Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball

Niagara Purple Eagles
Niagara Purple Eagles
	2019–20 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team
University	Niagara University
All-time record	1471–1243–1 (.542)
Head coach	Greg Paulus (1st season)
Conference	MAAC
Location	Lewiston, New York
Arena	Gallagher Center ; (Capacity: 2,400)
Nickname	Purple Eagles
Colors	Purple and White[1];
Uniforms
Home	Away
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1970
NCAA Tournament Appearances
	1970, 2005, 2007
Conference Tournament Champions
	MAAC: 2005, 2007
Conference Regular Season Champions
	WNY3: 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1955; MAAC: 1999, 2005, 2013

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.

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

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.[2] Niagara has been ranked in the AP Final Polls twice, 16th in 1954 and 17th in 1970.[3]

Postseason

NCAA Tournament results

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1970	First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional Third Place Game	Pennsylvania Villanova North Carolina State	W 79–69 L 73–98 L 88–108
2005	First Round	Oklahoma	L 67–85
2007	Opening Round First Round	Florida A&M 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.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1950	First Round	Western Kentucky	L 72–79
1953	First Round Quarterfinals	BYU Seton Hall	W 82–76 L 74–79
1954	Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game	Dayton Duquesne Western Kentucky	W 77–74 L 51–66 W 71–65
1955	First Round Quarterfinals	Lafayette Cincinnati	W 83–70 L 83–85
1956	Quarterfinals	St. Francis (NY)	L 72–74
1958	First Round	Xavier	L 86–95
1961	Quarterfinals	Providence	L 68–71
1972	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	UTEP Princeton St. John's Maryland	W 76–57 W 65–60 W 69–67 L 69–100
1976	First Round	Kentucky	L 61–67
1987	First Round Second Round	Seton Hall La Salle	W 74–65 L 81–89
1993	First Round	Boston College	L 83–87
2004	Opening Round First Round	Troy Nebraska	W 87–83 L 70–78
2009	First Round	Rhode Island	L 62–68
2013	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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2018	First Round	Eastern Michigan	L 65–83

Seasons

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Niagara University Purple Eagles (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (1989–Present)
1986–87	Niagara	21-10	14-4	2nd	NIT Second round
1987–88	Niagara	15-15	12-6	4th
1988–99	Niagara	9–19	6-12	7th
1989–90	Niagara	6–22	5–11	T–4th
1990–91	Niagara	8–20	6–10	6th
1991–92	Niagara	14–14	8–8	T–5th
1992–93	Niagara	23–7	11–3	2nd	NIT First round
1993–94	Niagara	6–21	3–11	T–7th
1994–95	Niagara	5–25	2–12	8th
1995–96	Niagara	13–15	6–8	6th
1996–97	Niagara	11–17	5–9	T–5th
1997–98	Niagara	14–13	10–8	T–3rd
1998–99	Niagara	17–12	13–5	T–1st
1999–00	Niagara	17–12	10–8	T–4th
2000–01	Niagara	15–13	12–6	T–1st
2001–02	Niagara	18–14	10–6	T–3rd
2002–03	Niagara	17–12	12–6	T–3rd
2003–04	Niagara	22–10	13–5	2nd	NIT First round
2004–05	Niagara	20–10	13–5	T–1st	NCAA First Round
2005–06	Niagara	11–18	7–11	T–7th
2006–07	Niagara	23–12	13–5	2nd	NCAA First Round
2007–08	Niagara	19–10	12–6	T–3rd
2008–09	Niagara	26–9	14–4	2nd	NIT First round
2009–10	Niagara	18–15	9–9	T–5th
2010–11	Niagara	9–23	5–13	8th
2011–12	Niagara	14–19	8–10	T–6th
2012–13	Niagara	19–14	13–5	1st	NIT First round
2013–14	Niagara	7–26	3–17	11th
2014–15	Niagara	8–22	7–13	T–8th
2015–16	Niagara	7–25	5–15	10th
2016–17	Niagara	10–23	6–14	9th
2017–18	Niagara	19–14	12–6	3rd	CIT First round
2018–19	Niagara	13–19	6–12	T–9th
Niagara Purple Eagles:		429–486 (.469)	259–261 (.498)
Total:		429–486 (.469)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Niagara wins vs. the AP Top 25

Year	Opponent	Score	Site
1950–51	#17 St.Bonaventure #7 St.Johns	W 72–57 W 77–75	Home Away
1953–54	#6 La Salle #16 La Salle #14 Dayton #4 Western Kentucky	W 74–66 W 69–50 W 77-74 W 71-65	Home Home Neutral Neutral
1954–55	#14 Holy Cross	W 72–68	Away
1955–56	#18 La Salle	W 72-70	Away
1957–58	#16 Western Kentucky	W 77-74 OT	Neutral
1960–61	#2 St. Bonaventure	W 87-77	Away
1966–67	#9 Providence	W 77-76	Home
1969–70	#6 Tennessee #7 Pennsylvania	W 69-68 W 79-69	Neutral Neutral
1970–71	#9 Drake	W 87-77	Neutral
1984–85	#4 St.Johns	W 62-59	Home

Head coaches

Name	Years	Seasons	Wins	Losses	Pct
Greg Paulus*	2019–present	0	0	0	0.000
Patrick Beilein[4]*	2019*	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Chris Casey	2013–2019	6	64	129	0.332
Joe Mihalich	1998–2013	15	265	203	0.566
Jack Armstrong	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
Frank Layden	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 McCarthy	1927–1931	4	44	35	0.557
Peter Dwyer	1923–1927	4	41	30	0.577
John Blake	1919–1923	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

Joe Arlauckas
Al Butler
Larry Costello
Boo Ellis
Bo Erias
Ed Fleming
Manny Leaks
Juan Mendez
Calvin Murphy
Zeke Sinicola
Joe Smyth
Chris Watson (born 1975), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Premier League. In the Niagara University Hall of Fame.
Andy Walker

References

"Niagara University Athletic Department Quick Facts". August 2, 2011. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
"A trip Down Memory Lane-The 1972 NIT Championship Game -Terps 100 Niagara 69". terptalk.com. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
"Niagara Purple Eagles Index". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
Lenzi, Rachel (2019-03-28). "Niagara hires Patrick Beilein as men's basketball coach". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
"Greg Paulus Named Interim Head Coach". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved 2019-10-24.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Niagara University Athletic Department Quick Facts". August 2, 2011. Retrieved April 15, 2016.

[2] "A trip Down Memory Lane-The 1972 NIT Championship Game -Terps 100 Niagara 69". terptalk.com. Retrieved 2019-03-21.

[3] "Niagara Purple Eagles Index". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-03-21.

[4] Lenzi, Rachel (2019-03-28). "Niagara hires Patrick Beilein as men's basketball coach". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 2019-03-28.

[5] "Greg Paulus Named Interim Head Coach". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved 2019-10-24.

Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
Venues	Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center (1973–1982 full-time, part-time 1988–1996) Gallagher Center (1949–1973, 1982–present)
Rivalries	Canisius
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

Niagara University
Academics	College of Arts and Sciences College of Business College of Education College of Hospitality and Tourism Management
Athletics	Men's basketball Women's basketball Men's hockey Women's hockey Men's soccer Baseball Softball Battle of the Bridge 1923 Niagara vs. Colgate football game Facilities: Gallagher Center Dwyer Arena Bobo Field Niagara Field
People	List of Niagara University people President Athletic director
Places	Castellani Art Museum Our Lady of Angels Library Niagara University Theatre Complex
Student life	Niagara Index WNIA Delta Chi Epsilon Tau Kappa Epsilon Alpha Sigma Alpha Phi Sigma Sigma

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball
Teams	Canisius Golden Griffins Fairfield Stags Iona Gaels Manhattan Jaspers Marist Red Foxes Monmouth Hawks Niagara Purple Eagles Quinnipiac Bobcats Rider Broncs Saint Peter's Peacocks Siena Saints
Tournament & awards	MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year
Seasons	1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20