2024–25 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

2024–25 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record3–5 (0–0 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tyler Kelly
  • Chris Buchanan
  • Austin Kelley
  • Will Holland
Home arenaGallagher Center
Seasons
2024–25 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Mount St. Mary's 0 – 0   – 5 – 2   .714
Marist 0 – 0   – 4 – 2   .667
Saint Peter's 0 – 0   – 4 – 3   .571
Fairfield 0 – 0   – 4 – 4   .500
Rider 0 – 0   – 4 – 4   .500
Siena 0 – 0   – 4 – 4   .500
Manhattan 0 – 0   – 3 – 4   .429
Niagara 0 – 0   – 3 – 5   .375
Quinnipiac 0 – 0   – 3 – 5   .375
Sacred Heart 0 – 0   – 3 – 5   .375
Merrimack 0 – 0   – 2 – 6   .250
Iona 0 – 0   – 2 – 7   .222
Canisius 0 – 0   – 0 – 8   .000
† 2025 MAAC tournament winner
As of December 3, 2024

The 2024–25 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represents Niagara University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by sixth-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 (MAAC).

Previous season

The Purple Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 16–16, 11–9 in MAAC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Siena in the first round of the MAAC tournament before losing to Marist in the quarterfinals.[1]

Roster

2024–25 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Olumide Adelodun 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Winona State Calgary, Alberta
F 1 Jaeden Marshall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Omaha Hinesville, Georgia
G 2 Samuel Cole 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
 Fr Good Vision Academy Sugar Land, Texas
G 4 Josiah Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Tennessee Tech Kitchener, Ontario
G 5 Justin Page 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Cal Poly Peoria, Illinois
G 6 Damondre McKnight 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 So Paris Junior College McKinney, Texas
F 8 Justice Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS East Tennessee State Lyons, New York
G 10 Landon Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Fr North Farmington High School Farmington Hills, Michigan
G 11 Jahari Williamson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Valparaiso Pickering, Ontario
C 12 Jhaylon Martinez 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) GS UC Riverside Vallejo, California
G 24 Zion Russell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Northern Illinois Upper Marlboro, Maryland
F 32 Will Shortt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr IMG Academy Sydney, Australia
C 33 James Henderson Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Bethune–Cookman Miami, Florida
F 35 AJ McBride 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Fr Moeller High School Cincinnati, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 9, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Houghton W 100–65  1–0
 Gallagher Center (1,157)
Lewiston, NY
November 7, 2024*
8 p.m., BTN 		at Michigan State L 60–96  1–1
 Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
November 10, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Detroit Mercy L 78–84 OT 1–2
 Calihan Hall (807)
Detroit, MI
November 19, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Bowling Green L 68–76  1–3
 Stroh Center (1,632)
Bowling Green, OH
November 21, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kent State L 73–76  1–4
 MAC Center (1,886)
Kent, OH
November 29, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Binghamton
Lafeyette Multi-Team Event 		W 65–62  2–4
 Kirby Sports Center (329)
Easton, PA
November 30, 2024*
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Lafayette
Lafeyette Multi-Team Event 		L 47–59  2–5
 Kirby Sports Center (907)
Easton, PA
December 1, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. LIU
Lafeyette Multi-Team Event 		W 60–52  3–5
 Kirby Sports Center (209)
Easton, PA
December 6, 2024
6:30 p.m. 		Siena Gallagher Center 
Lewiston, NY
December 8, 2024
p.m. 		Merrimack Gallagher Center 
Lewiston, NY
December 14, 2024*
6:00 p.m. 		Saint Francis Gallagher Center 
Lewiston, NY
December 21, 2024*
p.m. 		at St. Bonaventure Reilly Center 
Olean, NY
December 29, 2024*
2:00 p.m. 		LeMoyne Gallagher Center 
Lewiston, NY
January 5, 2025
2:00 p.m. 		at Mount St. Mary's Gallagher Center 
Lewiston, NY
January 10, 2025
6:30 p.m. 		Saint Peter's Gallagher Center 
Lewiston, NY
January 12, 2025
2:00 p.m. 		Rider Gallagher Center 
Lewiston, NY
January 16, 2025
7:00 p.m. 		at Fairfield Leo D. Mahoney Arena 
Fairfield, CT
January 18, 2025
2:00 p.m. 		at Manhattan Draddy Gymnasium 
Riverdale, NY
January 23, 20225
6:30 p.m. 		Marist Gallagher Center 
Lewiston, NY
January 25, 2025
2:00 p.m. 		Sacred Heart Gallagher Center 
Lewiston, NY
January 31, 2025
7:00 p.m. 		at Canisius Koessler Athletic Center 
Buffalo, NY
February 6, 2025
7:00 p.m. 		at Merrimack Hammel Court 
North Andover, MA
February 8, 2025
2:00 p.m. 		at Quinnipiac M&T Bank Arena 
Hamden, CT
February 12, 2025
6:30 p.m. 		Canisius Gallagher Center 
Lewiston, NY
February 14, 2025
6:30 p.m. 		Mount St. Mary's Gallagher Center 
Lewiston, NY
February 21, 2025
7:00 p.m. 		at Siena MVP Arena 
Albany, NY
February 23, 2025
6:30 p.m. 		at Marist McCann Arena 
Poughkeepsie, NY
February 28, 2025
6:30 p.m. 		Iona Gallagher Center 
Lewiston, NY
March 2, 2025
2:00 p.m. 		Manhattan Gallagher Center 
Lewiston, NY
March 6, 2025
7:00 p.m. 		at Saint Peter's Run Baby Run Arena 
Jersey City, NJ
March 8, 2025
2:00 p.m. 		at Rider Alumni Gymnasium 
Lawrenceville, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Niagara Purple Eagles Men's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "Niagara Purple Eagles 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 5, 2024.