2008–09 Siena Saints men's basketball team
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MAAC Tournament Champions MAAC Regular Season Champions | |
Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
2008–09 record | 27–8 (16–2 MAAC) |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Times Union Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Siena † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manhattan | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Peter's | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iona | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola (MD) | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marist | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 10 | – | 23 | .303 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2009 MAAC Tournament winner As of March 22, 2009; Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2008–09 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College in the 2007–08 college basketball season. This was head coach Fran McCaffery's fourth season at Siena. The Saints competed in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and played their home games at Times Union Center. They finished the season 27–8, 16–2 in MAAC play to capture the regular season championship. They also won the 2009 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament for the second consecutive season to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as No. 9 seed in the Midwest Region. After an opening round win over No. 8 seed Ohio State,[1] the Saints lost to No. 1 seed Villanova in the second round.[2]
Roster[]
2007–08 Siena Saints men's basketball team | |||||||||||||||
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Schedule and results[]
Source[5]
- All times are Eastern
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov 17, 2008* |
Boise State | W 82–52 | 1–0 |
Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
Nov 22, 2008* |
Cornell | W 74–56 | 2–0 |
Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
Nov 27, 2008* |
vs. No. 12 Tennessee Old Spice Classic |
L 64–78 | 2–1 |
The Milk House Lake Buena Vista, Florida | |||||||
Nov 28, 2008* |
vs. Wichita State Old Spice Classic |
L 70–72 | 2–2 |
The Milk House Lake Buena Vista, Florida | |||||||
Nov 30, 2008* |
vs. Oklahoma State Old Spice Classic |
L 68–77 | 2–3 |
The Milk House Lake Buena Vista, Florida | |||||||
Dec 3, 2008 |
at Loyola (MD) | W 75–68 | 3–3 (1–0) |
Reitz Arena Baltimore, Maryland | |||||||
Dec 6, 2008* |
Albany | W 71–64 | 4–3 |
Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
Dec 9, 2008 |
Marist | W 77–60 | 5–3 (2–0) |
Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
Dec 17, 2008* |
at No. 3 Pittsburgh | L 66–79 | 5–4 |
Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 23, 2008* |
Buffalo | W 71–60 | 6–4 |
Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
Dec 28, 2008* |
at Saint Joseph's | W 75–74 | 7–4 |
The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 30, 2008* |
at Holy Cross | W 83–71 | 8–4 |
Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts | |||||||
Jan 1, 2009 |
Fairfield | W 87–81 | 9–4 (3–0) |
Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
Jan 4, 2009 |
Saint Peter's | W 65–52 | 10–4 (4–0) |
Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
Jan 6, 2009* |
at Kansas | L 84–91 | 10–5 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas | |||||||
Jan 9, 2009 |
Rider | W 91–81 | 11–5 (5–0) |
Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
Jan 11, 2009 |
at Manhattan | W 68–64 | 12–5 (6–0) |
Draddy Gymnasium New York, New York | |||||||
Jan 15, 2009 |
at Marist | W 91–85 OT | 13–5 (7–0) |
McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, New York | |||||||
Jan 17, 2009 |
at Fairfield | W 78–62 | 14–5 (8–0) |
Arena at Harbor Yard Fairfield, Connecticut | |||||||
Jan 24, 2009 |
Niagara | W 82–65 | 15–5 (9–0) |
Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
Jan 26, 2009 |
Iona | W 69–68 | 16–5 (10–0) |
Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
Jan 29, 2009 |
Canisius | W 91–73 | 17–5 (11–0) |
Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
Feb 2, 2009 |
at Saint Peter's | W 74–63 | 18–5 (12–0) |
Yanitelli Center Jersey City, New Jersey | |||||||
Feb 7, 2009 |
at Rider | L 88–90 | 18–6 (12–1) |
Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, New Jersey | |||||||
Feb 9, 2009 |
Loyola (MD) | W 73–60 | 19–6 (13–1) |
Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
Feb 12, 2009 |
Manhattan | W 93–69 | 20–6 (14–1) |
Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
Feb 16, 2009 |
at Iona | W 75–60 | 21–6 (15–1) |
Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Feb 21, 2009* |
Northern Iowa | W 81–75 | 22–6 |
Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
Feb 27, 2009 |
at Niagara | L 85–100 | 22–7 (15–2) |
Gallagher Center Lewiston, New York | |||||||
Mar 1, 2009 |
at Canisius | W 78–74 | 23–7 (16–2) |
Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, New York | |||||||
MAAC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 7, 2009* |
Canisius Quarterfinals |
W 77–52 | 24–7 |
Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
Mar 8, 2009* |
Fairfield Semifinals |
W 80–65 | 25–7 |
Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
Mar 9, 2009* |
Niagara Championship Game |
W 77–70 | 26–7 |
Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 20, 2009* |
(9 MW) | vs. (8 MW) Ohio State First Round |
W 74–72 2OT | 27–7 |
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio | ||||||
Mar 22, 2009* |
(9 MW) | vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Louisville Second Round |
L 72–79 | 27–8 |
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.
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Awards and honors[]
- Kenny Hasbrouck – MAAC Player of the Year
- Fran McCaffery – MAAC Men's Coach of the Year
References[]
- ^ "Moore's clutch shots spur Siena by Ohio St. in 2OT". ESPN. March 20, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ "Louisville reaches 2nd straight Sweet 16 behind Williams' double-double". ESPN. March 22, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ "2008–09 Siena Saints Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ "2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster". Siena College Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ "2008-09 Men's Basketball Schedule". Siena College Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
Categories:
- 2008–09 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball season
- Siena Saints men's basketball seasons
- 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament participants
- 2008 in sports in New York (state)
- 2009 in sports in New York (state)