2024–25 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

2024–25 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
2024–25 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	1–0 (0–0 MAAC)
Head coach	Greg Paulus (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Tyler Kelly; Chris Buchanan; Austin Kelley; Will Holland;
Home arena	Gallagher Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 MAAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Mount St. Mary's	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Niagara	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Siena	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Merrimack	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Canisius	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000
Fairfield	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000
Iona	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000
Manhattan	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000
Marist	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000
Quinnipiac	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000
Rider	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000
Sacred Heart	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000
Saint Peter's	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000

† 2025 MAAC tournament winner As of November 4, 2024

The 2024–25 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represents Niagara University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by sixth-year head coach Greg Paulus, play their home games at the Gallagher Center in Lewiston, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).

Previous season

The Purple Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 16–16, 11–9 in MAAC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Siena in the first round of the MAAC tournament before losing to Marist in the quarterfinals.^[1]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Houghton	W 100–65	1–0	Gallagher Center (1,157) Lewiston, NY
November 7, 2024* 8 p.m., BTN	at Michigan State			Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
November 10, 2024* 1:00 p.m.	at Detroit Mercy			Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m.	at Bowling Green			Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
November 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m.	at Kent State			Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, OH
November 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m.	vs. Binghamton Lafeyette Multi-Team Event			Kirby Sports Center Easton, PA
November 30, 2024* 4:30 p.m.	at Lafayette Lafeyette Multi-Team Event			Kirby Sports Center Easton, PA
December 1, 2024* 12:00 p.m.	vs. LIU Lafeyette Multi-Team Event			Kirby Sports Center Easton, PA
December 6, 2024 6:30 p.m.	Siena			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
December 8, 2024 p.m.	Merrimack			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
December 14, 2024* 6:00 p.m.	Saint Francis			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
December 21, 2024* p.m.	at St. Bonaventure			Reilly Center Olean, NY
December 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m.	LeMoyne			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
January 5, 2025 2:00 p.m.	at Mount St. Mary's			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
January 10, 2025 6:30 p.m.	Saint Peter's			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
January 12, 2025 2:00 p.m.	Rider			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m.	at Fairfield			Leo D. Mahoney Arena Fairfield, CT
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m.	at Manhattan			Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY
January 23, 20225 6:30 p.m.	Marist			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m.	Sacred Heart			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
January 31, 2025 7:00 p.m.	at Canisius			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m.	at Merrimack			North Andover, MA
February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m.	at Quinnipiac			M&T Bank Arena Hamden, CT
February 12, 2025 6:30 p.m.	Canisius			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
February 14, 2025 6:30 p.m.	Mount St. Mary's			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
February 21, 2025 7:00 p.m.	at Siena			MVP Arena Albany, NY
February 23, 2025 6:30 p.m.	at Marist			McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY
February 28, 2025 6:30 p.m.	Iona			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
March 2, 2025 2:00 p.m.	Manhattan			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
March 6, 2025 7:00 p.m.	at Saint Peter's			Run Baby Run Arena Jersey City, NJ
March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m.	at Rider			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[2]^[3]

References

^ "2023-24 Niagara Purple Eagles Men's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
^ "Niagara Purple Eagles 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 5, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Niagara Purple Eagles Men's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 5, 2024.

[2] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2024.

[3] "Niagara Purple Eagles 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 5, 2024.

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v t e 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
Culture & lore	Gambling scandal
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of 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 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25