1916–17 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

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1916–17 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
1916–17 record2–5
Head coach
  • Tom Tracey (2nd season)
Seasons
1916–17 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Navy   11 0   1.000
Montana State   20 2   .909
Louisiana State   20 2   .909
Canisius   9 1   .900
Creighton   18 2   .900
Virginia Tech   17 2   .895
Georgia   8 1   .889
North Dakota   8 1   .889
Brigham Young   14 2   .875
The Citadel   6 1   .857
Penn State   12 2   .857
Arizona   10 2   .833
Duke   20 4   .833
Seton Hall   13 3   .813
Syracuse   13 3   .813
Clemson   8 2   .800
Colgate   15 4   .789
Lehigh   15 4   .789
Indiana State   13 4   .765
Oklahoma State   11 4   .733
Dayton   8 3   .727
Duquesne   7 3   .700
Michigan State   11 5   .688
Boston   6 3   .667
Georgetown   8 4   .667
Pittsburgh   12 6   .667
Tennessee   10 5   .667
Bradley   10 6   .625
Oklahoma   13 8   .619
Notre Dame   8 5   .615
Ole Miss   11 7   .611
Wake Forest   9 6   .600
Virginia   7 5   .583
St. John's (NY)   11 8   .579
North Carolina   5 4   .556
North Carolina State   10 8   .556
Butler   7 6   .538
Temple   10 9   .526
Auburn   2 2   .500
Idaho   8 8   .500
Utah   3 3   .500
West Virginia   8 8   .500
Wyoming   4 4   .500
Manhattan   7 8   .467
South Carolina   7 8   .467
Rutgers   4 5   .444
Alabama   6 8   .429
Buffalo   6 8   .429
Connecticut   4 6   .400
Kentucky   4 6   .400
Southern California   8 12   .400
William & Mary   4 9   .308
Niagara   2 5   .286
Army   3 8   .273
Cincinnati   3 8   .273
Vanderbilt   3 8   .273
Montana   4 11   .267
Texas Christian   2 6   .250
Wichita State   2 11   .154
Ohio   2 14   .125
Arizona State   0 1   .000
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1916–17 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University during the 1916–17 NCAA college men's basketball season. The head coach was Tom Tracey, coaching his second season with the Purple Eagles.[1]

Schedule[]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state

C.C.N.Y. L 22–25  0–1
 
Lewiston, NY

Cornell L 27–32  0–2
 
Lewiston, NY

Albany State W 20–18  1–2
 
Lewiston, NY

Pratt L 16–40  1–3
 
Lewiston, NY
1/05/1917
at St. John's L 25–34  1–4
 
Lewiston, NY

Seton Hall L 32–34  1–5
 
Lewiston, NY

Detroit W 35–17  2–5
 
Lewiston, NY
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "1916–17 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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