2023-2024 Niagara Purple Eagles

2023-2024 Niagara Purple Eagles Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
4 Braxton Bayless Sr G 6-2 185 - Ankeny (IA) United States Ankeny High School
10 Jalen Brown So G 5-10 160 - Chicago (IL) United States De La Salle Institute
13 Quandre Bullock Jr GF 6-6 190 - Raleigh (NC) United States Word of God Christian Academy
5 Luke Bumbalough Sr G 6-1 180 - New Castle (IN) United States New Castle Chrysler High School
20 Malik Edwards Jr G 6-2 180 - Drexel Hill (PA) United States Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast High School
2 Lance Erving Sr G 6-3 190 - Leesburg (FL) United States Leesburg High School
11 Ahmad Henderson II Fr G 5-9 N/A - Monee (IL) United States Brother Rice High School
12 Kwane Marble II Sr F 6-5 195 - Denver (CO) United States East High School
0 David Mitchell Sr G 6-6 210 - Roxbury (MA) United States Belmont Hill School
15 Yaw Obeng-Mensah Sr C 6-7 215 - Toronto Canada Emery Collegiate Institute
55 Harlan Obioha So C 7-0 280 - Hoxie (KS) United States Hoxie High School
24 Aime Rutayisire So C 6-8 230 - Adelaide Australia N/A
1 Randy Tucker Sr G 6-4 190 - Rock Island (IL) United States Rock Island High School

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

2023-2024 Niagara Purple Eagles Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Ahmad Henderson II MAAC All-Rookie Team
Harlan Obioha MAAC Player of the Week (Dec 18, 2023)
Ahmad Henderson II MAAC Rookie of the Week (Jan 22, 2024)
Ahmad Henderson II MAAC Rookie of the Week (Jan 15, 2024)
Ahmad Henderson II MAAC Rookie of the Week (Jan 8, 2024)
Ahmad Henderson II MAAC Rookie of the Week (Nov 13, 2023)

2023-2024 Niagara Purple Eagles Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters L. Erving L. Bumbalough K. Marble II Q. Bullock H. Obioha
Rotation A. Henderson II B. Bayless   Y. Obeng-Mensah  
Rotation   R. Tucker      
Lim PT J. Brown D. Mitchell D. Hill   A. Rutayisire
Lim PT   M. Edwards      

2023-2024 Niagara Purple Eagles Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Braxton Bayless 29 25.6 11.5 2.1 2.5 1.1 0.1 2.2
Ahmad Henderson II 32 26.0 11.2 2.4 1.9 0.7 0.0 1.3
Harlan Obioha 32 26.6 10.3 7.8 1.2 0.3 0.8 2.0
Yaw Obeng-Mensah 29 24.7 10.0 4.9 1.7 0.7 0.3 1.2
Luke Bumbalough 32 32.5 8.9 2.5 3.4 0.6 0.1 1.8
Quandre Bullock 32 21.7 8.5 3.0 0.7 0.6 0.4 1.2
Kwane Marble II 32 21.5 8.0 4.1 0.8 0.9 0.2 1.0
Malik Edwards 5 14.8 3.6 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.2
Randy Tucker 29 13.6 2.9 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2
Aime Rutayisire 25 8.9 2.1 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.2
Lance Erving 27 7.9 1.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.2
Jalen Brown 5 1.8 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
David Mitchell 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2023-2024 Niagara Purple Eagles Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Greg Paulus Head Coach 2020-2021 Assistant Coach (Niagara, 2019 to 2020)
Kevin Devitt Associate Head Coach 2023-2024 Assistant Coach (Niagara, 2021 to 2023)
Tyler Kelly Assistant Coach 2023-2024 Assistant Coach (Lincoln Memorial, 2021 to 2022)
Simon Gray Athletic Director 2014-2015 N/A
Austin Kelley Director of Basketball Operations 2021-2022 Recruiting Coordinator (George Washington, 2019 to 2020)
John Munro Head Athletic Trainer 1995-1996 N/A
Matt Wietlispach Strength and Conditioning Coach 2016-2017 N/A