# 2012–13 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by 14th year head coach Joe Mihalich, played their home games at the Gallagher Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 13–5 in MAAC play win the regular season conference championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the MAAC tournament where they lost to Iona. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the 2013 NIT where they lost in the first round to Maryland.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | T. J. Cline | Forward | 6–8 | 220 | Freshman | Plano, Texas |
| 1 | Malcolm Lemmons | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Junior | Washington, D.C. |
| 2 | Devon White | Center | 6–8 | 240 | Senior | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 5 | Tahjere McCall | Guard | 6–4 | 160 | Freshman | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 10 | Juan'ya Green | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Sophomore | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 11 | Ameen Tanksley | Guard | 6–6 | 200 | Sophomore | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 12 | Scooter Gillette | Forward | 6–8 | 210 | Senior | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 14 | Antoine Mason | Guard | 6–3 | 210 | Sophomore | Queens, New York |
| 22 | Skylar Jones | Guard | 6–5 | 195 | Junior | Alexandria, Virginia |
| 24 | Rayvon Harris | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 215 | Sophomore | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 30 | Joe Thomas | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Sophomore | Miami, Florida |
| 32 | Marvin Jordan | Guard | 5–11 | 175 | Junior | Peoria, Illinois |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 9:00 pm | at Oregon State 2K Sports Classic | L 83–102 | 0–1 | Gill Coliseum (3,206) Corvallis, OR |
| 11/13/2012* 7:00 pm | Saint Francis (PA) | W 86–69 | 1–1 | Gallagher Center (1,714) Lewiston, NY |
| 11/16/2012* 7:00 pm | Bucknell 2K Sports Classic | L 71–88 | 1–2 | Gallagher Center (1,814) Lewiston, NY |
| 11/18/2012* 4:30 pm | New Mexico State 2K Sports Classic | W 86–83 | 2–2 | Gallagher Center (1,593) Lewiston, NY |
| 11/24/2012* 4:00 pm | vs. St. Bonaventure Fibertech Classic | L 75–80 | 2–3 | Blue Cross Arena (4,758) Rochester, NY |
| 11/28/2012 7:00 pm | at Iona | L 72–83 | 2–4 (0–1) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,918) New Rochelle, NY |
| 12/02/2012* 2:00 pm | at Central Michigan | L 64–66 | 2–5 | McGuirk Arena (1,003) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 12/05/2012 7:30 pm | at Loyola (MD) | W 62–61 | 3–5 (1–1) | Reitz Arena (743) Baltimore, MD |
| 12/08/2012* 7:30 pm | at Buffalo | L 67–77 | 3–6 | Alumni Arena (4,012) Amherst, NY |
| 12/12/2012* 7:00 pm | Hartford | W 75–59 | 4–6 | Gallagher Center (1,556) Lewiston, NY |
| 12/16/2012* 2:00 pm | Vermont | W 68–58 | 5–6 | Gallagher Center (1,491) Lewiston, NY |
| 12/21/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 22 Notre Dame | L 67–89 | 5–7 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,043) Notre Dame, IN |
| 01/03/2013 7:00 pm | Marist | W 94–72 | 6–7 (2–1) | Gallagher Center (1,159) Lewiston, NY |
| 01/05/2013 3:00 pm | Fairfield | W 71–67 | 7–7 (3–1) | Gallagher Center (1,445) Lewiston, NY |
| 01/08/2013* 7:00 pm | at Brown | L 74–75 $^{OT}$ | 7–8 | Pizzitola Sports Center (748) Providence, RI |
| 01/11/2013 7:00 pm | at Saint Peter's | W 77–58 | 8–8 (4–1) | Yanitelli Center (1,103) Jersey City, NJ |
| 01/13/2013 1:00 pm | at Fairfield | W 67–64 | 9–8 (5–1) | Webster Bank Arena (3,376) Bridgeport, CT |
| 01/17/2013 7:00 pm | Siena | W 87–64 | 10–8 (6–1) | Gallagher Center (1,449) Lewiston, NY |
| 01/19/2013 3:00 pm | Manhattan | W 64–60 | 11–8 (7–1) | Gallagher Center (1,557) Lewiston, NY |
| 01/25/2013 7:00 pm | at Siena | W 78–69 | 12–8 (8–1) | Times Union Center (6,387) Albany, NY |
| 01/27/2013 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Canisius Battle of the Bridge | W 66–65 | 13–8 (9–1) | Koessler Athletic Center (2,196) Buffalo, NY |
| 01/31/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Iona | W 93–90 $^{OT}$ | 14–8 (10–1) | Gallagher Center (1,856) Lewiston, NY |
| 02/02/2013 3:00 pm | Loyola (MD) | L 87–89 $^{2OT}$ | 14–9 (10–2) | Gallagher Center (1,481) Lewiston, NY |
| 02/07/2013 7:30 pm | at Rider | L 69–72 | 14–10 (10–3) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,603) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 02/10/2013 2:00 pm | Canisius Battle of the Bridge | L 70–77 | 14–11 (10–4) | Gallagher Center (2,400) Lewiston, NY |
| 02/15/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Marist | W 57–54 | 15–11 (11–4) | McCann Field House (1,054) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 02/17/2013 2:00 pm | at Manhattan | W 60–56 | 16–11 (12–4) | Draddy Gymnasium (2,332) Riverdale, NY |
| 02/23/2013* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | Northwestern State BracketBusters | W 92–76 | 17–11 | Gallagher Center (1,704) Lewiston, NY |
| 02/28/2013 7:00 pm | Rider | L 59–68 | 17–12 (12–5) | Gallagher Center (1,948) Lewiston, NY |
| 03/02/2013 3:00 pm | Saint Peter's | W 78–61 | 18–12 (13–5) | Gallagher Center (1,665) Lewiston, NY |
| 2013 MAAC tournament |||||
| 03/09/2013 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Siena Quarterfinals | W 74–62 | 19–12 | MassMutual Center (1,900) Springfield, MA |
| 03/10/2013 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Iona Semifinals | L 73–79 | 19–13 | MassMutual Center (2,421) Springfield, MA |
| 2013 NIT |||||
| 03/19/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Maryland First Round | L 70–86 | 19–14 | Comcast Center (4,053) College Park, MD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||