2023–24 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
Record | 16–16 (11–9 MAAC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Kevin Devitt |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Gallagher Center |
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quinnipiac | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 24 | – | 13 | .649 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marist | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Peter's † | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iona | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mount St. Mary's | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manhattan | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Siena | 3 | – | 17 | .150 | 4 | – | 28 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 MAAC tournament winner |
The 2023–24 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by fifth-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 2022–23 season 16–15, 10–10 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.[1] They defeated Siena in the quarterfinals of the MAAC tournament,[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual champions Iona in the quarterfinals.[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+ | at Notre Dame | L 63–70 | 0–1 | Joyce Center (7,338) Notre Dame, IN | |||||||
November 11, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Bucknell | L 64–73 | 0–2 | Gallagher Center (1,239) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
November 16, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Hawai'i | L 73–92 | 0–3 | Stan Sheriff Center (3,748) Honolulu, HI | |||||||
November 25, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 69–61 | 1–3 | DeGol Arena (351) Loretto, PA | |||||||
December 1, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Saint Peter's | L 67–72 | 1–4 (0–1) | Gallagher Center (1,015) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
December 3, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Quinnipiac | L 68–75 OT | 1–5 (0–2) | Gallagher Center (872) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | St. Bonaventure | L 60–94 | 1–6 | Gallagher Center (1,494) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
December 10, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Buffalo State | W 113–64 | 2–6 | Gallagher Center (587) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
December 16, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | NJIT | W 89–81 | 3–6 | Gallagher Center (362) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
December 19, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Binghamton | L 69–74 | 3–7 | Binghamton University Events Center (1,533) Vestal, NY | |||||||
December 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/ACCNX | at Syracuse | L 71–83 | 3–8 | JMA Wireless Dome (18,239) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
December 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Buffalo | W 69–63 | 4–8 | Alumni Arena (4,663) Amherst, NY | |||||||
January 5, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Manhattan | W 81–67 | 5–8 (1–2) | Draddy Gymnasium (487) Riverdale, NY | |||||||
January 7, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Iona | W 75–73 | 6–8 (2–2) | Hynes Athletics Center (2,001) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
January 12, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Fairfield | W 96–72 | 7–8 (3–2) | Gallagher Center (995) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
January 15, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | Siena | L 88–93 | 7–9 (3–3) | Gallagher Center (724) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
January 19, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Rider | W 78–74 | 8–9 (4–3) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,014) Lawrenceville, NJ | |||||||
January 21, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Mount St. Mary's | W 82–71 | 9–9 (5–3) | Knott Arena (2,412) Emmitsburg, MD | |||||||
January 26, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Marist | W 67–62 | 10–9 (6–3) | Gallagher Center (1,687) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
January 28, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Manhattan | L 78–84 OT | 10–10 (6–4) | Gallagher Center (905) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
February 2, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Saint Peter's | W 68–59 OT | 11–10 (7–4) | Run Baby Run Arena (645) Jersey City, NJ | |||||||
February 6, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Canisius Battle of the Bridge | W 69–64 | 12–10 (8–4) | Gallagher Center (1,295) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Iona | L 71–74 | 12–11 (8–5) | Gallagher Center (1,041) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
February 16, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Fairfield | W 65–63 | 13–11 (9–5) | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,952) Fairfield, CT | |||||||
February 18, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Quinnipiac | W 80–66 | 14–11 (10–5) | M&T Bank Arena (1,987) Hamden, CT | |||||||
February 23, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Canisius Battle of the Bridge | L 59–69 | 14–12 (10–6) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,501) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
March 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Rider | L 61–71 | 14–13 (10–7) | Gallagher Center (1,353) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
March 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Mount St. Mary's | L 72–91 | 14–14 (10–8) | Gallagher Center (1,077) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
March 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Siena | W 66–59 | 15–14 (11–8) | MVP Arena (4,817) Albany, NY | |||||||
March 9, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Marist | L 62–63 | 15–15 (11–9) | McCann Arena (1,277) Poughkeepsie, NY | |||||||
MAAC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 12, 2024 9:45 pm, ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (11) Siena First round | W 67–65 | 16–15 | Boardwalk Hall (1,717) Atlantic City, NJ | ||||||
March 14, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (3) Marist Quarterfinals | L 59–65 | 16–16 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ | ||||||
Sources:[4][5]
References
- ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "Purple Eagles Survive and Advance". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "Niagara ousted by Iona in MAAC tournament". WGRZ. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "Niagara Purple Eagles 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 7, 2023.