# 2014–15 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represented Canisius College during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by third 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 18–15, 11–9 in MAAC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAAC tournament to Monmouth. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Dartmouth in the first round and Bowling Green in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to NJIT.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Zach Lewis | Guard | 6–3 | 175 | Sophomore | Windsor, Connecticut |
| 2 | Jermaine Crumpton | Forward | 6–6 | 240 | RS–Freshman | Niagara Falls, New York |
| 3 | Raven Owen | Guard | 5–11 | 165 | Freshman | Staten Island, New York |
| 4 | Jeremiah Williams | Guard | 5–11 | 165 | Senior | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| 5 | Kassius Robertson | Guard | 6–3 | 169 | RS–Freshman | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 10 | Cassidy Ryan | Forward | 6–6 | 215 | Freshman | Mississauga, Ontario |
| 11 | Jan Grzeliński | Guard | 5–10 | 160 | Freshman | Wrocław, Poland |
| 13 | Isaiah Gurley | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Freshman | Brooklyn, New York |
| 14 | Kevin Bleeker | Center | 6–10 | 225 | RS–Junior | Alkmaar, Netherlands |
| 22 | Phil Valenti | Forward | 6–7 | 195 | RS–Sophomore | Victor, New York |
| 23 | Jamal Reynolds | Guard | 6–5 | 172 | Junior | Pickering, Ontario |
| 25 | Adam Weir | Guard | 6–4 | 185 | RS–Freshman | Tonawanda, New York |
| 50 | Josiah Heath | Forward | 6–9 | 230 | Senior | Rochester, New York |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/01/2014* 1:00 pm | Ryerson | W 79–76 | | Koessler Athletic Center (822) Buffalo, NY |
| 11/11/2014* 7:00 pm | Daemen | L 81–83 $^{OT}$ | | Koessler Athletic Center (1,242) Buffalo, NY |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/15/2014* 2:00 pm | Vermont | W 64–60 | 1–0 | Koessler Athletic Center (1,340) Buffalo, NY |
| 11/18/2014* 7:00 pm | at Lehigh | W 63–51 | 2–0 | Stabler Arena (711) Bethlehem, PA |
| 11/22/2014* 4:00 pm | at St. Bonaventure | L 53–59 | 2–1 | Reilly Center (4,489) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| 11/26/2014* 7:00 pm | at Cornell | L 60–67 | 2–2 | Newman Arena (750) Ithaca, NY |
| 11/29/2014* 4:15 pm | vs. Buffalo Big 4 Basketball Classic | L 57–72 | 2–3 | First Niagara Center (7,191) Buffalo, NY |
| 12/03/2014 7:00 pm | at Saint Peter's | W 60–57 | 3–3 (1–0) | Yanitelli Center (518) Jersey City, NJ |
| 12/06/2014 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Niagara Battle of the Bridge | W 77–64 | 4–3 (2–0) | Gallagher Center (1,754) Lewiston, NY |
| 12/13/2014* 4:00 pm | at Massachusetts | L 58–75 | 4–4 | Mullins Center (3,148) Amherst, MA |
| 12/18/2014* 7:00 pm | Stony Brook | W 60–59 $^{OT}$ | 5–4 | Koessler Athletic Center (877) Buffalo, NY |
| 12/21/2014* 2:00 pm | Holy Cross | W 67–48 | 6–4 | Koessler Athletic Center (1,032) Buffalo, NY |
| 12/30/2014* 7:00 pm | UMKC | W 67–55 | 7–4 | Koessler Athletic Center (1,227) Buffalo, NY |
| 01/02/2015 7:00 pm | Monmouth | L 68–73 | 7–5 (2–1) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,032) Buffalo, NY |
| 01/04/2015 2:00 pm | Manhattan | L 60–63 | 7–6 (2–2) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,011) Buffalo, NY |
| 01/08/2015 7:00 pm | at Marist | W 67–52 | 8–6 (3–2) | McCann Field House (N/A) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 01/10/2015 2:00 pm | at Iona | L 76–79 | 8–7 (3–3) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,651) New Rochelle, NY |
| 01/16/2015 7:00 pm | Siena | W 83–49 | 9–7 (4–3) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,407) Buffalo, NY |
| 01/18/2015 2:00 pm | Iona | W 78–74 | 10–7 (5–3) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,524) Buffalo, NY |
| 01/22/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Fairfield | W 64–50 | 11–7 (6–3) | Webster Bank Arena (2,360) Bridgeport, CT |
| 01/24/2015 7:00 pm | at Rider | L 46–59 | 11–8 (6–4) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 01/30/2015 7:00 pm | Quinnipiac | W 63–57 | 12–8 (7–4) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,403) Buffalo, NY |
| 02/01/2015 2:00 pm | Marist | L 67–75 | 12–9 (7–5) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,335) Buffalo, NY |
| 02/06/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Manhattan | L 69–78 | 12–10 (7–6) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,389) Riverdale, NY |
| 02/08/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Monmouth | L 40–44 | 12–11 (7–7) | Multipurpose Activity Center (1,861) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 02/13/2015 7:00 pm | Rider | L 59–60 | 12–12 (7–8) | Koessler Athletic Center (983) Buffalo, NY |
| 02/15/2015 2:00 pm | Saint Peter's | W 69–55 | 13–12 (8–8) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,126) Buffalo, NY |
| 02/19/2015 7:00 pm | at Siena | W 69–63 | 14–12 (9–8) | Times Union Center (6,976) Albany, NY |
| 02/21/2015 1:00 pm | at Quinnipiac | W 65–63 | 15–12 (10–8) | TD Bank Sports Center (2,170) Hamden, CT |
| 02/24/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | Niagara Battle of the Bridge | L 71–82 | 15–13 (10–9) | Koessler Athletic Center (2,196) Buffalo, NY |
| 02/27/2015 7:00 pm | Fairfield | W 72–65 | 16–13 (11–9) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,332) Buffalo, NY |
| MAAC tournament |||||
| 03/07/2015 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Monmouth Quarterfinals | L 54–60 | 16–14 | Times Union Center (5,159) Albany, NY |
| CIT |||||
| 03/18/2015* 7:00 pm | Dartmouth First round | W 87–72 | 17–14 | Koessler Athletic Center (806) Buffalo, NY |
| 03/21/2015* 1:00 pm | at Bowling Green Second round | W 82–59 | 18–14 | Stroh Center (1,223) Bowling Green, OH |
| 03/28/2015* 7:30 pm | at NJIT Quarterfinals | L 73–78 | 18–15 | Fleisher Center (1,505) Newark, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||