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Everything Canisius does revolves around massive 6-foot-9, 315-pound forward Chris Gadley (above). But since he averages 17.3 points and 9.7 rebounds, that's not the little known fact.

Try this one on for size: According to Scout.com, Gadley was actually offered a scholarship by the Cougs back in 2005. The New York native ended up staying close to home at Hofstra before transferring to Canisius.

Those dozens of Coug fans who will be in attendance tonight should think about that when they see Gadley battle it out with 6-foot-10, 250-pound Aron Baynes, and try to imagine them playing on the same side ...