2016–17 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

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.

2016–17 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	10–23 (6–14 MAAC)
Head coach	Chris Casey (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Marc Rybczyk Will Lanier Kareem Brown
Home arena	Gallagher Center

2016–17 MAAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
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

Previous season

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

2016–17 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Chris Barton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Pontiac, Michigan G 1 Shane Gatling 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 166 lb (75 kg) Fr Baldwin, New York G 2 Kevin Larkin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Georgetown, Delaware G 5 James Towns 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Fr Detroit, Michigan G 10 Kahlil Dukes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Hartford, Connecticut F 11 Marvin Prochet 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 206 lb (93 kg) So Brooklyn, New York G 12 Dwayne Pow 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS So Bronk, New York G 13 Matt Scott 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Brooklyn, New York F 20 Maurice Taylor Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Sr Cambridge, Massachusetts F 21 Kierell Green 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Washington, D.C. F 24 Greg King 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Atlanta, Georgia F 30 Ali Tew 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 221 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Paris, France F 32 Dominic Robb 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 222 lb (101 kg) So Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Head coach Chris Casey (Western Connecticut State) Assistant coach(es) Marc Rybczyk (Central Connecticut State) Will Lanier (Georgia Tech) Kareem Brown (St. John's) 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
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.