1917–18 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

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1917–18 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
1917–18 record8–3
Head coach
  • John O'Shea (1st season)
Seasons
1917–18 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Canisius   5 0   1.000
Creighton   14 0   1.000
Oregon State   15 0   1.000
Rhode Island   3 0   1.000
Utah State   9 0   1.000
Syracuse   16 1   .941
Idaho   12 1   .923
Louisiana State   12 1   .923
Penn State   12 1   .923
Oklahoma   11 1   .917
Navy   14 2   .875
Virginia   7 1   .875
Georgia   6 1   .857
Kentucky   9 2   .818
North Carolina State   13 3   .813
California   8 2   .800
Arizona State   14 4   .778
Boston   6 2   .750
Buffalo   6 2   .750
North Carolina   9 3   .750
Virginia Tech   15 5   .750
Niagara   8 3   .727
Army   8 4   .667
Duke   10 5   .667
Vanderbilt   6 3   .667
Wyoming   4 2   .667
Brigham Young   5 3   .625
Rutgers   5 3   .625
Seton Hall   8 5   .615
South Carolina   8 5   .615
Arizona   3 2   .600
Clemson   3 2   .600
Georgetown   8 6   .571
Utah   5 4   .556
Lehigh   11 9   .550
Temple   8 7   .533
Duquesne   4 4   .500
Indiana State   8 8   .500
Montana   6 6   .500
St. John's (NY)   8 8   .500
Texas Christian   4 4   .500
Bradley   6 8   .429
Colgate   9 12   .429
Manhattan   6 8   .429
Auburn   2 3   .400
Michigan State   6 10   .375
Pittsburgh   5 9   .357
William & Mary   6 11   .353
Dayton   2 4   .333
Notre Dame   2 4   .333
Ohio   4 8   .333
Washington   4 8   .333
Alabama   2 5   .286
Oregon   3 8   .273
Cincinnati   2 6   .250
Montana State   2 6   .250
Tennessee   3 9   .250
Wake Forest   4 12   .250
West Virginia   4 13   .235
Wichita State   3 10   .231
Connecticut   1 6   .143
Butler   0 6   .000
The Citadel   0 1   .000
Southern California   0 2   .000
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1917–18 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University during the 1917–18 NCAA college men's basketball season. The head coach was John O'Shea, coaching his first season with the Purple Eagles.[1]

Schedule[]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state

Buffalo Lyceum W 77–35  1–0
 
Lewiston, NY

Penn Yan L 23–30  1–1
 
Lewiston, NY

Cornell L 14–29  1–2
 
Lewiston, NY

Erie YMCA L 24–43  1–3
 
Lewiston, NY

St. Mary's Cadets W 28–24  2–3
 
Lewiston, NY

Rochester K of C W 27–26  3–3
 
Lewiston, NY

Rochester K of C W 40–35  4–3
 
Lewiston, NY
2/20/1918
West Virginia W 32–09  5–3
 
Lewiston, NY

Fort Niagara W 63–13  6–3
 
Lewiston, NY
3/08/1918
Duquesne W 49–10  7–3
 
Lewiston, NY

Camp Dix W 41–35  8–3
 
Lewiston, NY
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "1917–18 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  2. ^ "Niagara Purple Eagles Basketball History Book" (PDF). Niagara University. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
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