1916–17 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

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]

1916–17 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
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
Washington and Lee   13 0   1.000
Washington College   2 0   1.000
Montana State   19 1   .950
Western Reserve   12 1   .923
Kalamazoo   12 1   .923
Louisiana State   20 2   .909
Wabash   19 2   .905
Canisius   9 1   .900
Creighton   18 2   .900
Virginia Tech   17 2   .895
Georgia   8 1   .889
North Dakota   8 1   .889
Akron   14 2   .875
Brigham Young   14 2   .875
Roanoke   7 1   .875
Central Missouri   13 2   .867
Carleton   12 2   .857
The Citadel   6 1   .857
Penn State   12 2   .857
SMU   12 2   .857
Wisconsin–Stevens Point   11 2   .846
Arizona   10 2   .833
CCNY   15 3   .833
Trinity (N.C.)   20 4   .833
Denison   13 3   .813
Seton Hall   13 3   .813
Southwestern (Kan.)   13 3   .813
Syracuse   13 3   .813
Clemson   8 2   .800
Miami (Ohio)   12 3   .800
New Mexico   4 1   .800
Santa Clara   8 2   .800
Colgate   15 4   .789
Lehigh   15 4   .789
St. Joseph's   18 5   .783
Indiana State   13 4   .765
New York University   9 3   .750
Oklahoma A&M   11 4   .733
Augustana (Ill.)   8 3   .727
Dayton   8 3   .727
Fordham   8 3   .727
Marquette   8 3   .727
North Dakota Agricultural   10 4   .714
Saint Mary's (Calif.)   15 6   .714
Duquesne   7 3   .700
Millikin   14 6   .700
Nebraska Wesleyan   14 6   .700
Grinnell   9 4   .692
Bucknell   11 5   .688
Gettysburg   11 5   .688
Michigan State   11 5   .688
Tulane   11 5   .688
Marietta   13 6   .684
Boston University   6 3   .667
Georgetown   8 4   .667
Nevada   6 3   .667
New Mexico A&M   10 5   .667
North Central   10 5   .667
Pittsburgh   12 6   .667
Rice   10 5   .667
Springfield (Mass.)   10 5   .667
Tennessee   10 5   .667
Toledo   2 1   .667
Davidson   11 6   .647
VMI   9 5   .643
Richmond   7 4   .636
Bradley   10 6   .625
Lafayette   15 9   .625
Oklahoma   13 8   .619
Notre Dame   8 5   .615
Utah State   8 5   .615
Ole Miss   11 7   .611
Tulsa   11 7   .611
Mississippi A&M   6 4   .600
Wake Forest   9 6   .600
Virginia   7 5   .583
St. John's (N.Y.)   11 8   .579
Delaware   8 6   .571
Union (N.Y.)   9 7   .563
Detroit   5 4   .556
North Carolina   5 4   .556
North Carolina State   10 8   .556
Catholic   6 5   .545
Butler   7 6   .538
Western State Normal   7 6   .538
Temple   10 9   .526
Auburn   2 2   .500
DePauw   7 7   .500
Idaho   8 8   .500
Loyola (Md.)   6 6   .500
Millsaps   5 5   .500
Stevens Institute   3 3   .500
Utah   3 3   .500
Washington & Jefferson   5 5   .500
West Virginia   8 8   .500
Wyoming   4 4   .500
George Washington   7 8   .467
Manhattan   7 8   .467
South Carolina   7 8   .467
Grove City   5 6   .455
Saint Louis   5 6   .455
Rutgers   4 5   .444
Alabama   6 8   .429
Buffalo   6 8   .429
Mount Union   6 8   .429
Northern Colorado   5 7   .417
Connecticut   4 6   .400
Kentucky   4 6   .400
Southern California   8 12   .400
Wooster   5 8   .385
Swarthmore   4 7   .364
Franklin   1 2   .333
Muhlenberg   2 4   .333
Washburn   5 11   .313
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
Bowling Green State   2 6   .250
Kent State   2 6   .250
Rhode Island State   2 6   .250
Rochester (N.Y.)   4 12   .250
Texas Christian   2 6   .250
Fairmount   2 11   .154
Ohio   2 14   .125
Tempe Normal   0 1   .000

Schedule

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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.

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References

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  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.