College Basketball - Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Canisius Golden Griffins
| Location: Buffalo, NY University Founded: 1870 Enrollment: 4,708  Nickname: Golden Griffins Mascot: Golden Griffin School Colors: Blue and gold Joined the MAAC: 1989 Varsity Teams: 16 U. President: Fr. Vincent Cooke S.J. Director of Athletics: Bill Maher Basketball Head Coach: Tom Parrotta Conference Titles: MAAC Reg. Sea: 1994 MAAC Tournament: 1996 Basketball Arena: Koessler Athletic Center Current Capacity: 2,176 |
The school men’s basketball team is known as the Golden Griffins. The team is led by coach Tom Parrota and assistants Rob Norris, Lazare Adingono, and Tim Paul.
The Griffins obtained their first and only regular conference championship with the MAAC in 1994 followed by a post season tournament in 1996.
Canisius University has been repeatedly ranked by the U.S. News and World Report among the list of "America's 367 Most Interesting Schools."
The team has been invited four times in the NCAA Tournament, the most recent one in 1996, and reached the Elite 8 in 1956.
The Golden Griffins have a traditional rivalry with Niagara University; both compete in the MAAC conference of the NCAA Division I.
Canisius 2009/2010 Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Time/Result |
| 17-Nov | at Loyola (IL) | L 89-69 |
| 21-Nov | at St. Francis (NY) | W 79-69 |
| 24-Nov | at Buffalo | W 73-71 |
| 28-Nov | Howard | W 70-54 |
| 30-Nov | at Eastern Michigan | L 75-58 |
| 4-Dec | Loyola (MD) | W 70-65 |
| 6-Dec | Manhattan | L 71-57 |
| 12-Dec | Bowling Green | L 58-54 |
| 16-Dec | at Duquesne | L 86-77 |
| 21-Dec | vs. North Florida | L 65-61 |
| 22-Dec | at Southern Miss | W 59-56 |
| 23-Dec | vs. New Orleans | W 63-48 |
| 30-Dec | at St. Bonaventure | L 82-75 |
| 2-Jan | vs. Fairfield | L 58-52 |
| 4-Jan | Iona | W 77-65 |
| 9-Jan | at Marist | W 72-57 |
| 11-Jan | at Siena | L 82-70 |
| 16-Jan | at Manhattan | W 63-61 |
| 18-Jan | at Fairfield | L 76-74 |
| 22-Jan | Rider | W 74-58 |
| 24-Jan | St. Peter's | L 68-55 |
| 29-Jan | Niagara | W 73-70 |
| 1-Feb | at Iona | L 72-53 |
| 5-Feb | at Niagara | L 66-54 |
| 7-Feb | at St. Peter's | L 73-72 |
| 12-Feb | Marist | 7:00 PM ET |
| 14-Feb | Siena | 2:00 PM ET |
| 20-Feb | James Madison | 7:00 PM ET |
| 26-Feb | at Loyola (MD) | 7:00 PM ET |
| 28-Feb | at Rider | 2:00 PM ET |