2022-2023 Niagara Purple Eagles

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2022-2023 Niagara Purple Eagles Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
4 Braxton Bayless Jr G 6-2 185 - Ankeny (IA) United States Ankeny High School
10 Jalen Brown Fr G 5-10 160 - Chicago (IL) United States De La Salle Institute
2 Lance Erving Jr G 6-3 190 - Leesburg (FL) United States Leesburg High School
11 Aaron Gray So SF 6-7 215 - Providence (RI) United States Springfield Commonwealth Academy
30 Donovan Hill Fr F 6-8 210 - Harrisburg (PA) United States Central Dauphin East High School
22 Sam Iorio Sr F 6-7 230 Aug 31, 1998 Allentown (PA) United States Parkland High School
25 Joe Kasperzyk Sr G 6-3 190 May 26, 1999 New Haven (CT) United States Woodstock Academy
5 Keith Kiner Jr F 6-6 195 - Chester (IL) United States N/A
0 Shane Lancaster Fr G 6-4 195 - Washington (DC) United States St. John's College High School
14 David Mitchell Sr G 6-6 210 - Roxbury (MA) United States Belmont Hill School
1 Bryce Moore Fr GF 6-4 176 - Round Lake (IL) United States Carmel Catholic High School
55 Harlan Obioha Fr C 7-0 280 - Hoxie (KS) United States Hoxie High School
21 Noah Thomasson Sr PF 6-3 195 Jun 4, 2001 Richmond (TX) United States George Ranch High School
13 Touba Traore Jr C 6-11 210 - Bamako Mali Massanutten Military Academy

Recent Niagara Purple Eagles History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
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

2022-2023 Niagara Purple Eagles Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Noah Thomasson NABC All-District (1) First Team
Noah Thomasson All-MAAC First Team
Noah Thomasson MAAC All-Tournament Team
Noah Thomasson MAAC Player of the Week (Nov 21, 2022)
Noah Thomasson MAAC Player of the Week (Feb 6, 2023)

2022-2023 Niagara Purple Eagles Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters B. Bayless D. Mitchell A. Gray N. Thomasson S. Iorio
Rotation J. Kasperzyk       H. Obioha
Rotation L. Erving        
Lim PT   S. Lancaster B. Moore   T. Traore
Lim PT   J. Brown K. Kiner    
Lim PT     D. Hill    

2022-2023 Niagara Purple Eagles Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Noah Thomasson 31 36.4 19.5 3.8 3.5 0.7 0.4 2.5
Aaron Gray 31 32.5 12.4 4.5 1.1 0.6 0.3 1.1
Sam Iorio 30 26.6 8.0 5.5 1.3 0.7 0.6 0.8
Braxton Bayless 30 20.0 5.4 3.1 1.7 0.9 0.0 1.6
Joe Kasperzyk 28 16.0 5.2 1.6 0.6 0.7 0.1 1.5
Bryce Moore 23 19.7 4.6 1.8 0.5 0.3 0.2 1.0
David Mitchell 31 26.7 4.2 3.6 1.1 0.7 0.2 0.7
Lance Erving 31 18.8 3.9 1.9 1.1 0.5 0.1 1.0
Keith Kiner 8 7.1 3.2 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.5
Harlan Obioha 28 9.7 2.9 3.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.8
Shane Lancaster 4 3.5 1.8 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0
Touba Traore 7 7.1 1.3 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.6 0.1
Donovan Hill 2 2.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jalen Brown 2 3.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2022-2023 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 Assistant Coach 2021-2022 Assistant Coach (UAB, 2016 to 2020)
Antone Gray Assistant Coach 2022-2023 Assistant Coach (Brown, 2018 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)
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