2016-2017 Niagara Purple Eagles

2016-2017 Niagara Purple Eagles Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
0 Chris Barton So PG 6-3 199 Sep 26, 1996 Auburn Hills (MI) United States Avondale High School
10 Kahlil Dukes Jr G 6-0 170 May 17, 1995 Hartford (CT) United States Capital Prep Magnet School
1 Shane Gatling Fr PG 6-2 181 Mar 26, 1998 Baldwin (NY) United States Baldwin High School
21 Kierell Green RS-Fr F 6-8 205 Sep 19, 1997 Washington (DC) United States Ideal Academy PCS
2 Kevin Larkin So G 6-5 175 Jan 30, 1996 Lincoln (DE) United States Sussex Technical High School
12 Dwayne Pow So G 5-10 165 Jan 11, 1996 Bronx (NY) United States La Salle Academy
11 Marvin Prochet So SF 6-7 207 Mar 1, 1996 Brooklyn (NY) United States Boys & Girls High School
32 Dominic Robb So F 6-8 226 Sep 27, 1996 Pittsburgh (PA) United States Hun School of Princeton
13 Matt Scott Jr SG 6-4 185 Aug 5, 1996 Brooklyn (NY) United States Brooklyn High School for Law & Technology
20 Maurice Taylor Sr F 6-6 205 Jan 19, 1994 Chestnut Hill (MA) United States Beaver Country Day High School
30 Alioune Tew Jr F 6-9 215 Apr 7, 1992 Paris France N/A
5 James Towns Fr PG 5-10 171 Mar 14, 1998 Detroit (MI) United States Henry Ford High School

Niagara Transfers Sitting Out 2016-2017

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
24 Greg King Jr PF 6-7 238 Mar 7, 1995 Atlanta (GA) United States Eastern Kentucky

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

2016-2017 Niagara Purple Eagles Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Matt Scott All-MAAC Third Team
Matt Scott MAAC Player of the Week (Jan 30, 2017)
Matt Scott MAAC Player of the Week (Nov 27, 2017)

2016-2017 Niagara Purple Eagles Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters K. Dukes C. Barton M. Scott M. Prochet D. Robb
Rotation D. Pow K. Larkin M. Taylor    
Rotation J. Towns        
Rotation S. Gatling        
Lim PT     K. Green A. Tew  

2016-2017 Niagara Purple Eagles Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Matt Scott 33 34.5 17.0 7.0 3.0 1.4 0.4 2.6
Kahlil Dukes 33 33.7 15.5 2.9 4.1 1.0 0.0 2.5
Marvin Prochet 33 30.4 9.4 5.5 1.3 0.6 1.1 1.1
Dominic Robb 33 25.6 8.4 6.3 0.7 0.2 2.2 1.2
Chris Barton 32 22.0 7.2 2.7 0.9 0.2 0.0 1.2
Kevin Larkin 22 11.6 4.8 3.0 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.4
Shane Gatling 33 11.6 4.7 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.7
James Towns 33 13.0 4.0 1.2 1.0 0.6 0.0 0.9
Dwayne Pow 10 14.5 3.3 1.5 1.5 0.8 0.0 1.8
Maurice Taylor 33 13.7 3.0 4.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 1.0
Alioune Tew 27 7.5 1.3 1.9 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.6
Kierell Green 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2016-2017 Niagara Purple Eagles Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Chris Casey Head Coach 2013-2014 N/A
Kareem Brown Assistant Coach 2013-2014 N/A
Marc Rybczyk Assistant Coach 2013-2014 N/A
Will Lanier Assistant Coach 2013-2014 Assistant Coach (Marist, 2010 to 2013)
Simon Gray Athletic Director 2014-2015 N/A
Tyrone Lewis Director of Basketball Operations 2015-2016 N/A
Stephen Butler Assistant Athletic Director 2014-2015 N/A
John Munro Head Athletic Trainer 1995-1996 N/A
Matt Wietlispach Strength and Conditioning Coach 2016-2017 N/A