1995–96 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team

1995–96 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball
1995–96 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball
MAAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	19–11 (7–7 MAAC)
Head coach	John Beilein (4th season);
Home arena	Koessler Athletic Center

1995–96 MAAC men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Iona	10	–	4	.714	21	–	8	.724
Fairfield	10	–	4	.714	20	–	10	.667
Manhattan	9	–	5	.643	17	–	12	.586
Loyola (MD)	8	–	6	.571	12	–	15	.444
†	7	–	7	.500	19	–	11	.633
Niagara	6	–	8	.429	13	–	15	.464
Saint Peter's	5	–	9	.357	15	–	12	.556
Siena	1	–	13	.071	5	–	22	.185

† 1996 MAAC tournament winner

The 1995–96 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represented Canisius College during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by fourth year head coach John Beilein, played their home games at the Koessler Athletic Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–11, 7–7 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They won the MAAC tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the school's first appearance since 1957. Playing as the No. 13 seed in the Midwest region, Canisius was beaten by No. 4 seed Utah, 72–43,^[1] in the opening round.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year
G	5	Mickey Frazier	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr
G		Javone Moore	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr
F	33	Darrell Barley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr
C	55	Michael Meeks	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr

Head coach

John Beilein

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 8, 1995*		vs. Washington State	L 62–73	3–2	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 9, 1995*		vs. Columbia	W 64–42	4–2	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 18, 1995*		at Colgate	W 65–63	5–2	Cotterell Court Hamilton, New York
Dec 23, 1995*		at Valparaiso	W 72–68	7–2	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana
MAAC tournament
Mar 2, 1996*		vs. Loyola (MD) Quarterfinals	W 74–67	17–10	Times Union Center Albany, New York
Mar 3, 1996*		vs. Iona Semifinals	W 63–62	18–10	Times Union Center Albany, New York
Mar 4, 1996*		vs. Fairfield Championship game	W 52–46	19–10	Times Union Center Albany, New York
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1996*	(13 MW)	vs. (4 MW) No. 12 Utah First round	L 43–72	19–11	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

^ "Utah 72, Canisius 43". UPI Archives. March 15, 1996. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
^ "1995-96 Men's Basketball Schedule". Canisius College Athletics. Retrieved July 4, 2023.

[1] "Utah 72, Canisius 43". UPI Archives. March 15, 1996. Retrieved July 4, 2023.

[2] "1995-96 Men's Basketball Schedule". Canisius College Athletics. Retrieved July 4, 2023.

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Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball
Venues	Broadway Auditorium (1936–1939) Buffalo Memorial Auditorium (1940–1995) Marine Midland Arena (1996–1998) Koessler Center (1999–present)
Rivalries	Niagara
Culture & lore	Petey "Canisius, Blue and Gold"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25