The 2021–22 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by third-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.
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Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
Record | 14–16 (9–11 MAAC) |
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Home arena | Gallagher Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iona | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Peter's † | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Siena | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monmouth | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marist | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manhattan | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quinnipiac | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2022 MAAC tournament winner |
Previous season
editThe Purple Eagles finished the 2020–21 season 9–11, 7–9 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the MAAC tournament, they defeated No. 4 seed Marist in the quarterfinals,[1] before being upset by No. 9 seed Iona, in the semifinals.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Cazenovia College | W 95–55 | – |
Gallagher Center (208) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 9, 2021* 7:30 pm, FS1 |
at Xavier | L 60–63 | 0–1 |
Cintas Center (10,003) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, BTN+ |
at No. 17 Ohio State | L 74–84 | 0–2 |
Value City Arena (9,749) Columbus, OH | |||||||
November 19, 2021* 7:45 pm, ESPN+ |
vs. SIU Edwardsville The YSU/J. Arnold Wealth Management Company Basketball Tournament |
W 70–60 | 1–2 |
Covelli Centre (1,625) Youngstown, OH | |||||||
November 20, 2021* 4:45 pm, ESPN+ |
vs. St. Thomas The YSU/J. Arnold Wealth Management Company Basketball Tournament |
L 67–76 | 1–3 |
Covelli Centre (1,390) Youngstown, OH | |||||||
November 21, 2021* 3:45 pm, ESPN+ |
at Youngstown State The YSU/J. Arnold Wealth Management Company Basketball Tournament |
W 58–53 | 2–3 |
Beeghly Center (1,731) Youngstown, OH | |||||||
November 29, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Colgate | W 70–59 | 3–3 |
Cotterell Court (483) Hamilton, NY | |||||||
December 3, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Monmouth | L 49–57 | 3–4 (0–1) |
Gallagher Center (627) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
December 5, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Fairfield | L 71–81 | 3–5 (0–2) |
Gallagher Center (607) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
December 8, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Eastern Michigan | L 58–60 | 3–6 |
George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,111) Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
December 12, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Buffalo State | W 112–52 | 4–6 |
Gallagher Center (629) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
December 18, 2021* 2:00 pm |
vs. Albany | W 66–58 | 5–6 |
KeyBank Center Buffalo, NY | |||||||
December 21, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Binghamton | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY | ||||||||
December 31, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Quinnipiac | L 68–77 | 5–7 (0–3) |
People's United Center (523) Hamden, CT | |||||||
January 9, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Quinnipiac | W 76–66 | 6–7 (1–3) |
Gallagher Center (572) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Canisius Battle of the Bridge |
W 68–58 | 7–7 (2–3) |
Gallagher Center (1,156) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
January 16, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Iona | L 55–78 | 7–8 (2–4) |
Hynes Athletic Center (1,623) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
January 18, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Manhattan Rescheduled from January 2 |
W 72–63 | 8–8 (3–4) |
Draddy Gymnasium (70) Riverdale, NY | |||||||
January 21, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Saint Peter's | L 68–74 OT | 8–9 (3–5) |
Gallagher Center (1,080) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
January 23, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Rider | L 67–70 | 8–10 (3–6) |
Gallagher Center (973) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
January 28, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Siena | L 56–60 | 8–11 (3–7) |
MVP Arena (5,401) Albany, NY | |||||||
January 30, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Monmouth | W 70–69 OT | 9–11 (4–7) |
OceanFirst Bank Center (1,223) West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||
February 4, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Manhattan | W 80–74 OT | 10–11 (5–7) |
Gallagher Center (923) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
February 6, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Iona | W 80–71 | 11–11 (6–7) |
Gallagher Center (1,112) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
February 12, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Fairfield | L 53–73 | 11–12 (6–8) |
Webster Bank Arena (1,476) Bridgeport, CT | |||||||
February 14, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Marist | L 70–77 | 11–13 (6–9) |
McCann Arena (797) Poughkeepsie, NY | |||||||
February 19, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Canisius Battle of the Bridge |
W 65–54 | 12–13 (7–9) |
Koessler Athletic Center (1,207) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
February 25, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Rider | L 68–70 | 12–14 (7–10) |
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ | |||||||
February 27, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Saint Peter's | L 36–63 | 12–15 (7–11) |
Run Baby Run Arena (581) Jersey City, NJ | |||||||
March 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Siena | W 74–52 | 13–15 (8–11) |
Gallagher Center (1,062) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
March 5, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Marist | W 83–52 | 14–15 (9–11) |
Gallagher Center (1,057) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
MAAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 10, 2022 9:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
(5) | vs. (4) Monmouth Quarterfinals |
L 58–61 | 14–16 |
Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ | ||||||
Source[3]
References
edit- ^ "Niagara Advances To MAAC Semis With 67-62 Win Over Marist". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ "Iona and Fairfield to Meet in Men's Basketball Championship Game". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2021.