2006–07 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2006–07 Niagara Purple Eagles Basketball NiagaraUWordmark.png 150 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference MAAC 23–12 13–5 Joe Mihalich 9th Gallagher Center NCAA Tournament Round of 64 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,Niagara defeats Florida A&M 77-69 https://www.denverpost.com/2007/03/13/niagara-defeats-florida-am-77-69/ The Denver Post March 13, 2007 December 27, 2022 in the Play-in Game to reach the field of 64 where No. 1 seed Kansas dominated Niagara by the score of 107–67.Niagara Falls to Kansas in NCAA Tournament https://maacsports.com/news/2007/3/16/926715 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference March 16, 2007 December 27, 2022 Roster 2006 Niagara Purple Eagles y Lorenzo Miles 1 G 5 11 190 Sr Washington, D.C. y Stanley Hodge 2 G 6 1 190 Jr Washington, D.C. Andrew Patterson 5 G 6 5 195 Fr Hartford, CT Javonte Clanton 12 G 6 0 185 Fr Reynoldsburg, OH J.R. Duffey 13 F 6 8 220 Sr Fort Worth, TX Benson Egemonye 15 C 6 10 230 So Benin City, Nigeria Tyrone Lewis 20 G 6 0 180 Fr Levittown, PA Charron Fisher 24 F 6 3 230 Jr Pennsauken, NJ y Kamau Gordon 32 F 6 7 260 Fr Greenwich, CT Clif Brown 33 F 6 7 225 Sr Ferndale, MI Greg Noel 35 F 6 7 210 Sr Montreal, Canada Joe Mihalich https://purpleeagles.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2006-07 Schedule and results 2006-07 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2006 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Niagara Purple Eagles| Regular season Nov 16, 2006 yes Binghamton Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY 66–74 1,624 0–1 Nov 18, 2006 yes Valparaiso Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY 58–70 1,871 0–2 Nov 25, 2006 yes Akron Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY 48–63 1,183 0–3 Nov 29, 2006 yes yes St. Bonaventure Reilly Center Olean, NY 74–63 4,216 1–3 Dec 2, 2006 yes yes Buffalo Alumni Arena Buffalo, NY 62–74 5,024 1–4 Dec 6, 2006 yes Siena Pepsi Arena Albany, NY 69–81 5,013 1–5 0–1 Dec 9, 2006 yes St. Johns's Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY 64–86 1,869 1–6 Dec 16, 2006 yes Duquesne Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY 78–74 1,022 2–6 Dec 19, 2006 yes Iona Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY 79–58 1,419 3–6 1–1 Dec 23, 2006 yes Central Michigan Rose Center Mount Pleasant, MI 80–73 1,215 4–6 Dec 28, 2006 yes yes Delaware Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 53–71 1,837 4–7 Dec 29, 2006 yes yes Holy Cross Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 67–61 1,531 5–7 Dec 30, 2006 yes yes La Salle Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 88–82 2,522 6–7 Jan 3, 2007 Saint Peter's Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY 88–55 1,515 7–7 2–1 Jan 5, 2007 Siena Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY 81–92 1,493 7–8 2–2 Jan 9, 2007 Fairfield Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY 85–76 1,301 8–8 3–2 Jan 12, 2007 yes Loyola (MD) Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD 95–96 OT 2,428 8–9 3–3 Jan 14, 2007 yes Rider Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ 80–79 1,214 9–9 4–3 Jan 18, 2007 Marist Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY 86–91 OT 1,727 9–10 4–4 Jan 20, 2007 Iona Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY 81–80 1,807 10–10 5–4 Jan 26, 2007 yes Marist McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY 83–75 3,200 11–10 6–4 Jan 28, 2007 yes Fairfield Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, CT 56–68 2,968 11–11 6–5 Feb 2, 2007 Manhattan Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY 81–70 1,636 12–11 7–5 Feb 4, 2007 Canisius Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY 79–61 2,400 13–11 8–5 Feb 9, 2007 yes Saint Peter's Jersey City, NJ Yanitelli Center 63–59 14–11 737 9–5 Feb 11, 2007 yes Manhattan Draddy Gymnasium Bronx, NY 76–74 2,123 15–11 10–5 Feb 13, 2007 yes Canisius Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY 89–88 OT 1,836 16–11 11–5 Feb 17, 2007 yes Liberty Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY 90–81 1,639 17–11 Feb 23, 2007 Loyola (MD) Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY 73–71 1,927 18–11 12–5 Feb 25, 2007 Rider Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY 89–77 2,044 19–11 13–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Niagara Purple Eagles| MAAC tournament Mar 3, 2007 yes yes 2 Rider 7 Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, CT Quarterfinals 77–52 4,172 20–11 Mar 4, 2007 yes yes 2 3 Loyola (MD) Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, CT Semifinals 89–79 3,686 21–11 Mar 5, 2007 yes yes 2 1 Siena Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, CT Championship 83–79 2,746 22–11 |- !colspan=9 style=Niagara Purple Eagles| NCAA tournament Mar 13, 2007 yes yes 16 W Florida A&M 16 W UD Arena Dayton, OH Play-in Game 77–69 8,257 23–11 Mar 16, 2007 yes yes 16 W Kansas 2 1 W United Center Chicago, IL First Round 67–107 19,274 23–12 AP Poll Eastern Time W West Source:https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/niagara/men/2007-schedule.html 2006-07 Niagara Purple Eagles Men's Schedule and Results sports-reference.com April 4, 2024 April 4, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240404221514/https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/niagara/men/2007-schedule.html live References Category:Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball seasons Niagara Niagara