2021–22 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

2021–22 MAAC men's basketball standings
	† 2022 MAAC Tournament winner ; As of December 15, 2021;

2021–22 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
2021–22 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2021–22 record	4–6 (0–2 MAAC)
Head coach	Greg Paulus (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Bryan Smothers; Brett Ervin; Kevin Devitt;
Home arena	Gallagher Center

The 2021–22 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represents Niagara University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by third-year head coach Greg Paulus, play their home games at the Gallagher Center in Lewiston, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Purple Eagles finished the 2020–21 season 9–11, 7–9 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the MAAC Tournament, they defeated No. 4 seed Marist in the quarterfinals,[1] before being upset by No. 9 seed Iona, in the semifinals.[2]

Roster

2021–22 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Justin Roberts	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	GS	Toledo	Lawrence, Kansas
G	2	Rob Brown III	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Kimball Union Academy	Albany, New York
G	4	Tahjae Hill	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Hilton High School	Hilton, New York
F	5	Jordan Cintron	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Longwood	The Bronx, New York
G	10	Marcus Hammond	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	Sr	Cardozo High School	Queens, New York
G	11	Raheem Solomon	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Sacred Heart High School	Hartford, Connecticut
G	12	Shandon Brown	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	George Washington	Boston, Massachusetts
F	13	Touba Traore	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Massanutten Military Academy	Bamako, Mali
F	15	Greg Kuakumensah	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Cushing Academy	Worcester, Massachusetts
G	21	Noah Thomasson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Butler Community College	Houston, Texas
F	22	Sam Iorio	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	GS	South Alabama	Allentown, Pennsylvania
G	24	Julian Mackey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Skills Factory (TSF)	Grayson, Georgia
G	33	Steven Levnaic	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Jr	RISE Centre Academy	Hamilton, Ontario
F	34	Nicholas Kratholm	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Miami Dade College	Louisville, Kentucky

Head coach

Greg Paulus (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Bryan Smothers (Wayne State)
Brett Ervin (West Virginia Wesleyan)
Kevin Devitt (DePaul)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 27, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Cazenovia College	W 95–55	–	Gallagher Center (208) Lewiston, NY
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:30 pm, FS1	at Xavier	L 60–63	0–1	Cintas Center (10,003) Cincinnati, OH
November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, BTN+	at No. 17 Ohio State	L 74–84	0–2	Value City Arena (9,749) Columbus, OH
November 19, 2021* 7:45 pm	vs. SIU Edwardsville The YSU/J. Arnold Wealth Management Company Basketball Tournament	W 70–60	1–2	Covelli Centre (1,625) Youngstown, OH
November 20, 2021* 4:45 pm, ESPN+	vs. St. Thomas The YSU/J. Arnold Wealth Management Company Basketball Tournament	L 67–76	1–3	Covelli Centre (1,390) Youngstown, OH
November 21, 2021* 3:45 pm, ESPN+	at Youngstown State The YSU/J. Arnold Wealth Management Company Basketball Tournament	W 58–53	2–3	Beeghly Center (1,731) Youngstown, OH
November 29, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Colgate	W 70–59	3–3	Cotterell Court (483) Hamilton, NY
December 3, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Monmouth	L 49–57	3–4 (0–1)	Gallagher Center (627) Lewiston, NY
December 5, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3	Fairfield	L 71–81	3–5 (0–2)	Gallagher Center (607) Lewiston, NY
December 8, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Eastern Michigan	L 58–60	3–6	Convocation Center (1,111) Ypsilanti, MI
December 12, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN3	Buffalo State	W 112–52	4–6	Gallagher Center (629) Lewiston, NY
December 18, 2021* 2:00 pm	vs. Albany			KeyBank Center Buffalo, NY
December 21, 2021* 7:00 pm	at Binghamton			Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY
December 31, 2021 2:00 pm	at Quinnipiac			People's United Center Hamden, CT
January 2, 2022 2:00 pm	at Manhattan			Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY
January 9, 2022 1:00 pm	Quinnipiac			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
January 14, 2022 7:00 pm	Canisius Battle of the Bridge			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
January 16, 2022 1:00 pm	at Iona			Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY
January 21, 2022 7:00 pm	Saint Peter's			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
January 23, 2022 1:00 pm	Rider			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
January 28, 2022 7:00 pm	at Siena			Times Union Center Albany, NY
January 30, 2022 2:00 pm	at Monmouth			OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ
February 4, 2022 7:00 pm	Manhattan			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
February 6, 2022 1:00 pm	Iona			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
February 12, 2022 1:00 pm	at Fairfield			Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT
February 14, 2022 7:00 pm	at Marist			McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY
February 19, 2022 1:00 pm	at Canisius Battle of the Bridge			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
February 25, 2022 7:00 pm	at Rider			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
February 27, 2022 2:00 pm	at Saint Peter's			Yanitelli Center Jersey City, NJ
March 3, 2022 7:00 pm	Siena			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
March 5, 2022 1:00 pm	Marist			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
MAAC Tournament
March 8–12, 2022	vs.			Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source[3]

References

"Niagara Advances To MAAC Semis With 67-62 Win Over Marist". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
"Iona and Fairfield to Meet in Men's Basketball Championship Game". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
"2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2021.

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[1] "Niagara Advances To MAAC Semis With 67-62 Win Over Marist". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2021.

[2] "Iona and Fairfield to Meet in Men's Basketball Championship Game". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved October 27, 2021.

[3] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2021.

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