# 2013–14 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by first 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 7–26, 3–17 in MAAC play to finish in last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAAC tournament where they lost to Quinnipiac.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Camerson Fowler | Guard | 6–0 | 165 | RS–Freshman | Detroit, Michigan |
| 2 | Emile Blackman | Guard | 6–4 | 195 | RS–Sophomore | Dix Hills, New York |
| 4 | Rayvon Harris | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 214 | RS–Sophomore | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 5 | Tahjere McCall | Guard | 6–4 | 160 | Sophomore | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 10 | Wesley Myers | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Freshman | Brooklyn, New York |
| 11 | Ramone Snowden | Forward | 6–4 | 210 | Freshman | Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| 12 | Karonn Davis | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Freshman | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 13 | Aaron Bodie | Forward | 6–7 | 195 | Freshman | Newark, New Jersey |
| 14 | Antoine Mason | Guard | 6–3 | 210 | RS–Junior | Queens, New York |
| 21 | Marcus Ware | Forward | 6–8 | 215 | RS–Senior | Vineland, New Jersey |
| 22 | Dominique Reid | Forward | 6–8 | 200 | Freshman | Erial, New Jersey |
| 24 | David Varoli | Guard | 6–0 | 175 | Freshman | Katonah, New York |
| 30 | Joe Thomas | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | RS–Junior | Miami, Florida |
| 31 | Thomas Fleming | Guard | 6–4 | 195 | RS–Sophomore | Dobbs Ferry, New York |
| 32 | Marvin Jordan | Guard | 5–11 | 175 | Junior | Peoria, Illinois |
| 35 | Alex Dubovitskiy | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 195 | Freshman | Moscow, Russia |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 10/25/2013* 7:00 pm | Roberts Wesleyan | W 82–44 | | Gallagher Center (1,249) Lewiston, NY |
| 11/01/2013* 7:00 pm, LCTV | Buffalo State | W 96–71 | | Gallagher Center (1,277) Lewiston, NY |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2013* 6:00 pm, FS2 | at Seton Hall Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic | L 72–83 | 0–1 | Prudential Center (N/A) Newark, NJ |
| 11/13/2013* 7:00 pm, LCTV | Buffalo | W 92–81 | 1–1 | Gallagher Center (1,937) Lewiston, NY |
| 11/21/2013* 5:00 pm | vs. USC Upstate Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic | L 74–83 | 1–2 | MAC Center (382) Kent, OH |
| 11/22/2013* 5:00 pm | vs. Western Carolina Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic | L 90–98 | 1–3 | MAC Center (579) Kent, OH |
| 11/23/2013* 7:30 pm | at Kent State Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic | L 97–102 | 1–4 | MAC Center (2,173) Kent, OH |
| 11/26/2013* 7:00 pm | at Penn | L 66–85 | 1–5 | The Palestra (2,431) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/30/2013* 4:00 pm | at Northwestern State | L 100–107 | 1–6 | Prather Coliseum (612) Natchitoches, LA |
| 12/02/2013* 8:00 pm | at Arkansas State | L 61–86 | 1–7 | Convocation Center (1,645) Jonesboro, AR |
| 12/06/2013 7:00 pm, TWCS NY | Siena | L 71–84 | 1–8 (0–1) | Gallagher Center (1,442) Lewiston, NY |
| 12/08/2013 2:00 pm, LCTV | Saint Peter's | W 61–56 | 2–8 (1–1) | Gallagher Center (1,257) Lewiston, NY |
| 12/11/2013* 7:00 pm, TWCS NY | vs. Davidson | W 83–72 | 3–8 | First Niagara Center (4,703) Buffalo, NY |
| 12/21/2013* 5:00 pm, TWCS NY | St. Bonaventure | L 72–74 | 3–9 | Gallagher Center (1,856) Lewiston, NY |
| 12/29/2013* 2:00 pm, TWCS NY | Brown | W 68–65 | 4–9 | Gallagher Center (1,411) Lewiston, NY |
| 01/02/2014 7:00 pm | at Rider | L 83–85 | 4–10 (1–2) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,002) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 01/04/2014 2:00 pm | at Iona | L 92–118 | 4–11 (1–3) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,776) New Rochelle, NY |
| 01/10/2014 7:00 pm, LCTV | Monmouth | L 74–85 | 4–12 (1–4) | Gallagher Center (1,053) Lewiston, NY |
| 01/12/2014 2:00 pm | Rider | L 78–90 | 4–13 (1–5) | Gallagher Center (1,207) Lewiston, NY |
| 01/16/2014 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Fairfield | W 67–63 | 5–13 (2–5) | Webster Bank Arena (1,625) Bridgeport, CT |
| 01/18/2014 4:00 pm | at Quinnipiac | L 71–85 | 5–14 (2–6) | TD Bank Sports Center (2,589) Hamden, CT |
| 01/22/2014 7:00 pm | at Canisius Battle of the Bridge | L 74–87 | 5–15 (2–7) | Koessler Athletic Center (2,196) Buffalo, NY |
| 01/24/2014 7:00 pm, TWCS NY | Marist | W 80–74 | 6–15 (3–7) | Gallagher Center (1,250) Lewiston, NY |
| 01/30/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Siena | L 62–66 | 6–16 (3–8) | Times Union Center (5,772) Albany, NY |
| 02/01/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Marist | L 64–78 | 6–17 (3–9) | McCann Field House (1,657) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 02/07/2014 7:00 pm, LCTV | Iona | L 89–90 | 6–18 (3–10) | Gallagher Center (1,259) Lewiston, NY |
| 02/09/2014 2:00 pm, LCTV | Manhattan | L 77–78 | 6–19 (3–11) | Gallagher Center (1,305) Lewiston, NY |
| 02/14/2014 9:00 pm, ESPNU | Canisius Battle of the Bridge | L 65–71 | 6–20 (3–12) | Gallagher Center (2,002) Lewiston, NY |
| 02/16/2014 2:00 pm | at Manhattan | L 72–90 | 6–21 (3–13) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,312) Riverdale, NY |
| 02/20/2014 7:00 pm | Fairfield | L 66–72 | 6–22 (3–14) | Gallagher Center (1,170) Lewiston, NY |
| 02/22/2014 3:00 pm | Quinnipiac | L 88–90 | 6–23 (3–15) | Gallagher Center (1,766) Lewiston, NY |
| 02/28/2014 7:00 pm | at Monmouth | L 50–75 | 6–24 (3–16) | Multipurpose Activity Center (1,475) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 03/02/2014 2:00 pm | at Saint Peter's | L 67–71 | 6–25 (3–17) | Yanitelli Center (N/A) Jersey City, NJ |
| 2014 MAAC tournament |||||
| 03/06/2013 9:00 pm | vs. Marist First round | W 78–76 | 7–25 | MassMutual Center (1,174) Springfield, MA |
| 03/08/2013 9:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Quinnipiac Quarterfinals | L 80–89 | 7–26 | MassMutual Center (1,645) Springfield, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||