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No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown / Previous Team 0 Tre Dinkins So. G 6-2 180 Chester, Pa. / Cardinal O’Hara / Harcum Junior College 1 Devean Williams Fr. G 6-3 180 Los Angeles, Calif. / Narbonne / TMG Prep Academy 2 Jamir Moultrie Gr. G 6-1 172 Wilmington, Del. / Bishop McNamara / Kennesaw State 3 Jordan Henderson Gr. G 6-5 190 Cincinnati, Ohio / Walnut Hills / Indiana Elite Prep 4 Youri Fritz Fr. F 6-9 190 Tiel, Netherlands / Leidsche Rijn College 5 Siem Uijtendaal Jr. G 6-6 185 Haarlem, Netherlands / BC Apollo Amsterdam 10 Jacco Fritz Sr. F 6-10 215 Tiel, Netherlands / DME Academy (Fla.) 11 Michael DiGiulio Jr. G 6-0 170 Williamsville, N.Y. / Williamsville South / Kent State 12 Bryce Okpoh Jr. G 6-7 190 Dallas, Texas / The Colony / Clarendon CC 21 TJ Gadsden So. G 6-7 195 New York, N.Y. / St. Andrew’s Episcopal / George Mason 22 George Maslennikov Gr. F 6-10 240 Odessa, Ukraine / Holy Spirit Prep (Ga.) / Saddleback JC 23 Frank Mitchell So. F 6-8 240 Toronto, Ontario / Oakville Prep / Humber College 25 Xzavier Long So. G 6-7 190 Washington, D.C. / Virginia Academy 44 Tahj Staveskie R-Fr. G 6-0 165 Sandusky, Ohio / Sandusky / SPIRE Institute Head Coach: Reggie Witherspoon (Empire State, ’95) - seventh season at Canisius, 21st season overall Assistant Coach: Chris Hawkins (Radford, ’92) - seventh season at Canisius Assistant Coach: Thurman Schaetzle (Mercyhurst, ’11) – fifth season at Canisius Assistant Coach: Calvin Cage (Buffalo, ’06) – fourth season at Canisius Graduate Assistant Manager: Quinn Imiola (Canisius, ’21) – first season at Canisius Athletic Trainer: Adam Mourgas (Canisius, ’17) – first season at Canisius Student Managers: Shane Hurd ‘24, Luca Militello ’24, Jasper Torres ‘23 Brandon DoFour ’26, Ryan Jubulis ’25 CANISIUS GOLDEN GRIFFINS GOLDEN GRIFFIN MEN’S BASKETBALL CANISIUS ROSTER
No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown / Previous Team 0 Berrick JeanLouis Sr. G 6-4 200 Lehigh Acres, Fla./Canterbury Schoo / Florida Southwestern State 1 Walter Clayton Jr. So. G 6-2 195 Lake Wales, Fla. / Bartow 2 Sadiku Ibine Ayo Fr. F 6-7 210 Asabi-Kumasi, Ghana / Our Saviour Lutheran (NY) 3 Cruz Davis Fr. G 6-3 170 Plano, Texas/Huntington Prep (WV) 4 Parker Weiss Sr. G 6-2 175 Naples, Fla./Community School of Naples 5 Daniss Jenkins Jr. G 6-3 175 Dallas, Texas / Dallas Hillcrest / Odessa College 11 Quinn Slazinski Sr. F 6-9 215 Houston, Texas / Huntington Prep / Louisville 12 Anton Brookshire So. G 6-1 175 Springfield, Mo. / Kickapoo / Missouri 13 Nelly Junior Joseph Jr. F 6-9 240 Benin City, Nigeria / NBA Academy Africa (Senegal) 23 Michael Jefferson So. G/F 6-7 210 Sulphur Springs, Texas / Sulphur Springs / Northwest Florida State 24 Keither Florence Fr. F 6-7 210 Wichita, Kan. / Colorado Prep 33 Silas Sunday Fr. F 7-0 290 Lucan, Ireland / Our Saviour Lutheran (NY) 44 James Carey Sr. G 5-10 160 Pelham, N.Y. / Pelham Memorial / Gettysburg College 55 Osborn Shema Sr. F 7-0 220 Kanombe, Rwanda / New Mexico Military Institute Head Coach: Rick Pitino (UMass ’74) - third season at Iona, 33rd season overall Assistant Coach: Ricky Johns Assistant Coach: Taliek Brown Assistant Coach: Bob Walsh Director of Basketball Operations: Steve Masiello Assistant to the Head Coach: Jeff Martin Video Coordinator: Brandon Irving Graduate Manager: Dan Fitzpatrick IONA GAELS GOLDEN GRIFFIN MEN’S BASKETBALL IONA ROSTER
No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown / Previous Team 0 Alexis Reyes So. F 6-7 195 Roxbury, Mass. / Putnam Science Academy 1 Tymu Chenery Jr. G/F 6-6 190 Philadelphia, Pa. / Episcopal 2 Matt Balanc R-Sr. G 6-4 195 Silver Spring, Md. / Springbrook 3 Savion Lewis R-Sr. G 6-1 175 Dix Hills, N.Y. / Half Hollow Hills East 5 Tyrese Williams Gr. G 6-3 185 Beacon, N.Y. / Cardinal Hayes 11 Dezi Jones Jr. G 5-10 170 Hannibal, Mo. / Hannibal 14 Quinn Guth So. G 6-2 185 Brookfield, Conn. / Kimball Union Academy (NH) 15 Luis Kortright Jr. G 6-3 200 Manhattan, N.Y. / St. Raymond 22 Elijah Taylor Jr. F 6-8 240 Philadelphia, Pa / Imhotep Charter 23 JJ Riggins R-Jr. F 6-6 245 Philadelphia, Pa. / Imhotep Charter 24 Ike Nweke Gr. F 6-7 245 Woodbine, Md. / Georgetown Prep 33 Paul Otieno Jr. F 6-8 225 Nairobi, Kenya / Sunrise Christian Academy 34 Nicholas Margetson Jr. G 6-1 178 Dix Hills, NY / Holy Trinity Head Coach: Baker Dunleavy (Villanova, ’06) - Sixth season at Quinnipiac Special Assistant to the Head Coach: Tom Pecora Assistant Coach: Shaun Morris Assistant Coach: Bradley Jacks Assistant Coach: Tahar Sutton Director of Basketball Operations: Jeff Robinson Graduate Assistant: Nolan Meehan QUINNIPIAC BOBCATS GOLDEN GRIFFIN MEN’S BASKETBALL QUINNIPIAC ROSTER
No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown / Previous Team 0 Latrell Reid Sr. G 6-3 185 Willingboro, N.J. / Trenton Catholic / Coffeyville CC 1 Brent Bland R-Fr. G 6-3 205 Wheatley Heights, N.Y. / Half Hollow Hills West 2 Jayden Saddler Gr. G 6-1 180 Aberdeen, Md. / Mount Zion Prep / Southern University 3 Corey WashingtonFr. F 6-6 180 Sherwood, Ariz. / Sylvan Hills 4 Jerry Ngopot R-Fr. F 6-10 220 Bangui, Central African Republic / Lee Academy 5 Jaylen Murray So. G 5-11 175 Bronx, NY / Putnam Science Academy 10 Thomas Tut Fr. F 6-9 210 Juba, South Sudan / Solid Rock Academy 12 Kyle Cardaci Gr. G 6-2 190 Holmdel, N.J. / Mater Dei Prep / Bryant University 13 Isiah Dasher 5th G 6-4 170 Jersey City, N.J. / Ferris / Portland 22 Cam Young Jr. G/F 6-7 210 Swedesboro, N.J. / Neumann Goretti / Bowling Green 23 Alex Rivera Sr. G 6-1 178 Lowell, Mass. / Lowell / LIU Brooklyn 24 Oumar Diahame Jr. F 6-10 225 Dakar, Senegal / The Patrick School 35 Mouhamed Sow R-Fr. F 6-9 195 Dakar, Senegal / The Patrick School Head Coach: Bashir Mason (Drexel ’07), First season at Saint Peter’s, 11th season overall Assistant Coach: Pete Cipriano Assistant Coach: Umar Shannon Assistant Coach: Jim Mack Director of Player Development: Keydren Clark Director of Basketball Operations: Nigel Jackson SAINT PETER’S PEACOCKS GOLDEN GRIFFIN MEN’S BASKETBALL SAINT PETER’S ROSTER
No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown / Previous Team 0 Caleb Fields Gr. G 6-2 185 Cape May Court House, N.J. / Wildwood Catholic / Bowling Green 1 Chris Maidoh Sr. F 6-10 220 New Carrollton, Md. /Scotland Campus (Pa.) 2 Brycen Goodine Sr. G 6-4 180 New Bedford, Mass. / St. Andrew’s School (R.I.) / Providence 3 Jalen Leach Jr. G 6-4 200 Nyack, N.Y. / Tilton School (N.H.) 4 Jake Wojcik R-Sr. G 6-5 190 San Jose, Calif. / Bellarmine Prep / Richmond 5 Supreme Cook Jr. F 6-9 220 East Orange, N.J. / The Peddie School 10 Allan Jeanne-Rose Sr. F 6-7 200 Saint Joseph, Martinique / St. John Paul II 11 Makai Willis So. F 6-9 240 Tallahassee, Fla. / Florida State School 12 Jack Mullally Sr. G 5-10 170 Belle Harbor, N.Y. / Xavier 13 Anthony Davis Jr. Fr. G 6-5 180 Stephens City, Va. / Miller School 14 James Johns Jr. Fr. G 6-6 185 Claymont, Del. / Long Island (N.Y.) Lutheran 15 Jack Brown Jr. F 6-6 200 Greenville, Del. / Brewster Academy 20 Zach Crisler Sr. F 6-9 215 North Wales, Pa. / LaSalle College HS / Rice 21 Mark Henry Sr. G 5-11 170 Hamburg, N.Y. / Hamburg 25 Michael Rogan Fr. G/F 6-7 195 Saratoga Springs, N.Y. / Saratoga Springs / South Kent School 33 TJ Long So. G 6-4 195 Rockville Centre, N.Y. / Canterbury School Head Coach: Jay Young (Marist ’86), Fourth season at Fairfield, Ninth season overall Assistant Coach: Chris Casey Assistant Coach: James Johns Assistant Coach: Bryan Dougher Director of Basketball Operations: Jesus Cruz FAIRFIELD STAGS GOLDEN GRIFFIN MEN’S BASKETBALL FAIRFIELD ROSTER
No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown / Previous Team 0 Shane Lancaster Fr. G 6-4 195 Bowie, Md. / St. John’s College High School 1 Bryce Moore Fr. G 6-4 176 Grayslake, Ill. / Carmel Catholic High School 2 Lance Erving Jr. G 6-3 190 Leesburg, Fla. / Chipola Community College 4 Braxton Bayless Jr. G 6-2 185 Ankeny, Iowa / Indian Hills Community College 5 Keith Kiner III Jr. F 6-6 195 Sparta, Ill. / Three Rivers College (MO) 10 Jalen Brown Fr. G 5-10 160 Chicago, Ill. / De La Salle 11 Aaron Gray So. F 6-7 215 Providence, R.I. / Southern New Hampshire 13 Touba Traore Jr. F 6-11 210 Bamako, Mali / Massanutten Military Academy 14 David Mitchell Gr. G 6-6 210 Roxbury, Mass. / Brown University 21 Noah Thomasson Sr. G 6-3 195 Houston, Texas / Butler Community College (KS) 22 Sam Iorio Gr. F 6-7 230 Allentown, Pa. / South Alabama 25 Joe Kasperzyk Gr. G 6-3 190 New Haven, Conn. / Southeastern Louisiana 30 Donovan Hill Fr. F 6-8 210 Harrisburg, Pa. / Central Dauphin High School 55 Harlan Obioha Fr. F 7-0 280 Hoxie, Kan. / Hoxie High School Head Coach: Greg Paulus (Duke ’09), Fourth season at Niagara Associate Head Coach: Kevin Devitt Assistant Coach: Antone Gray Assistant Coach: Tyler Kelly Director of Basketball Operations: Austin Kelley NIAGARA PURPLE EAGLES GOLDEN GRIFFIN MEN’S BASKETBALL NIAGARA ROSTER
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Last year, more than 2,058 donors contributed nearly $547,000 to the Blue & Gold Fund, providing essential funding that impacted our programs in the areas of scholarships, coaching excellence, recruiting and team travel, helping our more than 400 student-athletes excel in the classroom and on the field of competition. Because of donors’ support, we celebrated several program highlights during the 2021-22 year, including: • The Canisius softball team captured the program’s 13th Metro Atlantic Athletic Association title and made its 9th NCAA Tournament appearance, competing in the Gainesville Regional against nationally-ranked Florida and Wisconsin. Graduate outfielder Erin Hufford was named MAAC Player of the Year while Sophomore Pitcher Megan Giese was tabbed both the MAAC Pitcher of the Year and MAAC Championship Most Valuable Player. Freshman infielder Saige Alfaro was named MAAC Rookie of the Year. • The Griffs baseball team claimed its fourth MAAC championship in the last 10 seasons and made its fourth NCAA Tournament appearance, squaring off against national powers Miami and Arizona in the Coral Gables Regional. Sophomore infielder Max Grant, the MAAC Player of the Year, was tabbed an All-American by two publications while freshman relief pitcher Peyton Consigli earned MAAC Pitcher and Rookie of the Year accolades to go along with a pair of Freshman All-American nods. • Canisius had a total of four student-athletes – Max Grant (baseball), Erin Hufford (softball), Michael Peppy (cross country/track) and Mike Steffan (baseball) – earn Academic All-District distinction from the Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). In addition, Steffan was named a CoSIDA Academic AllAmerican. A first-team pick at the designated hitter position, Steffan is the eighth Golden Griffin baseball player and the first since the 2015 season to earn the distinction. • The Canisius hockey team posted a secondplace finish in the Atlantic Hockey regular-season standings, giving the team its third fourth top-two finish during the regular season in the last six campaigns. Juniors Jacob Barczewski (first team), Keaton Mastrodonato (second team) and David Melaragni (third team) each garnered All-AHA accolades. • Graduate student Sage Pollack and freshman Archie Minto both posted first-place finishes during the 2022 MAAC Swimming and Diving Championships. Pollack became the first Canisius female to sweep the 50 and 100 free events at the conference championship and just the third to win multiple events at a championship meet. Minto took first in the 200 fly, establishing a program record in the process. • A total of 45 Canisius student-athletes were named to their respective all-conference teams during the 2021-22 academic year, highlighted by five players winning a total of six major individual awards • The Canisius Athletic Department enjoyed another solid semester in the classroom all 20 of its varsity programs posted a team grade point average of 3.0 or better during the 2022 spring semester. Seventeen teams posted a team GPA of 3.25 or higher, while the school’s 376 student-athletes combined to post a department grade point average of 3.45 for the term. • The spring semester also saw 66 student-athletes earn a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Those 66 student-athletes were part of a group of 309 Canisius student-athletes to record a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better. That breaks down to 82.0 percent of the College’s student-athlete population. Thank you in advance for supporting the Blue & Gold Fund and our students! GRADUATE GUARD JORDAN HENDERSON PRESEASON ALL-MAAC SELECTION
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