Joseph Niland

Teams coached: Gannon Knights, Canisius Golden Griffins
Gannon record^: 8-14 (.364)
Canisius record: 72-53 (.576)
Overall record^: 80-67 (.544)

1948-1953	Canisius
1947-1948	Gannon

Joseph Patrick Niland
Born October 24, 1917
Died February 18, 2007
Hometown: Tonawanda, New York
Alma Mater: Canisius College (BA, 1942)
The NY-native was a three-time captain at Canisius and earned All-American honors as a senior in 1942
- Inducted into the Canisius Sports HOF in 1964 and the Greater Buffalo Sports HOF in 2001
After graduation, Niland served during World War II in the US Army’s 20th Armored Division
Upon his return to the States, Niland became the head basketball coach at Gannon University in Erie, PA
- The program was not NCAA affiliated at the time; Niland went 8-14 in one season with the Knights
Returned to his alma mater, Canisius, in 1948 and led the Griffins for the next five seasons
- Went 72-53 overall and won two Western NY3 regular season titles as head coach
His sons, Joseph Jr. and David, both went into college coaching; he was an uncle to long-time collegiate head coach John Beilein and a great-uncle to John’s son, Patrick Beilein

^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA and Non-NCAA collegiate levels