Pre-1970s All-Century Team

Andy Anderson  (1964-67)

Ranks 16th in career scoring - 1,156 points
Led team in scoring and rebounding in 1966-67
Broke Palestra scoring record with 46 points in 1967

Leroy Chollet  (1946-49)

Ranks 17th in career scoring - 1,116 points
Led team in scoring all three seasons he played
First Griff to reach 1,000 career points

Robert Gauchat  (1939-42)

Led Canisius in scoring all three seasons he played
Inducted into Canisius Sports Hall of Fame in 1964
Scored 13 points in first Canisius game ever at the Aud in 1940

Bob MacKinnon  (1946-50), coach (1959-72)

Led team in scoring in 1949-50
Inducted into Canisius Sports Hall of Fame in 1963

Tony Masiello  (1966-69)

Led team in scoring and rebounding in consecutive seasons
Ranks 19th in career scoring  - 1,069 points
Ranks ninth in career rebounds - 634

John McCarthy (1953-56), coach (1974-77)

15th on all-time scoring list - 1,160 points
Led team to consecutive NCAA Regional Finals
Inducted into Canisius Sports Hall of Fame in 1967

Joe Niland  (1939-42), coach (1948-53)

Team went 30-24 during his playing career
Compiled a 72-53 record as a coach
Inducted into Canisius Sports Hall of Fame in 1964

Tom Niland  (1941-42, 45-47)

Led the team to a 38-30 record during his career
Led the Griffs to a 43-41 win over third-ranked Syracuse in 1946
Team captain from 1945-47

Henry Nowak  (1954-57)

6th on all-time scoring list - 1,449 points
All-time leading rebounder - 880
Team made three straight NCAA Tourney appearances

Bill O'Connor  (1960-63)

Ranks fourth in all-time scoring - 1,630 points
Ranks fifth in all-time rebounds - 763
Career average of 23.3 points per game

Coach
Bob MacKinnon  (1946-50), coach (1959-72)
Coached the Griffs to 1963 NIT Finals
Ranks second in all-time coaching victories - 142

Pre-1970s All-Century Honorable Mention

Bob Adams (1952-55) John C. Brady (1942-43) Greg Britz (1955-58) Russell Burt (1921-24) Joe Cavanaugh (1935-39) Tom Chester (1960-63) Tom Connors (1924-27) Fran Corcoran (1953-56) Charles Decker (1926-29) Joe Dudzick (1935-38) Charles Fadale (1933-36) Tony Gennari (1961-64) Al Guarnieri (1924-27) Don Hartnett (1945-47, 49-51) Herm Hedderick (1949-52) Bob Kelly (1953-56) Walter Koessler (1920-22) Joe Leone (1954-57)

Victor Lipinski (1930-33) Dave Markey (1954-57) Al Masino (1946-50) Jim McCarthy (1954-56) John Morrison (1964-67) Tom Muller (1946-50) Larry O'Connor (1950-53) Cornelius O'Donnell (1934-37) Hank O'Keeffe (1942-43, 46-48) Frank Rojek (1957-60) Tom Rojek (1956-59) John Rybak (1931-35) Jim Springer (1956-58) Frank Swiatek (1962-65) Joe Szur (1934-37) Nicholas Toth (1938-41) Pat Turtle (1960-63) Jim Young (1951-54)