Joseph Curran

Joseph Curran (1922-2012)

Teams coached: Canisius Golden Griffins
Canisius record: 76-66 (.535)
Overall record: 76-66 (.535)

Career Accomplishments:

• NCAA National Championships:  0
• NCAA Tournament Appearances:  3  (1955, 1956, 1957)
• NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen:  3  (1955, 1956, 1957)
• NCAA Tournament Final Four:  0
• NIT Championships:  0
• NIT Appearances:  0
• Western NY3 Regular Season Champions:  2  (1956, 1957)

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

1953-1959

Canisius

Joseph Curran Facts

• J. Joseph Curran
• Born June 28, 1922
• Died January 28, 2012
• Hometown: Hornell, New York
• Alma Mater: Pennsylvania State University (BA & MA)
• Served in the US Navy in World War II in the Pacific for three years; in the U.S. Naval Officer Training program, Curran was educated at Canisius, Cornell and Penn State, earning bachelors’ and masters’ degrees from the latter
  • Curran also played basketball at Penn State from 1943-44 for head coach Earl Leslie; served as team captain
• Spent six seasons as the head coach at Canisius, going 76-66 overall and winning two Western NY3 titles
  • Led the Golden Griffins to three-straight NCAA Tournaments, winning two Tournament games each year (6-3 overall)

Joseph Curran Coaching Tree

• Johnny McCarthy (Canisius, Buffalo Braves)