Canisius College NCAA News

During the early portion of the college basketball season teams undergo a journey of discovery.

Tuesday at UB's Alumni Arena the Bulls and Canisius College Golden Griffins meet in what should be a thriller.

Canisius senior guard Frank Turner had never beaten UB, until Tuesday night that is.

In the first Big 4 basketball game of the season, Buffalo has a chance to win its 1,000th game in program history when Canisius visits Alumni Arena tonight.

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Frank Turner scored 27 points to lead Canisius to a 79-69 win over St. Francis on Saturday.

Geoff McCammon scored 22 points on 8-of-10 shooting Tuesday night to lead Loyola of Chicago to an 89-69 victory over Canisius.

If the decline of the Buffalo Bills has numbed Western New York's sports consciousness, basketball - the Big 4 variety - is prepared to provide a nightly antidote.

The time has finally arrived for Canisius to become a factor in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Chris Gadley, Canisius College's 6-foot-9, 320-pound senior center, is not participating in basketball-related activities and is concentrating on his academics.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: The Griffs have a pair of freshman guards, one who signed late, and both Reggie Groves and Rob Gagliardi should be key players off the bench.

A solid team in 2008-2009 finishing third in the conference, Rider should once again be a respectable opponent this season.

Niagara University, which advanced to the National Invitational Tournament last season, was picked to finish second by the coaches in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference while Canisius was picked to finish seventh in a poll released today.

Bowling Green , Ohio , Feb. 20 -- Bowling Green State University issued the following news release: SETTING THE STAGE * The Bowling Green men's basketball team steps outside of the Mid-American Conference for the first time since Jan.