# 2019–20 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represented Canisius College in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by fourth-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. They finished the season 12–20, 7–13 in MAAC play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC tournament to Iona.

## Previous season

The Golden Griffins finished the 2018–19 season 15–17 overall, 11–7 in MAAC play to finish in a four-way tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed in the 2019 MAAC tournament, they defeated No. 7 seed Manhattan in the quarterfinals 69–65 in overtime, before falling to No. 6 seed Monmouth 59–73 in the semifinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2019* 12:00 pm | | McMaster | W 81–71 | | Koessler Athletic Center (691) Buffalo, NY |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2019* 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Brown | L 68–75 | 0–1 | Pizzitola Sports Center (812) Providence, RI |
| November 13, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Albany | L 57–83 | 0–2 | SEFCU Arena (1,808) Albany, NY |
| November 16, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Bucknell | W 83–81 | 1–2 | Koessler Athletic Center (984) Buffalo, NY |
| November 23, 2019* 2:30 pm | | vs. St. Bonaventure | W 61–57 | 2–2 | KeyBank Center (3,821) Buffalo, NY |
| November 26, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UIC Boca Raton Beach Classic | W 94–64 | 3–2 | Credit Union 1 Arena (1,343) Chicago, IL |
| December 1, 2019* 12:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | vs. Mercer Boca Raton Beach Classic Naismith semifinals | W 76–66 | 4–2 | FAU Arena (1,411) Boca Raton, FL |
| December 2, 2019* 2:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | vs. Hofstra Boca Raton Beach Classic Naismith championship game | L 57–64 | 4–3 | FAU Arena (1,122) Boca Raton, FL |
| December 4, 2019* 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | at Florida Atlantic Boca Raton Beach Classic | L 59–62 | 4–4 | FAU Arena (987) Boca Raton, FL |
| December 14, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Holy Cross | W 80–72 | 5–4 | Koessler Athletic Center (896) Buffalo, NY |
| December 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Buffalo | L 73–82 | 5–5 | Alumni Arena (3,269) Buffalo, NY |
| December 23, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Siena | L 72–73 | 5–6 (0–1) | Times Union Center (5,804) Albany, NY |
| December 30, 2019* 2:00 pm, ACCNX | | at Pittsburgh | L 79–87 | 5–7 | Petersen Events Center (8,035) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Manhattan | L 67–71 | 5–8 (0–2) | Koessler Athletic Center (829) Buffalo, NY |
| January 5, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Fairfield | L 42–46 | 5–9 (0–3) | Koessler Athletic Center (751) Buffalo, NY |
| January 10, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Monmouth | L 65–84 | 5–10 (0–4) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,720) West Long Branch, NJ |
| January 12, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Saint Peter's | W 72–68 | 6–10 (1–4) | Yanitelli Center (522) Jersey City, NJ |
| January 17, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Siena | W 73–63 | 7–10 (2–4) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,203) Buffalo, NY |
| January 19, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Rider | W 95–86 | 8–10 (3–4) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,254) Buffalo, NY |
| January 24, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Iona | L 66–69 | 8–11 (3–5) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,538) New Rochelle, NY |
| January 26, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Fairfield | L 55–63 | 8–12 (3–6) | Alumni Hall (2,479) Fairfield, CT |
| January 31, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Quinnipiac | L 73–90 | 8–13 (3–7) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,201) Buffalo, NY |
| February 2, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Marist | W 66–65 | 9–13 (4–7) | Koessler Athletic Center (969) Buffalo, NY |
| February 7, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Rider | L 60–61 | 9–14 (4–8) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 12, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Niagara Battle of the Bridge | L 66–69 | 9–15 (4–9) | Gallagher Center (1,568) Lewiston, NY |
| February 14, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Monmouth | L 71–85 | 9–16 (4–10) | Koessler Athletic Center (883) Buffalo, NY |
| February 21, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Quinnipiac | L 64–66 | 9–17 (4–11) | People's United Center (2,512) Hamden, CT |
| February 23, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Manhattan | W 57–56 | 10–17 (5–11) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,347) Bronx, NY |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Iona | L 65–86 | 10–18 (5–12) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,181) Buffalo, NY |
| February 29, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Saint Peter's | L 68–69 | 10–19 (5–13) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,204) Buffalo, NY |
| March 4, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Marist | W 85–69 | 11–19 (6–13) | McCann Arena (1,124) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| March 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Niagara Battle of the Bridge | W 67–63 | 12–19 (7–13) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,805) Buffalo, NY |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (10) | vs. (7) Iona First round | L 60–70 | 12–20 | Boardwalk Hall (878) Atlantic City, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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