1915–16 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

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1915–16 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
1915–16 record4–6
Head coach
  • Tom Tracey (1st season)
Seasons
1915–16 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arizona –   – 5 – 0   1.000
North Dakota State –   – 18 – 0   1.000
Tennessee –   – 12 – 0   1.000
Utah –   – 11 – 0   1.000
Allegheny –   – 10 – 1   .909
Wake Forest –   – 16 – 2   .889
Pittsburgh –   – 15 – 2   .882
Seton Hall –   – 13 – 2   .867
Navy –   – 12 – 2   .857
Dayton –   – 11 – 2   .846
Virginia –   – 11 – 2   .846
New Mexico –   – 9 – 2   .818
Virginia Tech –   – 12 – 3   .800
Vanderbilt –   – 11 – 3   .786
Colgate –   – 14 – 4   .778
Duquesne –   – 7 – 2   .778
Georgia –   – 7 – 2   .778
Alabama –   – 13 – 4   .765
Notre Dame –   – 9 – 3   .750
Syracuse –   – 9 – 3   .750
Oklahoma –   – 19 – 7   .731
Louisville –   – 8 – 3   .727
Penn State –   – 8 – 3   .727
Mississippi State –   – 11 – 5   .688
The Citadel –   – 4 – 2   .667
North Carolina –   – 8 – 3   .727
Buffalo –   – 7 – 4   .636
William & Mary –   – 7 – 4   .636
Connecticut –   – 5 – 3   .625
Georgetown –   – 9 – 6   .600
Louisiana State –   – 14 – 10   .583
Indiana State –   – 7 – 2   .778
Kentucky –   – 8 – 6   .571
Temple –   – 7 – 6   .538
Ohio –   – 8 – 7   .533
Akron –   – 2 – 2   .500
Brigham Young –   – 2 – 2   .500
Michigan State –   – 2 – 2   .500
Oklahoma State –   – 7 – 8   .467
Duke –   – 9 – 11   .450
Bradley –   – 8 – 10   .444
Butler –   – 3 – 4   .429
Rutgers –   – 3 – 4   .429
Army –   – 5 – 7   .417
Niagara –   – 4 – 6   .400
South Carolina –   – 4 – 6   .400
Ole Miss –   – 4 – 7   .364
St. John's (NY) –   – 5 – 10   .333
Wabash –   – 4 – 8   .333
Manhattan –   – 4 – 9   .308
North Carolina State –   – 2 – 5   .286
Auburn –   – 2 – 6   .250
Clemson –   – 2 – 6   .250
Texas Christian –   – 1 – 3   .250
Stanford –   – 2 – 9   .182
Idaho –   – 1 – 12   .077
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1915–16 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University during the 1915–16 NCAA college men's basketball season. The head coach was Tom Tracey, coaching his first season with the Purple Eagles.[1]

Schedule[]

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site
city, state

St. Ignatius W 37–17  1–0
  
Lewiston, NY

Cornell L 13–38  1–1
  
Lewiston, NY

R.P.I. L 19–33  1–2
  
Lewiston, NY

Seton Hall L 12–35  1–3
  
Lewiston, NY
12/14/1915
 at St. John's L 21–34  1–4
  
Queens, NY

Lehigh L 24–44  1–5
  
Lewiston, NY

Buffalo W 50–29  2–5
  
Lewiston, NY

St. Ignatius W 21–20  3–5
  
Lewiston, NY

Detroit L 30–33  3–6
  
Lewiston, NY

NF Lyceum W 53–25  4–6
  
Lewiston, NY
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References[]

  1. ^ "1915–16 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  2. ^ "Niagara Purple Eagles Basketball History Book" (PDF). Niagara University. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
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