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2009–10 Siena Saints men's basketball team

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2009–10 Siena Saints men's basketball
MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record27–7 (17–1 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTimes Union Center
Seasons
2009–10 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Siena 17 1   .944 27 7   .794
Fairfield 13 5   .722 23 11   .676
Iona 12 6   .667 21 10   .677
Saint Peter's 11 7   .611 16 14   .533
Rider 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
Niagara 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
Canisius 8 10   .444 15 17   .469
Loyola 6 12   .333 13 17   .433
Manhattan 4 14   .222 11 20   .355
Marist 1 17   .056 1 29   .033
2010 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Fran McCaffery's fifth season at Siena. The Saints competed in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and played their home games at Times Union Center. They finished the season 27–7, 17–1 in MAAC play to capture the regular season championship. They also won the 2010 MAAC men's basketball tournament for the third consecutive year to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned a 13 seed in the South Region where they lost to 4 seed and AP #10 Purdue in the first round.

Preseason

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In the MAAC preseason poll, released October 27 in Edison, New Jersey, Siena was predicted to finish first in the MAAC.[1]

Roster

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Source[2]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous team(s)
0 Conner Fenlon 6'0" 157 G So. Tampa, Florida, U.S. Tampa Prep
1 O. D. Anosike 6'7" 217 F Fr. Staten Island, New York, U.S. St. Peter's Boys HS
2 Denzel Yard 5'11" 166 G Fr. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Franklin Learning Center
3 Kyle Downey 6'2" 203 G So. Fairport, New York, U.S. Fairport
4 Just-in'love Smith 5'11" 190 G Sr. East Greenbush, New York, U.S. Columbia HS
5 Kyle Griffin 6'3" 198 G So. Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. Germantown Academy
La Salle
13 Clarence Jackson 6'3" 185 G Jr. Marlton, New Jersey, U.S. Cherokee
21 Davis Martens 6'9" 220 F Fr. Cologne, Germany The Patterson School
22 Ryan Rossiter 6'9" 234 F Jr. Staten Island, New York, U.S. Monsignor Farrell HS
23 Edwin Ubiles 6'6" 204 G
F
Sr. Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S. St. Thomas More HS
25 Ronald Moore 6'0" 156 G Sr. Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, U.S. Plymouth-Whitemarsh HS
31 Owen Wignot 6'5" 210 F So. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. Holy Redeemer HS
32 Jonathan Breeden 5'11" 163 G Fr. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. Central Dauphin East HS
42 Alex Franklin 6'5" 226 F Sr. Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. Central Catholic HS
43 Steven Priestley 6'5" 241 F Jr. Baldwin, New York, U.S. Uniondale HS
Brandon Walters 6'5" 226 C Jr. Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Abraham Lincoln HS
Seton Hall University

Coaching staff

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Name Position Year at Siena Alma Mater (Year)
Fran McCaffery Head coach 5th Pennsylvania (1982)
Mitch Buonaguro Assistant coach 5th Boston College (1975)
Andrew Francis Assistant coach 3rd LIU-Southampton (1998)
Adam Chaskin Assistant coach 5th Michigan (1992)
Cory Magee Student assistant coach 1st Siena (2010)
David Matturro Director of basketball operations 2nd St. John Fisher (2006)

Schedule and results

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Siena guard Ronald Moore dribbles toward the basket in a game against Loyola in January 2010.[3][4]

Source[5]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/13/2009*
8:00pm
at Tennessee State W 85–69  1–0
Gentry Center (2,139)
Nashville, Tennessee
11/17/2009*
12:00pm, ESPN
Northeastern W 59–53  2–0
Times Union Center (6,445)
Albany, New York
11/21/2009*
7:00pm
at Temple
Philly Hoop Group Classic
L 73–69  2–1
Liacouras Center (6,759)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
11/24/2009*
7:00pm
Delaware
Philly Hoop Group Classic
W 90–56  3–1
Times Union Center (7,437)
Albany, New York
11/27/2009*
5:30pm
vs. St. John's
Philly Hoop Group Classic
L 77–68  3–2
The Palestra (NA)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
11/28/2009*
4:00pm
vs. Brown
Philly Hoop Group Classic
W 99–79  4–2
The Palestra (NA)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
12/2/2009*
7:00pm
at Georgia Tech L 74–61  4–3
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,898)
Atlanta, Georgia
12/5/2009*
7:30pm
Albany W 83–54  5–3
Times Union Center (12,960)
Albany, New York
12/7/2009
7:30pm
at Iona W 73–60  6–3 (1–0)
Hynes Center (2,130)
New Rochelle, New York
12/12/2009*
8:05pm
at Northern Iowa L 82–65  6–4
McLeod Center (5,096)
Cedar Falls, Iowa
12/23/2009
7:00pm
Rider W 84–62  7–4 (2–0)
Times Union Center (6,672)
Albany, New York
12/29/2009*
7:00pm
Saint Joseph's W 92–75  8–4
Times Union Center (7,998)
Albany, New York
12/31/2009
4:00pm
Saint Peter's W 64–53  9–4 (3–0)
Times Union Center (6,081)
Albany, New York
1/2/2010*
7:00pm
Mount St. Mary's W 79–76 OT 10–4
Times Union Center (6,516)
Albany, New York
1/4/2010
7:00pm
at Loyola W 76–56  11–4 (4–0)
Reitz Arena (852)
Baltimore, Maryland
1/9/2010
1:00pm
Niagara W 83–65  12–4 (5–0)
Times Union Center (8,065)
Albany, New York
1/11/2010
7:00pm, TW3
Canisius W 82–70  13–4 (6–0)
Times Union Center (5,889)
Albany, New York
1/16/2010
4:00pm, TW3
at Fairfield W 81–73  14–4 (7–0)
Arena at Harbor Yard (3,384)
Bridgeport, Connecticut
1/18/2010
7:00pm
Manhattan W 83–68  15–4 (8–0)
Times Union Center (7,632)
Albany, New York
1/21/2010
7:00pm, TW3
Loyola W 67–61  16–4 (9–0)
Times Union Center (6,653)
Albany, New York
1/24/2010
2:00pm
at Manhattan W 66–58  17–4 (10–0)
Draddy Gymnasium (1,452)
Riverdale, New York
1/28/2010
7:00pm
at Saint Peter's W 66–58  18–4 (11–0)
Yanitelli Center (1,609)
Jersey City, New Jersey
1/30/2010
4:00pm, MSG
at Marist W 79–60  19–4 (12–0)
McCann Field House (2,858)
Poughkeepsie, New York
2/5/2010
7:00pm, TW1
Iona W 88–68  20–4 (13–0)
Times Union Center (8,065)
Albany, New York
2/8/2010
7:00pm, MSG
Fairfield W 69–67  21–4 (14–0)
Times Union Center (7,184)
Albany, New York
2/12/2010
7:00pm, ESPN2
at Niagara L 87–74  21–5 (14–1)
Gallagher Center (2,310)
Lewiston, New York
2/14/2010
7:00pm, TW3
at Canisius W 74–57  22–5 (15–1)
Koessler Athletic Center (1,504)
Buffalo, New York
2/20/2010*
11:00am, ESPN2
at No. 18 Butler
ESPN Bracket Busters
L 70–53  22–6
Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,111)
Indianapolis, Indiana
2/26/2010
7:00pm, ESPNU
at Rider W 80–54  23–6 (16–1)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
2/28/2010
4:00pm, TW3
at Marist W 76–51  24–6 (17–1)
Times Union Center (8,065)
Albany, New York
2010 MAAC men's basketball tournament
3/6/2010
5:25pm, MSG
Manhattan
Quarterfinals
W 78–61  25–6
Times Union Center (8,914)
Albany, New York
3/7/2010
4:00pm, MSG
Rider
Semifinals
W 72–62  26–6
Times Union Center (8,250)
Albany, New York
3/8/2010
7:00pm, ESPN2
Fairfield
Finals
W 72–65 OT 27–6
Times Union Center (10,679)
Albany, New York
2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
3/19/2010*
2:30pm, CBS
vs. No. 10 Purdue
First Round
L 72–64  27–7
Spokane Arena (10,899)
Spokane, Washington
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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  1. ^ "Coaches Tab Siena as Preseason Favorite in Men's Basketball".
  2. ^ "SIENA OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on January 10, 2010. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  3. ^ "2009–2010 Siena Saints Yearbook". Siena College. 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
  4. ^ McGuire, Mark (January 22, 2010). "Streaking Siena". Times Union (Albany). Hearst Newspapers. p. B1. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
  5. ^ "2009–10 Schedule". Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved January 18, 2010.