2023–24 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represents Niagara University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by fifth-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.

2023–24 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	2–6 (0–2 MAAC)
Head coach	Greg Paulus (5th season)
Associate head coach	Kevin Devitt
Assistant coaches	Tyler Kelly Chris Buchanan Austin Kelley
Home arena	Gallagher Center
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 MAAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Marist	2	–	0		1.000			6	–	2		.750
Saint Peter's	2	–	0		1.000			4	–	5		.444
Quinnipiac	1	–	1		.500			7	–	3		.700
Canisius	1	–	1		.500			6	–	5		.545
Manhattan	1	–	1		.500			4	–	5		.444
Fairfield	1	–	1		.500			4	–	6		.400
Iona	1	–	1		.500			4	–	6		.400
Mount St. Mary's	1	–	1		.500			3	–	6		.333
Siena	1	–	1		.500			2	–	8		.200
Niagara	0	–	2		.000			2	–	6		.250
Rider	0	–	2		.000			2	–	7		.222
† 2024 MAAC tournament winner As of December 14, 2023

Previous season

The Purple Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 16–15, 10–10 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.^[1] They defeated Siena in the quarterfinals of the MAAC tournament,^[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual champions Iona in the quarterfinals.^[3]

Roster

2023–24 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Randy Tucker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — GS Green Bay Rock Island, Illinois G 2 Lance Erving 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Chipola College Leesburg, Florida G 4 Braxton Bayless 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Indian Hills Community College Ankeny, Iowa G 5 Luke Bumbalough 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Ball State New Castle, Indiana G 10 Jalen Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So De La Salle Institute Chicago, Illinois G 11 Ahmad Henderson II 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Brother Rice High School Monee, Illinois G 12 Kwane Marble II 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Loyola Marymount Denver, Colorado G 13 Dre Bullock 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Louisiana Tech Franklinton, North Carolina F 15 Yaw Obeng-Mensah 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr UMBC Toronto, Ontario G 20 Malik Edwards 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr William Penn Philadelphia, Pennsylvania F 24 Aime Rutayisire 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Barton Community College Adelaide, South Australia F 55 Harlan Obioha 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) So Hoxie High School Hoxie, Kansas	Head coach Greg Paulus (Duke) Assistant coach(es) Kevin Devitt (DePaul) Tyler Kelly (Florida Southern) Chris Buchanan (Peninsula) Austin Kelley (St. Bonaventure) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 7, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+		at Notre Dame	L 63–70	0–1	Joyce Center (7,338) Notre Dame, IN
November 11, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Bucknell	L 64–73	0–2	Gallagher Center (1,239) Lewiston, NY
November 16, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Hawai'i	L 73–92	0–3	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
November 25, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Francis (PA)	W 69–61	1–3	DeGol Arena (351) Loretto, PA
December 1, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Peter's	L 67–72	1–4 (0–1)	Gallagher Center (1,015) Lewiston, NY
December 3, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Quinnipiac	L 68–75 ^OT	1–5 (0–2)	Gallagher Center (872) Lewiston, NY
December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		St. Bonaventure	L 60–94	1–6	Gallagher Center (1,494) Lewiston, NY
December 10, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Buffalo State	W 113–64	2–6	Gallagher Center (587) Lewiston, NY
December 16, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		NJIT			Gallagher Center  Lewiston, NY
December 19, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Binghamton			Binghamton University Events Center  Vestal, NY
December 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/ACCNX		at Syracuse			JMA Wireless Dome  Syracuse, NY
December 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Buffalo			Alumni Arena  Amherst, NY
January 5, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Manhattan			Draddy Gymnasium  Riverdale, NY
January 7, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Iona			Hynes Athletics Center  New Rochelle, NY
January 12, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Fairfield			Gallagher Center  Lewiston, NY
January 14, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Siena			Gallagher Center  Lewiston, NY
January 19, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rider			Alumni Gymnasium  Lawrenceville, NJ
January 21, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mount St. Mary's			Knott Arena  Emmitsburg, MD
January 26, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Marist			Gallagher Center  Lewiston, NY
January 28, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Manhattan			Gallagher Center  Lewiston, NY
February 2, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Peter's			Run Baby Run Arena  Jersey City, NJ
February 6, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Canisius Battle of the Bridge			Gallagher Center  Lewiston, NY
February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Iona			Gallagher Center  Lewiston, NY
February 16, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fairfield			Leo D. Mahoney Arena  Fairfield, CT
February 18, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Quinnipiac			M&T Bank Arena  Hamden, CT
February 23, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Canisius Battle of the Bridge			Koessler Athletic Center  Buffalo, NY
March 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Rider			Gallagher Center  Lewiston, NY
March 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Mount St. Mary's			Gallagher Center  Lewiston, NY
March 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Siena			MVP Arena  Albany, NY
March 9, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Marist			McCann Arena  Poughkeepsie, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4][5]

References

1. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
2. "Purple Eagles Survive and Advance". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
3. "Niagara ousted by Iona in MAAC tournament". WGRZ. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
4. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
5. "Niagara Purple Eagles 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 7, 2023.