In the MAAC Preseason Awards Show, the Saints were ranked sixth in the men’s MAAC 2011 Preseason Rankings, just below defending tournament champion St. Peter’s. The Saints finished MAAC play seventh last season and beat Manhattan in the first round of the MAAC Basketball Championships before falling to runner-up Iona. Iona came in first in [...]
If the Saints win Friday night, they will likely cause the first casualty in the MAAC coaching carousel. Manhattan coach Barry Rhorssen could be coaching his last game when the Saints and Jaspers play on Friday night. The New York Daily News is reporting that Rhorssen will be let go after Manhattan exits the MAAC Basketball [...]
Siena’s shooting has dropped off the charts just like the frigid temperatures in the Northeast. The Saints have reached the halfway point of the MAAC slate sitting in 6th place and below .500 (4-5). Ironically enough if the conference tournament started today they would be squaring off against Rider in a quarterfinal matchup. [...]
The Siena Saints (7-10, 4-3) travel to Jersey City, New Jersey to take on the St. Peter’s Peacocks (9-9, 4-3) at the Yanetelli Center on Friday night. The game will be televised on ESPNU starting at 9:05. The Peacocks boast a BCS win over Alabama earlier in the season, but they find themselves in the [...]
The Saints came out running and were able to hold off Canisius in yet another hotly contested battle this year between the Golden Griffs and the Siena Saints. Once again the game came down to the final minutes, but this time the Saints were able to knock down critical shots with the aid of their [...]
The Saints managed to get back in the win column with a must win early conference game against Marist on Friday night. This definitely stopped the road trip woes. It was a win off the court as well with Loyola topping Fairfield, allowing the Saints to gain a game in the loss column. The coaching [...]
As it currently stands in the ever crazy MAAC Conference, the Siena Saints would be in the play-in game if the conference tournament started today. The Saints suffered through yet another tough Western New York road trip shooting 43-123 (35%) from the field, 8-33 (24%) from 3, and 22-35 (63%) from the charity stripe. [...]
The Saints came back from down as many as 14 points to beat the Iona Gaels 73-67 at the Times Union Center in front of 5,850 fans on Monday night. Preseason MAAC Player of the Year Ryan Rossiter delivered a floater plus a free throw for a three-point play to give the Saints a 69-67 [...]
On Monday evening Marc Brown’s (1987-1991) #4 will rise to the rafters of the Times Union Center joining two other Siena legends in Billy Harrell and Kenny Hasbrouck. Marc Brown left a “marc” in our memories with his quick trigger and flashy passes, nicknamed “Showbiz”, Marc Brown’s most notable moment as a Siena Indian has [...]
Despite losing the head coach and three senior starters, the Siena Saints were picked to finish 2nd in the MAAC this season. The preseason poll was released today at the MAAC’s Media Event in New York City. “The challenge is just to keep the program where it is,” Siena first-year coach Mitch Buonaguro said. “We’ve [...]