# 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, the Saints lost to No. 1 seed Louisville in the second round.

## Schedule and results

Source
* 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. ||||||

## Awards and honors

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