2006–07 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

2006–07 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record23–12 (13–5 MAAC)
Head coach
Home arenaGallagher Center
2006–07 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Marist 14 4   .778 25 9   .735
Niagara 13 5   .722 23 12   .657
Loyola (MD) 12 6   .667 18 13   .581
Siena 12 6   .667 20 12   .625
Manhattan 10 8   .556 13 17   .433
Fairfield 10 8   .556 13 19   .406
Rider 9 9   .500 16 15   .516
Canisius 6 12   .333 12 19   .387
Saint Peter's 3 15   .167 5 25   .167
Iona 1 17   .056 2 28   .067
2007 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006–07 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by ninth-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 23–12, 13–5 in MAAC play to finish in second place. They defeated Rider, Loyola, and Siena to win the MAAC tournament and secure the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as one of two 16 seeds in the West region. The Purple Eagles defeated Florida A&M, 77–69, in the Play-in Game to reach the field of 64 where No. 1 seed Kansas dominated Niagara by the score of 107–67.