The 2015–16 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented

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during the

2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 13. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and ended with the Final Four in Houston April 2–4. Practices officially began on October 2. Rule changes The followin ...

. The Purple Eagles, led by third year head coach

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, played their home games at the

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and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 7–25, 5–15 in MAAC play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC tournament to

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Roster

Schedule

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References

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