SBUL 49-88 300-20-20-000000
11-09vs HIRMW 117-60 521-40-20-022000
11-13at BRWNW 86-81 DNP

Will Taylor #13 · F

Player rating-3.0#99 of 162 in the Metro
Offense-2.1#103
Defense-0.9#87
2 possessions · still mostly last season's prior
0.0 pts0.0 reb0.0 ast1.0 min 0-0 FG0-0 3PT0-0 FT – TS%0.0 shots+TO/40
Bio: Sophomore · 6' 9" · 215 lbs · Shrewbury, England · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at PSUL 57-97 100-00-00-000000
11-08vs SBUL 49-88 DNP
11-09vs HIRMW 117-60 DNP
11-13at BRWNW 86-81 DNP

Abu Riak #22 · F

Has not appeared yet.
Bio: Freshman · 6' 8" · 205 lbs · Melbourne, Australia · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at PSUL 57-97 DNP
11-08vs SBUL 49-88 DNP
11-09vs HIRMW 117-60 DNP
11-13at BRWNW 86-81 DNP

Channing Francis #32 · G

Has not appeared yet.
Bio: Junior · 6' 2" · 175 lbs · Lancaster, NY · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at PSUL 57-97 DNP
11-08vs SBUL 49-88 DNP
11-09vs HIRMW 117-60 DNP
11-13at BRWNW 86-81 DNP
Has not appeared yet.
Bio: Sophomore · 6' 3" · 175 lbs · Cleveland, OH · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at PSUL 57-97 DNP
11-08vs SBUL 49-88 DNP
11-09vs HIRMW 117-60 DNP
11-13at BRWNW 86-81 DNP

Will Taylor #– · ?

Has not appeared yet.
Bio:
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at PSUL 57-97 DNP