2006–07 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by ninth-year head coach Joe Mihalich, played their home games at the Gallagher Center in Lewiston, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 13–5 in MAAC play to finish in second place. They defeated Rider, Loyola, and Siena to win the MAAC tournament and secure the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as one of two 16 seeds in the West region. The Purple Eagles defeated Florida A&M, 77–69, in the Play-in Game to reach the field of 64 where No. 1 seed Kansas dominated Niagara by the score of 107–67.

2006–07 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	23–12 (13–5 MAAC)
Head coach	Joe Mihalich (9th season)
Home arena	Gallagher Center

2006–07 MAAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Marist	14	–	4		.778			25	–	9		.735
Niagara †	13	–	5		.722			23	–	12		.657
Loyola (MD)	12	–	6		.667			18	–	13		.581
Siena	12	–	6		.667			20	–	12		.625
Manhattan	10	–	8		.556			13	–	17		.433
Fairfield	10	–	8		.556			13	–	19		.406
Rider	9	–	9		.500			16	–	15		.516
Canisius	6	–	12		.333			12	–	19		.387
Saint Peter's	3	–	15		.167			5	–	25		.167
Iona	1	–	17		.056			2	–	28		.067
† 2007 MAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2006–07 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 1 Lorenzo Miles 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Washington, D.C. G 2 Stanley Hodge 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Washington, D.C. G 5 Andrew Patterson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Hartford, CT G 12 Javonte Clanton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Reynoldsburg, OH F 13 J.R. Duffey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Fort Worth, TX C 15 Benson Egemonye 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Benin City, Nigeria G 20 Tyrone Lewis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Levittown, PA F 24 Charron Fisher 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Pennsauken, NJ F 32 Kamau Gordon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Greenwich, CT F 33 Clif Brown 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Ferndale, MI F 35 Greg Noel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Montreal, Canada	Head coach Joe Mihalich Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 16, 2006*		Binghamton	L 66–74	0–1	Gallagher Center  Lewiston, NY
Nov 18, 2006*		Valparaiso	L 58–70	0–2	Gallagher Center  Lewiston, NY
Nov 25, 2006*		Akron	L 48–63	0–3	Gallagher Center  Lewiston, NY
Nov 29, 2006*		at St. Bonaventure	W 74–63	1–3	Reilly Center  Olean, NY
Dec 2, 2006*		at Buffalo	L 62–74	1–4	Alumni Arena  Buffalo, NY
Dec 6, 2006		at Siena	L 69–81	1–5 (0–1)	Pepsi Arena  Albany, NY
Dec 9, 2006*		St. Johns's	L 64–86	1–6	Gallagher Center  Lewiston, NY
Dec 16, 2006*		Duquesne	W 78–74	2–6	Gallagher Center  Lewiston, NY
Dec 19, 2006		at Iona	W 79–58	3–6 (1–1)	Hynes Athletics Center  New Rochelle, NY
Dec 23, 2006*		Central Michigan	W 80–73	4–6	Rose Center  Mount Pleasant, MI
Dec 28, 2006*		vs. Delaware	L 53–71	4–7	Tom Gola Arena  Philadelphia, PA
Dec 29, 2006*		vs. Holy Cross	W 67–61	5–7	Tom Gola Arena  Philadelphia, PA
Dec 30, 2006*		at La Salle	W 88–82	6–7	Tom Gola Arena  Philadelphia, PA
Jan 3, 2007		Saint Peter's	W 88–55	7–7 (2–1)	Gallagher Center  Lewiston, NY
Jan 5, 2007		Siena	L 81–92	7–8 (2–2)	Gallagher Center  Lewiston, NY
Jan 9, 2007		Fairfield	W 85–76	8–8 (3–2)	Gallagher Center  Lewiston, NY
Jan 12, 2007		at Loyola (MD)	L 95–96 OT	8–9 (3–3)	Reitz Arena  Baltimore, MD
Jan 14, 2007		at Rider	W 80–79	9–9 (4–3)	Alumni Gymnasium  Lawrenceville, NJ
Jan 18, 2007		Marist	L 86–91 OT	9–10 (4–4)	Gallagher Center  Lewiston, NY
Jan 20, 2007		Iona	W 81–80	10–10 (5–4)	Gallagher Center  Lewiston, NY
Jan 26, 2007		at Marist	W 83–75	11–10 (6–4)	McCann Arena  Poughkeepsie, NY
Jan 28, 2007		at Fairfield	L 56–68	11–11 (6–5)	Arena at Harbor Yard  Bridgeport, CT
Feb 2, 2007		Manhattan	W 81–70	12–11 (7–5)	Gallagher Center  Lewiston, NY
Feb 4, 2007		Canisius	W 79–61	13–11 (8–5)	Gallagher Center  Lewiston, NY
Feb 9, 2007		at Saint Peter's	W 63–59	14–11 (9–5)	Yanitelli Center  Jersey City, NJ
Feb 11, 2007		at Manhattan	W 76–74	15–11 (10–5)	Draddy Gymnasium  Bronx, NY
Feb 13, 2007		at Canisius	W 89–88 OT	16–11 (11–5)	Koessler Athletic Center  Buffalo, NY
Feb 17, 2007*		Liberty	W 90–81	17–11	Gallagher Center  Lewiston, NY
Feb 23, 2007		Loyola (MD)	W 73–71	18–11 (12–5)	Gallagher Center  Lewiston, NY
Feb 25, 2007		Rider	W 89–77	19–11 (13–5)	Gallagher Center  Lewiston, NY
MAAC tournament
Mar 3, 2007*	(2)	vs. (7) Rider Quarterfinals	W 77–52	20–11	Arena at Harbor Yard  Bridgeport, CT
Mar 4, 2007*	(2)	vs. (3) Loyola (MD) Semifinals	W 89–79	21–11	Arena at Harbor Yard  Bridgeport, CT
Mar 5, 2007*	(2)	vs. (1) Siena Championship	W 83–79	22–11	Arena at Harbor Yard  Bridgeport, CT
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 2007*	(16 W)	vs. (16 W) Florida A&M Play-in Game	W 77–69	23–11	UD Arena  Dayton, OH
Mar 16, 2007*	(16 W)	vs. (1 W) No. 2 Kansas First Round	L 67–107	23–12	United Center  Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time.

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