2008–09 Siena Saints men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College in the 2007–08 college basketball season. This was head coach Fran McCaffery's fourth 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 27–8, 16–2 in MAAC play to capture the regular season championship. They also won the 2009 MAAC men's basketball tournament for the second consecutive season to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the Midwest Region. After an opening round win over No. 8 seed Ohio State,[1] the Saints lost to No. 1 seed Louisville in the second round.[2]

2008–09 Siena Saints men's basketball
MAAC tournament champions
MAAC Regular Season Champions
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record27–8 (16–2 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTimes Union Center
Seasons
2008–09 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Siena 16 2   .889 27 8   .771
Niagara 14 4   .778 26 9   .743
Rider 12 6   .667 19 13   .594
Manhattan 9 9   .500 16 14   .533
Fairfield 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
Saint Peter's 8 10   .444 11 19   .367
Iona 7 11   .389 12 19   .387
Loyola (MD) 7 11   .389 12 20   .375
Canisius 4 14   .222 11 20   .355
Marist 4 14   .222 10 23   .303
2009 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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2007–08 Siena Saints men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 41 Kenny Hasbrouck 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr 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

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 17, 2008*
Boise State W 82–52  1–0
Times Union Center (6,626)
Albany, New York
Nov 22, 2008*
Cornell W 74–56  2–0
Times Union Center (7,575)
Albany, New York
Nov 27, 2008*
vs. No. 12 Tennessee
Old Spice Classic
L 64–78  2–1
The Milk House (3,357)
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Nov 28, 2008*
vs. Wichita State
Old Spice Classic
L 70–72  2–2
The Milk House (3,926)
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Nov 30, 2008*
vs. Oklahoma State
Old Spice Classic
L 68–77  2–3
The Milk House (3,768)
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Dec 3, 2008
at Loyola (MD) W 75–68  3–3
(1–0)
Reitz Arena (1,228)
Baltimore, Maryland
Dec 6, 2008*
Albany W 71–64  4–3
Times Union Center (13,251)
Albany, New York
Dec 9, 2008
Marist W 77–60  5–3
(2–0)
Times Union Center (5,351)
Albany, New York
Dec 17, 2008*
at No. 3 Pittsburgh L 66–79  5–4
Petersen Events Center (10,045)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dec 23, 2008*
Buffalo W 71–60  6–4
Times Union Center (5,716)
Albany, New York
Dec 28, 2008*
at Saint Joseph's W 75–74  7–4
The Palestra (6,128)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 30, 2008*
at Holy Cross W 83–71  8–4
Hart Center (2,681)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Jan 1, 2009
Fairfield W 87–81  9–4
(3–0)
Times Union Center (6,469)
Albany, New York
Jan 4, 2009
Saint Peter's W 65–52  10–4
(4–0)
Times Union Center (5,583)
Albany, New York
Jan 6, 2009*
at Kansas L 84–91  10–5
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
Jan 9, 2009
Rider W 91–81  11–5
(5–0)
Times Union Center (6,656)
Albany, New York
Jan 11, 2009
at Manhattan W 68–64  12–5
(6–0)
Draddy Gymnasium (1,351)
New York, New York
Jan 15, 2009
at Marist W 91–85 OT 13–5
(7–0)
McCann Arena (2,311)
Poughkeepsie, New York
Jan 17, 2009
at Fairfield W 78–62  14–5
(8–0)
Arena at Harbor Yard (3,217)
Fairfield, Connecticut
Jan 24, 2009
Niagara W 82–65  15–5
(9–0)
Times Union Center (7,980)
Albany, New York
Jan 26, 2009
Iona W 69–68  16–5
(10–0)
Times Union Center (6,466)
Albany, New York
Jan 29, 2009
Canisius W 91–73  17–5
(11–0)
Times Union Center (6,237)
Albany, New York
Feb 2, 2009
at Saint Peter's W 74–63  18–5
(12–0)
Yanitelli Center (837)
Jersey City, New Jersey
Feb 7, 2009
at Rider L 88–90  18–6
(12–1)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Feb 9, 2009
Loyola (MD) W 73–60  19–6
(13–1)
Times Union Center (5,984)
Albany, New York
Feb 12, 2009
Manhattan W 93–69  20–6
(14–1)
Times Union Center (8,065)
Albany, New York
Feb 16, 2009
at Iona W 75–60  21–6
(15–1)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,410)
New Rochelle, New York
Feb 21, 2009*
Northern Iowa W 81–75  22–6
Times Union Center (8,065)
Albany, New York
Feb 27, 2009
at Niagara L 85–100  22–7
(15–2)
Gallagher Center (2,400)
Lewiston, New York
Mar 1, 2009
at Canisius W 78–74  23–7
(16–2)
Koessler Athletic Center (1,098)
Buffalo, New York
MAAC tournament
Mar 7, 2009*
Canisius
Quarterfinals
W 77–52  24–7
Times Union Center (9,674)
Albany, New York
Mar 8, 2009*
Fairfield
Semifinals
W 80–65  25–7
Times Union Center (8,011)
Albany, New York
Mar 9, 2009*
Niagara
Championship Game
W 77–70  26–7
Times Union Center (9,744)
Albany, New York
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 2009*
(9 MW) vs. (8 MW) Ohio State
First Round
W 74–72 2OT 27–7
University of Dayton Arena (12,596)
Dayton, Ohio
Mar 22, 2009*
(9 MW) vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Louisville
Second Round
L 72–79  27–8
University of Dayton Arena (12,596)
Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "Moore's clutch shots spur Siena by Ohio St. in 2OT". ESPN. March 20, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2021.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Louisville reaches 2nd straight Sweet 16 behind Williams' double-double". ESPN. March 22, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2021.[dead link]
  3. ^ "2008–09 Siena Saints Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster". Siena College Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "2008-09 Men's Basketball Schedule". Siena College Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "2008-2009 Siena Men's Basketball Stats". MAAC Conference.