2021-2022 Niagara Purple Eagles

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2021-2022 Niagara Purple Eagles Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
2 Rob Brown III Fr G 6-4 190 - Albany (NY) United States Kimball Union Academy
12 Shandon Brown Sr PG 5-10 190 Nov 4, 1999 Brockton (MA) United States New Hampton School
5 Jordan Cintron Sr F 6-8 220 Jun 11, 1998 Durham (NC) United States / Puerto Rico Bull City Prep Academy
10 Marcus Hammond Sr G 6-3 173 - Queens (NY) United States Benjamin N. Cardozo High School
4 Tah'Jae Hill So PG 6-2 180 Feb 4, 2002 Rochester (NY) United States Hilton High School
22 Sam Iorio Sr F 6-7 230 Aug 31, 1998 Allentown (PA) United States Parkland High School
34 Nicholas Kratholm Sr F 6-9 220 Nov 18, 1997 Louisville (KY) United States IMG Academy
15 Greg Kuakumensah Sr F 6-6 200 - Worcester (MA) United States Cushing Academy
33 Steven Levnaic Jr G 6-2 180 - Hamilton Canada The RISE Centre Academy
24 Julian Mackey Fr G 6-2 170 - Grayson (GA) United States The Skill Factory
0 Justin Roberts Sr PG 5-10 189 Apr 6, 1997 Lawrence (KS) United States Lawrence High School
11 Raheem Solomon RS-Sr G 6-3 185 - Hartford (CT) United States Sacred Heart High School
21 Noah Thomasson Jr PF 6-4 210 Jun 4, 2001 Richmond (TX) United States George Ranch High School
13 Touba Traore So C 6-11 210 - Bamako Mali Massanutten Military Academy

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

2021-2022 Niagara Purple Eagles Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Marcus Hammond NABC All-District (1) First Team
Marcus Hammond All-MAAC First Team
Marcus Hammond MAAC Player of the Week (Nov 15, 2021)
Marcus Hammond MAAC Player of the Week (Feb 7, 2022)
Marcus Hammond MAAC Player of the Week (Mar 7, 2022)

2021-2022 Niagara Purple Eagles Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters M. Hammond N. Thomasson R. Brown III S. Iorio J. Cintron
Rotation J. Roberts   G. Kuakumensah    
Lim PT S. Levnaic J. Mackey   N. Kratholm T. Traore
Lim PT S. Brown        
Lim PT T. Hill        

2021-2022 Niagara Purple Eagles Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Marcus Hammond 29 34.0 18.1 4.7 2.9 0.8 0.3 2.2
Noah Thomasson 30 33.2 10.8 2.8 3.4 0.5 0.2 2.1
Jordan Cintron 30 25.7 8.6 5.9 1.6 1.5 0.4 1.3
Sam Iorio 30 25.2 8.4 6.1 1.0 0.8 0.8 1.1
Greg Kuakumensah 30 18.9 7.3 3.3 0.5 0.6 0.5 1.0
Justin Roberts 29 25.7 6.1 1.8 1.2 0.4 0.0 0.5
Rob Brown III 26 18.1 3.8 1.9 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.9
Julian Mackey 19 8.9 2.9 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.2
Touba Traore 28 8.9 2.4 2.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.6
Nicholas Kratholm 15 5.1 1.3 0.9 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.3
Steven Levnaic 26 8.1 0.9 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3
Shandon Brown 19 4.0 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.5
Tah'Jae Hill 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2021-2022 Niagara Purple Eagles Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Greg Paulus Head Coach 2020-2021 Assistant Coach (Niagara, 2019 to 2020)
Brett Ervin Assistant Coach 2019-2020 Assistant Coach (Le Moyne, 2018 to 2019)
Bryan Smothers Assistant Coach 2019-2020 Video Analyst (Michigan, 2017 to 2019)
Kevin Devitt Assistant Coach 2021-2022 Assistant Coach (UAB, 2016 to 2020)
Simon Gray Athletic Director 2014-2015 N/A
Austin Kelley Director of Basketball Operations 2021-2022 Recruiting Coordinator (George Washington, 2019 to 2020)
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
Alex Brunson Strength and Conditioning Coach 2020-2021 N/A