The Saints non-conference schedule will feature a large number of return games as well as three games in San Diego as part of a packed November schedule. After opening at home on November 9th against Vermont, the Saints will take to the road to return their 2011 home opener in a road game at Navy [...]
We catch up again with MAAC Commissioner Rich Ensor and get his evaluation of the first MAAC Basketball Championships in Springfield, get some insight on what may be a tweaked tournament format in the future, as well as conference realignment thoughts and the MAAC’s expanded commitment with ESPN3 which includes a unique presentation of the preseason awards…
Just under one year ago, Siena set out on a search to fill an assistant coach position and the only prerequisite was that the coach needed prior head coaching experience. “One of the things I identified is I thought we needed a head coach on the staff, a guy who had head coaching experience,” Siena Head Coach [...]
Siena has closed in on its recruiting class which appears to be a three man class of Richard Audu, Brett Bisping and Ryan Oliver to create depth on a roster that played as few as six scholarship players late in the season. Siena Head Coach Mitch Buonaguro said that the top three weaknesses Siena addressed [...]
After playing a prep season to prove he’s healthy and ready, Oliver committed to the Siena Saints on April 10th with a verbal commitment; choosing Siena over 17 other offers. The journey for Oliver, who committed to the Saints by signing a National Letter of Intent on April 12th, almost ended in an AAU game [...]
The first of a series on SienaSaintsBlog dedicated to exploring Siena’s recruiting class. Siena reached into Illinois to grab Brett Bisping during the early signing period. Bisping’s journey began with a battle with iron deficiency issues, to emerging as a top player in high school to building his game in AAU ball. Bisping got discovered and signed [...]
It appears another winner of the NBA Trade Deadline is former Saint Edwin Ubiles. The Wizards made a three-team deal with the Nuggets and Clippers that dealt Nick Young and JaVale McGee off their roster, acquiring Nene and Brian Cook in the deal. That trade along with the release of Hamady Ndiaye gave the Wizards [...]
What we know so far is Siena will play at least two NCAA Tournament teams out of conference, and the schedule might include more. Siena Head Coach Mitch Buonaguro went on the radio earlier today and said that the schedule was close to full for the 2012-13 season. Buonaguro said he thinks Siena will open [...]
Siena Head Coach Mitch Buonaguro joined the Roger Wyland Show on Fox Sports Radio 980 AM earlier today to recap Siena’s season and talk about next year’s Saints. Listen to it here.
After finishing seventh last year, with MAAC Player of the Year Ryan Rossiter on their roster, the Saints weren’t expected to contend for a MAAC Championship. Adversity hit the Saints hard in September and continued throughout the season. The Saints lost players to injury, ineligibility and even homesickness. It could have been simple for this team [...]