# 2012–13 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represented Canisius College during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by first 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 20–14, 11–7 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the 2013 MAAC tournament to Iona. They were invited to the 2013 CIT where they defeated Elon and Youngstown State to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Evansville.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Freddy Asprilla | Forward | 6–10 | 280 | Senior | Villavicencio, Colombia |
| 3 | Harold Washington | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Senior | Brandywine, Maryland |
| 4 | Jermaine Johnson | Guard | 5–10 | 150 | Freshman | Stone Mountain, Georgia |
| 5 | Reggie Groves | Guard | 6–2 | 188 | Junior | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 10 | Tyrel Edwards | Forward | 6–5 | 195 | Sophomore | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 11 | Alshwan Hymes | Guard | 6–2 | 203 | Senior | DeWitt, New York |
| 12 | Billy Baron | Guard | 6–2 | 195 | Junior | East Greenwich, Rhode Island |
| 13 | Chris Manhertz | Forward | 6–6 | 235 | Junior | The Bronx, New York |
| 14 | Kevin Bleeker | Center | 6–10 | 225 | Sophomore | Alkmaar, Netherlands |
| 22 | Isaac Sosa | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Senior | Guaynabo, Puerto Rico |
| 23 | Phil Valenti | Forward | 6–7 | 195 | Freshman | Victor, New York |
| 32 | Dominique Raney | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | Sophomore | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 35 | Jordan Heath | Forward | 6–10 | 225 | Junior | Rochester, New York |
| 50 | Josiah Heath | Forward | 6–9 | 230 | Sophomore | Rochester, New York |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/02/2012* 7:00 pm | Ryerson | W 77–54 | | Koessler Athletic Center (838) Buffalo, NY |
| 11/08/2012* 7:00 pm | Eckerd | W 87–63 | | Koessler Athletic Center (797) Buffalo, NY |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/12/2012* 7:00 pm | Boston University | W 83–75 | 1–0 | Koessler Athletic Center (1,422) Buffalo, NY |
| 11/17/2012* 4:00 pm | St. Bonaventure | W 72–69 | 2–0 | Koessler Athletic Center (2,196) Buffalo, NY |
| 11/20/2012* 8:00 pm | Buffalo | W 71–64 | 3–0 | Koessler Athletic Center (2,196) Buffalo, NY |
| 11/24/2012* 2:00 pm | at Stony Brook | L 75–82 | 3–1 | Pritchard Gymnasium (1,014) Stony Brook, NY |
| 11/29/2012* 7:00 pm | at UMBC | W 83–65 | 4–1 | Retriever Activities Center (1,520) Catonsville, MD |
| 12/07/2012 7:00 pm | at Fairfield | W 67–55 | 5–1 (1–0) | Webster Bank Arena (2,684) Bridgeport, CT |
| 12/09/2012 2:00 pm | at Marist | W 94–82 | 6–1 (2–0) | McCann Field House (1,210) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 12/15/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 4 Syracuse Gotham Classic | L 61–85 | 6–2 | Carrier Dome (18,120) Syracuse, NY |
| 12/17/2012* 7:00 pm | Longwood | W 82–54 | 7–2 | Koessler Athletic Center (1,205) Buffalo, NY |
| 12/19/2012* 7:00 pm | at Temple Gotham Classic | W 72–62 | 8–2 | Liacouras Center (3,258) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/22/2012* 10:00 pm | at No. 21 UNLV | L 74–89 | 8–3 | Thomas & Mack Center (14,533) Paradise, NV |
| 12/27/2012* 7:00 pm | Alcorn State Gotham Classic | W 87–74 | 9–3 | Koessler Athletic Center (1,388) Buffalo, NY |
| 12/30/2012* 3:00 pm | at Detroit Gotham Classic | L 78–83 | 9–4 | Calihan Hall (2,717) Detroit, MI |
| 01/03/2013 7:00 pm | Fairfield | L 45–66 | 9–5 (2–1) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,106) Buffalo, NY |
| 01/05/2013 7:00 pm | Marist | W 73–64 | 10–5 (3–1) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,401) Buffalo, NY |
| 01/11/2013 7:00 pm | at Siena | L 54–57 | 10–6 (3–2) | Times Union Center (5,986) Albany, NY |
| 01/13/2013 2:00 pm | at Iona | L 87–97 | 10–7 (3–3) | Hynes Athletic Center (2,094) New Rochelle, NY |
| 01/17/2013 7:00 pm | Manhattan | W 64–60 | 11–7 (4–3) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,370) Buffalo, NY |
| 01/19/2013 2:00 pm | Siena | W 76–44 | 12–7 (5–3) | Koessler Athletic Center (2,001) Buffalo, NY |
| 01/25/2013 7:00 pm | at Rider | W 67–50 | 13–7 (6–3) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,025) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 01/27/2013 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | Niagara Battle of the Bridge | L 65–66 | 13–8 (6–4) | Koessler Athletic Center (2,196) Buffalo, NY |
| 01/31/2013 7:00 pm | Loyola (MD) | W 91–79 | 14–8 (7–4) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,303) Buffalo, NY |
| 02/02/2013 7:00 pm | Iona | W 77–74 | 15–8 (8–4) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,852) Buffalo, NY |
| 02/07/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Manhattan | L 54–67 | 15–9 (8–5) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,304) Riverdale, NY |
| 02/10/2013 2:00 pm | at Niagara Battle of the Bridge | W 77–70 | 16–9 (9–5) | Gallagher Center (2,400) Lewiston, NY |
| 02/14/2013 7:30 pm | at Loyola (MD) | L 64–68 | 16–10 (9–6) | Reitz Arena (824) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/16/2013 2:00 pm | at Saint Peter's | W 68–59 | 17–10 (10–6) | Yanitelli Center (653) Jersey City, NJ |
| 02/23/2013* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Vermont BracketBusters | L 79–87 | 17–11 | Patrick Gym (2,198) Burlington, VT |
| 02/28/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Saint Peter's | W 77–65 $^{OT}$ | 18–11 (11–6) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,483) Buffalo, NY |
| 03/02/2013 2:00 pm | Rider | L 61–65 | 18–12 (11–7) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,561) Buffalo, NY |
| MAAC tournament |||||
| 03/09/2013 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Iona Quarterfinals | L 85–89 | 18–13 | MassMutual Center (1,900) Springfield, MA |
| 2013 CIT |||||
| 03/20/2013* 7:00 pm | Elon First Round | W 69–53 | 19–13 | Koessler Athletic Center (1,187) Buffalo, NY |
| 03/23/2013* 7:05 pm | at Youngstown State Second Round | W 84–82 $^{OT}$ | 20–13 | Beeghly Center (2,596) Youngstown, OH |
| 03/26/2013* 7:00 pm | Evansville Quarterfinals | L 83–84 | 20–14 | Koessler Athletic Center (1,403) Buffalo, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||