2016–17 Siena Saints men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Saints, led by fourth year head coach Jimmy Patsos, played their home games at the Times Union Center, with one exhibition game at Alumni Recreation Center, as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 17–17, 12–8 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Fairfield and Monmouth before losing in the championship game of the MAAC tournament to Iona.

2016–17 Siena Saints men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record17–17 (12–8 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Greg Manning
  • Jordan Watson
  • Abe Woldeslassie
Home arenaTimes Union Center
Alumni Recreation Center
2016–17 MAAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Monmouth182 .900277  .794
Saint Peter's146 .7002313  .639
Iona128 .6002213  .629
Siena128 .6001717  .500
Fairfield119 .5501615  .516
Rider1010 .5001815  .545
Canisius1010 .5001816  .529
Quinnipiac713 .3501021  .323
Niagara614 .3001023  .303
Marist515 .250824  .250
Manhattan515 .2501022  .313
2017 MAAC tournament winner

Roster

2016–17 Siena Saints men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 0 Javion Ogunyemi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)243 lb (110 kg) Sr Troy, NY
G 1 Marquis Wright 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)161 lb (73 kg) Sr Waldorf, MD
F 2 Willem Brandwijk 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)229 lb (104 kg) RS So Voorburg, The Netherlands
F 11 Thomas Huerter, Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)192 lb (87 kg) Fr Clifton Park, NY
G 12 Andrew Dufort 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)166 lb (75 kg) So Saratoga Springs, NY
G 13 Khalil Richard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)188 lb (85 kg) Fr Baltimore, MD
G 14 Kadeem Smithen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)167 lb (76 kg) RS So Ajax, ON
G 15 Nico Clareth 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)186 lb (84 kg) So Baltimore, MD
F 20 Jimmy Merrill 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg) Sr Rensselaer, NY
G 21 Ahsante Shivers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)209 lb (95 kg) Fr Seat Pleasant, MD
G/F 24 Lavon Long 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)222 lb (101 kg) Sr Baltimore, MD
F 31 Brett Bisping 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)234 lb (106 kg) RS Sr Peoria, IL
F 32 Evan Fisher 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)246 lb (112 kg) So Pasadena, MD
F 34 Kevin Degnan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)218 lb (99 kg) Jr Pearl River, NY
F 35 Sammy Friday 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)252 lb (114 kg) Fr Jersey City, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 1, 2016

Schedule and results

[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2016*
7:00 pm
Daemen W 92–65 
Alumni Recreation Center (755)
Loudonville, NY
Regular season
11/13/2016*
2:00 pm
Cornell W 89–78  1–0
Times Union Center (6,196)
Albany, NY
11/15/2016*
7:00 pm
at George Washington
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
L 75–77  1–1
Charles E. Smith Center (2,224)
Washington, D.C.
11/18/2016*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 7 Kansas
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
L 65–86  1–2
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
11/20/2016*
2:00 pm, Big South Network
at UNC Asheville
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
L 80–92  1–3
Kimmel Arena (1,227)
Asheville, NC
11/23/2016*
7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
W 66–43  2–3
Times Union Center (5,252)
Albany, NY
11/27/2016*
7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
at Albany
Albany Cup
L 72–81  2–4
SEFCU Arena (4,538)
Albany, NY
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure
Franciscan Cup
L 74–81  2–5
Reilly Center (3,859)
Olean, NY
12/03/2016
7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports/ESPN3
Fairfield W 80–73  3–5
(1–0)
Times Union Center (5,515)
Albany, NY
12/05/2016
7:00 pm
at Rider L 69–71  3–6
(1–1)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,511)
Lawrenceville, NJ
12/09/2016*
8:00 pm
at Florida Gulf Coast L 69–73  3–7
Alico Arena (4,213)
Fort Myers, FL
12/17/2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Bucknell W 71–68  4–7
Glens Falls Civic Center (3,490)
Glens Falls, NY
12/22/2016*
7:00 pm
at Hofstra L 64–84  4–8
Mack Sports Complex (1,674)
Hempstead, NY
12/29/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Vermont L 60–76  4–9
Times Union Center (6,176)
Albany, NY
01/02/2017
2:00 pm
at Canisius L 79–82  4–10
(1–2)
Koessler Athletic Center (1,418)
Buffalo, NY
01/04/2017
7:00 pm
at Niagara L 66–71  4–11
(1–3)
Gallagher Center (872)
Lewiston, NY
01/07/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Saint Peter's W 56–54  5–11
(2–3)
Times Union Center (6,478)
Albany, NY
01/12/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
Quinnipiac W 81–74  6–11
(3–3)
Times Union Center (5,515)
Albany, NY
01/15/2017
2:00 pm, SNY
at Fairfield W 63–54  7–11
(4–3)
Webster Bank Arena (2,611)
Bridgeport, CT
01/17/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Rider W 78–68  8–11
(5–3)
Times Union Center (4,788)
Albany, NY
01/19/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Saint Peter's L 65–77  8–12
(5–4)
Yanitelli Center (564)
Jersey City, NJ
01/22/2017
2:00 pm
at Manhattan W 81–68  9–12
(6–4)
Draddy Gymnasium (1,143)
Riverdale, NY
01/27/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Iona L 66–77  9–13
(6–5)
Times Union Center (6,826)
Albany, NY
01/30/2017
8:00 pm, SNY
at Quinnipiac W 84–75  10–13
(7–5)
TD Bank Sports Center (1,085)
Hamden, CT
02/04/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Canisius L 73–80  10–14
(7–6)
Times Union Center (7,209)
Albany, NY
02/07/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Iona W 81–79  11–14
(8–6)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,518)
New Rochelle, NY
02/11/2017
7:00 pm
at Marist W 84–77  12-14
(9-6)
McCann Field House (1,634)
Poughkeepsie, NY
02/13/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Monmouth L 82–102  12–15
(9–7)
Times Union Center (5,716)
Albany, NY
02/16/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Manhattan W 94–71  13–15
(10–7)
Times Union Center (5,577)
Albany, NY
02/18/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
Niagara W 76–70  14–15
(11–7)
Times Union Center (6,850)
Albany, NY
02/24/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Monmouth L 73–77  14–16
(11–8)
OceanFirst Bank Center (4,172)
West Long Branch, NJ
02/26/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Marist W 80–64  15–16
(12–8)
Times Union Center (7,378)
Albany, NY
MAAC tournament
03/04/2017
9:30 pm, ESPNU
(4) (5) Fairfield
Quarterfinals
W 78–66  16–16
Times Union Center (4,735)
Albany, NY
03/05/2017
4:30 pm, ESPN3
(4) (1) Monmouth
Semifinals
W 89–85  17–16
Times Union Center 
Albany, NY
03/06/2017
9:00 pm, ESPN2
(4) (3) Iona
Championship game
L 86–87 OT 17–17
Times Union Center (7,608)
Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule". www.SienaSaints.com. Siena College. Archived from the original on May 11, 2017.
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