2018–19 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

2018–19 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record13–19 (6–12 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Marc Rybczyk
  • Kareem Brown
  • Fred Dupree
Home arenaGallagher Center
2018–19 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iona 12 6   .667 17 16   .515
Canisius 11 7   .611 15 17   .469
Quinnipiac 11 7   .611 16 15   .516
Rider 11 7   .611 16 15   .516
Siena 11 7   .611 17 16   .515
Monmouth 10 8   .556 14 21   .400
Manhattan 8 10   .444 11 21   .344
Marist 7 11   .389 12 19   .387
Saint Peter's 6 12   .333 10 22   .313
Fairfield 6 12   .333 9 22   .290
Niagara 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
2019 MAAC tournament winner

The 2018–19 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Gallagher Center in Lewiston, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and were led by 6th-year head coach Chris Casey. They 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 Monmouth in the first round 72–76.

On March 11, 2019, head coach Chris Casey 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.