2012–13 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2012–13 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Purple Eagles, led by 14th year head coach Joe Mihalich , played their home games at the Gallagher Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference . They finished the season 19–14, 13–5 in MAAC play win the regular season conference championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the MAAC tournament where they lost to Iona.[ 1] As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the 2013 NIT where they lost in the first round to Maryland.
Roster
Number
Name
Position
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
0
T. J. Cline
Forward
6–8
220
Freshman
Plano, Texas
1
Malcolm Lemmons
Guard
6–3
195
Junior
Washington, D.C.
2
Devon White
Center
6–8
240
Senior
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
5
Tahjere McCall
Guard
6–4
160
Freshman
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
10
Juan'ya Green
Guard
6–3
195
Sophomore
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
11
Ameen Tanksley
Guard
6–6
200
Sophomore
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
12
Scooter Gillette
Forward
6–8
210
Senior
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
14
Antoine Mason
Guard
6–3
210
Sophomore
Queens , New York
22
Skylar Jones
Guard
6–5
195
Junior
Alexandria, Virginia
24
Rayvon Harris
Guard/Forward
6–5
215
Sophomore
Raleigh, North Carolina
30
Joe Thomas
Forward
6–7
220
Sophomore
Miami , Florida
32
Marvin Jordan
Guard
5–11
175
Junior
Peoria, Illinois
Schedule
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/09/2012 *9:00 pm
at Oregon State 2K Sports Classic
L 83–102
0–1
Gill Coliseum (3,206)Corvallis, OR
11/13/2012 *7:00 pm
Saint Francis (PA)
W 86–69
1–1
Gallagher Center (1,714)Lewiston, NY
11/16/2012 *7:00 pm
Bucknell 2K Sports Classic
L 71–88
1–2
Gallagher Center (1,814)Lewiston, NY
11/18/2012 *4:30 pm
New Mexico State 2K Sports Classic
W 86–83
2–2
Gallagher Center (1,593)Lewiston, NY
11/24/2012 *4:00 pm
vs. St. Bonaventure Fibertech Classic
L 75–80
2–3
Blue Cross Arena (4,758)Rochester, NY
11/28/2012 7:00 pm
at Iona
L 72–83
2–4 (0–1)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,918)New Rochelle, NY
12/02/2012 *2:00 pm
at Central Michigan
L 64–66
2–5
McGuirk Arena (1,003)Mount Pleasant, MI
12/05/2012 7:30 pm
at Loyola (MD)
W 62–61
3–5 (1–1)
Reitz Arena (743)Baltimore, MD
12/08/2012 *7:30 pm
at Buffalo
L 67–77
3–6
Alumni Arena (4,012)Amherst, NY
12/12/2012 *7:00 pm
Hartford
W 75–59
4–6
Gallagher Center (1,556)Lewiston, NY
12/16/2012 *2:00 pm
Vermont
W 68–58
5–6
Gallagher Center (1,491)Lewiston, NY
12/21/2012 *7:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 22 Notre Dame
L 67–89
5–7
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,043)Notre Dame, IN
01/03/2013 7:00 pm
Marist
W 94–72
6–7 (2–1)
Gallagher Center (1,159)Lewiston, NY
01/05/2013 3:00 pm
Fairfield
W 71–67
7–7 (3–1)
Gallagher Center (1,445)Lewiston, NY
01/08/2013 *7:00 pm
at Brown
L 74–75 OT
7–8
Pizzitola Sports Center (748)Providence, RI
01/11/2013 7:00 pm
at Saint Peter's
W 77–58
8–8 (4–1)
Yanitelli Center (1,103)Jersey City, NJ
01/13/2013 1:00 pm
at Fairfield
W 67–64
9–8 (5–1)
Webster Bank Arena (3,376)Bridgeport, CT
01/17/2013 7:00 pm
Siena
W 87–64
10–8 (6–1)
Gallagher Center (1,449)Lewiston, NY
01/19/2013 3:00 pm
Manhattan
W 64–60
11–8 (7–1)
Gallagher Center (1,557)Lewiston, NY
01/25/2013 7:00 pm
at Siena
W 78–69
12–8 (8–1)
Times Union Center (6,387)Albany, NY
01/27/2013 4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Canisius Battle of the Bridge
W 66–65
13–8 (9–1)
Koessler Athletic Center (2,196)Buffalo, NY
01/31/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Iona
W 93–90 OT
14–8 (10–1)
Gallagher Center (1,856)Lewiston, NY
02/02/2013 3:00 pm
Loyola (MD)
L 87–89 2OT
14–9 (10–2)
Gallagher Center (1,481)Lewiston, NY
02/07/2013 7:30 pm
at Rider
L 69–72
14–10 (10–3)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,603)Lawrenceville, NJ
02/10/2013 2:00 pm
Canisius Battle of the Bridge
L 70–77
14–11 (10–4)
Gallagher Center (2,400)Lewiston, NY
02/15/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Marist
W 57–54
15–11 (11–4)
McCann Field House (1,054)Poughkeepsie, NY
02/17/2013 2:00 pm
at Manhattan
W 60–56
16–11 (12–4)
Draddy Gymnasium (2,332)Riverdale, NY
02/23/2013 *3:00 pm, ESPN3
Northwestern State BracketBusters
W 92–76
17–11
Gallagher Center (1,704)Lewiston, NY
02/28/2013 7:00 pm
Rider
L 59–68
17–12 (12–5)
Gallagher Center (1,948)Lewiston, NY
03/02/2013 3:00 pm
Saint Peter's
W 78–61
18–12 (13–5)
Gallagher Center (1,665)Lewiston, NY
2013 MAAC tournament
03/09/2013 2:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Siena Quarterfinals
W 74–62
19–12
MassMutual Center (1,900)Springfield, MA
03/10/2013 2:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Iona Semifinals
L 73–79
19–13
MassMutual Center (2,421)Springfield, MA
2013 NIT
03/19/2013 *7:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Maryland First Round
L 70–86
19–14
Comcast Center (4,053)College Park, MD
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
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