# 2015–16 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represented Canisius College during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by fourth 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 14–19, 8–12 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Niagara in the first round of the MAAC tournament to advance the quarterfinals where they lost to Iona.
On May 20, head coach Jim Baron announced his retirement. He finished at Canisius with a four year record of 73–59.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 00 | Ronnie Gombe | Forward | 6–8 | 230 | Sophomore | Nairobi, Kenya |
| 1 | Malcolm McMillan | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | Senior | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 2 | Jermaine Crumpton | Forward | 6–6 | 245 | Sophomore | Niagara Falls, New York |
| 3 | Raven Owen | Guard | 5–10 | 155 | RS–Freshman | Staten Island, New York |
| 4 | Kiefer Douse | Guard | 6–3 | 175 | Junior | Brampton, Ontario, Canada |
| 5 | Kassius Robertson | Guard | 6–3 | 175 | Sophomore | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 10 | Cassidy Ryan | Forward | 6–6 | 215 | Sophomore | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
| 11 | Chris Atkinson | Guard | 5–9 | 155 | Freshman | Hempstead, New York |
| 13 | Isaiah Gurley | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Freshman | Brooklyn, New York |
| 14 | Kevin Bleeker | Center | 6–11 | 230 | Senior | Alkmaar, Netherlands |
| 22 | Phil Valenti | Forward | 6–7 | 200 | Junior | Victor, New York |
| 23 | Jamal Reynolds | Guard | 6–4 | 175 | Senior | Pickering, Ontario, Canada |
| 25 | Adam Weir | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Sophomore | Tonawanda, New York |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 10/30/2015* 7:00 pm | Ryerson | W 81–61 | | Koessler Athletic Center (813) Buffalo, NY |
| 11/06/2015* 7:00 pm | Buffalo State | W 106–67 | | Koessler Athletic Center (1,113) Buffalo, NY |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm | at Hofstra | L 85–96 | 0–1 | Mack Sports Complex (2,106) Hempstead, NY |
| 11/16/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Lehigh | W 98–89 | 1–1 | Koessler Athletic Center (1,153) Buffalo, NY |
| 11/21/2015* 3:15 pm, ESPN3 | Cornell | W 87–62 | 2–1 | Koessler Athletic Center (1,310) Buffalo, NY |
| 11/24/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | St. Bonaventure | L 73–77 | 2–2 | Koessler Athletic Center (2,007) Buffalo, NY |
| 11/28/2015* 2:00 pm | at Buffalo | L 96–98 $^{OT}$ | 2–3 | Alumni Arena (3112) Amherst, NY |
| 12/04/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Monmouth | W 96–86 | 3–3 (1–0) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,544) Buffalo, NY |
| 12/05/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Quinnipiac | L 76–78 | 3–4 (1–1) | Koessler Athletic Center (984) Buffalo, NY |
| 12/10/2015* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | at Penn State Las Vegas Classic | L 67–81 | 3–5 | Rec Hall (4,509) University Park, PA |
| 12/12/2015* 7:00 pm | at Kent State Las Vegas Classic | L 77–84 | 3–6 | MAC Center (3,107) Kent, OH |
| 12/19/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Boston University | W 84–68 | 4–6 | Koessler Athletic Center (926) Buffalo, NY |
| 12/22/2015* 5:30 pm | vs. Louisiana–Monroe Las Vegas Classic | W 108–96 $^{3OT}$ | 5–6 | Orleans Arena (2,120) Paradise, NV |
| 12/23/2015* | vs. Nicholls State Las Vegas Classic | W 83–74 | 6–6 | Orleans Arena (2,154) Paradise, NV |
| 01/02/2016 7:00 pm | at Marist | W 92–83 | 7–6 (2–1) | McCann Field House (1,200) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 01/04/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Monmouth | L 66–81 | 7–7 (2–2) | Multipurpose Activity Center (2,731) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 01/07/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Manhattan | L 86–94 | 7–8 (2–3) | Koessler Athletic Center (725) Buffalo, NY |
| 01/09/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Saint Peter's | L 53–70 | 7–9 (2–4) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,132) Buffalo, NY |
| 01/12/2016* 7:00 pm | at Dartmouth | L 69–80 | 7–10 | Leede Arena (528) Hanover, NH |
| 01/15/2016 7:00 pm | at Manhattan | W 65–62 | 8–10 (3–4) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,029) Riverdale, NY |
| 01/17/2016 2:00 pm | at Quinnipiac | W 63–53 | 9–10 (4–4) | TD Bank Sports Center (1,377) Hamden, CT |
| 01/22/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at Niagara Battle of the Bridge | W 70–61 | 10–10 (5–4) | Gallagher Center (2,110) Lewiston, NY |
| 01/24/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Siena | L 78–99 | 10–11 (5–5) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,614) Buffalo, NY |
| 01/29/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Fairfield | L 77–84 | 10–12 (5–6) | Webster Bank Arena (1,008) Bridgeport, CT |
| 01/31/2016 1:00 pm | at Rider | L 68–79 | 10–13 (5–7) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,631) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 02/05/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Iona | L 66–84 | 10–14 (5–8) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,702) Buffalo, NY |
| 02/07/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | Rider | W 67–61 | 11–14 (6–8) | Koessler Athletic Center (792) Buffalo, NY |
| 02/11/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Siena | L 67–90 | 11–15 (6–9) | Times Union Center (5,477) Albany, NY |
| 02/14/2016 3:00 pm | at Saint Peter's | L 57–61 | 11–16 (6–10) | Yanitelli Center (648) Jersey City, NY |
| 02/18/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | Fairfield | L 71–74 | 11–17 (6–11) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,137) Buffalo, NY |
| 02/20/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | Marist | W 81–66 | 12–17 (7–11) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,318) Buffalo, NY |
| 02/25/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | Niagara Battle of the Bridge | W 65–60 | 13–17 (8–11) | Koessler Athletic Center (2,023) Buffalo, NY |
| 02/28/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Iona | L 78–86 | 13–18 (8–12) | Hynes Athletic Center (2,079) New Rochelle, NY |
| MAAC tournament |||||
| 03/03/2016 7:00 pm | vs. Niagara First round | W 102–97 $^{3OT}$ | 14–18 | Times Union Center (2,628) Albany, NY |
| 03/04/2016 9:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Iona Quarterfinals | L 55–73 | 14–19 | Times Union Center (1,269) Albany, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||