2009–10 Siena Saints men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Fran McCaffery's fifth 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 277, 171 in MAAC play to capture the regular season championship. They also won the 2010 MAAC men's basketball tournament for the third consecutive year to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned a 13 seed in the South Region where they lost to 4 seed and AP #10 Purdue in the first round.

2009–10 Siena Saints men's basketball
MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record277 (171 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTimes Union Center
2009–10 MAAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Siena171 .944277  .794
Fairfield135 .7222311  .676
Iona126 .6672110  .677
Saint Peter's117 .6111614  .533
Rider99 .5001716  .515
Niagara99 .5001815  .545
Canisius810 .4441517  .469
Loyola612 .3331317  .433
Manhattan414 .2221120  .355
Marist117 .056129  .033
2010 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

In the MAAC preseason poll, released October 27 in Edison, New Jersey, Siena was predicted to finish first in the MAAC.[1]

Roster

Source[2]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous team(s)
0 Conner Fenlon 6'0" 157 G So. Tampa, Florida, U.S. Tampa Prep
1 O. D. Anosike 6'7" 217 F Fr. Staten Island, New York, U.S. St. Peter's Boys HS
2 Denzel Yard 5'11" 166 G Fr. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Franklin Learning Center
3 Kyle Downey 6'2" 203 G So. Fairport, New York, U.S. Fairport
4 Just-in'love Smith 5'11" 190 G Sr. East Greenbush, New York, U.S. Columbia HS
5 Kyle Griffin 6'3" 198 G So. Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. Germantown Academy
La Salle
13 Clarence Jackson 6'3" 185 G Jr. Marlton, New Jersey, U.S. Cherokee
21 Davis Martens 6'9" 220 F Fr. Cologne, Germany The Patterson School
22 Ryan Rossiter 6'9" 234 F Jr. Staten Island, New York, U.S. Monsignor Farrell HS
23 Edwin Ubiles 6'6" 204 G
F
Sr. Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S. St. Thomas More HS
25 Ronald Moore 6'0" 156 G Sr. Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, U.S. Plymouth-Whitemarsh HS
31 Owen Wignot 6'5" 210 F So. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. Holy Redeemer HS
32 Jonathan Breeden 5'11" 163 G Fr. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. Central Dauphin East HS
42 Alex Franklin 6'5" 226 F Sr. Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. Central Catholic HS
43 Steven Priestley 6'5" 241 F Jr. Baldwin, New York, U.S. Uniondale HS
Brandon Walters 6'5" 226 C Jr. Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Abraham Lincoln HS
Seton Hall University

Coaching staff

NamePositionYear at SienaAlma Mater (Year)
Fran McCafferyHead coach5thPennsylvania (1982)
Mitch BuonaguroAssistant coach5thBoston College (1975)
Andrew FrancisAssistant coach3rdLIU-Southampton (1998)
Adam ChaskinAssistant coach5thMichigan (1992)
Cory MageeStudent assistant coach1stSiena (2010)
David MatturroDirector of basketball operations2ndSt. John Fisher (2006)

Schedule and results

Siena guard Ronald Moore dribbles toward the basket in a game against Loyola in January 2010.[3][4]

Source[5]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/13/2009*
8:00pm
at Tennessee State W 8569  10
Gentry Center (2,139)
Nashville, Tennessee
11/17/2009*
12:00pm, ESPN
Northeastern W 5953  20
Times Union Center (6,445)
Albany, New York
11/21/2009*
7:00pm
at Temple
Philly Hoop Group Classic
L 7369  21
Liacouras Center (6,759)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
11/24/2009*
7:00pm
Delaware
Philly Hoop Group Classic
W 9056  31
Times Union Center (7,437)
Albany, New York
11/27/2009*
5:30pm
vs. St. John's
Philly Hoop Group Classic
L 7768  32
The Palestra (NA)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
11/28/2009*
4:00pm
vs. Brown
Philly Hoop Group Classic
W 9979  42
The Palestra (NA)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
12/2/2009*
7:00pm
at Georgia Tech L 7461  43
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,898)
Atlanta, Georgia
12/5/2009*
7:30pm
Albany W 8354  53
Times Union Center (12,960)
Albany, New York
12/7/2009
7:30pm
at Iona W 7360  63 (10)
Hynes Center (2,130)
New Rochelle, New York
12/12/2009*
8:05pm
at Northern Iowa L 8265  64
McLeod Center (5,096)
Cedar Falls, Iowa
12/23/2009
7:00pm
Rider W 8462  74 (20)
Times Union Center (6,672)
Albany, New York
12/29/2009*
7:00pm
Saint Joseph's W 9275  84
Times Union Center (7,998)
Albany, New York
12/31/2009
4:00pm
Saint Peter's W 6453  94 (30)
Times Union Center (6,081)
Albany, New York
1/2/2010*
7:00pm
Mount St. Mary's W 7976 OT 104
Times Union Center (6,516)
Albany, New York
1/4/2010
7:00pm
at Loyola W 7656  114 (40)
Reitz Arena (852)
Baltimore, Maryland
1/9/2010
1:00pm
Niagara W 8365  124 (50)
Times Union Center (8,065)
Albany, New York
1/11/2010
7:00pm, TW3
Canisius W 8270  134 (60)
Times Union Center (5,889)
Albany, New York
1/16/2010
4:00pm, TW3
at Fairfield W 8173  144 (70)
Arena at Harbor Yard (3,384)
Bridgeport, Connecticut
1/18/2010
7:00pm
Manhattan W 8368  154 (80)
Times Union Center (7,632)
Albany, New York
1/21/2010
7:00pm, TW3
Loyola W 6761  164 (90)
Times Union Center (6,653)
Albany, New York
1/24/2010
2:00pm
at Manhattan W 6658  174 (100)
Draddy Gymnasium (1,452)
Riverdale, New York
1/28/2010
7:00pm
at Saint Peter's W 6658  184 (110)
Yanitelli Center (1,609)
Jersey City, New Jersey
1/30/2010
4:00pm, MSG
at Marist W 7960  194 (120)
McCann Field House (2,858)
Poughkeepsie, New York
2/5/2010
7:00pm, TW1
Iona W 8868  204 (130)
Times Union Center (8,065)
Albany, New York
2/8/2010
7:00pm, MSG
Fairfield W 6967  214 (140)
Times Union Center (7,184)
Albany, New York
2/12/2010
7:00pm, ESPN2
at Niagara L 8774  215 (141)
Gallagher Center (2,310)
Lewiston, New York
2/14/2010
7:00pm, TW3
at Canisius W 7457  225 (151)
Koessler Athletic Center (1,504)
Buffalo, New York
2/20/2010*
11:00am, ESPN2
at No. 18 Butler
ESPN Bracket Busters
L 7053  226
Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,111)
Indianapolis, Indiana
2/26/2010
7:00pm, ESPNU
at Rider W 8054  236 (161)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
2/28/2010
4:00pm, TW3
at Marist W 7651  246 (171)
Times Union Center (8,065)
Albany, New York
2010 MAAC men's basketball tournament
3/6/2010
5:25pm, MSG
Manhattan
Quarterfinals
W 7861  256
Times Union Center (8,914)
Albany, New York
3/7/2010
4:00pm, MSG
Rider
Semifinals
W 7262  266
Times Union Center (8,250)
Albany, New York
3/8/2010
7:00pm, ESPN2
Fairfield
Finals
W 7265 OT 276
Times Union Center (10,679)
Albany, New York
2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
3/19/2010*
2:30pm, CBS
vs. No. 10 Purdue
First Round
L 7264  277
Spokane Arena (10,899)
Spokane, Washington
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "Coaches Tab Siena as Preseason Favorite in Men's Basketball".
  2. "SIENA OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on January 10, 2010. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  3. "2009–2010 Siena Saints Yearbook". Siena College. 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
  4. McGuire, Mark (January 22, 2010). "Streaking Siena". Times Union (Albany). Hearst Newspapers. p. B1. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
  5. "2009–10 Schedule". Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
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