2016–17 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

2016–17 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball

Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2016–17 record	10–23 (6–14 MAAC)
Head coach	Chris Casey (4th season)
Assistant coach	Marc Rybczyk
Assistant coach	Will Lanier
Assistant coach	Kareem Brown
Home arena	Gallagher Center

2016–17 MAAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Monmouth	18	–	2	.900	27	–	7	.794
Saint Peter's	14	–	6	.700	23	–	13	.639
Iona †	12	–	8	.600	22	–	13	.629
Siena	12	–	8	.600	17	–	17	.500
Fairfield	11	–	9	.550	16	–	15	.516
Rider	10	–	10	.500	18	–	15	.545
Canisius	10	–	10	.500	18	–	16	.529
Quinnipiac	7	–	13	.350	10	–	21	.323
Niagara	6	–	14	.300	10	–	23	.303
Marist	5	–	15	.250	8	–	24	.250
Manhattan	5	–	15	.250	10	–	22	.313


† 2017 MAAC Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by fourth year head coach Chris Casey, played their home games at the Gallagher Center in Lewiston, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–23, 6–14 in MAAC play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Quinnipiac in the first round of the MAAC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Monmouth.

Previous season

The Purple Eagles finished the 2015–16 season 7–25, 5–15 in MAAC play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC Tournament to Canisius.

Roster

2016–17 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Barton, ChrisChris Barton	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Pontiac, Michigan
1.5 !G	1	Gatling, ShaneShane Gatling	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Baldwin, New York
1.5 !G	2	Larkin, KevinKevin Larkin	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Georgetown, Delaware
1.5 !G	5	Towns, JamesJames Towns	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	162 lb (73 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Detroit, Michigan
5.0 !C	10	Dukes, KahlilKahlil Dukes	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Hartford, Connecticut
3.5 !F	11	Prochet, MarvinMarvin Prochet	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Brooklyn, New York
1.5 !G	12	Pow, DwayneDwayne Pow	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Bronk, New York
1.5 !G	13	Scott, MattMatt Scott	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Brooklyn, New York
3.5 !F	20	Taylor Jr., MauriceMaurice Taylor Jr.	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Cambridge, Massachusetts
3.5 !F	21	Green, KierellKierell Green	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Washington, D.C.
3.5 !F	24	King, GregGreg King	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Atlanta, Georgia
3.5 !F	30	Tew, AliAli Tew	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Paris, France
3.5 !F	32	Robb, DominicDominic Robb	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	2.0 !So	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Head coach

Chris Casey (Western Connecticut State)

Assistant coach(es)

Marc Rybczyk (Central Connecticut State)
Will Lanier (Georgia Tech)
Kareem Brown (St. John's)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/11/2016* 8:00 PM, LCTV		Buffalo	L 66–76	0–1	Gallagher Center (2,016) Lewiston, NY
11/13/2016* 3:00 PM		at Brown	L 79–88	0–2	Pizzitola Sports Center (757) Providence, RI
11/15/2016* 6:30 AM, ESPN2		at Hartford Scarlet Knight Showcase/ College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon	L 78–82 ^OT	0–3	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,607) Hartford, CT
11/20/2016* 12:00 PM, BTN		at Rutgers Scarlet Knight Showcase	L 65–78	0–4	Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,572) Piscataway, NJ
11/23/2016* 7:00 PM, LCTV		Drexel Scarlet Knight Showcase	W 93–74	1–4	Gallagher Center (863) Lewiston, NY
11/26/2016* 8:00 PM		at North Texas Scarlet Knight Showcase	L 71–80	1–5	The Super Pit (1,411) Denton, TX
12/02/2016 7:00 PM		at Marist	L 66–72	1–6 (0–1)	McCann Field House (1,355) Poughkeepsie, NY
12/04/2016 4:00 PM		at Iona	W 74–58	2–6 (1–1)	Hynes Athletic Center (1,667) New Rochelle, NY
12/07/2016* 7:00 PM		at Kent State	L 72–100	2–7	MAC Center (2,115) Kent, OH
12/10/2016* 3:00 PM, SPEC		Norfolk State	W 65–61	3–7	Gallagher Center (1,242) Lewiston, NY
12/14/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Youngstown State	L 97–101 ^OT	3–8	Beeghly Center (1,294) Youngstown, OH
12/17/2016* 1:00 PM		at St. Bonaventure Big 4 Classic	L 69–79	3–9	KeyBank Center Buffalo, NY
12/21/2016* 7:30 PM		at LIU Brooklyn	W 75–66	4–9	Barclays Center (1,219) Brooklyn, NY
01/02/2017 7:00 PM, LCTV		Quinnipiac	L 78–81	4–10 (1–2)	Gallagher Center (849) Lewiston, NY
01/04/2017 7:00 PM, SPEC		Siena	W 71–66	5–10 (2–2)	Gallagher Center (872) Lewiston, NY
01/08/2017 7:00 PM		at Rider	L 78–89	5–11 (2–3)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,192) Lawrenceville, NJ
01/10/2017 7:00 PM		at Manhattan	L 69–78	5–12 (2–4)	Draddy Gymnasium (525) Riverdale, NY
01/14/2017 7:00 PM, SPEC		Monmouth	L 83–90	5–13 (2–5)	Gallagher Center (893) Lewiston, NY
01/16/2017 7:00 PM, LCTV		Marist	L 87–93 ^OT	5–14 (2–6)	Gallagher Center (1,017) Lewiston, NY
01/21/2017 2:00 PM		at Saint Peter's	W 57–55	6–14 (3–6)	Yanitelli Center (347) Jersey City, NJ
01/23/2017 2:00 PM, SPEC		Canisius Battle of the Bridge	W 91–84	7–14 (4–6)	Gallagher Center (1,895) Lewiston, NY
01/26/2017 7:00 PM, LCTV		Manhattan	L 69–70	7–15 (4–7)	Gallagher Center (1,198) Lewiston, NY
01/28/2017 3:00 PM, LCTV		Rider	W 80–67	8–15 (5–7)	Gallagher Center (1,295) Lewiston, NY
02/02/2017 8:00 PM, ESPN3		at Fairfield	L 61–81	8–16 (5–8)	Webster Bank Arena (1,051) Bridgeport, CT
02/04/2017 7:00 PM		at Quinnipiac	L 81–89	8–17 (5–9)	TD Bank Sports Center (2,198) Hamden, CT
02/10/2017 8:00 PM, ESPN3		at Canisius Battle of the Bridge	W 94–81	9–17 (6–9)	Koessler Athletic Center (2,196) Buffalo, NY
02/12/2017 2:00 PM, SPEC		Iona	L 76–90	9–18 (6–10)	Gallagher Center (1,174) Lewiston, NY
02/16/2017 8:00 PM, ESPN3		at Monmouth	L 93–75	9–19 (6–11)	OceanFirst Bank Center (2,934) West Long Branch, NJ
02/18/2017 8:00 PM, ESPN3		at Siena	L 70–76	9–20 (6–12)	Times Union Center (6,850) Albany, NY
02/24/2017 7:00 PM, LCTV		Saint Peter's	L 53–66	9–21 (6–13)	Gallagher Center (1,070) Lewiston, NY
02/26/2017 2:00 PM, SPEC		Fairfield	L 58–62	9–22 (6–14)	Gallagher Center (1,078) Lewiston, NY
MAAC Tournament
03/02/2017 5:00 PM, ESPN3	(9)	vs. (8) Quinnipiac First Round	W 88–69	10–22	Times Union Center (2,406) Albany, NY
03/03/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	(9)	vs. (1) Monmouth Quarterfinals	L 59–84	10–23	Times Union Center (2,298) Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source^[1]^[2].

References

Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
Venues	Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center (1973–1982 full-time, part-time 1988–1996) Gallagher Center (1949–1973, 1982–present)
Rivalries	Canisius
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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