Exhibition Game
Canisius vs. Buffalo State
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: Koessler Athletic Center - Buffalo, N.Y.
Audio: Golden Griffin Broadcast Network
Talent: Jay Moran (p-x-p) and Mike Scott (color)

GRIFFS TUNE UP FOR 2010-11 AGAINST BUFFALO STATE

• The Canisius College men's basketball team will hit the court for one final tune-up on Tuesday night when the Golden Griffins play host to the Buffalo State Bengals in an exhibition game.
• This marks the first exhibition game for the Griffs since Nov. 6, 2005 when the Blue and Gold defeated McMaster 91-67 at home.
• Canisius and Buffalo State have never played an exhibition game - the two schools have 23 previous times during the regular season, with the Griffs winning 20 of those matchups.

FAST BREAK POINTS

• Canisius returns eight letterwinners and four starters from last year's squad that went 15-17 overall and 8-10 in MAAC play.
• The 15 wins for the Griffs stand as the most for the program since 2000-01.
• Senior guard Julius Coles and senior forward Greg Logins were honored as Preseason All-MAAC selections Oct. 26 at the conference's annual Media Day event.
• Coles, who ranks 10th in school history with 115 career 3-point field goals made, was named to the Preseason All-MAAC Second Team.
• Logins, who starts the year 84 points shy of becoming the 30th player in school history to score 1,000 points in his career, was honored as a Preseason All-MAAC Third-Team choice.
• Fellow senior Tomas Vazquez-Simmons will start his senior season with 211 career blocks, which is tops in school history and sixth-best in MAAC history.

SCOUTING BUFFALO STATE

• The Bengals played an exhibition game against Sheridan College (Ontario) Nov. 5 and posted an 89-79 win.
• Buffalo State went 11-14 last season.
• Sophomore Jake Simmons was named the 2010 SUNYAC Rookie of the Year. Simmons is the brother of Canisius senior Tomas Vazquez-Simmons.

THE CANISIUS-BUFFALO STATE SERIES

• The Griffs and Bangals have played 23 times in the regular season, with Canisius holding a 20-3 advantage in the series.
• The last time these two schools met in the regular season was Dec. 7, 1983 in the Koessler Athletic Center, where the Griffs recorded a 78-76 win.
• This series dates back to Dec. 18, 1926, when Canisius beat Buffalo State 39-23 on the road.

CANISIUS HELPING JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH

• The Canisius athletic department and the school's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) have joined forces to help raise awareness and money for the New York Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).
• As part of this year-long initiative, half of the proceeds from the exhibition game between Canisius and Buffalo State will be donated to the JDRF.