Yesterday Canisius Men’s Basketball coach Jim Baron announced his retirement. In four years with the Golden Griffins he had two 20-win season and a 73–59 record. The two 20-win seasons came when he had his son Billy Baron on the roster, once Billy graduated the Griffs fell to 18 and then 14 wins.
To lose your coach this late in the off season is never a desirable timeline, and Canisius is left scrambling to find a new coach. With this kind of time frame Pat Clarke, an assistant under Baron and the current interim coach, is certainly a long-term possibility.