1988–89 Siena Saints men's basketball team

The 1988–89 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College in the 1988–89 college basketball season. This was head coach Mike Deane's third season at Siena. The Saints competed in the North Atlantic Conference and played their home games at Alumni Recreation Center. They finished the season 25–5, 16–1 in NAC play to capture the regular season championship. They also won the 1989 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned a 14 seed in the East Region where they defeated 3 seed and AP #13 Stanford in the first round, before losing to Minnesota.

1988–89 Siena Saints men's basketball
NAC regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceNorth Atlantic Conference
Record25–5 (16–1 NAC)
Head coach
Home arenaAlumni Recreation Center
Seasons
1989–90 →
1988–89 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Siena 16 1   .941 25 5   .833
Boston University 14 4   .778 21 9   .700
Northeastern 12 5   .706 17 11   .607
Canisius 11 7   .611 13 15   .464
Hartford 10 7   .588 15 13   .536
Maine 7 11   .389 9 19   .321
Niagara 6 12   .333 9 19   .321
Colgate 5 13   .278 6 22   .214
Vermont 4 14   .222 6 21   .222
New Hampshire 3 14   .176 4 22   .154
1989 NAC tournament winner

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1988*
at Bowling Green L 85–87  0–1
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, Ohio
Nov 28, 1988*
at Pittsburgh W 80–79  1–1
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nov 30, 1988*
at No. 19 Florida L 67–71  1–2
Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Dec 3, 1988*
at Le Moyne W 91–52  2–2
Le Moyne Athletic Center 
DeWitt, New York
Dec 10, 1988*
Marist W 110–91  3–2
Alumni Recreation Center 
Loudonville, New York
Dec 12, 1988*
Fairleigh Dickinson W 112–69  4–2
Alumni Recreation Center 
Loudonville, New York
Dec 23, 1988*
at Manhattan W 80–65  5–2
Draddy Gymnasium 
The Bronx, New York
Dec 29, 1988*
at Evansville L 70–79  5–3
Roberts Municipal Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Jan 4, 1989
Boston University W 91–78  6–3
(1–0)
Alumni Recreation Center 
Loudonville, New York
Jan 9, 1989
at Canisius W 72–56  7–3
(2–0)
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 
Buffalo, New York
Jan 12, 1989
Niagara W 101–76  8–3
(3–0)
Alumni Recreation Center 
Loudonville, New York
Jan 14, 1989
at Vermont W 69–58  9–3
(4–0)
Patrick Gym 
Burlington, Vermont
Jan 19, 1989
Vermont W 117–79  10–3
(5–0)
Alumni Recreation Center 
Loudonville, New York
Jan 21, 1989
at Northeastern W 92–67  11–3
(6–0)
Matthews Arena 
Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 25, 1989
Canisius W 83–78  12–3
(7–0)
Alumni Recreation Center 
Loudonville, New York
Jan 28, 1989
at Niagara W 72–60  13–3
(8–0)
Niagara Falls Convention Center 
Niagara Falls, New York
Jan 30, 1989
New Hampshire W 90–72  14–3
(9–0)
Alumni Recreation Center 
Loudonville, New York
Feb 4, 1989
Hartford W 82–72  15–3
(10–0)
Alumni Recreation Center 
Loudonville, New York
Feb 6, 1989
Colgate W 109–54  16–3
(11–0)
Alumni Recreation Center 
Loudonville, New York
Feb 13, 1989*
at Brooklyn College Canceled due to Measles outbreak at Siena campus West Quad Gymnasium 
Brooklyn, New York
Feb 16, 1989
at Maine W 76–49  17–3
(12–0)
Alfond Arena 
Orono, Maine
Feb 23, 1989
Maine W 92–82  18–3
(13–0)
Alumni Recreation Center 
Loudonville, New York
Feb 25, 1989
Northeastern Canceled due to Measles outbreak at Siena campus Alumni Recreation Center 
Loudonville, New York
Feb 27, 1989
at New Hampshire W 92–79  19–3
(14–0)
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, New Hampshire
Mar 1, 1989
at Boston University L 81–84 OT 19–4
(14–1)
Case Gym 
Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 3, 1989
at Hartford W 82–70  20–4
(15–1)
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
Mar 5, 1989
at Colgate W 100–58  21–4
(16–1)
Cotterell Court 
Hamilton, New York
NAC tournament
Mar 7, 1989*
(1) vs. (8) Colgate
Quarterfinals
W 61–51  22–4
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
Mar 9, 1989*
(1) at (5) Hartford
Semifinals
W 81–57  23–4
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
Mar 11, 1989*
(1) vs. (2) Boston University
Championship
W 68–67  24–4
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1989*
(14 E) vs. (3 E) No. 13 Stanford
First Round
W 80–78  25–4
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 18, 1989*
(14 E) vs. (11 E) Minnesota
Second Round
L 67–80[2][3]  25–5
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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  1. ^ "2018–19 Siena Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Siena Athletics. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "N.C.A.A. TOURNAMENT; Siena Is Beaten; Duke Advances". March 19, 1989. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "Minnesota ended Siena's dream in 1989". Times Union. November 15, 2010. Retrieved April 11, 2020.