2008–09 Siena Saints men's basketball team

2008–09 Siena Saints men's basketball
2008–09 Siena Saints men's basketball
MAAC tournament champions; MAAC Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	27–8 (16–2 MAAC)
Head coach	Fran McCaffery (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Mitch Buonaguro; Andrew Francis; Adam Chaskin;
Home arena	Times Union Center
	Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

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 MAAC men's basketball standings
v t e	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 edit

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

Fran McCaffery

Assistant coach(es)

Mitch Buonaguro
Andrew Francis
Adam Chaskin

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results edit

Source^[5]

All times are Eastern

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 edit

Kenny Hasbrouck – MAAC Player of the Year
Fran McCaffery – MAAC Men's Coach of the Year

References edit

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

[1] "Moore's clutch shots spur Siena by Ohio St. in 2OT". ESPN. March 20, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2021.

[2] "Louisville reaches 2nd straight Sweet 16 behind Williams' double-double". ESPN. March 22, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2021.

[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.

[schedule-5] "2008-09 Men's Basketball Schedule". Siena College Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2021.

[6] "2008-2009 Siena Men's Basketball Stats". MAAC Conference.

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2008–09 Siena Saints men's basketball

MAAC tournament champions MAAC Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	27–8 (16–2 MAAC)
Head coach	Fran McCaffery (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Mitch Buonaguro Andrew Francis Adam Chaskin
Home arena	Times Union Center
Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →