Niagara’s Nwandu named MAAC Player of the Week
Nwandu averaged 22.5 points per game, while shooting 52 percent, as the Purple Eagles split their two-game series with the Monmouth Hawks on January 29-30…
Shorthanded Syracuse breezes past Niagara, 75-45
Alan Griffin and Kadary Richmond were both forced into the starting lineup due to injury and COVID-19-related issues, but the two combined for 26 points…
McQuaid alum Cullen traded to Baltimore Orioles
Greg Cullen spent three years at Niagara University before being drafted and graduated from McQuaid High School in 2015….
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 […]