2024–25 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

2024–25 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
2024–25 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	5–7 (1–1 MAAC)
Head coach	Greg Paulus (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Tyler Kelly; Chris Buchanan; Austin Kelley; Will Holland;
Home arena	Gallagher Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 MAAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Marist	2	–	0	1.000	7	–	2	.778
Quinnipiac	2	–	0	1.000	5	–	6	.455
Merrimack	2	–	0	1.000	5	–	8	.385
Mount St. Mary's	1	–	1	.500	7	–	4	.636
Manhattan	1	–	1	.500	5	–	5	.500
Fairfield	1	–	1	.500	5	–	6	.455
Niagara	1	–	1	.500	5	–	6	.455
Siena	1	–	1	.500	5	–	7	.417
Sacred Heart	1	–	1	.500	4	–	7	.364
Iona	1	–	1	.500	3	–	8	.273
Saint Peter's	0	–	2	.000	5	–	5	.500
Rider	0	–	2	.000	4	–	8	.333
Canisius	0	–	2	.000	0	–	12	.000

† 2025 MAAC tournament winner As of December 20, 2024

The 2024–25 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represents Niagara University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by sixth-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 (MAAC).

Previous season

The Purple Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 16–16, 11–9 in MAAC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Siena in the first round of the MAAC tournament before losing to Marist in the quarterfinals.^[1]

Roster

2024–25 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Olumide Adelodun	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Winona State	Calgary, Alberta
F	1	Jaeden Marshall	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Omaha	Hinesville, Georgia
G	2	Samuel Cole	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Fr	Good Vision Academy	Sugar Land, Texas
G	4	Josiah Davis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Tennessee Tech	Kitchener, Ontario
G	5	Justin Page	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Cal Poly	Peoria, Illinois
G	6	Damondre McKnight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So	Paris Junior College	McKinney, Texas
F	8	Justice Smith	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	East Tennessee State	Lyons, New York
G	10	Landon Williams	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	North Farmington High School	Farmington Hills, Michigan
G	11	Jahari Williamson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Valparaiso	Pickering, Ontario
C	12	Jhaylon Martinez	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	GS	UC Riverside	Vallejo, California
G	24	Zion Russell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Northern Illinois	Upper Marlboro, Maryland
F	32	Will Shortt	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	IMG Academy	Sydney, Australia
C	33	James Henderson Jr.	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Bethune–Cookman	Miami, Florida
F	35	AJ McBride	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Moeller High School	Cincinnati, Ohio

Head coach

Greg Paulus (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin Devitt (DePaul)
Tyler Kelly (Florida Southern)
Will Holland (Mount St. Mary's)
Austin Kelley (St. Bonaventure)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 9, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Houghton	W 100–65	1–0	Gallagher Center (1,157) Lewiston, NY
November 7, 2024* 8 p.m., BTN	at Michigan State	L 60–96	1–1	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
November 10, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Detroit Mercy	L 78–84 ^OT	1–2	Calihan Hall (807) Detroit, MI
November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Bowling Green	L 68–76	1–3	Stroh Center (1,632) Bowling Green, OH
November 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Kent State	L 73–76	1–4	MAC Center (1,886) Kent, OH
November 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Binghamton Lafeyette Multi-Team Event	W 65–62	2–4	Kirby Sports Center (329) Easton, PA
November 30, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Lafayette Lafeyette Multi-Team Event	L 47–59	2–5	Kirby Sports Center (907) Easton, PA
December 1, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. LIU Lafeyette Multi-Team Event	W 60–52	3–5	Kirby Sports Center (209) Easton, PA
December 6, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Siena	W 69–68	4–5 (1–0)	Gallagher Center (1,050) Lewiston, NY
December 8, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Merrimack	L 62–80	4–6 (1–1)	Gallagher Center (860) Lewiston, NY
December 14, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Saint Francis	W 69–66	5–6	Gallagher Center (738) Lewiston, NY
December 21, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at St. Bonaventure	L 52–71	5–7	Reilly Center (3,795) Olean, NY
December 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m.	LeMoyne			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
January 5, 2025 2:00 p.m.	at Mount St. Mary's			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
January 10, 2025 6:30 p.m.	Saint Peter's			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
January 12, 2025 2:00 p.m.	Rider			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m.	at Fairfield			Leo D. Mahoney Arena Fairfield, CT
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m.	at Manhattan			Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY
January 23, 20225 6:30 p.m.	Marist			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m.	Sacred Heart			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
January 31, 2025 7:00 p.m.	at Canisius			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m.	at Merrimack			Hammel Court North Andover, MA
February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m.	at Quinnipiac			M&T Bank Arena Hamden, CT
February 12, 2025 6:30 p.m.	Canisius			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
February 14, 2025 6:30 p.m.	Mount St. Mary's			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
February 21, 2025 7:00 p.m.	at Siena			MVP Arena Albany, NY
February 23, 2025 6:30 p.m.	at Marist			McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY
February 28, 2025 6:30 p.m.	Iona			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
March 2, 2025 2:00 p.m.	Manhattan			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
March 6, 2025 7:00 p.m.	at Saint Peter's			Run Baby Run Arena Jersey City, NJ
March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m.	at Rider			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[2]^[3]

References

^ "2023-24 Niagara Purple Eagles Men's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
^ "Niagara Purple Eagles 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 5, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Niagara Purple Eagles Men's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 5, 2024.

[2] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2024.

[3] "Niagara Purple Eagles 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 5, 2024.

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