Niagara Purple Eagles basketball
Niagara Purple Eagles basketball history
Niagara University (Lewiston, NY)
Gallagher Center
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC)
Current head coach: Greg Paulus (2019-)
- Asst: Tyler Kelly (2022-)
- Asst: Chris Buchanan (2023-)
- Asst: Austin Kelley (2020-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 1 (1970)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 3 (1970, 2005, 2007)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 2-4
- NIT Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 1972)
- NIT Appearances: 14 (1950, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1972, 1976, 1987, 1993, 2004, 2009, 2013)
- NIT Overall Record: 9-14
- CIT Appearances: 1 (2018)
- CIT Overall Record: 0-1
Conference Titles (WNY3, ECAC, America East, MAAC):
- MAAC Regular Season Championships: 4 (1999, 2001, 2005, 2013)
- Western NY3 Regular Season Championships: 6 (1948, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1955)
- MAAC Tournament Championships: 2 (2005, 2007)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 3 (Calvin Murphy, 1968, 1969 & 1970)
- MAAC Player of the Year: 4 (last = Kahlil Dukes, 2018)
Niagara head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Greg Paulus | 2019-Pres | 67-78 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Casey | 2013-19 | 64-129 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Mihalich | 1998-2013 | 265-203 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Jack Armstrong | 1989-98 | 100-154 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Walker | 1985-89 | 59-58 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Lonergan | 1980-85 | 67-73 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Raskin | 1976-80 | 44-61 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Layden | 1968-76 | 119-97 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| James Maloney | 1965-68 | 35-38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taps Gallagher | 1931-43, 46-65 | 465-261 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Edward Flynn | 1944-45 | 18-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William McCarthy | 1927-31 | 44-35 | – | – | – |
| Peter Dwyer | 1923-27 | 41-30 | – | – | – |
| John Blake | 1919-23 | 61-14 | – | – | – |
| John O’Shea | 1917-19 | 9-3 | – | – | – |
| Tom Tracey | 1915-17 | 6-11 | – | – | – |
| A.V. Barrett | 1911-15 | 37-33 | – | – | – |
| Alfred A. Heerdt | 1910-11 | 7-7 | – | – | – |
| Claude A. Allen | 1909-10 | 13-3 | – | – | – |
| Bob Yates | 1908-09 | 2-7 | – | – | – |
| Jack Reed | 1906-08 | 11-11 | – | – | – |
| Charles McGrath | 1905-06 | 4-2 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.
