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The Niagara University Purple Eagles compete as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in NCAA Division I basketball. The school has not sponsored football since 1951. Niagara is a private Catholic (Vincentian) institution located in Lewiston, New York, just north of Buffalo. The school has an undergraduate enrollment of around 3,000.
The campus is located one mile south of the terminus of I-190 at the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge to Canada, at the intersection of NY 61 (Hyde Park Boulevard) and NY 104 (Robert Moses Parkway), and overlooking the Niagara River at the border between Niagara Falls and Lewiston. Gallagher Center (2,400) sits roughly in the center of campus.
Niagara's chief rival is Canisius, and to a slightly lesser extent Saint Bonaventure.
Niagara has provided eight players to the NFL, all of whom played in the NFL prior to 1950. As one might expect from a team making 16 post-season appearances, the basketball program has fared better; 11 Purple Eagles have gone on to play in the NBA and ABA, including Larry Costello, Manny Leaks, and All-Star, 1971 Rookie of the Year, and Houston Rockets legend Calvin Murphy.
Contents
Conference Affiliations:
Football
| NCAA College Division Independents | NCAA College | 1942-1951 |
| Western New York Little Three Conference | NCAA | 1937-1941 |
| Western New York Little Three Conference | NCAA | 1932-1936 |
| NCAA Independents | NCAA | unknown-1931 |
Basketball
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | NCAA I | 1989-present |
| North Atlantic Conference | NCAA I | 1988-1989 |
| ECAC North Atlantic | NCAA I | 1981-1988 |
| ECAC North | NCAA I | 1979-1981 |
| NCAA Division I Independents | NCAA I | 1973-1979 |
| NCAA University Division Independents | NCAA University | 1957-1973 |
| NCAA Independents | NCAA | 1943-1957 |
| Western New York Little Three Conference | NCAA | 1933-1943 |
| NCAA Independents | NCAA | 1910-1933 |
| Pre-NCAA Independents | NCAA | 1906-1910 |
Post-Season Appearances
Football
Niagara football never appeared in post-season play.
Men's Basketball
| NCAA Division I Men's Tournament | 1970, 2005, 2007 |
| National Invitation Tournament | 1950, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1972, 1976, 1987, 1993, 2004, 2009 |
Championships
Football
| Western New York Little Three Conference Champions | 1933, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941 |
Men's Basketball
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Regular Season Champions | 1999, 2005 |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament Champions | 2005, 2007 |
| Western New York Little Three Conference Regular Season Champions | 1933, 1935, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943 |
External Links
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | edit |
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| NCAA Division I (non-football) | |
| Canisius • Fairfield • Iona • Manhattan • Marist • Monmouth (NJ) • Niagara • Quinnipiac • Rider • Saint Peter's • Siena |
