# 2022–23 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represented Canisius College in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by seventh-year head coach Reggie Witherspoon, played their home games at the Koessler Athletic Center in Buffalo, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

The Golden Griffins finished the 2021–22 season 11–21, 7–13 in MAAC play to finish tied for last place. As the No. 10 seed, they were defeated by Fairfield in the first round of the MAAC tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Youngstown State | L 81–92 | 0–1 | Koessler Athletic Center (1,391) Buffalo, NY |
| November 12, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | St. Bonaventure | W 84–80 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | Koessler Athletic Center (1,903) Buffalo, NY |
| November 16, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cleveland State | L 57–58 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | Koessler Athletic Center (766) Buffalo, NY |
| November 18, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Fredonia | W 98–52 | 2–2 | Koessler Athletic Center (449) Buffalo, NY |
| November 22, 2022* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cornell | L 70–79 | 2–3 | Newman Arena (447) Ithaca, NY |
| November 27, 2022* 2:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Buffalo | L 66–86 | 2–4 | Alumni Arena (1,922) Amherst, NY |
| December 2, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Siena | L 70–74 | 2–5 (0–1) | MVP Arena (5,409) Albany, NY |
| December 4, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Iona | L 60–90 | 2–6 (0–2) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,633) New Rochelle, NY |
| December 10, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Toledo | L 68–69 | 2–7 | Savage Arena (4,320) Toledo, OH |
| December 18, 2022* 12:00 pm, BTN | | at Penn State | L 67–97 | 2–8 | Bryce Jordan Center (4,342) University Park, PA |
| December 21, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 81–84 | 2–9 | Alico Arena (4,633) Fort Myers, FL |
| December 30, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Rider | L 64–66 | 2–10 (0–3) | Koessler Athletic Center (2,400) Buffalo, NY |
| January 1, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Mount St. Mary's | L 60–64 | 2–11 (0–4) | Koessler Athletic Center (2,400) Buffalo, NY |
| January 6, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Manhattan | W 64–57 | 3–11 (1–4) | Draddy Gymnasium (284) Riverdale, NY |
| January 8, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Peter's | W 67–60 $^{OT}$ | 4–11 (2–4) | Run Baby Run Arena (541) Jersey City, NJ |
| January 13, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Marist | L 58–76 | 4–12 (2–5) | Koessler Athletic Center (588) Buffalo, NY |
| January 15, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Siena | W 66–62 | 5–12 (3–5) | Koessler Athletic Center (499) Buffalo, NY |
| January 20, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fairfield | L 58–67 | 5–13 (3–6) | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (3,219) Fairfield, CT |
| January 22, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Quinnipiac | L 82–87 | 5–14 (3–7) | M&T Bank Arena Hamden, CT |
| January 29, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Manhattan | L 74–81 $^{OT}$ | 5–15 (3–8) | Koessler Athletic Center (642) Buffalo, NY |
| February 3, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Niagara Battle of the Bridge | L 73–76 | 5–16 (3–9) | Gallagher Center (1,564) Lewiston, NY |
| February 5, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Marist | L 67–75 | 5–17 (3–10) | McCann Arena (1,193) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| February 10, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Iona | L 59–80 | 5–18 (3–11) | Koessler Athletic Center (857) Buffalo, NY |
| February 12, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Quinnipiac | W 85–65 | 6–18 (4–11) | Koessler Athletic Center (561) Buffalo, NY |
| February 17, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rider | W 81–78 | 7–18 (5–11) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 19, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Mount St. Mary's | L 74–75 | 7–19 (5–12) | Knott Arena (2,316) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 24, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Saint Peter's | W 66–53 | 8–19 (6–12) | Koessler Athletic Center (702) Buffalo, NY |
| February 26, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Fairfield | W 64–51 | 9–19 (7–12) | Koessler Athletic Center (696) Buffalo, NY |
| March 4, 2023 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Niagara Battle of the Bridge | W 81–68 | 10–19 (8–12) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,150) Buffalo, NY |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (8) Mount St. Mary's First round | L 66–67 $^{OT}$ | 10–20 | Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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