The 2019–20 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. The Purple Eagles, led by 1st-year head coach

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, played their home games at the

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 12–20 overall, 9–11 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the #6 seed in the MAAC tournament, they defeated #11 seed Marist 56–54 in the first round. Before they could face #3 seeded Rider in the MAAC tournament quarterfinals, all postseason tournaments were cancelled amid the

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Previous season

The Purple Eagles 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

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in the first round, 76–72. On March 11, 2019, head coach

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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. On October 24, it was announced that head coach Patrick Beilein would be stepping down from his job, citing personal reasons. That same day, assistant coach

was announced as interim head coach.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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