Eastern Connecticut State University

Louis F. Canady was a three-time team scoring and rebounding leader who was a force on both ends of the floor, utilizing quickness and speed and a soft fadeaway jump shot to average doubled figures in points and rebounds in a 92-game career. The 6-foot-6, 195 pound Waterbury native provided his teams with quiet, yet firm, leadership and a strong defensive presence in the paint, and served as a premier shot-blocker as a four-year starter. Born in Jacksonville, N.C., the “Candyman” led the Warriors in scoring,  rebounding and blocked shots in each of his final three seasons and in field goal percentage twice. Canady’s controlled exterior and easy personality belied a fierce competitive nature and a workman-like approach to both practice and game competition. He averaged a double-double in his career in scoring and rebounding, averaging 14.2 points and 10.4 rebounds with a career field goal percentage of .520. The two-time team captain’s career total of 1,306 points ranked him fourth all-time at the time of graduation and his final rebounding total landed him just 40 shy of 1,000 caroms in a career. Without a senior on the 1975-76 team, Canady was counted upon as a leader as early as that sophomore year. He averaged 16.2 points and a career-high 12.2 rebounds that year and shot 53.8 percent from the floor. In his final season, Canady averaged a career-high 18.1 points to go along with a 12.1 rebounding average and shot 53.9 percent from the floor. Canady’s 398 points and 267 rebounds that year represented one-quarter of the team’s entire total in those categories. In Canady’s career, the Warriors played 29 of their 96 games against Division I, II or NAIA opponent. Against Division II in-state rivals Central Connecticut and the University of Hartford in Canady’s career, the Warriors split eight games.