Siena College Saints Men's Basketball

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This lens is meant to be a portal for all things Siena Saints. The focus is on the Men's Basketball team at Siena College in Loudonville, NY, but other topics may be incorporated at times as well. For example, news about the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), the conference in which Siena plays, may be discussed. And the Siena College Women's team might be mentioned as well.

Enjoy. Leave a comment if there is anything in particular you'd like to discuss or learn about the team.

Siena College Links of Interest

Siena Saints Messageboard
Join other fans of the Siena College Saints Men's Basketball team in this active messageboard community.
SienaSaints.com - Siena College - Official Athletic Site
Find all the official stats and news about the Siena Men's Basketball team (and all other sports) here.
Siena Saints Blog
Blog primarily focusing on the Siena Saints Men's Basketball program. Provides news, opinion, and insider information for all fans of Siena College.

Full disclosure: I am a contributor to this blog.
Pete Iorizzo Blog on TimesUnion.com
Pete Iorizzo is the beat writer for the Albany Times Union Newspaper. He does a nice job covering the team. This blog allows him to add additional news about the Saints.

This blog also covers the University at Albany Men's Basketball team.
Jason Rich's Blog - Siena Sports Information Director
Jason Rich is the Sports Information Director of Siena College. His blog appears on the Albany Times Union newspaper website.
Siena Basketball News from the Albany Times Union
A repository of all current and recent articles about the Siena College Men's Basketball team in the Albany Times Union newspaper.

2007-2008 Season Accomplishments

Saints Enjoy Both Regular Season and Postseason Success

The 2007-2008 season was highly successful for the Siena College Saints Men's Basketball Team. A list of their accomplishments include:

1) Victory over top-25 ranked Stanford Cardinal
2) Share of MAAC Regular Season Championship
3) MAAC Tournament Champions (Automatic bid to NCAA Tournament)
4) NCAA Tournament First Round upset victory over 4th-seeded Vanderbilt University

Next Season's Highlights (2008-2009 Season)

Saints Hope to Continue Their Success Against an Impressive Schedule

After their highly successful 2007-2008 campaign, the Siena Saints return all of their starters (including Senior Kenny Hasbrouk, pictured here) and hope to continue their success in 2008-2009. It won't be an easy task; their schedule offers many challenges:

- Preseason trip to Italy, August 16-29

- Inclusion in the 2008 Old Spice Classic in Orlando, FL, The field for the third annual event is loaded with current and traditional college basketball powerhouses. The teams will include Georgetown, Gonzaga, Maryland, Michigan State, Oklahoma State, Siena, Tennessee and Wichita State.

Seven of those eight teams qualified for postseason play in 2007-08, including five in the NCAA Tournament and two in the Sweet 16. Michigan State and Tennessee advanced to the Sweet 16, Siena and Georgetown advanced to the second round and Gonzaga also made the NCAA Tournament. Maryland and Oklahoma State played in the National Invitational Tournament (NIT).

- A December 18th game at Big East Conference Member Pittsburgh

- A January 6th game at reigning National Champion Kansas Jayhawks.

Siena's 2008/2009 Out of Conference Schedule

Date Opponent Time
Nov. 17 Boise State 7 p.m.
Nov. 22 Cornell 7 p.m.
Nov. 27 Tennessee* Noon
Nov. 28 Wichita St/Georgetown* TBD
Nov. 30 TBA* TBA
Dec. 6 UAlbany 7 p.m.
Dec. 18 at Pittsburgh TBA
Dec. 23 Buffalo 7 p.m.
Dec. 28 at St. Joseph's TBA
Dec. 30 at Holy Cross 7 p.m.
Jan. 6 at Kansas 8 p.m.
Feb. 20 or 21 ESPNU BracketBusters TBA

*: Old Spice Classic in Orlando, Fla.

Siena Saints Basketball Photos in Flickr

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Siena Saints Basketball Blog Posts

A variety of blog posts that discuss Siena Saints Basketball

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Adrian College men top Kalamazoo; Siena Heights men edged
Indiana Tech 64, Siena Heights 58: At Fort Wayne, Ind., Cecil Clark's 26 points weren't enough for the Siena Heights aints, who dropped a WHAC decision on the road. The Saints fell to 6-23 overall and 3-14 in the WHAC. Indiana Tech was led by 6-5 guard ...
Siena Saints Vs. Manhattan Jaspers 2/14/12: Mark's Free College Basketball ...
Manhattan must find a way to beat Siena on the road to stay in the running for first in the MAAC. The Siena Saints and the Times Union Center welcome the Manhattan Jaspers to town in a MAAC match up. The Saints look to build on a 60-50 win over ...
Women's basketball wins two, seizes first place in MAAC
The Marist women's basketball team reasserted its dominance with wins over Fairfield and Siena this weekend. The Red Foxes took over sole possession of first place with a 60-54 win over Fairfield, which gives them not only a full game lead over the ...
Siena can still take fifth in MAAC
The Siena men's basketball team can still finish as high as fifth place in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference after a night of mostly positive results for the idle Saints. Siena and Niagara, tied for sixth, both climbed within a game of Rider for ...

Siena Saints YouTube videos

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Various predictions for Siena's 2008-2009 season

Where will Siena be ranked this season?

This section will link to polls and previews of Siena's 2008/2009 season. Check back often for updates.
Collegehoopsnet.com ranks Siena #45
Collegehoopsnet.com does a pretty good job trying to rank the top 144 men's basketball teams for the upcoming season. As they work their way from #144 to #1, they finally reached Siena...at #45.

The consensus seems to have Siena ranked in the low to mid 40's preseason. Hopefully they can live up to (or even exceed?) the hype.
Mid-Major Top 15 Preview - Northwestern Wins: A College Hoops Blog
The author of this blog (Northwestern Wins: A College Hoops Blog) offers his top 15 Mid-Majors for the 2008/2009 season. Siena lands #4 on this list.
Hoops Report Preseason Ranking for Siena: #40 in the country
The Hoops Report has ranked the Siena Saints Men's Basketball team 40th in the country in their preseason rankings.
Blog Link - Lindy's will Rank Siena 36th in the Country this season
According to Pete Iorizzo's Blog, Lindy's preseason NCAA Basketball magazine will rank Siena 36th in the country for 2008/2009.
Sporting News ranks Siena #40 Preseason
The SportingNews magazine has ranked Siena 40th in the country in their preseason rankings for 2008/2009.
Collegeinsider.com Mid-Major Top 25: Siena ranked #5 preseason
Collegeinsider.com lists a Mid-Major Top 25 poll throughout the season. They have ranked Siena fifth in the country in their preseason poll.

Siena paraphanelia you can buy from eBay

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Great Stuff on Amazon

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Amazon MP3s - to get you ready for the season

No "We Love our Saints" LOL

Check out my favorite songs! I've handpicked these MP3s from Amazon. Take a listen. If you like, you can click to buy them on Amazon.

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