2012–13 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

2012–13 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
MAAC Regular Season Champions
NIT, First Round
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record19–14 (13–5 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGallagher Center
2012–13 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Niagara 13 5   .722 19 14   .576
Loyola (MD) 12 6   .667 23 12   .657
Rider 12 6   .667 19 15   .559
Canisius 11 7   .611 20 14   .588
Iona 11 7   .611 20 14   .588
Fairfield 9 9   .500 19 16   .543
Manhattan 9 9   .500 14 18   .438
Marist 6 12   .333 10 21   .323
Siena 4 14   .222 8 24   .250
Saint Peter's 3 15   .167 9 21   .300
2013 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by 14th year head coach Joe Mihalich, played their home games at the Gallagher Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 13–5 in MAAC play win the regular season conference championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the MAAC tournament where they lost to Iona. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the 2013 NIT where they lost in the first round to Maryland.