Senior Julius Coles (Harlem, N.Y.) was named to the preseason all-MAAC Second Team while senior Greg Logins (Sodus, N.Y) was named to the Third Team at MAAC Basketball Media Day at B.B. Kings Club & Grill on Tuesday. The Golden Griffins were picked seventh in the preseason coaches poll.

Coles, one of five seniors on this year's roster for the Griffs, holds the distinction of being the fourth-leading scorer among returning players in the MAAC. A 6-foot-4 guard, Coles made 27 starts last season and posted 13.2 points per game after scoring in double figures 23 times. He was honored as a MAAC Player of the Week one time last season and enters his senior season 115 points shy of joining the school's 1,000-point club while ranking 10^th in school history in career 3-point field goals made.

Another one of Canisius' five seniors, Logins ranked third on the team and 24^th in the MAAC a season ago in scoring average at 10.2 points per game. He was good for 6.1 rebounds per night and his 4.8 defensive rebounds per contest was seventh-best in the league. A 6-foot-7 forward, Logins starts his senior season 84 points shy of joining the school's 1,000-point club.

Canisius was picked seventh for the second consecutive season. Fairfield received six first-place votes to finish first, followed by Siena and Saint Peter's. Iona was picked fourth, followed by Rider and Manhattan. Behind the Griffs were Niagara, Manhattan and Marist.

Canisius starts the 2010-11 season in the second game of a doubleheader in the Koessler Atheltic Center on Friday, Nov. 12, when the Golden Griffins take on rival St. Bonaventure Game time is set for 8:30 p.m. Fans can purchase tickets online or by calling the Canisius College Ticket Office at 716-888-2885.