2007β08 Siena Saints men's basketball team
The 2007β08 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College in the 2007β08 college basketball season. This was head coach Fran McCaffery's third 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 23β11, 13β5 in MAAC play to capture the regular season championship. They also won the 2008 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as No. 13 seed in the Midwest Region. After an opening round upset of No. 4 seed Vanderbilt,[1] the Saints lost to No. 12 seed Villanova in the second round.[2]
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MAAC Tournament Champions MAAC Regular Season Champions | |
Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
2007β08 record | 23β11 (13β5 MAAC) |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Times Union Center |
2007β08 MAAC men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Siena β | 13 | β | 5 | .722 | 23 | β | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider | 13 | β | 5 | .722 | 23 | β | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 12 | β | 6 | .667 | 19 | β | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola (MD) | 12 | β | 6 | .667 | 19 | β | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield | 11 | β | 7 | .611 | 14 | β | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marist | 11 | β | 7 | .611 | 18 | β | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iona | 8 | β | 10 | .444 | 12 | β | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manhattan | 5 | β | 13 | .278 | 12 | β | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Peter's | 3 | β | 15 | .167 | 6 | β | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius | 2 | β | 16 | .111 | 6 | β | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
β 2008 MAAC Tournament winner As of March 22, 2008; Rankings from AP Poll |
Roster
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Schedule and results
Source[5]
- All times are Eastern
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov 9, 2007* |
at James Madison | L 88β100 | 0β1 |
JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia | |||||||
Nov 12, 2007* |
at Syracuse | L 89β97 | 0β2 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | |||||||
Nov 13, 2007* |
vs. Fairleigh Dickinson | W 88β66 | 1β2 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | |||||||
Nov 17, 2007* |
No. 20 Stanford | W 79β67 | 2β2 |
Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
Nov 25, 2007* |
at Cornell | L 77β83 | 2β3 |
Newman Arena Ithaca, New York | |||||||
Dec 1, 2007* |
Albany | W 75β71 | 3β3 |
Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
Dec 7, 2007 |
at Fairfield | W 74β61 | 4β3 (1β0) |
Arena at Harbor Yard Fairfield, Connecticut | |||||||
Dec 9, 2007 |
Iona | W 81β76 | 5β3 (2β0) |
Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
Dec 22, 2007* |
Holy Cross | W 84β77 OT | 6β3 |
Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
Dec 28, 2007* |
Saint Joseph's | L 68β74 | 6β4 |
Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
Dec 31, 2007* |
Dartmouth | W 89β54 | 7β4 |
Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
Jan 3, 2008* |
at No. 2 Memphis | L 58β102 | 7β5 |
FedExForum Memphis, Tennessee | |||||||
Jan 6, 2008 |
Saint Peter's | W 79β56 | 8β5 (3β0) |
Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
Jan 8, 2008 |
Fairfield | L 52β53 | 8β6 (3β1) |
Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
Jan 11, 2008 |
at Niagara | W 94β84 | 9β6 (4β1) |
Gallagher Center Lewiston, New York | |||||||
Jan 13, 2008 |
at Canisius | W 72β44 | 10β6 (5β1) |
Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, New York | |||||||
Jan 17, 2008 |
Manhattan | W 69β56 | 11β6 (6β1) |
Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
Jan 21, 2008 |
Canisius | W 77β49 | 12β6 (7β1) |
Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
Jan 24, 2008 |
at Loyola (MD) | L 56β85 | 12β7 (7β2) |
Reitz Arena Baltimore, Maryland | |||||||
Jan 27, 2008 |
at Iona | W 64β51 | 13β7 (8β2) |
Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Feb 2, 2008 |
Rider | L 75β89 | 13β8 (8β3) |
Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
Feb 4, 2008 |
Marist | W 76β72 | 14β8 (9β3) |
Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
Feb 8, 2008 |
at Marist | W 97β88 OT | 15β8 (10β3) |
McCann Recreation Center Poughkeepsie, New York | |||||||
Feb 10, 2008 |
at Rider | W 80β77 | 16β8 (11β3) |
Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, New Jersey | |||||||
Feb 16, 2008 |
Loyola (MD) | L 76β83 OT | 16β9 (11β4) |
Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
Feb 18, 2008 |
at Manhattan | L 72β73 | 16β10 (11β5) |
Draddy Gymnasium New York, New York | |||||||
Feb 23, 2008* |
at Boise State | W 93β70 | 17β10 |
Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho | |||||||
Feb 29, 2008 |
Niagara | W 94β78 | 18β10 (12β5) |
Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
Mar 2, 2008 |
at Saint Peter's | W 77β64 | 19β10 (13β5) |
Yanitelli Center Jersey City, New Jersey | |||||||
MAAC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 8, 2008* |
Manhattan Quarterfinals |
W 66β58 | 20β10 |
Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
Mar 9, 2008* |
Loyola (MD) Semifinals |
W 65β63 | 21β10 |
Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
Mar 10, 2008* |
Rider Championship Game |
W 74β53 | 22β10 |
Times Union Center Albany, New York | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 21, 2008* |
(13 MW) | vs. (4 MW) No. 19 Vanderbilt Second Round |
W 83β62 | 23β10 |
St. Pete Times Forum (15,328) Tampa, Florida | ||||||
Mar 23, 2008* |
(13 MW) | vs. (12 MW) Villanova Second Round |
L 72β84 | 23β11 |
St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Florida | ||||||
References
- "Siena upsets Vandy, becomes first MAAC team to make second round since '04". ESPN. March 21, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- "Reynolds, Villanova too much for Siena". ESPN. March 23, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- "2007β08 Siena Saints Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- "2007-08 Men's Basketball Roster". Siena College Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- "2007-08 Men's Basketball Schedule". Siena College Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
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