2006–07 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

2006–07 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
2006–07 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	23–12 (13–5 MAAC)
Head coach	Joe Mihalich (9th season);
Home arena	Gallagher Center
	Seasons ← 2005–06 2007–08 →

2006–07 MAAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Marist	14	–	4	.778	25	–	9	.735
Niagara †	13	–	5	.722	23	–	12	.657
Loyola (MD)	12	–	6	.667	18	–	13	.581
Siena	12	–	6	.667	20	–	12	.625
Manhattan	10	–	8	.556	13	–	17	.433
Fairfield	10	–	8	.556	13	–	19	.406
Rider	9	–	9	.500	16	–	15	.516
Canisius	6	–	12	.333	12	–	19	.387
Saint Peter's	3	–	15	.167	5	–	25	.167
Iona	1	–	17	.056	2	–	28	.067


† 2007 MAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006–07 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by ninth-year head coach Joe Mihalich, played their home games at the Gallagher Center in Lewiston, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 13–5 in MAAC play to finish in second place. They defeated Rider, Loyola, and Siena to win the MAAC tournament and secure the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as one of two 16 seeds in the West region. The Purple Eagles defeated Florida A&M, 77–69,^[1] in the Play-in Game to reach the field of 64 where No. 1 seed Kansas dominated Niagara by the score of 107–67.^[2]

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	1	Lorenzo Miles	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Washington, D.C.
G	2	Stanley Hodge	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Washington, D.C.
G	5	Andrew Patterson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Hartford, CT
G	12	Javonte Clanton	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Reynoldsburg, OH
F	13	J.R. Duffey	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Fort Worth, TX
C	15	Benson Egemonye	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Benin City, Nigeria
G	20	Tyrone Lewis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Levittown, PA
F	24	Charron Fisher	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Pennsauken, NJ
F	32	Kamau Gordon	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Fr	Greenwich, CT
F	33	Clif Brown	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Ferndale, MI
F	35	Greg Noel	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Montreal, Canada

Head coach

Joe Mihalich

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 16, 2006*		Binghamton	L 66–74	0–1	Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
Nov 18, 2006*		Valparaiso	L 58–70	0–2	Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
Nov 25, 2006*		Akron	L 48–63	0–3	Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
Nov 29, 2006*		at St. Bonaventure	W 74–63	1–3	Reilly Center Olean, NY
Dec 2, 2006*		at Buffalo	L 62–74	1–4	Alumni Arena Buffalo, NY
Dec 6, 2006		at Siena	L 69–81	1–5 (0–1)	Pepsi Arena Albany, NY
Dec 9, 2006*		St. Johns's	L 64–86	1–6	Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
Dec 16, 2006*		Duquesne	W 78–74	2–6	Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
Dec 19, 2006		at Iona	W 79–58	3–6 (1–1)	Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY
Dec 23, 2006*		Central Michigan	W 80–73	4–6	Rose Center Mount Pleasant, MI
Dec 28, 2006*		vs. Delaware	L 53–71	4–7	Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
Dec 29, 2006*		vs. Holy Cross	W 67–61	5–7	Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
Dec 30, 2006*		at La Salle	W 88–82	6–7	Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
Jan 3, 2007		Saint Peter's	W 88–55	7–7 (2–1)	Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
Jan 5, 2007		Siena	L 81–92	7–8 (2–2)	Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
Jan 9, 2007		Fairfield	W 85–76	8–8 (3–2)	Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
Jan 12, 2007		at Loyola (MD)	L 95–96 ^OT	8–9 (3–3)	Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD
Jan 14, 2007		at Rider	W 80–79	9–9 (4–3)	Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
Jan 18, 2007		Marist	L 86–91 ^OT	9–10 (4–4)	Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
Jan 20, 2007		Iona	W 81–80	10–10 (5–4)	Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
Jan 26, 2007		at Marist	W 83–75	11–10 (6–4)	McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY
Jan 28, 2007		at Fairfield	L 56–68	11–11 (6–5)	Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, CT
Feb 2, 2007		Manhattan	W 81–70	12–11 (7–5)	Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
Feb 4, 2007		Canisius	W 79–61	13–11 (8–5)	Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
Feb 9, 2007		at Saint Peter's	W 63–59	14–11 (9–5)	Yanitelli Center Jersey City, NJ
Feb 11, 2007		at Manhattan	W 76–74	15–11 (10–5)	Draddy Gymnasium Bronx, NY
Feb 13, 2007		at Canisius	W 89–88 ^OT	16–11 (11–5)	Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
Feb 17, 2007*		Liberty	W 90–81	17–11	Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
Feb 23, 2007		Loyola (MD)	W 73–71	18–11 (12–5)	Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
Feb 25, 2007		Rider	W 89–77	19–11 (13–5)	Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
MAAC tournament
Mar 3, 2007*	(2)	vs. (7) Rider Quarterfinals	W 77–52	20–11	Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, CT
Mar 4, 2007*	(2)	vs. (3) Loyola (MD) Semifinals	W 89–79	21–11	Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, CT
Mar 5, 2007*	(2)	vs. (1) Siena Championship	W 83–79	22–11	Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, CT
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 2007*	(16 W)	vs. (16 W) Florida A&M Play-in Game	W 77–69	23–11	UD Arena Dayton, OH
Mar 16, 2007*	(16 W)	vs. (1 W) No. 2 Kansas First Round	L 67–107	23–12	United Center Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Niagara defeats Florida A&M 77-69". The Denver Post. March 13, 2007. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
^ "Niagara Falls to Kansas in NCAA Tournament". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. March 16, 2007. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
^ "2006-07 Niagara Purple Eagles Men's Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.

[1] "Niagara defeats Florida A&M 77-69". The Denver Post. March 13, 2007. Retrieved December 27, 2022.

[2] "Niagara Falls to Kansas in NCAA Tournament". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. March 16, 2007. Retrieved December 27, 2022.

[3] "2006-07 Niagara Purple Eagles Men's Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.

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Venues	Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center (1973–1982 full-time, part-time 1988–1996) Gallagher Center (1949–1973, 1982–present)
Rivalries	Canisius
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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