2018–19 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Gallagher Center in Lewiston, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and were led by 6th-year head coach Chris Casey. They finished the 2018–19 season 13–19 overall, 6–12 in MAAC play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. As the 11th seed in the 2019 MAAC tournament, they were defeated by No. 6 seed Monmouth in the first round 72–76.

2018–19 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record13–19 (6–12 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Marc Rybczyk
  • Kareem Brown
  • Fred Dupree
Home arenaGallagher Center
2018–19 MAAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Iona126 .6671716  .515
Canisius117 .6111517  .469
Quinnipiac117 .6111615  .516
Rider117 .6111615  .516
Siena117 .6111716  .515
Monmouth108 .5561421  .400
Manhattan810 .4441121  .344
Marist711 .3891219  .387
Saint Peter's612 .3331022  .313
Fairfield612 .333922  .290
Niagara612 .3331319  .406
2019 MAAC tournament winner

On March 11, 2019, head coach Chris Casey was fired. He finished at Niagara with a six-year record of 64–129. On March 28, 2019, Niagara hired Patrick Beilein as their new head coach.

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