2016–17 Siena Saints men's basketball team

2016–17 MAAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Monmouth	18	–	2	.900	27	–	7	.794
Saint Peter's	14	–	6	.700	23	–	13	.639
Iona †	12	–	8	.600	22	–	13	.629
Siena	12	–	8	.600	17	–	17	.500
Fairfield	11	–	9	.550	16	–	15	.516
Rider	10	–	10	.500	18	–	15	.545
Canisius	10	–	10	.500	18	–	16	.529
Quinnipiac	7	–	13	.350	10	–	21	.323
Niagara	6	–	14	.300	10	–	23	.303
Marist	5	–	15	.250	8	–	24	.250
Manhattan	5	–	15	.250	10	–	22	.313


† 2017 MAAC tournament winner

The 2016–17 Siena Saints men's basketball team represents Siena College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Saints, led by fourth year head coach Jimmy Patsos, play their home games at the Times Union Center, with one exhibition game at Alumni Recreation Center, and are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Saints finished the season 21–13, 13–7 in MAAC play to finish in third place. They defeated Manhattan in the quarterfinals of the MAAC Tournament to advance to semifinals where they lost to Iona. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Morehead State.

Roster

2016–17 Siena Saints men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Javion Ogunyemi	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	Sr	Troy	Troy, New York
G	1	Marquis Wright	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	Sr	North Point	Waldorf, Maryland
F	2	Willem Brandwijk	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	RS So	Holderness School	Voorburg, Netherlands
F	11	Thomas Huerter, Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Fr	Shenendehowa/Cheshire Academy	Clifton Park, New York
G	12	Andrew Dufort (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	So	The Hun School of Princeton/Wheaton College	Saratoga Springs, New York
G	13	Khalil Richard	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Fr	St. Frances Academy	Baltimore, MD, Maryland
G	14	Kadeem Smithen	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	RS So	Thornlea Secondary School Richmond	Ajax, Ontario, Canada
G	15	Nico Clareth (S)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	So	Calvert Hall	Baltimore, Maryland
F	20	Jimmy Merrill	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Columbia HS	Rensselaer, New York
G	21	Ahasante Shivers	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Clinton Christian/Mt. Zion Prep	Seat Pleasant, Maryland
G/F	24	Lavon Long	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Sr	Oakland Mills	Baltimore, Maryland
F	31	Brett Bisping	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	234 lb (106 kg)	RS Sr	Morton	Peoria, Illinois
G	32	Evan Fisher	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	246 lb (112 kg)	So	McDonogh School	Pasadena, Maryland
F	34	Kevin Degnan (I)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Jr	Pearl River Fairfield	Pearl River, New York
F	35	Sammy Friday	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	Fr	Hudson Catholic St. Andrew's (RI)	Jersey City, New Jersey

Head coach

Jimmy Patsos, 4th yr. (Catholic, 1989)

Assistant coach(es)

Greg Manning, 4th yr. (Loyola (MD), 2008)
Jordan Watson, 2nd yr. (Augustana (IL), 2005)
Abe Woldeslassie, 1st yr. (Macalester, 2008)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 1, 2016

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2016* 7:00 PM	Daemen	W 92–65		Alumni Recreation Center (755) Loudonville, NY
Regular Season
11/13/2016* 2:00 PM	Cornell	W 89–78	1–0	Times Union Center (6,196) Albany, NY
11/15/2016* 7:00 PM	at George Washington CBE Hall of Fame Classic	L 75–77	1–1	Charles E. Smith Center (2,224) Washington, D.C.
11/18/2016* 8:00 PM, ESPN3	at No. 7 Kansas CBE Hall of Fame Classic	W 86–65	1–2	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
11/20/2016* 2:00 PM, Big South Network	at UNC Asheville CBE Hall of Fame Classic	L 80–92	1–3	Kimmel Arena (1,227) Asheville, NC
11/23/2016* 7:00 PM, Spectrum Sports	Arkansas–Pine Bluff CBE Hall of Fame Classic	W 66–43	2–3	Times Union Center (5,252) Albany, NY
11/27/2016* 7:00 PM, Spectrum Sports	at Albany Albany Cup	L 72–81	2–4	SEFCU Arena (4,538) Albany, NY
11/30/2016* 7:00 PM	at St. Bonaventure Franciscan Cup	L 74–81	2–5	Reilly Center (3,859) Olean, NY
12/03/2016 7:00 PM, Spectrum Sports/ESPN3	Fairfield	W 80–73	3–5 (1–0)	Times Union Center (5,515) Albany, NY
12/05/2016 7:00 PM	at Rider			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
12/09/2016* 8:00 PM	at Florida Gulf Coast			Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
12/17/2016* 12:00 PM	vs. Bucknell			Glens Falls Civic Center Glens Falls, NY
12/22/2016* 7:00 PM	at Hofstra			Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY
12/29/2016* 7:00 PM	Vermont			Times Union Center Albany, NY
01/02/2017 2:00 PM	at Canisius			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
01/04/2017 7:00 PM	at Niagara			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
01/07/2017 7:00 PM	Saint Peter's			Times Union Center Albany, NY
01/12/2017 8:00 PM, ESPN3	Quinnipiac			Times Union Center Albany, NY
01/15/2017 2:00 PM	at Fairfield			Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT
01/17/2017 7:00 PM	Rider			Times Union Center Albany, NY
01/19/2017 8:00 PM, ESPN3	at Saint Peter's			Yanitelli Center Jersey City, NJ
01/22/2017 2:00 PM	at Manhattan			Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY
01/27/2017 7:00 PM, ESPNU/ESPN3	Iona			Times Union Center Albany, NY
01/30/2017 8:00 PM	at Quinnipiac			TD Bank Sports Center Hamden, CT
02/04/2017 7:00 PM	Canisius			Times Union Center Albany, NY
02/07/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Iona			Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY
02/11/2017 7:00 PM	at Marist			McCann Field House Poughkeepsie, NY
02/13/2017 7:00 PM	Monmouth			Times Union Center Albany, NY
02/16/2017 7:00 PM	Manhattan			Times Union Center Albany, NY
02/18/2017 8:00 PM	Niagara			Times Union Center Albany, NY
02/13/2017 7:00 PM or 9:00 PM, ESPNU/ESPN3	at Monmouth			OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ
02/26/2017 4:00 PM, ESPN3	Marist			Times Union Center Albany, NY
MAAC Tournament
03/02–06/2017				Times Union Center Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ http://www.sienasaints.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/sien-m-baskbl-sched.html

[1] ttp://www.sienasaints.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/sien-m-baskbl-sched.html

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