Paulus Named Joe B. Hall National Coach Of The Year
Greg Paulus was named the recipient of the 2019-20 Joe B. Hall Award which is presented annually to the top first-year coach in NCAA Division I college basketball…
Canisius comes up short at Niagara
Niagara University scored four points in the closing 31.3 seconds, and two Canisius misses from 3-point range in the final 11 seconds that would have tied the game came up short, as the host Purple Eagles posted a 69-66 win over the Golden Griffins Wednesday night at the Gallagher Center in Lewiston, N.Y. The win moves Niagara to 8-16 overall and 6-7 in MAAC action, while Canisius fell to 9-15 overall and 4-9 in league play…
UPrep’s Williams nets career-high, notches first collegiate double-double in UB win
Jeenathan Williams (UPrep) scored a career-high 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for his first collegiate double-double as University at Buffalo downed Niagara, 94-72 Friday night…
Takeaways: Bonnies snap Niagara spell to win sixth straight
Bona recorded a season-high 87 points in the 17-point win over the Purple Eagles. The Bonnies made 12 three-pointers for the second time in three games, including five from Dominick Welch. They made 17 of their 18 free throws, improving their season percentage to 75 percent.
Beilein resigns as head coach of Niagara
Niagara University athletics director Simon Gray announced earlier today that head men’s basketball coach Patrick Beilein resigned effective immediately…
Niagara’s Beilein searching for Purple Eagles identity
The summer grind is often regarded as the quiet period of the college basketball calendar but don’t tell that to Patrick Beilein…
Slow start dooms Canisius in loss at Niagara
Courtesy of GoGriffs.com Niagara University jumped out to an early nine-point lead and never trailed, as the Purple Eagles held off Canisius for a 78-70 win Wednesday night in the Gallagher Center in Lewiston, N.Y. The win moves Niagara to 11-11 overall and 4-5 in MAAC play, while the Golden Griffins, who saw their three-game […]
Niagara’s Towns named MAAC Player of the Week
Towns averaged team-highs in points with 17.5 per game and in assists with 7.5 per game while averaging 6.0 rebounds as the Purple Eagles went 2-0 with wins at Pitt and at home versus New Hampshire. Towns shot 61.9 percent from the field for the week, including a season-high 69.2 percent against New Hampshire…
Niagara picks up ACC road win against Pitt
Pittsburgh native Dominic Robb scored the game’s opening points and NU led 3-0 two minutes into the game before the teams started alternating leads…
Niagara’s Marvin Prochet Named MAAC Player of the Week
Prochet became the first Purple Eagle to start the season with three consecutive double-doubles in nine seasons. Prochet averaged 19.0 points per game and 11.0 rebounds per game to lead Niagara in both categories as the Purple Eagles won two out of three games for their best start to a season since the 2009-10 campaign…