2016–17 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team
Appearance
2016–17 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball | |
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Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
Record | 10–23 (6–14 MAAC) |
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Home arena | Gallagher Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monmouth | 18 | – | 2 | .900 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Peter's | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iona † | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Siena | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quinnipiac | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 10 | – | 23 | .303 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marist | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manhattan | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2017 MAAC tournament winner |
The 2016–17 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by fourth year head coach Chris Casey, played their home games at the Gallagher Center in Lewiston, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–23, 6–14 in MAAC play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Quinnipiac in the first round of the MAAC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Monmouth.
Previous season
[edit]The Purple Eagles finished the 2015–16 season 7–25, 5–15 in MAAC play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC tournament to Canisius.
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 | |||||||||||
11/11/2016* 8:00 pm, LCTV |
Buffalo | L 66–76 | 0–1 |
Gallagher Center (2,016) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
11/13/2016* 3:00 pm |
at Brown | L 79–88 | 0–2 |
Pizzitola Sports Center (757) Providence, RI | |||||||
11/15/2016* 6:30 am, ESPN2 |
at Hartford Scarlet Knight Showcase/ College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon |
L 78–82 OT | 0–3 |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,607) Hartford, CT | |||||||
11/20/2016* 12:00 pm, BTN |
at Rutgers Scarlet Knight Showcase |
L 65–78 | 0–4 |
Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,572) Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
11/23/2016* 7:00 pm, LCTV |
Drexel Scarlet Knight Showcase |
W 93–74 | 1–4 |
Gallagher Center (863) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
11/26/2016* 8:00 pm |
at North Texas Scarlet Knight Showcase |
L 71–80 | 1–5 |
The Super Pit (1,411) Denton, TX | |||||||
12/02/2016 7:00 pm |
at Marist | L 66–72 | 1–6 (0–1) |
McCann Field House (1,355) Poughkeepsie, NY | |||||||
12/04/2016 4:00 pm |
at Iona | W 74–58 | 2–6 (1–1) |
Hynes Athletic Center (1,667) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
12/07/2016* 7:00 pm |
at Kent State | L 72–100 | 2–7 |
MAC Center (2,115) Kent, OH | |||||||
12/10/2016* 3:00 pm, SPEC |
Norfolk State | W 65–61 | 3–7 |
Gallagher Center (1,242) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
12/14/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Youngstown State | L 97–101 OT | 3–8 |
Beeghly Center (1,294) Youngstown, OH | |||||||
12/17/2016* 1:00 pm |
at St. Bonaventure Big 4 Classic |
L 69–79 | 3–9 |
KeyBank Center Buffalo, NY | |||||||
12/21/2016* 7:30 pm |
at LIU Brooklyn | W 75–66 | 4–9 |
Barclays Center (1,219) Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
01/02/2017 7:00 pm, LCTV |
Quinnipiac | L 78–81 | 4–10 (1–2) |
Gallagher Center (849) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
01/04/2017 7:00 pm, SPEC |
Siena | W 71–66 | 5–10 (2–2) |
Gallagher Center (872) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
01/08/2017 7:00 pm |
at Rider | L 78–89 | 5–11 (2–3) |
Alumni Gymnasium (1,192) Lawrenceville, NJ | |||||||
01/10/2017 7:00 pm |
at Manhattan | L 69–78 | 5–12 (2–4) |
Draddy Gymnasium (525) Riverdale, NY | |||||||
01/14/2017 7:00 pm, SPEC |
Monmouth | L 83–90 | 5–13 (2–5) |
Gallagher Center (893) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
01/16/2017 7:00 pm, LCTV |
Marist | L 87–93 OT | 5–14 (2–6) |
Gallagher Center (1,017) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
01/21/2017 2:00 pm |
at Saint Peter's | W 57–55 | 6–14 (3–6) |
Yanitelli Center (347) Jersey City, NJ | |||||||
01/23/2017 2:00 pm, SPEC |
Canisius Battle of the Bridge |
W 91–84 | 7–14 (4–6) |
Gallagher Center (1,895) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
01/26/2017 7:00 pm, LCTV |
Manhattan | L 69–70 | 7–15 (4–7) |
Gallagher Center (1,198) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
01/28/2017 3:00 pm, LCTV |
Rider | W 80–67 | 8–15 (5–7) |
Gallagher Center (1,295) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
02/02/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Fairfield | L 61–81 | 8–16 (5–8) |
Webster Bank Arena (1,051) Bridgeport, CT | |||||||
02/04/2017 7:00 pm |
at Quinnipiac | L 81–89 | 8–17 (5–9) |
TD Bank Sports Center (2,198) Hamden, CT | |||||||
02/10/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Canisius Battle of the Bridge |
W 94–81 | 9–17 (6–9) |
Koessler Athletic Center (2,196) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
02/12/2017 2:00 pm, SPEC |
Iona | L 76–90 | 9–18 (6–10) |
Gallagher Center (1,174) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
02/16/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Monmouth | W 93–75 | 9–19 (6–11) |
OceanFirst Bank Center (2,934) West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||
02/18/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Siena | L 70–76 | 9–20 (6–12) |
Times Union Center (6,850) Albany, NY | |||||||
02/24/2017 7:00 pm, LCTV |
Saint Peter's | L 53–66 | 9–21 (6–13) |
Gallagher Center (1,070) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
02/26/2017 2:00 pm, SPEC |
Fairfield | L 58–62 | 9–22 (6–14) |
Gallagher Center (1,078) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
MAAC tournament | |||||||||||
03/02/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(9) | vs. (8) Quinnipiac First Round |
W 88–69 | 10–22 |
Times Union Center (2,406) Albany, NY | ||||||
03/03/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(9) | vs. (1) Monmouth Quarterfinals |
L 59–84 | 10–23 |
Times Union Center (2,298) Albany, NY | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time Source[1][2]. |