At a press conference earlier today, Fran expressed his satisfaction with Kyle Downey’s play so far this season. Fran went on to explain that he is actively seeking to get Downey more minutes… It became evident early on that [Downey] was going to be a major factor. What I’m trying to figure out now is [...]

Over at the Times Union Blog, Pete Iorizzo sums up Saturday’s practice from Loudonville as “August conditioning day in the dead of winter, perhaps the Saints’ most intense practice since the first game of the season.” It was good for us, because we need to keep working on our motion game… It’s good for us.” [...]

On December 11th, the MAAC Council of Presidents met in New York City to discuss various issues about all sports in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. During the meeting, they drafted a new five year plan for the conference and discussed other issues and business matters. Starting this season, the MAAC will attempt to neutralize [...]

Siena will now offer $5 seats in the Upper Deck (aka Saints Heaven) of the Times Union Center for the remainder of the season. “In an effort to extend the opportunity to as many fans as possible to see Siena, our athletic department is partnering with several corporate supporters to make it as affordable as [...]

In case you didn’t notice, Niagara is pretty good. South Florida learned that on Sunday, being crushed by Niagara 70-55. Or as South Florida head coach Stan Heath said, I didn’t expect us to make so many casual turnovers. We didn’t hold on to the ball. We missed some layups. Free throws have been a [...]

The Siena Saints (5-4) fell to the undefeated #3 Pittsburgh Panthers by the final of 79-66 in the Zoo Wednesday night. DeJuan Blair was unbelievable on the glass, finishing up with 21 points and 16 rebounds for his eight double-double of the season. Boxscore The “Kenny Hasbrouck Slump Saga” continues– he had another night to [...]

* – 10 being most confident and 1 being minimally confident.

Right out of the gate you could see how unbelievably tough Pitt is on defense. The Saints hung tough until around 13:30 when Saints get caught up in their own transition game, down 11-4 Fran takes a timeout. DeJuan Blair is simply unbelievable. He plays so big, so physical– I hate to admit it, but [...]

The Saints will be on national television for the second time Wednesday night, their second time being featured on ESPN2. The Saints will take on the #3 Pittsburgh Panthers, the reigning champions of the Big East from last season. This is the toughest opponent Siena has faced since they lost to #2 Memphis last season. [...]

Hopefully, you’ve gotten most of your Christmas shopping done and you had some time Saturday afternoon to kick back, relax, and enjoy some quality college hoops. If you didn’t– and you were out searching for Princess Unicorn, well that’s why I’m here. Sure, there was the Overtime dog fight of Georgetown/Memphis on CBS, but there [...]