1995–96 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1995–96 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball | |
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MAAC tournament champions | |
Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
Record | 19–11 (7–7 MAAC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Koessler Athletic Center |
Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iona | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manhattan | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola (MD) | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius † | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Peter's | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Siena | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 5 | – | 22 | .185 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1996 MAAC tournament winner |
The 1995–96 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represented Canisius College during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by fourth year head coach John Beilein, played their home games at the Koessler Athletic Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–11, 7–7 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They won the MAAC tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the school's first appearance since 1957. Playing as the No. 13 seed in the Midwest region, Canisius was beaten by No. 4 seed Utah, 72–43,[1] in the opening round.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 8, 1995* | vs. Washington State | L 62–73 | 3–2 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | |||||||
Dec 9, 1995* | vs. Columbia | W 64–42 | 4–2 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | |||||||
Dec 18, 1995* | at Colgate | W 65–63 | 5–2 | Cotterell Court Hamilton, New York | |||||||
Dec 23, 1995* | at Valparaiso | W 72–68 | 7–2 | Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana | |||||||
MAAC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 2, 1996* | vs. Loyola (MD) Quarterfinals | W 74–67 | 17–10 | Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
Mar 3, 1996* | vs. Iona Semifinals | W 63–62 | 18–10 | Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
Mar 4, 1996* | vs. Fairfield Championship game | W 52–46 | 19–10 | Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 1996* | (13 MW) | vs. (4 MW) No. 12 Utah First round | L 43–72 | 19–11 | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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References
- ^ "Utah 72, Canisius 43". UPI Archives. March 15, 1996. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ^ "1995-96 Men's Basketball Schedule". Canisius College Athletics. Retrieved July 4, 2023.