2023–24 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team
Appearance
2023–24 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball | |
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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 |
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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 (MAAC).
Previous season
[edit]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
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ |
at Notre Dame | L 63–70 | 0–1 |
Joyce Center (7,338) Notre Dame, IN | |||||||
November 11, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Bucknell | L 64–73 | 0–2 |
Gallagher Center (1,239) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
November 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Hawai'i | L 73–92 | 0–3 |
Stan Sheriff Center (3,748) Honolulu, HI | |||||||
November 25, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Saint Francis (PA) | W 69–61 | 1–3 |
DeGol Arena (351) Loretto, PA | |||||||
December 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Saint Peter's | L 67–72 | 1–4 (0–1) |
Gallagher Center (1,015) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
December 3, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Quinnipiac | L 68–75 OT | 1–5 (0–2) |
Gallagher Center (872) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
St. Bonaventure | L 60–94 | 1–6 |
Gallagher Center (1,494) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Buffalo State | W 113–64 | 2–6 |
Gallagher Center (587) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
December 16, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
NJIT | W 89–81 | 3–6 |
Gallagher Center (362) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
December 19, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Binghamton | L 69–74 | 3–7 |
Binghamton University Events Center (1,533) Vestal, NY | |||||||
December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+/ACCNX |
at Syracuse | L 71–83 | 3–8 |
JMA Wireless Dome (18,239) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
December 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Buffalo | W 69–63 | 4–8 |
Alumni Arena (4,663) Amherst, NY | |||||||
January 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Manhattan | W 81–67 | 5–8 (1–2) |
Draddy Gymnasium (487) Riverdale, NY | |||||||
January 7, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Iona | W 75–73 | 6–8 (2–2) |
Hynes Athletics Center (2,001) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
January 12, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Fairfield | W 96–72 | 7–8 (3–2) |
Gallagher Center (995) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
January 15, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Siena | L 88–93 | 7–9 (3–3) |
Gallagher Center (724) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
January 19, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Rider | W 78–74 | 8–9 (4–3) |
Alumni Gymnasium (1,014) Lawrenceville, NJ | |||||||
January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Mount St. Mary's | W 82–71 | 9–9 (5–3) |
Knott Arena (2,412) Emmitsburg, MD | |||||||
January 26, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Marist | W 67–62 | 10–9 (6–3) |
Gallagher Center (1,687) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
January 28, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Manhattan | L 78–84 OT | 10–10 (6–4) |
Gallagher Center (905) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
February 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., 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 p.m., ESPN+ |
Canisius Battle of the Bridge |
W 69–64 | 12–10 (8–4) |
Gallagher Center (1,295) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Iona | L 71–74 | 12–11 (8–5) |
Gallagher Center (1,041) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
February 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Fairfield | W 65–63 | 13–11 (9–5) |
Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,952) Fairfield, CT | |||||||
February 18, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Quinnipiac | W 80–66 | 14–11 (10–5) |
M&T Bank Arena (1,987) Hamden, CT | |||||||
February 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., 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 p.m., ESPN+ |
Rider | L 61–71 | 14–13 (10–7) |
Gallagher Center (1,353) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
March 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Mount St. Mary's | L 72–91 | 14–14 (10–8) |
Gallagher Center (1,077) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
March 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Siena | W 66–59 | 15–14 (11–8) |
MVP Arena (4,817) Albany, NY | |||||||
March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Marist | L 62–63 | 15–15 (11–9) |
McCann Arena (1,277) Poughkeepsie, NY | |||||||
MAAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 12, 2024 9:45 p.m., ESPN+ |
(6) | vs. (11) Siena First round |
W 67–65 | 16–15 |
Boardwalk Hall (1,717) Atlantic City, NJ | ||||||
March 14, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
(6) | vs. (3) Marist Quarterfinals |
L 59–65 | 16–16 |
Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "Purple Eagles Survive and Advance". Niagara University Athletics. March 10, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "Niagara ousted by Iona in MAAC tournament". WGRZ. March 10, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023 – via Associated Press.
- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "Niagara Purple Eagles Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved November 7, 2023.