# 2022–23 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by fourth-year head coach Greg Paulus, played their home games at the Gallagher Center in Lewiston, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).
The Purple Eagles finished the season 16–15, 10–10 in MAAC play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Siena in the quarterfinals of the MAAC tournament, before falling to top-seeded and eventual champions Iona in the quarterfinals.

## Previous season

The Purple Eagles finished the 2021–22 season 14–16, 9–11 in MAAC play, to finish tied for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed, they were defeated by No. 4 seed Monmouth in the quarterfinals of the MAAC tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Roberts Wesleyan | W 72–63 | – | Gallagher Center (900) Lewiston, NY |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Maryland | L 49–71 | 0–1 | Xfinity Center (10,715) College Park, MD |
| November 12, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bucknell | L 50–68 | 0–2 | Sojka Pavilion (1,264) Lewisburg, PA |
| November 18, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Central Arkansas MAAC/ASUN Dublin Basketball Challenge | W 73–64 | 1–2 | National Basketball Arena Dublin, Ireland |
| November 19, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Stetson MAAC/ASUN Dublin Basketball Challenge | W 66–62 | 2–2 | National Basketball Arena Dublin, Ireland |
| November 23, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | D'Youville | W 91–53 | 3–2 | Gallagher Center (751) Lewiston, NY |
| November 26, 2022* 2:00 p.m., FS2 | | at St. John's | L 70–78 | 3–3 | Carnesecca Arena (3,437) Queens, NY |
| December 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Iona | L 56–78 | 3–4 (0–1) | Hynes Athletic Center (2,057) New Rochelle, NY |
| December 4, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Quinnipiac | W 64–60 | 4–4 (1–1) | M&T Bank Arena (747) Hamden, CT |
| December 11, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Michigan | W 67–60 | 5–4 | Gallagher Center (897) Lewiston, NY |
| December 18, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at NJIT | L 53–62 | 5–5 | Wellness and Events Center (229) Newark, NJ |
| December 21, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Binghamton | W 73–67 | 6–5 | Gallagher Center (757) Lewiston, NY |
| December 30, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mount St. Mary's | W 67–55 | 7–5 (2–1) | Gallagher Center (981) Lewiston, NY |
| January 1, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Rider | W 61–59 | 8–5 (3–1) | Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY |
| January 6, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Fairfield | W 77–69 $^{OT}$ | 9–5 (4–1) | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,885) Fairfield, CT |
| January 8, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Manhattan | L 59–64 | 9–6 (4–2) | Draddy Gymnasium (789) Riverdale, NY |
| January 13, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Siena | L 64–70 | 9–7 (4–3) | Gallagher Center (1,017) Lewiston, NY |
| January 15, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Marist | L 64–66 | 9–8 (4–4) | Gallagher Center (711) Lewiston, NY |
| January 20, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Rider | L 62–65 | 9–9 (4–5) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,322) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 22, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Peter's | W 59–57 | 10–9 (5–5) | Run Baby Run Arena (563) Jersey City, NJ |
| January 27, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Manhattan | W 68–62 | 11–9 (6–5) | Gallagher Center (954) Lewiston, NY |
| February 3, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Canisius Battle of the Bridge | W 76–73 | 12–9 (7–5) | Gallagher Center (1,564) Lewiston, NY |
| February 5, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Siena | W 56–54 | 13–9 (8–5) | MVP Arena (7,121) Albany, NY |
| February 10, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Quinnipiac | W 79–73 $^{OT}$ | 14–9 (9–5) | Gallagher Center (1,270) Lewiston, NY |
| February 12, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Iona | L 55–72 | 14–10 (9–6) | Gallagher Center (1,102) Lewiston, NY |
| February 17, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Mount St. Mary's | L 66–70 | 14–11 (9–7) | Knott Arena (1,506) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 19, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Marist | L 52–61 | 14–12 (9–8) | McCann Arena (1,051) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| February 24, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Fairfield | W 76–68 | 15–12 (10–8) | Gallagher Center (1,321) Lewiston, NY |
| February 26, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Saint Peter's | L 65–66 | 15–13 (10–9) | Gallagher Center (1,109) Lewiston, NY |
| March 4, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Canisius Battle of the Bridge | L 68–81 | 15–14 (10–10) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,150) Buffalo, NY |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2023 9:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (4) Siena Quarterfinals | W 71–65 | 16–14 | Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall (1,954) Atlantic City, NJ |
| March 10, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPNEWS | (5) | vs. (1) Iona Semifinals | L 59–71 | 16–15 | Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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