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…
Inexperience plagues Bonnies in loss at Niagara
The young Bonnies had made their mark for the third straight game, the second straight without the injured LaDarien Griffin or rehabilitating Courtney Stockard, but they faced a four-point deficit out of the timeout…
MAAC tabs Niagara’s Kahlil Dukes as Co-Player of the Year
Redshirt-senior guard Kahlil Dukes has been named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Men’s Basketball Co-Player of the Year announced on Friday. Dukes, who shares the award with Canisius’ Jermaine Crumpton, becomes the fourth Purple Eagle in program history to be named MAAC Player of the Year…
Niagara scores 100 in win over Marist
The Purple Eagles used a 20-4 run to close the first half to flip a 13-point deficit into a three-point halftime lead. The Red Foxes jumped out to an 11-1 lead. After Niagara cut the lead to 26-24 with a 7-0 run, Marist answered with a 13-2 run to build a 39-26 lead with 5:32 left in the half…
Team effort pushes Canisius Past Niagara
Canisius sophomore Isaiah Reese led four Golden Griffins in double-figures with 26 points, and the Blue and Gold shot 58.0 percent from the field, as Canisius went on the road and scored a 95-88 win over long-time rival Niagara in front of a sold-out Gallagher Center Wednesday night…