1988–89 Siena Saints men's basketball team

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1988–89 Siena Saints men's basketball
Siena Saints wordmark.svg
NAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceNorth Atlantic Conference
1988–89 record25–5 (16–1 NAC)
Head coach
Home arenaAlumni Recreation Center
Seasons
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1988–89 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Siena † 16 – 1   .941 25 – 5   .833
Boston University 14 – 4   .778 21 – 9   .700
Northeastern 12 – 5   .706 17 – 11   .607
Canisius 11 – 7   .611 13 – 15   .464
Hartford 10 – 7   .588 15 – 13   .536
Maine 7 – 11   .389 9 – 19   .321
Niagara 6 – 12   .333 9 – 19   .321
Colgate 5 – 13   .278 6 – 22   .214
Vermont 4 – 14   .222 6 – 21   .222
New Hampshire 3 – 14   .176 4 – 22   .154
† 1989 NAC Tournament winner

The 1988–89 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College in the 1988–89 college basketball season. This was head coach Mike Deane's third season at Siena. The Saints competed in the North Atlantic Conference and played their home games at Alumni Recreation Center. They finished the season 25–5, 16–1 in NAC play to capture the regular season championship. They also won the 1989 North Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. They earned a 14 seed in the East Region where they defeated 3 seed and AP #13 Stanford in the first round, before losing to Minnesota.

Schedule and results[]

Source[1]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 26, 1988*
 at Bowling Green L 85–87  0–1
 Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, Ohio
Nov 28, 1988*
 at Pittsburgh W 80–79  1–1
 Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nov 30, 1988*
 at No. 19 Florida L 67–71  1–2
 Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Dec 29, 1988*
 at Evansville L 70–79  4–3
 Roberts Municipal Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Feb 25, 1989*
 at Hartford W 82–70  19–3
(15–0) 		Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
Mar 1, 1989*
 at Boston University L 81–84  19–4
(15–1) 		Case Gym 
Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 5, 1989
 at Colgate W 100–58  20–4
(16–1) 		Cotterell Court 
Hamilton, New York
1989 North Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Mar 7, 1989*
 vs. Colgate
NAC Tournament Quarterfinal 		W 61–51  21–4
 Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
Mar 9, 1989*
 at Hartford
NAC Tournament Semifinal 		W 81–57  22–4
 Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
Mar 11, 1989*
 vs. Boston University
NAC Tournament Championship 		W 68–67  23–4
 Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
Mar 16, 1989*
 (14) vs. (3) No. 13 Stanford
First Round 		W 80–78  24–4
 Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 18, 1989*
 (14) vs. (11) Minnesota
Second Round 		L 67–80[2][3]  24–5
 Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References[]

  1. ^ "2018–19 Siena Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Siena Athletics. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "N.C.A.A. TOURNAMENT; Siena Is Beaten; Duke Advances". March 19, 1989. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "Minnesota ended Siena's dream in 1989". Times Union. November 15, 2010. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
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