The second Canisius College Cage
Club Luncheon of the 2012-13 season will be held on Thursday, Feb. 28, at the
Holiday Inn Downtown, located at 620 Delaware Avenue in Buffalo. The event will
run from 12-1:30 p.m., and the cost of registration is $15.
The menu
for this event will include a garden salad, bread and butter, sliced roast beef
and penne pasta with sauce, oven-roasted potatoes and seasonal vegetables. Water
and coffee will be provided and there will be a cash bar available.
Canisius head
men's basketball coach Jim Baron
will be on hand to talk hoops and preview the Golden Griffins' final home
regular-season weekend, which is scheduled to start Feb. 28, when the team
hosts Saint Peter's in the Koessler Athletic Center. That game will tipoff at 7
p.m., and will be broadcast live on ESPN3. The "Voice of the Griffs" Jay Moran
will once again emcee the luncheon.
To
register for this luncheon, click this link. Interested parties can
also reserve their spot at the luncheon by calling the Canisius athletic
department main office at (716) 888-2972. Parking for the luncheon is available
for free in the Holiday Inn Downtown parking lot or in the parking ramp located
behind the building.
The
Griffs are 15-8 overall and 8-4 in MAAC play after the Blue and Gold defeated
Iona 77-74 at home Feb. 2. The 15 wins this season are 10 more than the team
had all of last year, and it also stands as the most victories for the program
by Feb. 2 since the 1985-86 campaign. Canisius opens a five-game road stretch
Thursday, Feb. 7, at Manhattan, with game time set for 7 p.m. That game will be
broadcast live on ESPN3.
