2023–24 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

2023–24 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
2023–24 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	7–9 (3–3 MAAC)
Head coach	Greg Paulus (5th season);
Associate head coach	Kevin Devitt
Assistant coaches	Tyler Kelly; Chris Buchanan; Austin Kelley;
Home arena	Gallagher Center

2023–24 MAAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Saint Peter's	5	–	0	1.000	9	–	5	.643
Quinnipiac	4	–	1	.800	12	–	4	.750
Fairfield	4	–	2	.667	10	–	7	.588
Marist	3	–	2	.600	8	–	6	.571
Niagara	3	–	3	.500	7	–	9	.438
Iona	2	–	3	.400	7	–	9	.438
Mount St. Mary's	2	–	3	.400	6	–	10	.375
Siena	2	–	3	.400	3	–	13	.188
Canisius	2	–	4	.333	7	–	9	.438
Rider	2	–	4	.333	5	–	12	.294
Manhattan	1	–	5	.167	4	–	11	.267

† 2024 MAAC tournament winner As of January 15, 2024

The 2023–24 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represents Niagara University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by fifth-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.

Previous season

The Purple Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 16–15, 10–10 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.^[1] They defeated Siena in the quarterfinals of the MAAC tournament,^[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual champions Iona in the quarterfinals.^[3]

Roster

2023–24 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Randy Tucker	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	GS	Green Bay	Rock Island, Illinois
G	2	Lance Erving	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Chipola College	Leesburg, Florida
G	4	Braxton Bayless	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Indian Hills Community College	Ankeny, Iowa
G	5	Luke Bumbalough	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	GS	Ball State	New Castle, Indiana
G	10	Jalen Brown	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	De La Salle Institute	Chicago, Illinois
G	11	Ahmad Henderson II	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	Brother Rice High School	Monee, Illinois
G	12	Kwane Marble II	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	Loyola Marymount	Denver, Colorado
G	13	Dre Bullock	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Louisiana Tech	Franklinton, North Carolina
F	15	Yaw Obeng-Mensah	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	UMBC	Toronto, Ontario
G	20	Malik Edwards	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	William Penn	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	24	Aime Rutayisire	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Barton Community College	Adelaide, South Australia
F	55	Harlan Obioha	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	So	Hoxie High School	Hoxie, Kansas

Head coach

Greg Paulus (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin Devitt (DePaul)
Tyler Kelly (Florida Southern)
Chris Buchanan (Peninsula)
Austin Kelley (St. Bonaventure)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 7, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+	at Notre Dame	L 63–70	0–1	Joyce Center (7,338) Notre Dame, IN
November 11, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Bucknell	L 64–73	0–2	Gallagher Center (1,239) Lewiston, NY
November 16, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Hawai'i	L 73–92	0–3	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
November 25, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Saint Francis (PA)	W 69–61	1–3	DeGol Arena (351) Loretto, PA
December 1, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Saint Peter's	L 67–72	1–4 (0–1)	Gallagher Center (1,015) Lewiston, NY
December 3, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Quinnipiac	L 68–75 ^OT	1–5 (0–2)	Gallagher Center (872) Lewiston, NY
December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	St. Bonaventure	L 60–94	1–6	Gallagher Center (1,494) Lewiston, NY
December 10, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Buffalo State	W 113–64	2–6	Gallagher Center (587) Lewiston, NY
December 16, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	NJIT	W 89–81	3–6	Gallagher Center (362) Lewiston, NY
December 19, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Binghamton	L 69–74	3–7	Binghamton University Events Center (1,533) Vestal, NY
December 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/ACCNX	at Syracuse	L 71–83	3–8	JMA Wireless Dome (18,239) Syracuse, NY
December 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Buffalo	W 69–63	4–8	Alumni Arena (4,663) Amherst, NY
January 5, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Manhattan	W 81–67	5–8 (1–2)	Draddy Gymnasium (487) Riverdale, NY
January 7, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Iona	W 75–73	6–8 (2–2)	Hynes Athletics Center (2,001) New Rochelle, NY
January 12, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Fairfield	W 96–72	7–8 (3–2)	Gallagher Center (995) Lewiston, NY
January 15, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+	Siena	L 88–93	7–9 (3–3)	Gallagher Center (724) Lewiston, NY
January 19, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Rider			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
January 21, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Mount St. Mary's			Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD
January 26, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Marist			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
January 28, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Manhattan			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
February 2, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Saint Peter's			Run Baby Run Arena Jersey City, NJ
February 6, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Canisius Battle of the Bridge			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Iona			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
February 16, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Fairfield			Leo D. Mahoney Arena Fairfield, CT
February 18, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Quinnipiac			M&T Bank Arena Hamden, CT
February 23, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Canisius Battle of the Bridge			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
March 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Rider			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
March 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Mount St. Mary's			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
March 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Siena			MVP Arena Albany, NY
March 9, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Marist			McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

↑ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
↑ "Purple Eagles Survive and Advance". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
↑ "Niagara ousted by Iona in MAAC tournament". WGRZ. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
↑ "Niagara Purple Eagles 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 7, 2023.

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[1] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 7, 2023.

[2] "Purple Eagles Survive and Advance". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2023.

[3] "Niagara ousted by Iona in MAAC tournament". WGRZ. Retrieved November 7, 2023.

[4] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2023.

[5] "Niagara Purple Eagles 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 7, 2023.

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