2024–25 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

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).

2024–25 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record1–2 (0–0 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tyler Kelly
  • Chris Buchanan
  • Austin Kelley
  • Will Holland
Home arenaGallagher Center
Seasons
2024–25 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Siena 0 0   3 0   1.000
Rider 0 0   3 1   .750
Mount St. Mary's 0 0   2 1   .667
Manhattan 0 0   1 1   .500
Marist 0 0   1 1   .500
Merrimack 0 0   1 1   .500
Fairfield 0 0   1 2   .333
Niagara 0 0   1 2   .333
Quinnipiac 0 0   1 2   .333
Canisius 0 0   0 3   .000
Iona 0 0   0 3   .000
Sacred Heart 0 0   0 3   .000
Saint Peter's 0 0   0 3   .000
2025 MAAC tournament winner
As of November 13, 2024

Previous season

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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]

Roster

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2024–25 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Olumide Adelodun 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Winona State Calgary, Alberta
F 1 Jaeden Marshall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Omaha Hinesville, Georgia
G 2 Samuel Cole 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr Good Vision Academy Sugar Land, Texas
G 4 Josiah Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Tennessee Tech Kitchener, Ontario
G 5 Justin Page 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Cal Poly Peoria, Illinois
G 6 Damondre McKnight 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So Paris Junior College McKinney, Texas
F 8 Justice Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS East Tennessee State Lyons, New York
G 10 Landon Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr North Farmington High School Farmington Hills, Michigan
G 11 Jahari Williamson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Valparaiso Pickering, Ontario
C 12 Jhaylon Martinez 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) GS UC Riverside Vallejo, California
G 24 Zion Russell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Northern Illinois Upper Marlboro, Maryland
F 32 Will Shortt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr IMG Academy Sydney, Australia
C 33 James Henderson Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Bethune–Cookman Miami, Florida
F 35 AJ McBride 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr Moeller High School Cincinnati, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 9, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# 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 L 60–96  1–1
Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
November 10, 2024*
1:00 p.m.
at Detroit Mercy L 78–84 OT 1–2
Calihan Hall (807)
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 MAC 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 Hammel Court 
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

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  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.