View source for 1928–29 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

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| sport = basketball
| year = 1928–29
| team = Niagara Purple Eagles
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| conference = Independent
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| record = 12–9
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| head_coach = William McCarthy
| hc_year = 2nd
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The '''1928–29 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team''' represented [[Niagara University]] during the 1928–29 [[NCAA]] college men's basketball season. The head coach was William McCarthy, coaching his second season with the Purple Eagles.<ref>{{cite web|title=1928–29 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball Results|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/niagara/1929.html|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com|publisher=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=August 9, 2017}}</ref>
==Schedule==
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| rank         = no
| opponent     = Ontario Aggies
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| site_cityst  = [[Lewiston, NY]]
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| score        = 51–11
| overtime     =
| record       = 1–0
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| opponent     = {{cbb link|year=1928–29|sex=men|team=Cornell Big Red|title=Cornell}}
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| site_cityst  = Lewiston, NY
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| score        = 24–28
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| record       = 1–1
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| rank         = no
| opponent     = Fredonia State
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| site_cityst  = Lewiston, NY
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| score        = 30–22
| overtime     =
| record       = 2–1
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| rank         = no
| opponent     = Cornell
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| site_cityst  = Lewiston, NY
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| score        = 29–28
| overtime     =
| record       = 3–1
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| opponent     = Albany Law
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| site_cityst  = Lewiston, NY
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| score        = 39–37
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| record       = 4–1
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| rank         = no
| opponent     = Johnstown K of C
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| site_cityst  = Lewiston, NY
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| score        = 32–24
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| record       = 5–1
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 1/04/1929
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| away         = yes
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| rank         = no
| opponent     = {{cbb link|year=1928–29|sex=men|team=St. John's Red Storm|title=St. John's}}
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| site_stadium =
| site_cityst  = [[Queens, NY]]
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| score        = 18–35
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| record       = 5–2
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| rank         = no
| opponent     = Buffalo Normal
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| site_cityst  = Lewiston, NY
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| score        = 34–20
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| record       = 6–2
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| rank         = no
| opponent     = {{cbb link|year=1928–29|sex=men|team=John Carroll Blue Streaks|title=John Carroll}}
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| site_stadium =
| site_cityst  = Lewiston, NY
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| score        = 23–39
| overtime     =
| record       = 6–3
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| rank         = no
| opponent     = [[1928–29 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team|Buffalo]]
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| site_cityst  = Lewiston, NY
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| score        = 29–27
| overtime     =
| record       = 7–3
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| rank         = no
| opponent     = {{cbb link|year=1928–29|sex=men|team=Rochester Yellowjackets|title=Rochester}}
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| site_stadium =
| site_cityst  = Lewiston, NY
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| score        = 30–37
| overtime     =
| record       = 7–4
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| rank         = no
| opponent     = {{cbb link|year=1928–29|sex=men|team=Alfred Saxons|title=Alfred}}
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| site_stadium =
| site_cityst  = Lewiston, NY
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| score        = 28–30
| overtime     =
| record       = 7–5
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| rank         = no
| opponent     = Clarkson Tech
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| site_stadium =
| site_cityst  = Lewiston, NY
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| score        = 22–18
| overtime     =
| record       = 8–5
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| rank         = no
| opponent     = Alfred
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| site_cityst  = Lewiston, NY
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| score        = 29–26
| overtime     =
| record       = 9–5
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| rank         = no
| opponent     = Rochester
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| site_cityst  = Lewiston, NY
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| score        = 30–29
| overtime     =
| record       = 10–5
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| rank         = no
| opponent     = {{cbb link|year=1928–29|sex=men|team=Oberlin Yeomen|title=Oberlin}}
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| site_stadium =
| site_cityst  = Lewiston, NY
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| score        = 21–15
| overtime     =
| record       = 11–5
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| rank         = no
| opponent     = Buffalo
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| site_stadium =
| site_cityst  = Lewiston, NY
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| score        = 21–31
| overtime     =
| record       = 11–6
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| rank         = no
| opponent     = {{cbb link|year=1928–29|sex=men|team=St. Lawrence Saints|title=St. Lawrence}}
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| site_stadium =
| site_cityst  = Lewiston, NY
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| score        = 23–21
| overtime     =
| record       = 12–6
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| rank         = no
| opponent     = Clarkson Tech
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| site_stadium =
| site_cityst  = Lewiston, NY
| gamename     =
| tv           =
| score        = 22–26
| overtime     =
| record       = 12–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         =
| time         =
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| rank         = no
| opponent     = St. Lawrence
| opprank      =
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst  = Lewiston, NY
| gamename     =
| tv           =
| score        = 28–30
| overtime     =
| record       = 12–8
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| rank         = no
| opponent     = {{cbb link|year=1928–29|sex=men|team=Carnegie Mellon Tartans|title=Carnegie Tech}}
| opprank      =
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst  = Lewiston, NY
| gamename     =
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| score        = 26–44
| overtime     =
| record       = 12–9
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=no|poll=no}}
<ref>{{cite web|title=Niagara Purple Eagles Basketball History Book|url=http://purpleeagles.com/documents/2016/12/16/History_Book.pdf|publisher=Niagara University|accessdate=August 10, 2017}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball seasons]]
[[Category:1928–29 NCAA men's basketball independents season|Niagara]]
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