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 2311, 135 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
Record2311 (135 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTimes Union Center
2007–08 MAAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Siena135 .7222311  .676
Rider135 .7222311  .676
Niagara126 .6671910  .655
Loyola (MD)126 .6671914  .576
Fairfield117 .6111416  .467
Marist117 .6111814  .563
Iona810 .4441220  .375
Manhattan513 .2781219  .387
Saint Peter's315 .167624  .200
Canisius216 .111625  .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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