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Hall of Fame

Billy Baron Sports Hall of Fame Plaque

Billy Baron

  • Class
    2014
  • Induction
    2026
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Basketball
  • In just two seasons with the Griffs (2012-14), Baron scored 1,405 points in 68 games, while adding 351 assists and 173 3-point field goals.
  • Earned All-MAAC First Team honors in both seasons, averaging 17.2 points and a league-leading 5.0 assists per game as a junior (2012-13).
  • Produced one of the finest seasons in program history in 2013-14, averaging 24.1 points, 5.3 assists and 4.9 rebounds per game.
  • Scored 821 points as a senior, becoming just the second player in school history to surpass 800 points in a season, while setting a Canisius single-season record with 107 3-pointers.
  • Named the 2013-14 Pepsi MAAC Player of the Year and earned AP All-America Honorable Mention, becoming just the fourth player in program history to receive All-America honors.
  • Reached 1,000 career points in just 52 games, the fifth-fastest in school history, and became the first Canisius male student-athlete to be named Male Athlete of the Year in back-to-back academic years.
 
 
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