2007–08 Siena Saints men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College in the 2007–08 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 23–11, 13–5 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]

2007–08 Siena Saints men's basketball
MAAC Tournament Champions
MAAC Regular Season Champions
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2007–08 record23–11 (13–5 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTimes Union Center
2007–08 MAAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Siena †13–5 .72223–11  .676
Rider13–5 .72223–11  .676
Niagara12–6 .66719–10  .655
Loyola (MD)12–6 .66719–14  .576
Fairfield11–7 .61114–16  .467
Marist11–7 .61118–14  .563
Iona8–10 .44412–20  .375
Manhattan5–13 .27812–19  .387
Saint Peter's3–15 .1676–24  .200
Canisius2–16 .1116–25  .194
† 2008 MAAC Tournament winner
As of March 22, 2008; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2007–08 Siena Saints men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 41 Kenny Hasbrouck 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr 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

Source[5]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 9, 2007*
at James Madison L 88–100  0–1
JMU Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Nov 12, 2007*
at Syracuse L 89–97  0–2
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Nov 13, 2007*
vs. Fairleigh Dickinson W 88–66  1–2
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Nov 17, 2007*
No. 20 Stanford W 79–67  2–2
Times Union Center 
Albany, New York
Nov 25, 2007*
at Cornell L 77–83  2–3
Newman Arena 
Ithaca, New York
Dec 1, 2007*
Albany W 75–71  3–3
Times Union Center 
Albany, New York
Dec 7, 2007
at Fairfield W 74–61  4–3
(1–0)
Arena at Harbor Yard 
Fairfield, Connecticut
Dec 9, 2007
Iona W 81–76  5–3
(2–0)
Times Union Center 
Albany, New York
Dec 22, 2007*
Holy Cross W 84–77 OT 6–3
Times Union Center 
Albany, New York
Dec 28, 2007*
Saint Joseph's L 68–74  6–4
Times Union Center 
Albany, New York
Dec 31, 2007*
Dartmouth W 89–54  7–4
Times Union Center 
Albany, New York
Jan 3, 2008*
at No. 2 Memphis L 58–102  7–5
FedExForum 
Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 6, 2008
Saint Peter's W 79–56  8–5
(3–0)
Times Union Center 
Albany, New York
Jan 8, 2008
Fairfield L 52–53  8–6
(3–1)
Times Union Center 
Albany, New York
Jan 11, 2008
at Niagara W 94–84  9–6
(4–1)
Gallagher Center 
Lewiston, New York
Jan 13, 2008
at Canisius W 72–44  10–6
(5–1)
Koessler Athletic Center 
Buffalo, New York
Jan 17, 2008
Manhattan W 69–56  11–6
(6–1)
Times Union Center 
Albany, New York
Jan 21, 2008
Canisius W 77–49  12–6
(7–1)
Times Union Center 
Albany, New York
Jan 24, 2008
at Loyola (MD) L 56–85  12–7
(7–2)
Reitz Arena 
Baltimore, Maryland
Jan 27, 2008
at Iona W 64–51  13–7
(8–2)
Hynes Athletic Center 
New Rochelle, New York
Feb 2, 2008
Rider L 75–89  13–8
(8–3)
Times Union Center 
Albany, New York
Feb 4, 2008
Marist W 76–72  14–8
(9–3)
Times Union Center 
Albany, New York
Feb 8, 2008
at Marist W 97–88 OT 15–8
(10–3)
McCann Recreation Center 
Poughkeepsie, New York
Feb 10, 2008
at Rider W 80–77  16–8
(11–3)
Alumni Gymnasium 
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Feb 16, 2008
Loyola (MD) L 76–83 OT 16–9
(11–4)
Times Union Center 
Albany, New York
Feb 18, 2008
at Manhattan L 72–73  16–10
(11–5)
Draddy Gymnasium 
New York, New York
Feb 23, 2008*
at Boise State W 93–70  17–10
Taco Bell Arena 
Boise, Idaho
Feb 29, 2008
Niagara W 94–78  18–10
(12–5)
Times Union Center 
Albany, New York
Mar 2, 2008
at Saint Peter's W 77–64  19–10
(13–5)
Yanitelli Center 
Jersey City, New Jersey
MAAC Tournament
Mar 8, 2008*
Manhattan
Quarterfinals
W 66–58  20–10
Times Union Center 
Albany, New York
Mar 9, 2008*
Loyola (MD)
Semifinals
W 65–63  21–10
Times Union Center 
Albany, New York
Mar 10, 2008*
Rider
Championship Game
W 74–53  22–10
Times Union Center 
Albany, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 21, 2008*
(13 MW) vs. (4 MW) No. 19 Vanderbilt
Second Round
W 83–62  23–10
St. Pete Times Forum (15,328)
Tampa, Florida
Mar 23, 2008*
(13 MW) vs. (12 MW) Villanova
Second Round
L 72–84  23–11
St. Pete Times Forum 
Tampa, Florida
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

References

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