2014–15 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 2014–15 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by second-year head coach Chris Casey, played their home games at the Gallagher Center in Lewiston, New York and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). They finished the season 8–22, 7–13 in MAAC play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC tournament to Siena.[1]
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record8–22 (7–13 MAAC)
Headcoach
- Chris Casey (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
- Marc Rybczyk
- Will Lanier
- Kareem Brown
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| Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
| Record | 8–22 (7–13 MAAC) |
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| Home arena | Gallagher Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan † | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canisius | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2015 MAAC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
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| 1 | Camerson Fowler | Guard | 6' 0" | 165 | RS–Sophomore | Detroit, MI |
| 2 | Emile Blackman | Guard | 6' 4" | 195 | RS–Sophomre | Dix Hills, NY |
| 4 | Rayvon Harris | Guard/forward | 6' 5" | 215 | RS–Sophomore | Raleigh, NC |
| 5 | DarJar Dickson | Forward | 6' 9" | 205 | Freshman | Washington, D.C. |
| 10 | Wesley Myers | Guard | 6' 2" | 180 | Sophomore | Brooklyn, NY |
| 11 | Ramone Snowden | Forward | 6' 5" | 210 | Sophomore | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 12 | Karonn Davis | Guard | 6' 2" | 185 | RS–Freshman | Philadelphia, PA |
| 13 | Matt Scott | Forward | 6' 4" | 170 | Freshman | Brooklyn, NY |
| 14 | James Suber | Forward | 6' 6" | 210 | Freshman | Philadelphia, PA |
| 15 | Julian Richardson | Guard | 6' 3" | 180 | Freshman | Woodland Hills, CA |
| 21 | Anders Skou Hansen | Guard | 6' 3" | 180 | Freshman | Brøndby, Denmark |
| 22 | Dominique Reid | Forward | 6' 8" | 200 | RS–Freshman | Erial, NJ |
| 24 | David Varoli | Guard | 6' 0" | 175 | Sophomore | Katonah, NY |
| 31 | Thomas Fleming | Guard | 6' 4" | 195 | RS–Sophomore | Dobbs Ferry, NY |
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Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| November 3, 2014* 7:00 p.m. |
Roberts Wesleyan | W 84–66 | Gallagher Center (1,015) Lewiston, NY | ||||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 14, 2014* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Pittsburgh | L 45–78 | 0–1 |
Petersen Events Center (9,749) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
| November 20, 2014 7:00 p.m. |
at Saint Peter's | W 61–59 | 1–1 (1–0) |
Yanitelli Center (N/A) Jersey City, NJ | |||||||
| November 22, 2014* 7:00 p.m. |
Hartford | L 62–65 | 1–2 |
Gallagher Center (1,417) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
| November 29, 2014* 2:00 p.m. |
vs. St. Bonaventure Big 4 Basketball Classic |
L 59–74 | 1–3 |
First Niagara Center (7,191) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
| December 2, 2014* 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
at St. John's | L 57–70 | 1–4 |
Carnesecca Arena (4,475) Queens, NY | |||||||
| December 6, 2014 3:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
Canisius Battle of the Bridge |
L 64–77 | 1–5 (1–1) |
Gallagher Center (1,754) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
| December 13, 2014* 7:00 p.m. |
at Davidson | L 58–78 | 1–6 |
John M. Belk Arena (3,244) Davidson, NC | |||||||
| December 19, 2014* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Buffalo | L 62–88 | 1–7 |
Alumni Arena (2,702) Amherst, NY | |||||||
| December 23, 2014* 7:00 p.m. |
Arkansas State | L 69–74 | 1–8 |
Gallagher Center (909) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
| December 30, 2014* 7:00 p.m. |
Albany | W 65–47 | 2–8 |
Gallagher Center (1,071) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
| January 2, 2015 7:00 p.m. |
Manhattan | W 73–61 | 3–8 (2–1) |
Gallagher Center (905) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
| January 4, 2015 2:00 p.m. |
Monmouth | L 50–66 | 3–9 (2–2) |
Gallagher Center (981) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
| January 8, 2015 7:00 p.m. |
at Siena | L 69–79 | 3–10 (2–3) |
Times Union Center (5,646) Albany, NY | |||||||
| January 10, 2015 7:00 p.m. |
at Manhattan | L 75–84 | 3–11 (2–4) |
Draddy Gymnasium (1,312) Riverdale, NY | |||||||
| January 13, 2015* 7:00 p.m. |
Penn | L 56–67 | 3–12 |
Gallagher Center (846) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
| January 16, 2015 7:00 p.m. |
Iona | L 79–80 | 3–13 (2–5) |
Gallagher Center (879) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
| January 18, 2015 2:00 p.m. |
Siena | L 70–74 | 3–14 (2–6) |
Gallagher Center (800) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
| January 23, 2015 7:00 p.m. |
at Monmouth | L 58–69 | 3–15 (2–7) |
Multipurpose Activity Center (2,281) West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||
| January 25, 2015 4:30 p.m. |
vs. Iona | L 64–87 | 3–16 (2–8) |
Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York City, NY | |||||||
| January 30, 2015 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
Marist | L 61–65 | 3–17 (2–9) |
Gallagher Center (1,201) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
| February 1, 2015 2:00 p.m. |
Quinnipiac | W 105–100 2OT | 4–17 (3–9) |
Gallagher Center (884) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
| February 6, 2015 7:00 p.m. |
at Marist | L 61–63 | 4–18 (3–10) |
McCann Field House (1,547) Poughkeepsie, NY | |||||||
| February 8, 2015 1:00 p.m. |
at Quinnipiac | L 69–91 | 4–19 (3–11) |
TD Bank Sports Center (1,688) Hamden, CT | |||||||
| February 13, 2015 7:00 p.m. |
Saint Peter's | L 65–77 | 4–20 (3–12) |
Gallagher Center (1,184) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
| February 15, 2015 2:00 p.m. |
Rider | L 60–69 | 4–21 (3–13) |
Gallagher Center (1,179) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
| February 19, 2015 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Fairfield | W 55–53 | 5–21 (4–13) |
Webster Bank Arena (1,406) Bridgeport, CT | |||||||
| February 21, 2015 2:00 p.m. |
at Rider | W 65–61 | 6–21 (5–13) |
Alumni Gymnasium (1,521) Lawrenceville, NJ | |||||||
| February 24, 2015 8:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Canisius Battle of the Bridge |
W 82–71 | 7–21 (6–13) |
Koessler Athletic Center (2,196) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
| March 1, 2015 2:00 p.m. |
Fairfield | W 57–56 | 8–21 (7–13) |
Gallagher Center (1,326) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
| MAAC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 5, 2013 5:00 p.m. |
at Siena First round |
L 54–71 | 8–22 |
Times Union Center (4,062) Albany, NY | |||||||
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