2007–08 Siena Saints men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College in the 2007–08 college basketball season. This was head coach Fran McCaffery's third 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 23–11, 13–5 in MAAC play to capture the regular season championship. They also won the 2008 MAAC men's basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the Midwest Region. After an opening round upset of No. 4 seed Vanderbilt,[1] the Saints lost to No. 12 seed Villanova in the second round.[2]

2007–08 Siena Saints men's basketball
MAAC tournament champions
MAAC Regular Season Champions
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record23–11 (13–5 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTimes Union Center
2007–08 MAAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Siena †13–5 .72223–11  .676
Rider13–5 .72223–11  .676
Niagara12–6 .66719–10  .655
Loyola (MD)12–6 .66719–14  .576
Fairfield11–7 .61114–16  .467
Marist11–7 .61118–14  .563
Iona8–10 .44412–20  .375
Manhattan5–13 .27812–19  .387
Saint Peter's3–15 .1676–24  .200
Canisius2–16 .1116–25  .194
† 2008 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2007–08 Siena Saints men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 41 Kenny Hasbrouck 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Capital Heights, Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Schedule and results

Source[5]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 9, 2007*
 at James Madison L 88–100  0–1
 JMU Convocation Center (3,233)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Nov 12, 2007*
 at Syracuse L 89–97  0–2
 Carrier Dome (17,746[6])
Syracuse, New York
Nov 13, 2007*
 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson W 88–66  1–2
 Carrier Dome (16,946)
Syracuse, New York
Nov 17, 2007*
 No. 20 Stanford W 79–67  2–2
 Times Union Center (6,274)
Albany, New York
Nov 25, 2007*
 at Cornell L 77–83  2–3
 Newman Arena (1,471)
Ithaca, New York
Dec 1, 2007*
 Albany W 75–71  3–3
 Times Union Center (13,262)
Albany, New York
Dec 7, 2007
 at Fairfield W 74–61  4–3
(1–0)		 Arena at Harbor Yard (1,569)
Fairfield, Connecticut
Dec 9, 2007
 Iona W 81–76  5–3
(2–0)		 Times Union Center (5,134)
Albany, New York
Dec 22, 2007*
 Holy Cross W 84–77 OT 6–3
 Times Union Center (5,285)
Albany, New York
Dec 28, 2007*
 Saint Joseph's L 68–74  6–4
 Times Union Center (6,440)
Albany, New York
Dec 31, 2007*
 Dartmouth W 89–54  7–4
 Times Union Center (4,497)
Albany, New York
Jan 3, 2008*
 at No. 2 Memphis L 58–102  7–5
 FedExForum (16,836)
Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 6, 2008
 Saint Peter's W 79–56  8–5
(3–0)		 Times Union Center (4,542)
Albany, New York
Jan 8, 2008
 Fairfield L 52–53  8–6
(3–1)		 Times Union Center (4,308)
Albany, New York
Jan 11, 2008
 at Niagara W 94–84  9–6
(4–1)		 Gallagher Center (2,400)
Lewiston, New York
Jan 13, 2008
 at Canisius W 72–44  10–6
(5–1)		 Koessler Athletic Center (874)
Buffalo, New York
Jan 17, 2008
 Manhattan W 69–56  11–6
(6–1)		 Times Union Center (5,549)
Albany, New York
Jan 21, 2008
 Canisius W 77–49  12–6
(7–1)		 Times Union Center (5,013)
Albany, New York
Jan 24, 2008
 at Loyola (MD) L 56–85  12–7
(7–2)		 Reitz Arena (1,943)
Baltimore, Maryland
Jan 27, 2008
 at Iona W 64–51  13–7
(8–2)		 Hynes Athletic Center (2,423)
New Rochelle, New York
Feb 2, 2008
 Rider L 75–89  13–8
(8–3)		 Times Union Center (6,432)
Albany, New York
Feb 4, 2008
 Marist W 76–72  14–8
(9–3)		 Times Union Center (5,697)
Albany, New York
Feb 8, 2008
 at Marist W 97–88 OT 15–8
(10–3)		 McCann Recreation Center (3,200)
Poughkeepsie, New York
Feb 10, 2008
 at Rider W 80–77  16–8
(11–3)		 Alumni Gymnasium (1,700)
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Feb 16, 2008
 Loyola (MD) L 76–83 OT 16–9
(11–4)		 Times Union Center (6,463)
Albany, New York
Feb 18, 2008
 at Manhattan L 72–73  16–10
(11–5)		 Draddy Gymnasium (1,725)
New York, New York
Feb 23, 2008*
 at Boise State W 93–70  17–10
 Taco Bell Arena (5,982)
Boise, Idaho
Feb 29, 2008
 Niagara W 94–78  18–10
(12–5)		 Times Union Center (7,366)
Albany, New York
Mar 2, 2008
 at Saint Peter's W 77–64  19–10
(13–5)		 Yanitelli Center (1,247)
Jersey City, New Jersey
MAAC tournament
Mar 8, 2008*
 (1) (8) Manhattan
Quarterfinals		 W 66–58  20–10
 Times Union Center (7,894)
Albany, New York
Mar 9, 2008*
 (1) (4) Loyola (MD)
Semifinals		 W 65–63  21–10
 Times Union Center (6,577)
Albany, New York
Mar 10, 2008*
 (1) (2) Rider
Championship		 W 74–53  22–10
 Times Union Center (9,279)
Albany, New York
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 2008*
 (13 MW) vs. (4 MW) No. 19 Vanderbilt
Second Round		 W 83–62  23–10
 St. Pete Times Forum (15,328)
Tampa, Florida
Mar 23, 2008*
 (13 MW) vs. (12 MW) Villanova
Second Round		 L 72–84  23–11
 St. Pete Times Forum (14,504)
Tampa, Florida
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

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References
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  2. "Reynolds, Villanova too much for Siena". ESPN. March 23, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  3. "2007–08 Siena Saints Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  4. "2007-08 Men's Basketball Roster". Siena College Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  5. "2007-08 Men's Basketball Schedule". Siena College Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  6. "Game Story". Syracuse.com.
  7. "2007-2008 Siena Saints Men's Basketball Stats". MAAC Conference.
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