2022–23 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

2022–23 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record16–15 (10–10 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kevin Devitt
  • Antone Gray
  • Tyler Kelly
Home arenaGallagher Center
Seasons
2022–23 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iona † 17 – 3   .850 27 – 8   .771
Rider 13 – 7   .650 16 – 14   .533
Quinnipiac 11 – 9   .550 20 – 12   .625
Siena 11 – 9   .550 17 – 15   .531
Niagara 10 – 10   .500 16 – 15   .516
Manhattan 10 – 10   .500 12 – 18   .400
Fairfield 9 – 11   .450 13 – 18   .419
Mount St. Mary's 8 – 12   .400 13 – 20   .394
Canisius 8 – 12   .400 10 – 20   .333
Saint Peter's 7 – 13   .350 14 – 18   .438
Marist 6 – 14   .300 13 – 20   .394
† 2023 MAAC tournament winner

The 2022–23 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by fourth-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 2021–22 season 14–16, 9–11 in MAAC play to finish tied for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed, they were defeated by No. 4 seed Monmouth in the quarterfinals of the MAAC tournament.[1]

Roster

2022–23 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Shane Lancaster 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Bowie, Maryland
G 1 Bryce Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Fr Round Lake, Illinois
G 2 Lance Erving 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Leesburg, Florida
G 4 Braxton Bayless 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Ankeny, Iowa
F 5 Keith Kiner III 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Sparta, Illinois
G 10 Jalen Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois
F 11 Aaron Gray 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Providence, Rhode Island
F 13 Touba Traore 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Bamako, Mali
G 14 David Mitchell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Roxbury, Massachusetts
G 21 Noah Thomasson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
F 22 Sam Iorio 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Allentown, Pennsylvania
G 25 Joe Kasperzyk 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr New Haven, Connecticut
F 30 Donovan Hill 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
F 55 Harlan Obioha 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Fr Hoxie, Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 2, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Roberts Wesleyan W 72–63  –
 Gallagher Center (900)
Lewiston, NY
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 pm, BTN+ 		at Maryland L 49–71  0–1
 Xfinity Center (10,715)
College Park, MD
November 12, 2022*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bucknell L 50–68  0–2
 Sojka Pavilion (1,264)
Lewisburg, PA
November 18, 2022*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		vs. Central Arkansas
MAAC/ASUN Dublin Basketball Challenge 		W 73–64  1–2
 National Basketball Arena 
Dublin, Ireland
November 19, 2022*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. Stetson
MAAC/ASUN Dublin Basketball Challenge 		W 66–62  2–2
 National Basketball Arena 
Dublin, Ireland
November 23, 2022*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		D'Youville W 91–53  3–2
 Gallagher Center (751)
Lewiston, NY
November 26, 2022*
2:00 pm, FS2 		at St. John's L 70–78  3–3
 Carnesecca Arena (3,437)
Queens, NY
December 2, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Iona L 56–78  3–4
(0–1) 		Hynes Athletic Center (2,057)
New Rochelle, NY
December 4, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Quinnipiac W 64–60  4–4
(1–1) 		M&T Bank Arena (747)
Hamden, CT
December 11, 2022*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Michigan W 67–60  5–4
 Gallagher Center (897)
Lewiston, NY
December 18, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at NJIT L 53–62  5–5
 Wellness and Events Center (229)
Newark, NJ
December 21, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Binghamton W 73–67  6–5
 Gallagher Center (757)
Lewiston, NY
December 30, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Mount St. Mary's W 67–55  7–5
(2–1) 		Gallagher Center (981)
Lewiston, NY
January 1, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Rider W 61–59  8–5
(3–1) 		Gallagher Center 
Lewiston, NY
January 6, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Fairfield W 77–69 OT 9–5
(4–1) 		Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,885)
Fairfield, CT
January 8, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Manhattan L 59–64  9–6
(4–2) 		Draddy Gymnasium (789)
Riverdale, NY
January 13, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Siena L 64–70  9–7
(4–3) 		Gallagher Center (1,017)
Lewiston, NY
January 15, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Marist L 64–66  9–8
(4–4) 		Gallagher Center (711)
Lewiston, NY
January 20, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Rider L 62–65  9–9
(4–5) 		Alumni Gymnasium (1,322)
Lawrenceville, NJ
January 22, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Saint Peter's W 59–57  10–9
(5–5) 		Run Baby Run Arena (563)
Jersey City, NJ
January 27, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Manhattan W 68–62  11–9
(6–5) 		Gallagher Center (954)
Lewiston, NY
February 3, 2023
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Canisius
Battle of the Bridge 		W 76–73  12–9
(7–5) 		Gallagher Center (1,564)
Lewiston, NY
February 5, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Siena W 56–54  13–9
(8–5) 		MVP Arena (7,121)
Albany, NY
February 10, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Quinnipiac W 79–73 OT 14–9
(9–5) 		Gallagher Center (1,270)
Lewiston, NY
February 12, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Iona L 55–72  14–10
(9–6) 		Gallagher Center (1,102)
Lewiston, NY
February 17, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Mount St. Mary's L 66–70  14–11
(9–7) 		Knott Arena (1,506)
Emmitsburg, MD
February 19, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Marist L 52–61  14–12
(9–8) 		McCann Arena (1,051)
Poughkeepsie, NY
February 24, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Fairfield W 76–68  15–12
(10–8) 		Gallagher Center (1,321)
Lewiston, NY
February 26, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Saint Peter's L 65–66  15–13
(10–9) 		Gallagher Center (1,109)
Lewiston, NY
March 4, 2023
3:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Canisius
Battle of the Bridge 		L 68–81  15–14
(10–10) 		Koessler Athletic Center (1,150)
Buffalo, NY
MAAC tournament
March 9, 2023
9:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (4) Siena
Quarterfinals 		W 71–65  16–14
 Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall (1,954)
Atlantic City, NJ
March 10, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPNEWS 		(5) vs. (1) Iona
Semifinals 		L 59–71  16–15
 Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Quinnipiac and Monmouth Advance to Semifinal Round of the 2022 Hercules Tires MAAC Men's Basketball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022-23 Niagara Purple Eagles Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 2, 2022.