I consider ourselves, while we’re in a mid-major conference, I think we’re one of the top teams in the country right now
Those the words of Fran McCaffery, speaking to Andy Katz of ESPN.com. He spoke both of this year’s team and of his future at Siena,
I look at it and say, ‘Would I leave [...]

Siena has released their 2008-2009 schedule, and as we knew, much tougher than last year.

It seems some people liked the Around the MAAC post. Some calling it with a Siena twist on things which is nice because I hide my bias well.
At the site I know the goal is to motivate discussion and we are going to roll out some team previews as we close towards the season. I [...]

The Philadelphia Daily News is reporting that Denzel Yard has verbally committed to Siena. Yard is a PG listed at 6′0″ 170lbs and was being aggressively pursued by Siena. He will potentially enter into the class of 2013. [Article]

It looks as though the Saints have come out with a new (sarcasm) slogan this year. Click here to watch.

Wolfgang Gieler has decided to forego the remainder of his collegiate career to play Professional Basketball in his home country of Germany. The consensus seems to be that Gieler did not fit well into Siena’s uptempo style of play. [Article]
I think what he envisioned his role would be was a fifth guy to the [...]

With the college basketball season on the horizon, ESPN.com Senior Writer Andy Katz previews the three major Thanksgiving holiday tournaments.
Don’t sleep on the Saints – Andy Katz

As you can tell, I like to talk about the MAAC. Another good reason to write on SienaSaintsBlog.com. So let’s journey through what the summer has brought people… Don’t worry, these are in no logical order.
Manhattan

Head Coach Barry Rohrssen went to the Persian Gulf as part of Operation Hardwood. A truly great venture by [...]