Canisius freshman Takal Molson was named the MAAC Rookie of the Week on Monday after helping the Golden Griffins to two home wins last week over Saint Peter’s and Monmouth. This marks the second time in three weeks where the Buffalo native has been honored as the conference’s top freshman performer…
The Saint Peter’s men’s basketball team’s second half rally, led by Davauhnte Turner’s (Simsboro, LA/Independence CC/Gambling HS) career-high 22-points, came a 3-point buzzer beater short, as the Peacocks fell to Niagara University, 73-70 on Sunday afternoon….
Scott scored the game-winning basket to complete a comeback victory at Norfolk State on December 16 in Niagara’s lone game of the week. Scott connected on a 3-pointer, his team-best fourth of the game, with 0.5 seconds remaining to give Niagara an 85-82 win in a game that the Purple Eagles trailed by 18 points in the second half…
Matt Scott’s last second 3-pointer capped a frantic second half rally as the Purple Eagles defeated the Norfolk State Spartans, 85-82, on Saturday…
In Niagara’s win at New Hampshire, Dukes notched his first career 30-point with a game-high 31 points, including 22 points in the second half. Dukes, who is tenth in the NCAA in 3-pointers per game, went 8 for 11 from beyond the 3-point line. The eight 3-pointers are tied for the second most in program history, are the most in the MAAC and are tied for sixth most in the NCAA this season…
Scott averaged 30 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals in three games for the Purple Eagles…
An efficient shooting performance propelled the Minutemen to their second win of the season in the first meeting between the programs since the 1998-99 season. UMass shot 59 percent from the field and connected on 15 of 26 3-pointers, one shy of tying a program record…
Niagara set the tone with a strong first half. After five lead changes in the early stages, Kahlil Dukes started to leave his mark on the game. He scored five straight points for a 15-8 Niagara lead while accounting for eight of Niagara’s 15 points as the Purple Eagles maintained their lead for the rest of the half…
Niagara begins its 29th season in the MAAC hosting the two-time defending champions Iona Gaels on Friday, Dec. 29. The Purple Eagles will then host Rider on New Year’s Eve…
The Niagara University men’s basketball program has signed Dominik Fragala, one of the most prolific scorers in Virginia high school basketball history, to a National Letter of Intent as the first signee of the 2017 recruiting class…