2021–22 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

2021–22 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record14–16 (9–11 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bryan Smothers
  • Brett Ervin
  • Kevin Devitt
Home arenaGallagher Center
Seasons
2021–22 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iona 17 – 3   .850 25 – 8   .758
Saint Peter's † 14 – 6   .700 22 – 12   .647
Siena 12 – 8   .600 15 – 14   .517
Monmouth 11 – 9   .550 21 – 13   .618
Niagara 9 – 11   .450 14 – 16   .467
Marist 9 – 11   .450 14 – 16   .467
Fairfield 8 – 12   .400 15 – 18   .455
Manhattan 8 – 12   .400 15 – 15   .500
Rider 8 – 12   .400 14 – 19   .424
Canisius 7 – 13   .350 11 – 21   .344
Quinnipiac 7 – 13   .350 14 – 17   .452
† 2022 MAAC tournament winner

The 2021–22 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by third-year head coach Greg Paulus, played 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 2020–21 season 9–11, 7–9 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the MAAC tournament, they defeated No. 4 seed Marist in the quarterfinals,[1] before being upset by No. 9 seed Iona, in the semifinals.[2]

Roster

2021–22 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Justin Roberts 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 189 lb (86 kg) GS Toledo Lawrence, Kansas
G 2 Rob Brown III 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Kimball Union Academy Albany, New York
G 4 Tahjae Hill 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Hilton High School Hilton, New York
F 5 Jordan Cintron 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Longwood The Bronx, New York
G 10 Marcus Hammond 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Sr Cardozo High School Queens, New York
G 11 Raheem Solomon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Sacred Heart High School Hartford, Connecticut
G 12 Shandon Brown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr George Washington Boston, Massachusetts
F 13 Touba Traore 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Massanutten Military Academy Bamako, Mali
F 15 Greg Kuakumensah 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Cushing Academy Worcester, Massachusetts
G 21 Noah Thomasson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Butler Community College Houston, Texas
F 22 Sam Iorio 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS South Alabama Allentown, Pennsylvania
G 24 Julian Mackey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Skills Factory (TSF) Grayson, Georgia
G 33 Steven Levnaic 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr RISE Centre Academy Hamilton, Ontario
F 34 Nicholas Kratholm 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Miami Dade College Louisville, Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 27, 2021

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Cazenovia College W 95–55  –
 Gallagher Center (208)
Lewiston, NY
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:30 pm, FS1 		at Xavier L 60–63  0–1
 Cintas Center (10,003)
Cincinnati, OH
November 12, 2021*
7:00 pm, BTN+ 		at No. 17 Ohio State L 74–84  0–2
 Value City Arena (9,749)
Columbus, OH
November 19, 2021*
7:45 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. SIU Edwardsville
The YSU/J. Arnold Wealth Management Company Basketball Tournament 		W 70–60  1–2
 Covelli Centre (1,625)
Youngstown, OH
November 20, 2021*
4:45 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. St. Thomas
The YSU/J. Arnold Wealth Management Company Basketball Tournament 		L 67–76  1–3
 Covelli Centre (1,390)
Youngstown, OH
November 21, 2021*
3:45 pm, ESPN+ 		at Youngstown State
The YSU/J. Arnold Wealth Management Company Basketball Tournament 		W 58–53  2–3
 Beeghly Center (1,731)
Youngstown, OH
November 29, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Colgate W 70–59  3–3
 Cotterell Court (483)
Hamilton, NY
December 3, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Monmouth L 49–57  3–4
(0–1) 		Gallagher Center (627)
Lewiston, NY
December 5, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Fairfield L 71–81  3–5
(0–2) 		Gallagher Center (607)
Lewiston, NY
December 8, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Eastern Michigan L 58–60  3–6
 George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,111)
Ypsilanti, MI
December 12, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Buffalo State W 112–52  4–6
 Gallagher Center (629)
Lewiston, NY
December 18, 2021*
2:00 pm 		vs. Albany W 66–58  5–6
 KeyBank Center 
Buffalo, NY
December 21, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Binghamton Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Binghamton University Events Center 
Vestal, NY
December 31, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Quinnipiac L 68–77  5–7
(0–3) 		People's United Center (523)
Hamden, CT
January 9, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Quinnipiac W 76–66  6–7
(1–3) 		Gallagher Center (572)
Lewiston, NY
January 13, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Canisius
Battle of the Bridge 		W 68–58  7–7
(2–3) 		Gallagher Center (1,156)
Lewiston, NY
January 16, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Iona L 55–78  7–8
(2–4) 		Hynes Athletic Center (1,623)
New Rochelle, NY
January 18, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Manhattan
Rescheduled from January 2 		W 72–63  8–8
(3–4) 		Draddy Gymnasium (70)
Riverdale, NY
January 21, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Saint Peter's L 68–74 OT 8–9
(3–5) 		Gallagher Center (1,080)
Lewiston, NY
January 23, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Rider L 67–70  8–10
(3–6) 		Gallagher Center (973)
Lewiston, NY
January 28, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Siena L 56–60  8–11
(3–7) 		MVP Arena (5,401)
Albany, NY
January 30, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Monmouth W 70–69 OT 9–11
(4–7) 		OceanFirst Bank Center (1,223)
West Long Branch, NJ
February 4, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Manhattan W 80–74 OT 10–11
(5–7) 		Gallagher Center (923)
Lewiston, NY
February 6, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Iona W 80–71  11–11
(6–7) 		Gallagher Center (1,112)
Lewiston, NY
February 12, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Fairfield L 53–73  11–12
(6–8) 		Webster Bank Arena (1,476)
Bridgeport, CT
February 14, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Marist L 70–77  11–13
(6–9) 		McCann Arena (797)
Poughkeepsie, NY
February 19, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Canisius
Battle of the Bridge 		W 65–54  12–13
(7–9) 		Koessler Athletic Center (1,207)
Buffalo, NY
February 25, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Rider L 68–70  12–14
(7–10) 		Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
February 27, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Saint Peter's L 36–63  12–15
(7–11) 		Run Baby Run Arena (581)
Jersey City, NJ
March 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Siena W 74–52  13–15
(8–11) 		Gallagher Center (1,062)
Lewiston, NY
March 5, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Marist W 83–52  14–15
(9–11) 		Gallagher Center (1,057)
Lewiston, NY
MAAC tournament
March 10, 2022
9:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (4) Monmouth
Quarterfinals 		L 58–61  14–16
 Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[3]

References

  1. ^ "Niagara Advances To MAAC Semis With 67-62 Win Over Marist". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "Iona and Fairfield to Meet in Men's Basketball Championship Game". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2021.