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2020–21 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2020–21 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by second-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. They finished the 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, but lost to No. 9 seed Iona 64–70 in the semifinals.
Quick Facts Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball, Conference ...
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| Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
| Record | 9–11 (7–9 MAAC) |
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| Home arena | Gallagher Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 12 | – | 5 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 14 | – | 11 | .560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 12 | – | 9 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canisius | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 7 | – | 6 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac | 7 | – | 10 | .412 | 9 | – | 13 | .409 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona † | 6 | – | 3 | .667 | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 6 | – | 17 | .261 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note: The MAAC has ordered standings based on league wins, not winning percentage, since all teams did not reach 20 conference games played. These standings were also used for seeding purposes in the 2021 MAAC Tournament.[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2021 MAAC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Purple Eagles finished the 2019–20 season 12–20 overall, 9–11 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the #6 seed in the MAAC tournament, they defeated #11 seed Marist 56–54 in the first round.[3] Before they could face #3 seeded Rider in the MAAC tournament quarterfinals, all postseason tournaments were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| December 3, 2020* 8:00 pm, ACCRSN |
at Syracuse | L 45–75 | 0–1 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||
| December 11, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Saint Peter's | L 54–70 | 0–2 (0–1) |
John J. Moore Athletics Center Jersey City, NJ | |||||||
| December 12, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Saint Peter's | L 49–53 | 0–3 (0–2) |
John J. Moore Athletics Center Jersey City, NJ | |||||||
| December 18, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Fairfield | W 68–51 | 1–3 (1–2) |
Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY | |||||||
| December 19, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Fairfield | W 81–61 | 2–3 (2–2) |
Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY | |||||||
| December 22, 2020* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Albany | W 70–65 | 3–3 |
SEFCU Arena Albany, NY | |||||||
| January 1, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Marist | L 61–63 | 3–4 (2–3) |
McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY | |||||||
| January 2, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Marist | W 86–72 | 4–4 (3–3) |
McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY | |||||||
| January 8, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Rider | L 70–76 | 4–5 (3–4) |
Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY | |||||||
| January 9, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Rider | W 66–55 | 5–5 (4–4) |
Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY | |||||||
| January 15, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Manhattan | L 49–58 | 5–6 (4–5) |
Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY | |||||||
| January 16, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Manhattan | L 55–58 | 5–7 (4–6) |
Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY | |||||||
| January 22, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Quinnipiac | W 59–56 | 6–7 (5–6) |
People's United Center Hamden, CT | |||||||
| January 23, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Quinnipiac | L 69–78 | 6–8 (5–7) |
People's United Center Hamden, CT | |||||||
| January 29, 2021 4:00 pm |
Monmouth | L 67–77 | 6–9 (5–8) |
Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY | |||||||
| January 30, 2021 4:00 pm |
Monmouth | W 83–74 | 7–9 (6–8) |
Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY | |||||||
| February 20, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Siena | W 64–62 | 8–9 (7–8) |
Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY | |||||||
| February 21, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Siena | L 66–68 | 8–10 (7–9) |
Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY | |||||||
| February 26, 2021 |
Canisius | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY | ||||||||
| February 27, 2021 |
Canisius | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY | ||||||||
| MAAC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 11, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
(5) | vs. (4) Marist Quarterfinals |
W 67–62 | 9–10 |
Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ | ||||||
| March 12, 2021 5:30 pm, ESPNews |
(5) | vs. (9) Iona Semifinals |
L 64–70 | 9–11 |
Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ | ||||||
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Sources[5]
- "2020-21 Basketball Tiebreakers" (PDF). MAAC Sports. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- "2020-21 Men's Basketball Standings". MAAC Sports. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- "Manhattan, Iona and Niagara Advance to Men's Quarterfinals". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. March 10, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- "MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament 2020 canceled due to coronavirus concerns". Poughkeepsie Journal. March 12, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved January 15, 2021.