Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball explained

Current:2024–25 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team
Niagara Purple Eagles
University:Niagara University
Conference:MAAC
Record:1508–1290–1
Location:Lewiston, New York
Tenure:6th
Arena:Gallagher Center
Capacity:2,400
Nickname:Purple Eagles
Ncaasweetsixteen:1970
Ncaasecondround:1970
Ncaatourneys:1970, 2005, 2007
Conference Tournament:2005, 2007
Conference Season:1999, 2005, 2013
WNY3: 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1955
H Pattern B:_thinsidesonwhite
H Shorts:582C83
H Pattern S:_blanksides2
A Body:582C83
A Pattern B:_thinwhitesides
A Shorts:582C83
A Pattern S:_whitesides

For information on all Niagara University sports, see Niagara Purple Eagles

The Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team is the college basketball team that represents Niagara University in Lewiston, New York, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The team formerly played at the now-defunct Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center from 1973 to 1982 and from 1988 to 1996.

History

Niagara has played in the NCAA Tournament three times. They last played in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 2007. They played in the National Invitation Tournament on 14 occasions, advancing to the championship game in 1972 before losing to Maryland.[1] Niagara has been ranked in the AP Final Polls twice, 16th in 1954 and 17th in 1970.[2]

Roster

2023-2024 Niagara Purple Eagles
1Randy TuckerGuard6'4"Graduate StudentGreen BayRock Island, Illinois
2Lance ErvingGuard6'3"SeniorChipola Community CollegeLeesburg, Florida
4Braxton BaylessGuard6'2"SeniorIndian Hills Community College Ankeny, Iowa
5Luke BumbaloughGuard6'1"Graduate StudentBall StateNew Castle, Indiana
10Jalen BrownGuard5'10"SophomoreDe La SalleChicago, Illinois
11Ahmad Henderson IIGuard5'9"SophomoreBrother RiceChicago, Illinois
12Kwane Marble Jr.Guard6'5"Graduate StudentLoyola MarymountDenver, Colorado
13Dre BullockForward6'6"JuniorLA TechFranklinton, North Carolina
15Yaw Obeng-MensahForward6'7"SeniorUMBCToronto, Ontario
20Malik EdwardsGuard6'2"JuniorWilliam Penn (NAIA)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
24Aime RutayisireForward6'8"SophomoreBarton (NJCAA)Adelaide, South Australia
55Harlan ObiohaForward7'0"SophomoreHoxie High School Hoxie, Kansas

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Purple Eagles have appeared in three NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 2–4.

First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Regional third place Game 		Pennsylvania
Villanova
North Carolina State 		W 79–69
L 73–98
L 88–108
First Round Oklahoma L 67–85
Opening Round
First Round 		Florida A&M<br>Kansas W 77–69
L 67–107

NIT results

The Purple Eagles have appeared in 14 National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 9–14.

First Round Western Kentucky L 72–79
First Round
Quarterfinals 		BYU
Seton Hall 		W 82–76
L 74–79
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd Place Game 		Dayton
Duquesne
Western Kentucky 		W 77–74
L 51–66
W 71–65
First Round
Quarterfinals 		Lafayette
Cincinnati 		W 83–70
L 83–85
Quarterfinals L 72–74
First Round Xavier L 86–95
Quarterfinals Providence L 68–71
First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals 		UTEP
Princeton
St. John's
Maryland 		W 76–57
W 65–60
W 69–67
L 69–100
First Round Kentucky L 61–67
First Round
Second Round 		Seton Hall
La Salle 		W 74–65
L 81–89
First Round Boston College L 83–87
Opening Round
First Round 		Troy
Nebraska 		W 87–83
L 70–78
First Round Rhode Island L 62–68
First Round Maryland L 72–86

CIT results

The Purple Eagles made their first appearance in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) in 2018. Their record is 0–1.

First Round Eastern Michigan L 65–83

All time MAAC Awards

All-MAAC First TeamPatrick Jones1989-90
Brian Clifford1991-92
1992-93
Chris Watson1995-96
Alvin Young1998-99
Demond Stewart2000-01
Daryl Greene2001-02
Juan Mendez2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
Charron Fisher2006-07
2007-08
Tyrone Lewis2008-09
Bilal Benn2008-09
Juan'ya Green2012-13
Antoine Mason2012-13
Kahlil Dukes2017-18
Marcus Hammond2019-20
2021-22
Noah Thomasson2022-23
All-MAAC Second TeamBrian Clifford1990-91
Rob Robinson1992-93
Chris Watson1994-95
1996-97
Jermaine Young1997-98
Jeremiah Johnson1998-99
Demond Stewart1999-00
Daryl Greene1999-00
Tremmell Darden2002-03
2003-04
Alvin Cruz2004-05
Clif Brown2006-07
Tyrone Lewis2007-08
Benson Egemonye2008-09
Tyrone Lewis2009-10
Bilal Benn2009-10
Anthony Nelson2010-11
Antoine Mason2013-14
Matt Scott2017-18
Marvin Prochet2018-19
Kobi Nwandu2020-21
Marcus Hammond2020-21
All-MAAC Third TeamAlvin Young1997-98
Michael Schmidt2000-01
Tremmell Darden2001-02
David Brooks2003-04
James Reaves2003-04
Clif Brown2005-06
Lorenzo Miles2006-07
Stanley Hodge2007-08
Juan'ya Green2011-12
Matt Scott2015-16
2016-17
All-MAAC Rookie TeamJuan Mendez2001-02
Tyrone Lewis2006-07
Anthony Nelson2007-08
Marvin Jordan2010-11
Juan'ya Green2011-12
Antoine Mason2011-12
T.J. Cline2012-13
Dominique Reid2014-15
Player of the yearAlvin Young1998-99
Demond Stewart2000-01
Juan Mendez2004-05
Kahlil Dukes2017-18
Defensive player of the yearTyrone Lewis2008-09
Anthony Nelson2010-11
Rookie of the yearBrian Clifford1990-91
Juan'ya Green2011-12
Sixth man of the yearJuan Mendez2001-02
James Mathis 2004-05
Clif Brown2005-06
Coach of the YearJack Armstrong1992-93
Joe Mihalich1998-99
2004-05
2012-13
*Up to 2021-22 season

Niagara wins vs. the AP Top 25

YearOpponentScoreSite
1950–51
  1. 17
    #7
W 72–57
W 77–75		Home
Away
1953–54
  1. 6 La Salle
    #16 La Salle
    #14
    #4 Western Kentucky
W 74–66
W 69–50
W 77–74
W 71–65		Home
Home
Neutral
Neutral
1954–55
  1. 14
W 72–68Away
1955–56
  1. 18
W 72–70Away
1957–58
  1. 16
W 77–74 OTNeutral
1960–61
  1. 2
W 87–77Away
1966–67
  1. 9
W 77–76Home
1969–70
  1. 6
    #7
W 69–68
W 79–69		Neutral
Neutral
1970–71
  1. 9 Drake
W 87–77Neutral
1984–85
  1. 4 St.Johns
W 62–59Home

Retired jerseys

Niagara has retired nine jerseys.[3]

Niagara Purple Eagles retired numbers
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3 1955–1958
3 1975–1980
4 1958–1961
11 1948–1951
19 1948–1951
21 James Moran 1948–1951
23 1967–1970
69 1951–1954
70 1951–1955

Head coaches

Name Years Seasons Wins Losses Pct
Greg Paulus2019–present420300.400
Patrick Beilein[4] *2019*N/AN/AN/AN/A
2013–2019 6 64 129 0.332
1998–2013 15265 203 0.566
1989–1998 9 100 154 0.394
Andy Walker 1985–1989 4 59 58 0.504
Pete Lonergan 1980–1985 5 67 73 0.479
Dan Raskin 1976–1980 4 44 61 0.419
1968–1976 8 119 97 0.551
James Maloney 1965–1968 3 35 38 0.479
Taps Gallagher 1946–1965 19 300 172 0.636
Edward T. Flynn 1944–1946 2 18 14 0.562
Taps Gallagher 1931–1943 12 165 89 0.650
William McCarthy1927–1931 4 44 35 0.557
Peter Dwyer1923–1927 4 41 30 0.577
John Blake1919–1923 4 61 14 0.813
*-Beilein was hired in March 2019 but resigned in October 2019 without having coached a game;[5] Paulus was named interim head coach in his place.

Purple Eagles in the NBA or National leagues

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A trip Down Memory Lane-The 1972 NIT Championship Game -Terps 100 Niagara 69. terptalk.com. 19 March 2013 . 2019-03-21.
  2. Web site: Niagara Purple Eagles Index. Sports-Reference.com. 2019-03-21.
  3. Web site: MBB History Book as of Nov. 9, 2022 (PDF). Niagara University Athletics.
  4. Web site: Niagara hires Patrick Beilein as men's basketball coach. Lenzi. Rachel. 2019-03-28. The Buffalo News. en-us. 2019-03-28.
  5. Web site: Greg Paulus Named Interim Head Coach. Niagara University Athletics. en. 2019-10-24.

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