Category Archives: Basketball

Baron’s first Canisius recruiting class and coaching staff

With the first round of summer classes and workouts set to begin this week, new Canisius basketball coach Jim Baron has his coaching staff set and has one scholarship left unclaimed. Jermaine Johnson (Richmond, Va.) has all his paperwork in … Continue reading

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Belardo, two others leaving Canisius basketball

Following a coaching change from Tom Parrotta to Jim Baron, Canisius point guard Gaby Belardo announced today he will not be retuning to the program. Freshman Franklin Milian and sophomore David Santiago will also leave the team, Canisius announced. Belardo … Continue reading

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Loose ends: Answering your Jim Baron questions

Since Jim Baron’s introductory press conference as Canisius basketball coach, The Griffin has been rounding up answers to many of the questions regarding the hiring. Questions are in bold with responses below. What are the expectations for Jim Baron? School … Continue reading

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Not yet sold on Jim Baron

Jim Baron’s introductory press conference as Canisius basketball coach was Tuesday afternoon, which seems like an eternity ago in the age of the Twitter-based news cycle. My first inclination was that Canisius made the wrong decision. I didn’t think Baron … Continue reading

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