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University | Siena College | |||
Conference | MAAC | |||
Location | Albany, New York | |||
Head coach | Jimmy Patsos (4th year) | |||
Arena |
Times Union Center (Capacity: 15,229) |
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Nickname | Saints | |||
Colors | Green and Gold |
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NCAA Tournament Round of 32 | ||||
1989, 2008, 2009 | ||||
NCAA Tournament second round | ||||
1989, 2008, 2009 | ||||
NCAA Tournament appearances | ||||
1989, 1999, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010 | ||||
Conference tournament champions | ||||
1989, 1999, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010 | ||||
Conference regular season champions | ||||
1988, 1989,1999, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
The Siena Saints men's basketball team (formerly the Siena Indians) represents Siena College in Loudonville, New York, United States. The NCAA Division I program competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and the annual Franciscan Cup.
The Saints are coached by Jimmy Patsos, who used to be the head coach at Loyola (Maryland). Siena plays its home games at the 14,500 all-seater Times Union Center in downtown Albany. Since 1988, the team has appeared in six NCAA Tournaments (1989, 1999, 2002, 2008, 2009 and 2010 ) and five NIT Tournaments (1988, 1991, 1994, 2000, and 2003). Siena has advanced to the Round of 32 three times in program history. In 1989 they defeated Stanford 80-78. In 2008 Siena beat Vanderbilt 83-62 and the following year they edged Ohio State 74-72 in double overtime.