2014-15 Men's Basketball Roster
                
                
            
            
            
            
            
                
                
                    
                        Biography
                    
                                                
                        
| JOSIAH HEATH CAREER STATISTICS | 
| SEASON | GP-GS | MIN/ GM
 | FG-FGA | PCT | 3FG-3FGA | PCT | FTM-FTA | PCT | REB 
 | REB/ GM
 | AST | TO | BLK | STL | PTS | AVG | 
| 2011-12 | 30-19 | 22.4 | 49-97 | .505 | 0-1 | .000 | 38-55 | .691 | 181 | 6.0 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 18 | 136 | 4.5 | 
| 2012-13 | 34-4 | 16.1 | 41-97 | .423 | 0-0 | .000 | 25-37 | .676 | 120 | 3.5 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 107 | 3.1 | 
| 2013-14 | 34-0 | 11.0 | 27-63 | .429 | 0-0 | .000 | 15-27 | .556 | 75 | 2.2 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 69 | 2.0 | 
| 2014-15 | 33-33 | 25.8 | 135-263 | .513 | 0-5 | .000 | 56-99 | .566 | 223 | 6.8 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 30 | 326 | 9.9 | 
| CAREER | 131-56 
 | 18.6 | 252-520 | .485 | 0-6 | .000 | 134-218 | .615 | 599 | 4.6 | 80 | 97 | 81 | 69 | 638 | 4.9 | 
| 2014-15 • SENIOR SEASON • Played in all 33 games, where he made 33 starts.
 • Finished his playing career as the program's all-time leader in career games played with 131.
 • Ranked second on the team with his 9.9 points per game.
 • Scored in double figures 17 times in 2014-15.
 • Posted a career-high 23 points in the team's CIT road win at Bowling Green March 21.
 • Led the team with five double-double games in 2014-15.
 • Was good for double-figures in the scoring column in 12 of the team's final 18 games.
 • Led the team and ranked sixth in the MAAC in rebounding with his 6.8 rebounds per outing.
 • Had a season-high 17 boards against Marist Feb. 1.
 • Was credited with 10-plus boards in seven different contests.
 • Led the team and finished the year ranked fourth in the MAAC in field goal percentage at 51.3 percent (135-for-263).
 • Ranked eighth in the MAAC with 1.1 blocks per contest.
 • Had a career-high five assists in the team's MAAC Tournament loss to Monmouth March 7.
 • Matched a career-high with three steals at UMass Dec. 13.
 • Played a season-high 39 minutes in an overtime road win at Siena Feb. 19.
 • Took a team-high 18 offensive charges. Finished his career with 52 charges taken.
 • A team captain, he was named the 2014-15 Canisius Basketball Team MVP by the coaching staff.
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| 2013-14 • JUNIOR SEASON • Played in all 34 games in a reserve roll.
 • Averaged 2.0 points and 2.2 rebounds per game.
 • Scored a season-high seven points in the team's win over Saint Peter's Dec. 6.
 • Pulled down a season-best five rebounds in four different games.
 • Shot 42.9 percent (27-for-63) from the field.
 • Matched a season-high with three made field goals in four different games.
 • Ranked second on the team by drawing 11 offensive charges.
 • Averaged 11.0 minutes per game.
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| 2012-13 • SOPHOMORE SEASON • Played in all 34 games, making four starts.
 • Averaged 3.1 points and 3.5 rebounds per game in his second year as a Griff.
 • Scored a season-high 10 points in two different game, including the team's CIT first-round win over Elon March 20.
 • Pulled down a season best 11 rebounds in Canisius' road win at Temple Dec. 19.
 • Was credited with five or more rebounds in 11 different contests.
 • Led the Griffs by drawing 16 offensive charges.
 • Made his first start of the season Dec. 17, at home against Longwood.
 • Dished out a career-high three assists at home against Siena Jan. 19.
 • Averaged 16.1 minutes per game.
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| 2011-12 • FRESHMAN SEASON • Played in all 30 games and made 19 starts as a freshman.
 • Averaged 4.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game.
 • Scored a season-high 14 points on the road at UMKC Dec. 16, 2011.
 • Added a career-high 18 rebounds in that game at UMKC for his first career double-double.
 • Those 18 rebounds stand as the program's modern era record for rebounds in a game by a freshman.
 • Had 16 rebounds at South Dakota Dec. 18, 2011 to become the first Canisius player since 1999-00 to have 15-plus rebounds in back-to-back games.
 • His 6.0 rebounds per game ranked 11th in the MAAC and was tops among all of the conference's freshmen.
 • Finished the year with 181 rebounds, the most for a Canisius freshman since 1992-93.
 • Was honored as the MAAC Rookie of the Week Dec. 19, 2011.
 • Posted three blocked shots in three different games.
 • Played a career-high 39 minutes in an overtime win at South Dakota Dec. 18, 2011.
 • Averaged 22.4 minutes per game.
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| BEFORE CANISIUS • Won two varsity letters at Irondequiot High School.
 • Averaged 21.7 points, 16.6 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game in his senior season.
 • Was named the Greater Rochester (N.Y.) Player of the Year after his senior season by the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
 • During the 2010-11 postseason, he was good for 24 points and 22 rebounds per game.
 • Helped Irondequiot to the school's first Section V championship in 66 years.
 • Against Greece-Athena High School in the sectional championship game, he had a double-double with 27 points and 27 rebounds.
 • Was honored as the Section V Championship game MVP for that effort.
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| PERSONAL • The son of James and Judy Heath.
 • His older brother Jordan Heath was also a member of the Canisius men's basketball program and now plays professionally in Europe.
 • Has one sister, Joanna.
 • Majoring in communications at Canisius.
 • Born April 20, 1993, in Rochester, N.Y.
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                            Historical Player Information
                        
                        
                            
                                
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                                                    2011-12Freshman
                                                    
                                                
                                             Forward 
                                                
                                                    
                                                        6'9"
                                                    
                                                
                                                    
                                                        230 lbs
                                                    
                                                
                                             
 
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                                                    2012-13Sophomore
                                                    
                                                
                                             Forward 
                                                
                                                    
                                                        6'9"
                                                    
                                                
                                                    
                                                        230 lbs
                                                    
                                                
                                             
 
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                                                    2013-14Junior
                                                    
                                                
                                             Forward 
                                                
                                                    
                                                        6'9"
                                                    
                                                
                                                    
                                                        230 lbs
                                                    
                                                
                                             
 
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                                                    2014-15Senior
                                                    
                                                
                                             Forward 
                                                
                                                    
                                                        6'9"
                                                    
                                                
                                                    
                                                        230 lbs