2023-2024 Canisius Golden Griffins

2023-2024 Canisius Golden Griffins Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
32 Maji David-Maji So F 6-5 245 - Koji Nigeria N/A
33 Nicco DiGiulio Fr PG 5-10 155 - Williamsville (NY) United States Williamsville South High School
0 Tre Dinkins Jr G 6-2 190 - Chester (PA) United States Cardinal O'Hara High School
4 Youri Fritz So F 6-9 190 Aug 21, 2003 Tiel Netherlands N/A
21 T.J. Gadsden Jr F 6-7 195 - New York (NY) United States N/A
15 Joe Jones III Sr FC 6-10 230 May 26, 1999 Buffalo (NY) United States Orangeville Prep
25 Xzavier Long Jr F 6-7 190 Dec 6, 2002 Washington (DC) United States Virginia Academy
23 Frank Mitchell Jr F 6-8 240 - Toronto Canada N/A
12 Bryce Okpoh Sr F 6-7 190 - The Colony (TX) United States The Colony High School
3 Cam Palesse So G 6-5 195 - Waukesha (WI) United States Waukesha West High School
2 T.J. Porter Sr F 6-8 215 - Atlanta (GA) United States Grayson High School
44 Tahj Staveskie Jr PG 6-0 165 Aug 29, 2001 Sandusky (OH) United States SPIRE Sports Academy
5 Siem Uijtendaal Sr G 6-6 185 May 5, 2001 Haarlem Netherlands N/A
11 Davon Ware Sr G 5-10 170 - Buffalo (NY) United States Niagara-Wheatfield High School
1 Devean Williams So G 6-3 180 - Los Angeles (CA) United States Narbonne High School

Recent Canisius Golden Griffins History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 14-18 (8-12) 9th (MAAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 10-20 (8-12) 8th (MAAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2021-2022 11-21 (7-13) 10th (MAAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2020-2021 7-6 (7-5) 5th (MAAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2019-2020 12-20 (7-13) 10th (MAAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2018-2019 15-17 (11-7) 2nd (MAAC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2017-2018 21-12 (15-3) 1st (MAAC) 2nd Rnd CBI 1st Rnd
2016-2017 18-16 (10-10) 6th (MAAC) 2nd Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2015-2016 14-19 (8-12) 7th (MAAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2014-2015 18-15 (11-9) 5th (MAAC) 2nd Rnd CIT 3rd Rnd
2013-2014 21-13 (14-6) 3rd (MAAC) 3rd Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2012-2013 20-14 (11-7) 4th (MAAC) 2nd Rnd CIT 3rd Rnd
2011-2012 5-25 (1-17) 10th (MAAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2010-2011 15-15 (9-9) 6th (MAAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2009-2010 15-17 (8-10) 7th (MAAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2008-2009 11-20 (4-14) 9th (MAAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2007-2008 6-25 (2-16) 10th (MAAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2006-2007 12-19 (6-12) 8th (MAAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2005-2006 9-20 (6-12) 9th (MAAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2004-2005 11-18 (8-10) 7th (MAAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2003-2004 10-20 (5-13) 8th (MAAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2002-2003 10-18 (6-12) 8th (MAAC) 1st Rnd N/A

2023-2024 Canisius Golden Griffins Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Frank Mitchell All-MAAC Second Team
Tre Dinkins All-MAAC Third Team
Frank Mitchell MAAC Player of the Week (Nov 27, 2023)
Siem Uijtendaal MAAC Player of the Week (Dec 11, 2023)

2023-2024 Canisius Golden Griffins Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters T. Dinkins D. Williams C. Palesse B. Okpoh F. Mitchell
Rotation D. Ware     T. Gadsden Y. Fritz
Rotation       S. Uijtendaal  
Lim PT T. Staveskie   X. Long T. Porter  
Lim PT       M. David-Maji  
Lim PT       J. Jones III  

2023-2024 Canisius Golden Griffins Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Tre Dinkins 32 35.1 15.4 2.7 3.6 1.0 0.3 2.4
Siem Uijtendaal 23 32.5 13.3 3.4 2.1 1.5 0.3 2.6
Frank Mitchell 31 28.9 12.1 11.6 1.5 0.7 0.9 2.0
Tahj Staveskie 2 34.0 10.5 4.0 4.5 1.0 0.5 3.0
T.J. Gadsden 25 27.1 9.3 4.6 1.2 0.7 0.7 2.0
Devean Williams 25 22.0 7.4 2.2 1.6 1.2 0.2 1.7
Cam Palesse 32 25.0 6.8 3.6 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.9
Bryce Okpoh 32 21.8 6.6 3.9 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.8
Youri Fritz 32 20.9 5.2 4.0 1.2 0.9 0.6 1.1
Davon Ware 16 6.3 1.1 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.3
T.J. Porter 17 6.1 1.1 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.4
Maji David-Maji 6 2.3 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Joe Jones III 1 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2023-2024 Canisius Golden Griffins Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Reggie Witherspoon Head Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (Chattanooga, 2015 to 2016)
Chris Hawkins Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (Radford, 2011 to 2016)
Thurman Schaetzle Assistant Coach 2018-2019 Assistant Coach (Gannon, 2011 to 2016)
Gravelle Craig Assistant Coach 2023-2024 Assistant Coach (Stetson, 2018 to 2019)
Jorge Vasquez Director of Athletic Performance 2023-2024 N/A
Bill Maher Athletic Director 2005-2006 N/A
Andy Smith Head Athletic Trainer 1996-1997 N/A
Adam Mourgas Assistant Athletic Trainer 2023-2024 N/A