Courtesy of PurpleEagles.com. NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – The Niagara men’s basketball team pulled out a dramatic 86-83 comeback win over the New Mexico State Aggies on Sunday in the final game of the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Wounded Warrior Project. Niagara (2-2) used a 54-point second half en route to erasing a 22-point first half deficit to come away with … [Read more...] about Purple Eagles rally for 86-83 victory over New Mexico State
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Niagara tops St. Francis behind first-half surge
Courtesy of PurpleEagles.com. NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – The Niagara men’s basketball team opened its home schedule on Tuesday with an 86-69 win over the St. Francis (Pa.) Red Flash. “We are really happy with the win,” head coach Joe Mihalich said. “I thought we played some good basketball in the first half (and) I thought were locked in defensively. We let the … [Read more...] about Niagara tops St. Francis behind first-half surge
Barrage of 3-pointers not enough as Niagara falls in opener to Oregon State
Courtesy of PurpleEagles.com. CORVALIS, Ore. – The Niagara men’s basketball team fell to the Oregon State Beavers, 102-83, in the 2K Sports Classic Regional Round to open the 2012-13 season on Friday. “Obviously we were overmatched tonight,” head coach Joe Mihalich said. “We played a Pac-12 team that won 21 games and returned 4 starters. I was somewhat … [Read more...] about Barrage of 3-pointers not enough as Niagara falls in opener to Oregon State
Signed, sealed, delivered: Niagara Purple Eagles 2012-13
Counting down the days to tipoff previewing the incoming freshmen of the Metro-Atlantic Athletic Conference. Next up is the Niagara Purple Eagles. Niagara's 2011-12 season ended with a 86-73 loss to eventual MAAC champion, Loyola, in the conference quarter-finals. Joe Mihalich and his staff welcome two freshmen to campus: T.J. Cline and Tahjere McCall. T.J. Cline 6’8” … [Read more...] about Signed, sealed, delivered: Niagara Purple Eagles 2012-13
Niagara will look to Green for leadership
By Paul Gotham BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Last season Joe Mihalich referred to Juan'ya Green as the Maestro. This season the Niagara University head men's basketball coach hopes he will be talking about his star guard's leadership qualities. It's not that Green didn't lead Niagara a season ago. He did. He topped the Purple Eagles in points (17.7) and assists (4.5) per game. He set … [Read more...] about Niagara will look to Green for leadership