# 2023–24 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represented Canisius University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by eighth-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 2022–23 season 10–20, 8–12 in MAAC play to finish tied for eighth place. As the No. 9 seed, they were defeated in overtime by Mount St. Mary's in the first round of the MAAC tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 21, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | | Toronto Metropolitan | W 97–74 | | Koessler Athletic Center (418) Buffalo, NY |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 8, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Syracuse | L 77–89 | 0–1 | JMA Wireless Dome (19,080) Syracuse, NY |
| November 12, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at St. Bonaventure | W 70–67 | 1–1 | Reilly Center (4,850) Olean, NY |
| November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cleveland State | L 61–71 | 1–2 | Wolstein Center (1,732) Cleveland, OH |
| November 20, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | D'Youville | W 109–69 | 2–2 | Koessler Athletic Center (878) Buffalo, NY |
| November 24, 2023* 4:30 p.m. | | vs. Wofford Northern Classic | W 76–67 | 3–2 | Place Bell Laval, Quebec |
| November 25, 2023* 2:00 p.m. | | vs. Western Kentucky Northern Classic | W 85–77 | 4–2 | Place Bell Laval, Quebec |
| November 26, 2023* 4:00 p.m. | | vs. Bowling Green Northern Classic | L 73–77 | 4–3 | Place Bell Laval, Quebec |
| December 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Quinnipiac | W 93–73 | 5–3 (1–0) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,084) Buffalo, NY |
| December 3, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Peter's | L 52–54 | 5–4 (1–1) | Koessler Athletic Center (795) Buffalo, NY |
| December 6, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Robert Morris | W 87–80 | 6–4 | Koessler Athletic Center (562) Buffalo, NY |
| December 9, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Pittsburgh | L 71–82 | 6–5 | Petersen Events Center (7,808) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at High Point | L 70–78 | 6–6 | Qubein Center (2,855) High Point, NC |
| January 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Mount St. Mary's | L 69–74 | 6–7 (1–2) | Knott Arena (1,307) Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 7, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Rider | L 76–79 $^{OT}$ | 6–8 (1–3) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,565) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 12, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Siena | W 67–63 | 7–8 (2–3) | Koessler Athletic Center (574) Buffalo, NY |
| January 15, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Fairfield | L 63–88 | 7–9 (2–4) | Koessler Athletic Center (528) Buffalo, NY |
| January 19, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Iona | L 58–70 | 7–10 (2–5) | Hynes Athletics Center (1,482) New Rochelle, NY |
| January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Peter's | L 59–70 | 7–11 (2–6) | Run Baby Run Arena Jersey City, NJ |
| January 26, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Manhattan | W 82–70 | 8–11 (3–6) | Koessler Athletic Center (899) Buffalo, NY |
| January 28, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Marist | L 71–80 | 8–12 (3–7) | Koessler Athletic Center (620) Buffalo, NY |
| February 4, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Quinnipiac | L 63–88 | 8–13 (3–8) | M&T Bank Arena (1,747) Hamden, CT |
| February 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Niagara Battle of the Bridge | L 64–69 | 8–14 (3–9) | Gallagher Center (1,295) Lewiston, NY |
| February 10, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Iona | W 73–69 | 9–14 (4–9) | Koessler Athletic Center (621) Buffalo, NY |
| February 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Marist | L 55–78 | 9–15 (4–10) | McCann Arena (1,667) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Siena | W 73–64 | 10–15 (5–10) | MVP Arena (4,931) Albany, NY |
| February 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Niagara Battle of the Bridge | W 69–59 | 11–15 (6–10) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,501) Buffalo, NY |
| March 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mount St. Mary's | W 61–56 | 12–15 (7–10) | Koessler Athletic Center (914) Buffalo, NY |
| March 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Rider | L 61–65 | 12–16 (7–11) | Koessler Athletic Center (788) Buffalo, NY |
| March 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Fairfield | L 62–74 | 12–17 (7–12) | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,929) Fairfield, CT |
| March 9, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Manhattan | W 73–70 $^{OT}$ | 13–17 (8–12) | Draddy Gymnasium (950) Riverdale, NY |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2024 5:15 pm, ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (8) Mount St. Mary's First round | W 77–61 | 14–17 | Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| March 13, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (1) Quinnipiac Quarterfinals | L 52–76 | 14–18 | Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall (1,443) Atlantic City, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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