# 2021–22 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represented Canisius College in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by sixth-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 2020–21 season 7–6, 7–5 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the MAAC tournament, they were upset in the first round by No. 11 seed Rider.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 24, 2021* 2:00 pm | | Wheeling | W 101–64 | – | Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:30 pm, ACCN | | at Miami (FL) | L 67–77 | 0–1 | Watsco Center (3,234) Coral Gables, FL |
| November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at East Carolina | L 71–83 | 0–2 | Williams Arena (3,507) Greenville, NC |
| November 14, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 23 St. Bonaventure | L 60–69 | 0–3 | Reilly Center (3,943) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| November 20, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cleveland State Cerebro Sports Lake Erie Challenge | L 70–80 | 0–4 | Wolstein Center (1,492) Cleveland, OH |
| November 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Fredonia | W 106–40 | 1–4 | Koessler Athletic Center (762) Buffalo, NY |
| November 24, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Coppin State Cerebro Sports Lake Erie Challenge | W 76–75 | 2–4 | Koessler Athletic Center (801) Buffalo, NY |
| November 29, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Cornell | L 75–89 | 2–5 | Koessler Athletic Center (856) Buffalo, NY |
| December 3, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Fairfield | L 68–74 | 2–6 (0–1) | Koessler Athletic Center (849) Buffalo, NY |
| December 5, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Monmouth | L 65–79 | 2–7 (0–2) | Koessler Athletic Center (736) Buffalo, NY |
| December 8, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Kentucky | L 62–75 | 2–8 | BB&T Arena (2,235) Highland Heights, KY |
| December 11, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Youngstown State | L 43–71 | 2–9 | Beeghly Center (2,630) Youngstown, OH |
| December 18, 2021* 5:00 pm | | vs. Buffalo | W 65–64 | 3–9 | KeyBank Center (3,686) Buffalo, NY |
| December 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 97–90 $^{OT}$ | 4–9 | Koessler Athletic Center (735) Buffalo, NY |
| January 11, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Quinnipiac | W 79–67 | 5–9 (1–2) | Koessler Athletic Center (871) Buffalo, NY |
| January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Niagara Battle of the Bridge | L 58–68 | 5–10 (1–3) | Gallagher Center (1,156) Lewiston, NY |
| January 16, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Manhattan | L 75–80 | 5–11 (1–4) | Draddy Gymnasium (376) Riverdale, NY |
| January 18, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Peter's Rescheduled from December 31 | L 57–65 | 5–12 (1–5) | Run Baby Run Arena (281) Jersey City, NJ |
| January 21, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Rider | W 70–69 | 6–12 (2–5) | Koessler Athletic Center (969) Buffalo, NY |
| January 23, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Saint Peter's | W 63–60 | 7–12 (3–5) | Koessler Athletic Center (782) Buffalo, NY |
| January 28, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Monmouth | L 67–72 | 7–13 (3–6) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,558) West Long Branch, NJ |
| January 30, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rider | L 62–70 | 7–14 (3–7) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,312) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Siena Rescheduled from January 2 | L 65–73 | 7–15 (3–8) | MVP Arena (4,788) Albany, NY |
| February 4, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Iona | L 62–70 | 7–16 (3–9) | Koessler Athletic Center (905) Buffalo, NY |
| February 6, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Manhattan | W 77–70 | 8–16 (4–9) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,042) Buffalo, NY |
| February 12, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Marist | L 70–71 | 8–17 (4–10) | McCann Arena (1,020) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| February 14, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fairfield | L 76–80 $^{OT}$ | 8–18 (4–11) | Webster Bank Arena (1,041) Bridgeport, CT |
| February 19, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Niagara Battle of the Bridge | L 54–65 | 8–19 (4–12) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,207) Buffalo, NY |
| February 25, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Iona | L 65–72 | 8–20 (4–13) | Hynes Athletic Center (2,207) New Rochelle, NY |
| February 27, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Quinnipiac | W 72–67 | 9–20 (5–13) | People's United Center (1,020) Hamden, CT |
| March 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Marist | W 78–67 | 10–20 (6–13) | Koessler Athletic Center (914) Buffalo, NY |
| March 5, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Siena | W 67–64 | 11–20 (7–13) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,119) Buffalo, NY |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (10) | vs. (7) Fairfield First Round | L 50–72 | 11–21 | 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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