2014–15 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

2014–15 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
2014–15 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	8–22 (7–13 MAAC)
Head coach	Chris Casey (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Marc Rybczyk; Will Lanier; Kareem Brown;
Home arena	Gallagher Center
	Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 MAAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Iona	17	–	3	.850	26	–	9	.743
Rider	15	–	5	.750	21	–	12	.636
Manhattan †	13	–	7	.650	19	–	14	.576
Monmouth	13	–	7	.650	18	–	15	.545
Canisius	11	–	9	.550	18	–	15	.545
Quinnipiac	9	–	11	.450	15	–	15	.500
Saint Peter's	8	–	12	.400	16	–	18	.471
Siena	7	–	13	.350	11	–	20	.355
Niagara	7	–	13	.350	8	–	22	.267
Fairfield	5	–	15	.250	7	–	24	.226
Marist	5	–	15	.250	7	–	25	.219


† 2015 MAAC tournament winner

The 2014–15 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by second year head coach Chris Casey, played their home games at the Gallagher Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 8–22, 7–13 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC tournament to Siena.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Camerson Fowler	Guard	6–0	165	RS–Sophomore	Detroit, Michigan
2	Emile Blackman	Guard	6–4	195	RS–Sophomre	Dix Hills, New York
4	Rayvon Harris	Guard/forward	6–5	215	RS–Sophomore	Raleigh, North Carolina
5	DarJar Dickson	Forward	6–9	205	Freshman	Washington, D.C.
10	Wesley Myers	Guard	6–2	180	Sophomore	Brooklyn, New York
11	Ramone Snowden	Forward	6–5	210	Sophomore	Virginia Beach, Virginia
12	Karonn Davis	Guard	6–2	185	RS–Freshman	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
13	Matt Scott	Forward	6–4	170	Freshman	Brooklyn, New York
14	James Suber	Forward	6–6	210	Freshman	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
15	Julian Richardson	Guard	6–3	180	Freshman	Woodland Hills, California
21	Anders Skou Hansen	Guard	6–3	180	Freshman	Brøndby, Denmark
22	Dominique Reid	Forward	6–8	200	RS–Freshman	Erial, New Jersey
24	David Varoli	Guard	6–0	175	Sophomore	Katonah, New York
31	Thomas Fleming	Guard	6–4	195	RS–Sophomore	Dobbs Ferry, New York

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2014* 7:00 pm	Roberts Wesleyan	W 84–66		Gallagher Center (1,015) Lewiston, NY
Regular season
11/14/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Pittsburgh	L 45–78	0–1	Petersen Events Center (9,749) Pittsburgh, PA
11/20/2014 7:00 pm	at Saint Peter's	W 61–59	1–1 (1–0)	Yanitelli Center (N/A) Jersey City, NJ
11/22/2014* 7:00 pm	Hartford	L 62–65	1–2	Gallagher Center (1,417) Lewiston, NY
11/29/2014* 2:00 pm	vs. St. Bonaventure Big 4 Basketball Classic	L 59–74	1–3	First Niagara Center (7,191) Buffalo, NY
12/02/2014* 7:00 pm, FS1	at St. John's	L 57–70	1–4	Carnesecca Arena (4,475) Queens, NY
12/06/2014 3:00 pm, ESPN3	Canisius Battle of the Bridge	L 64–77	1–5 (1–1)	Gallagher Center (1,754) Lewiston, NY
12/13/2014* 7:00 pm	at Davidson	L 58–78	1–6	John M. Belk Arena (3,244) Davidson, NC
12/19/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Buffalo	L 62–88	1–7	Alumni Arena (2,702) Amherst, NY
12/23/2014* 7:00 pm	Arkansas State	L 69–74	1–8	Gallagher Center (909) Lewiston, NY
12/30/2014* 7:00 pm	Albany	W 65–47	2–8	Gallagher Center (1,071) Lewiston, NY
01/02/2015 7:00 pm	Manhattan	W 73–61	3–8 (2–1)	Gallagher Center (905) Lewiston, NY
01/04/2015 2:00 pm	Monmouth	L 50–66	3–9 (2–2)	Gallagher Center (981) Lewiston, NY
01/08/2015 7:00 pm	at Siena	L 69–79	3–10 (2–3)	Times Union Center (5,646) Albany, NY
01/10/2015 7:00 pm	at Manhattan	L 75–84	3–11 (2–4)	Draddy Gymnasium (1,312) Riverdale, NY
01/13/2015* 7:00 pm	Penn	L 56–67	3–12	Gallagher Center (846) Lewiston, NY
01/16/2015 7:00 pm	Iona	L 79–80	3–13 (2–5)	Gallagher Center (879) Lewiston, NY
01/18/2015 2:00 pm	Siena	L 70–74	3–14 (2–6)	Gallagher Center (800) Lewiston, NY
01/23/2015 7:00 pm	at Monmouth	L 58–69	3–15 (2–7)	Multipurpose Activity Center (2,281) West Long Branch, NJ
01/25/2015 4:30 pm	vs. Iona	L 64–87	3–16 (2–8)	Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York City, NY
01/30/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Marist	L 61–65	3–17 (2–9)	Gallagher Center (1,201) Lewiston, NY
02/01/2015 2:00 pm	Quinnipiac	W 105–100 ^2OT	4–17 (3–9)	Gallagher Center (884) Lewiston, NY
02/06/2015 7:00 pm	at Marist	L 61–63	4–18 (3–10)	McCann Field House (1,547) Poughkeepsie, NY
02/08/2015 1:00 pm	at Quinnipiac	L 69–91	4–19 (3–11)	TD Bank Sports Center (1,688) Hamden, CT
02/13/2015 7:00 pm	Saint Peter's	L 65–77	4–20 (3–12)	Gallagher Center (1,184) Lewiston, NY
02/15/2015 2:00 pm	Rider	L 60–69	4–21 (3–13)	Gallagher Center (1,179) Lewiston, NY
02/19/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Fairfield	W 55–53	5–21 (4–13)	Webster Bank Arena (1,406) Bridgeport, CT
02/21/2015 2:00 pm	at Rider	W 65–61	6–21 (5–13)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,521) Lawrenceville, NJ
02/24/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3	at Canisius Battle of the Bridge	W 82–71	7–21 (6–13)	Koessler Athletic Center (2,196) Buffalo, NY
03/01/2015 2:00 pm	Fairfield	W 57–56	8–21 (7–13)	Gallagher Center (1,326) Lewiston, NY
MAAC tournament
03/05/2013 5:00 pm	at Siena First round	L 54–71	8–22	Times Union Center (4,062) Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ "2014-15 Men's Basketball Schedule".

[1] "2014-15 Men's Basketball Schedule".

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