Five Things to Know - Men's Basketball Travels East to Play Albany

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Game No. 2
Canisius (0-1) at Albany (0-1)
Date: Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Albany, N.Y. | SEFCU Arena
Online Broadcast: ESPN+
Talent: Rodger Wyland (p-x-p) and Charlie Voelker (color)
Live Audio: WECK-Radio Buffalo; Golden Griffin Broadcast Network
Talent: Andy Helwig (p-x-p)
Live Stats: Through UAlbanySports.com
Twitter: @Griffs_MBB | #Griffs; #DefendMainStreet

Five Things to Know Before Canisius Takes on Albany
1. On the Road Again
• The Canisius men's basketball program returns to the road for the second-straight game to start the 2019-20 season on Wednesday when the Golden Griffins play at Albany. The Griffs opened the 116th season in school history Saturday with a 75-68 road loss to Brown. This marks the third time in the last four seasons where the Blue and Gold have played back-to-back road games to start the year.

2. Road Dogs
• Since the start of the 2016-17 season, Canisius has 27 true road wins, which ranks the Griffs tied for 10th among all Division I schools. Last year, Canisius won nine road games, the third-straight year where the program has won eight-or-more road contests in a season.

3. For Starters
• Malik Johnson became just the 10th player in school history to start 100-or-more career games as a Griffs' when his name was called in the starting line-up Saturday at Brown. Johnson, who has started every game for Canisius since the start of the 2016-17 season, ranks sixth in the nation among all Division I players with his 100 consecutive games started.

4. Johnson Drops 24 at Brown
• Senior Malik Johnson scored a career-high 24 points in the team's road loss at Brown, his third career game with 20-or-more points scored. The Richmond, Va., native also added a team-high nine rebounds, five assists and four steals in 40 minutes against the Bears.

5. Two New Guys in the Starting Five
• Freshmen Akrum Ahemed and Armon Harried were in the Griffs' starting line-up on Saturday at Brown, the second time in the last three season where the Blue and Gold started a pair of true freshmen on opening day. The last occasion came in 2017-18, when Jalanni White and former Griff Takal Molson were in the team's starting line-up at Buffalo.

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Players Mentioned

#15 Takal Molson: G; 6' 5"; Sophomore

#1 Malik Johnson: G; 5' 10"; Senior

#4 Jalanni White: F; 6' 8"; Junior

#0 Akrum Ahemed: G; 6' 5"; Freshman

#11 Armon Harried: G; 6' 5"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#15 Takal Molson
: 6' 5"; Sophomore
: G

#1 Malik Johnson
: 5' 10"; Senior
: G

#4 Jalanni White
: 6' 8"; Junior
: F

#0 Akrum Ahemed
: 6' 5"; Freshman
: G

#11 Armon Harried
: 6' 5"; Freshman
: G