2007-2008 Niagara Purple Eagles

2007-2008 Niagara Purple Eagles Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- Chris Armstrong Fr G 6-1 195 Mar 29, 1989 Queens (NY) United States Xavier High School
- David Cirincione So G 6-4 185 May 22, 1987 Cleveland (OH) United States Orange High School
- Kashief Edwards RS-Fr F 6-5 195 Dec 29, 1988 Philadelphia (PA) United States Imhotep Charter School
- Benson Egemonye Jr C 6-10 245 Mar 30, 1983 Benin City Nigeria Paragon Science Academy
- Charron Fisher Sr F 6-4 228 Nov 15, 1985 Pennsauken (NJ) United States Roman Catholic High School for Boys
- Kamau Gordon So F 6-7 260 May 6, 1987 Greenwich (CT) United States King & Low-Heywood Thomas School
- Stanley Hodge Sr G 6-1 190 Jul 17, 1986 Washington (DC) United States Gonzaga College High School
- Tyrone Lewis So G 5-11 180 Dec 2, 1987 Levittown (PA) United States Harry S. Truman High School
- Anthony Nelson Fr G 6-1 175 Jan 20, 1989 Plainfield (NJ) United States Plainfield High School
- Miroslav Palenik Jr F 6-8 242 Jan 7, 1985 Nitra Slovakia N/A
- Andrew Patterson So G 6-5 195 Apr 10, 1987 Hartford (CT) United States The Master's School
- Demetrius Williamson So F 6-6 195 Aug 30, 1987 Chicago (IL) United States Whitney Young High School

Niagara Transfers Sitting Out 2007-2008

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Bilal Benn Jr SG 6-4 188 Jul 31, 1986 Philadelphia (PA) United States Villanova
- Rob Garrison Jr G 6-2 185 Mar 20, 1987 Niagara Falls (NY) United States UConn

Recent Niagara Purple Eagles History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 16-16 (11-9) 6th (MAAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 16-15 (10-10) 5th (MAAC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2021-2022 14-16 (9-11) 5th (MAAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2020-2021 9-11 (7-9) 6th (MAAC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 12-20 (9-11) 6th (MAAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 13-19 (6-12) 9th (MAAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2017-2018 19-14 (12-6) 3rd (MAAC) 2nd Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2016-2017 10-23 (6-14) 9th (MAAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2015-2016 7-25 (5-15) 10th (MAAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2014-2015 8-22 (7-13) 8th (MAAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2013-2014 7-26 (3-17) 11th (MAAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2012-2013 19-14 (13-5) 1st (MAAC) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2011-2012 14-19 (8-10) 6th (MAAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2010-2011 9-23 (5-13) 8th (MAAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2009-2010 18-15 (9-9) 5th (MAAC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2008-2009 26-9 (14-4) 2nd (MAAC) Runner Up NIT 1st Rnd
2007-2008 19-10 (12-6) 3rd (MAAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2006-2007 23-12 (13-5) 2nd (MAAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2005-2006 11-18 (7-11) 7th (MAAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2004-2005 20-10 (13-5) 2nd (MAAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2003-2004 22-10 (13-5) 2nd (MAAC) Runner Up NIT 2nd Rnd
2002-2003 17-12 (12-6) 3rd (MAAC) 3rd Rnd N/A

2007-2008 Niagara Purple Eagles Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Charron Fisher All-MAAC First Team
Tyrone Lewis All-MAAC Second Team
Stanley Hodge All-MAAC Third Team
Anthony Nelson MAAC All-Rookie Team

2007-2008 Niagara Purple Eagles Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters T. Lewis A. Nelson S. Hodge C. Fisher B. Egemonye
Rotation     D. Williamson    
Lim PT C. Armstrong A. Patterson   K. Gordon  
Lim PT   D. Cirincione      

2007-2008 Niagara Purple Eagles Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Charron Fisher 29 37.0 27.6 9.5 1.2 1.7 0.6 3.1
Tyrone Lewis 29 34.9 16.1 4.2 2.0 2.0 0.6 2.2
Stanley Hodge 28 34.6 13.2 5.4 3.4 1.0 0.1 2.3
Benson Egemonye 29 24.1 9.0 6.6 0.2 0.8 1.5 1.1
Anthony Nelson 29 35.7 5.7 4.0 5.1 1.2 0.2 2.7
Demetrius Williamson 29 18.2 3.3 2.9 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.8
Andrew Patterson 29 8.9 1.2 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.6
Chris Armstrong 2 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
David Cirincione 2 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
Kamau Gordon 28 8.5 0.7 1.5 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.6

2007-2008 Niagara Purple Eagles Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Joe Mihalich Head Coach 1998-1999 N/A
John Munro Head Athletic Trainer 1995-1996 N/A
Matthew Diegelman Strength and Conditioning Coach 2007-2008 N/A