2021–22 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team explained

Mode:	basketball
Year:	2021–22
Prev Year:	2020–21
Next Year:	2022–23
Team:	Niagara Purple Eagles
Conference:	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Short Conf:	MAAC
Record:	14–16
Conf Record:	9–11
Head Coach:	Greg Paulus
Hc Year:	3rd
Asst Coach1:	Bryan Smothers
Asst Coach2:	Brett Ervin
Asst Coach3:	Kevin Devitt
Stadium:	Gallagher Center

The 2021–22 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by third-year head coach Greg Paulus, played their home games at the Gallagher Center in Lewiston, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Purple Eagles finished the 2020–21 season 9–11, 7–9 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the MAAC tournament, they defeated No. 4 seed Marist in the quarterfinals,^[1] before being upset by No. 9 seed Iona, in the semifinals.^[2]

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=12 style=""| Exhibition|-!colspan=12 style=""| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style=""| MAAC tournamentSource^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Niagara Advances To MAAC Semis With 67-62 Win Over Marist. Niagara University Athletics. October 27, 2021. en.
2. Web site: Iona and Fairfield to Meet in Men's Basketball Championship Game. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. October 27, 2021. en.
3. News: 2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule. Niagara University Athletics. October 27, 2021.