# 2014–15 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

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

| 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. |||||