2006–07 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

2006–07 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record23–12 (13–5 MAAC)
Head coach
Home arenaGallagher Center
Seasons
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

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,[1] in the Play-in Game to reach the field of 64 where No. 1 seed Kansas dominated Niagara by the score of 107–67.[2]

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

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.

Source:[3]

References

  1. ^ "Niagara defeats Florida A&M 77-69". The Denver Post. March 13, 2007. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "Niagara Falls to Kansas in NCAA Tournament". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. March 16, 2007. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "2006-07 Niagara Purple Eagles Men's Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.