# 2013–14 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represented Canisius College during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by second 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 21–13, 14–6 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the MAAC tournament where they lost to Iona. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to VMI.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Zach Lewis | Guard | 6–3 | 175 | Freshman | Windsor, Connecticut |
| 2 | Jermaine Crumpton | Forward | 6–6 | 220 | Freshman | Niagara Falls, New York |
| 4 | Jeremiah Williams | Guard | 5–11 | 165 | Junior | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| 5 | Kassius Robertson | Guard | 6–3 | 169 | Freshman | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 11 | Lou Dunbar | Guard | 6–3 | 170 | Freshman | Seabrook, Texas |
| 12 | Billy Baron | Guard | 6–2 | 195 | Senior | East Greenwich, Rhode Island |
| 13 | Chris Manhertz | Forward | 6–6 | 235 | Senior | The Bronx, New York |
| 14 | Kevin Bleeker | Center | 6–10 | 225 | RS–Sophomore | Alkmaar, Netherlands |
| 22 | Phil Valenti | Forward | 6–7 | 195 | RS–Freshman | Victor, New York |
| 23 | Chris Perez | Guard | 6–3 | 210 | Senior | Santiago, Dominican Republic |
| 25 | Adam Weir | Guard | 6–4 | 185 | Freshman | Tonawanda, New York |
| 32 | Dominique Raney | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | RS–Sophomore | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 35 | Jordan Heath | Forward | 6–10 | 240 | Senior | Rochester, New York |
| 50 | Josiah Heath | Forward | 6–9 | 230 | Junior | Rochester, New York |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 10/28/2013* 7:00 pm | Daemen | W 102–84 | | Koessler Athletic Center (1,581) Buffalo, NY |
| 11/06/2013* 7:00 pm | Mercyhurst | W 64–49 | | Koessler Athletic Center (1,130) Buffalo, NY |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/11/2013* 7:00 pm | South Dakota | W 71–66 | 1–0 | Koessler Athletic Center (1,579) Buffalo, NY |
| 11/16/2013* 7:00 pm | at St. Bonaventure | L 64–86 | 1–1 | Reilly Center (4,568) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| 11/18/2013* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Rutgers NIT Season Tip-Off | L 51–66 | 1–2 | The RAC (2,106) Piscataway, NJ |
| 11/19/2013* 5:00 pm | vs. Elon NIT Season Tip-Off | W 86–85 | 2–2 | The RAC (3,025) Piscataway, NJ |
| 11/25/2014* 5:00 pm | vs. Georgia State NIT Season Tip-Off | W 79–71 | 3–2 | Alumni Gym (844) Elon, NC |
| 11/26/2014* 5:00 pm | vs. No. 1 (DII) Metro State NIT Season Tip-Off | L 69–83 | 3–3 | Alumni Gym (577) Elon, NC |
| 12/06/2013 7:00 pm | Saint Peter's | W 82–67 | 4–3 (1–0) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,506) Buffalo, NY |
| 12/08/2013 2:00 pm | Siena | W 93–78 | 5–3 (2–0) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,555) Buffalo, NY |
| 12/11/2013* 8:00 pm | vs. Buffalo | W 69–55 | 6–3 | First Niagara Center (4,703) Buffalo, NY |
| 12/14/2013* 4:00 pm | at St. Francis Brooklyn | L 51–67 | 6–4 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (278) Brooklyn, NY |
| 12/16/2013* 7:00 pm | at Holy Cross | W 83–73 | 7–4 | Hart Center (1,066) Worcester, MA |
| 12/21/2013* 4:15 pm | Lamar | W 87–74 | 8–4 | Koessler Athletic Center (1,439) Buffalo, NY |
| 12/29/2013* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Notre Dame | W 87–81 $^{OT}$ | 8–5 | Purcell Pavilion (8,400) Notre Dame, IN |
| 01/04/2014 2:00 pm | at Saint Peter's | W 67–63 | 9–5 (3–0) | Yanitelli Center (143) Jersey City, NJ |
| 01/06/2014 7:00 pm | at Marist | L 62–65 | 9–6 (3–1) | McCann Field House (953) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 01/10/2014 7:00 pm | Rider | W 94–91 $^{OT}$ | 10–6 (4–1) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,226) Buffalo, NY |
| 01/12/2014 2:00 pm | Monmouth | W 87–67 | 11–6 (5–1) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,311) Buffalo, NY |
| 01/17/2014 9:00 pm, ESPNU | at Iona | W 85–83 | 12–6 (6–1) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,278) New Rochelle, NY |
| 01/19/2014 2:00 pm | at Monmouth | L 82–83 | 12–7 (6–2) | Multipurpose Activity Center (1,450) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 01/22/2014 7:00 pm | Niagara Battle of the Bridge | W 87–74 | 13–7 (7–2) | Koessler Athletic Center (2,196) Buffalo, NY |
| 01/26/2014 2:00 pm | Marist | W 78–65 | 14–7 (8–2) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,742) Buffalo, NY |
| 01/30/2014 7:30 pm | at Quinnipiac | W 86–74 | 15–7 (9–2) | TD Bank Sports Center (N/A) Hamden, CT |
| 02/01/2014 1:00 pm | at Fairfield | W 84–58 | 16–7 (10–2) | Webster Bank Arena (1,503) Bridgeport, CT |
| 02/07/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Manhattan | L 73–84 | 16–8 (10–3) | Koessler Athletic Center (2,196) Buffalo, NY |
| 02/09/2014 2:00 pm | Iona | L 91–101 | 16–9 (10–4) | Koessler Athletic Center (2,196) Buffalo, NY |
| 02/14/2014 9:00 pm, ESPNU | at Niagara Battle of the Bridge | W 71–65 | 17–9 (11–4) | Gallagher Center (2,002) Lewiston, NY |
| 02/16/2014 2:00 pm | at Siena | W 92–88 $^{3OT}$ | 18–9 (12–4) | Times Union Center (6,428) Albany, NY |
| 02/20/2014 7:00 pm | Quinnipiac | L 81–88 | 18–10 (12–5) | Koessler Athletic Center (2,196) Buffalo, NY |
| 02/22/2014 2:00 pm | Fairfield | W 90–78 | 19–10 (13–5) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,909) Buffalo, NY |
| 02/28/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at Rider | W 79–66 | 20–10 (14–5) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 03/02/2014 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Manhattan | L 63–68 | 20–11 (14–6) | Draddy Gymnasium (2,117) Riverdale, NY |
| MAAC tournament |||||
| 03/08/2013 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Siena Quarterfinals | W 71–65 | 21–11 | MassMutual Center (2,716) Springfield, MA |
| 03/09/2013 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Iona Semifinals | L 72–75 | 21–12 | MassMutual Center (N/A) Springfield, MA |
| CIT |||||
| 03/18/2014* 7:00 pm | VMI First round | L 100–111 | 21–13 | Koessler Athletic Center (947) Buffalo, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||