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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