2004–05 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

2004–05 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
2004–05 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	20–10 (13–5 MAAC)
Head coach	Joe Mihalich (7th season);
Home arena	Gallagher Center
	Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 MAAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Niagara †	13	–	5	.722	20	–	10	.667
Rider	13	–	5	.722	19	–	11	.633
Fairfield	11	–	7	.611	15	–	15	.500
Saint Peter's	10	–	8	.556	15	–	13	.536
Iona	9	–	9	.500	15	–	16	.484
Manhattan	9	–	9	.500	15	–	14	.517
Canisius	8	–	10	.444	11	–	18	.379
Marist	8	–	10	.444	11	–	17	.393
Loyola (MD)	5	–	13	.278	6	–	22	.214
Siena	4	–	14	.222	6	–	24	.200

† 2005 MAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004–05 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by seventh-year head coach Joe Mihalich, played their home games at the Gallagher Center in Lewiston, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 20–10, 13–5 in MAAC play to finish in first place. They defeated Iona and Rider to win the MAAC tournament and secure the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 14 seed in the South region. The Purple Eagles were beaten by No. 3 seed Oklahoma, 84–67, in the opening round.^[1]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	24	Charron Fisher	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Pennsauken, New Jersey
F	33	Clif Brown	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Ferndale, Michigan

Head coach

Joe Mihalich

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Source^[2]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 16, 2004*		at Providence	L 78–83	0–1	Dunkin Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island
Nov 27, 2004*		St. John's	W 102–81	3–1	Gallagher Center (2,400) Niagara, New York
MAAC tournament
Mar 6, 2005*		vs. Iona Semifinals	W 69–66	19–9	HSBC Arena Buffalo, New York
Mar 7, 2005*		vs. Rider Championship game	W 81–59	20–9	HSBC Arena Buffalo, New York
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2005*	(14 S)	vs. (3 S) No. 17 Oklahoma First round	L 67–84	20–10	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[3]

References

^ "Sooners bully past Niagara". Deseret News. March 18, 2005. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
^ "Winter 2004-05 Men's Basketball Roster". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
^ "Winter 2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved July 29, 2023.

[1] "Sooners bully past Niagara". Deseret News. March 18, 2005. Retrieved July 29, 2023.

[2] "Winter 2004-05 Men's Basketball Roster". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved July 29, 2023.

[3] "Winter 2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved July 29, 2023.

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v t e Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
Venues	Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center (1973–1982 full-time, part-time 1988–1996) Gallagher Center (1949–1973, 1982–present)
Rivalries	Canisius
Culture & lore	Gambling scandal
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25