# 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, the Saints lost to No. 12 seed Villanova 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 9, 2007* | | at James Madison | L 88–100 | 0–1 | JMU Convocation Center (3,233) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| Nov 12, 2007* | | at Syracuse | L 89–97 | 0–2 | Carrier Dome (17,746) Syracuse, New York |
| Nov 13, 2007* | | vs. Fairleigh Dickinson | W 88–66 | 1–2 | Carrier Dome (16,946) Syracuse, New York |
| Nov 17, 2007* | | No. 20 Stanford | W 79–67 | 2–2 | Times Union Center (6,274) Albany, New York |
| Nov 25, 2007* | | at Cornell | L 77–83 | 2–3 | Newman Arena (1,471) Ithaca, New York |
| Dec 1, 2007* | | Albany | W 75–71 | 3–3 | Times Union Center (13,262) Albany, New York |
| Dec 7, 2007 | | at Fairfield | W 74–61 | 4–3 (1–0) | Arena at Harbor Yard (1,569) Fairfield, Connecticut |
| Dec 9, 2007 | | Iona | W 81–76 | 5–3 (2–0) | Times Union Center (5,134) Albany, New York |
| Dec 22, 2007* | | Holy Cross | W 84–77 $^{OT}$ | 6–3 | Times Union Center (5,285) Albany, New York |
| Dec 28, 2007* | | Saint Joseph's | L 68–74 | 6–4 | Times Union Center (6,440) Albany, New York |
| Dec 31, 2007* | | Dartmouth | W 89–54 | 7–4 | Times Union Center (4,497) Albany, New York |
| Jan 3, 2008* | | at No. 2 Memphis | L 58–102 | 7–5 | FedExForum (16,836) Memphis, Tennessee |
| Jan 6, 2008 | | Saint Peter's | W 79–56 | 8–5 (3–0) | Times Union Center (4,542) Albany, New York |
| Jan 8, 2008 | | Fairfield | L 52–53 | 8–6 (3–1) | Times Union Center (4,308) Albany, New York |
| Jan 11, 2008 | | at Niagara | W 94–84 | 9–6 (4–1) | Gallagher Center (2,400) Lewiston, New York |
| Jan 13, 2008 | | at Canisius | W 72–44 | 10–6 (5–1) | Koessler Athletic Center (874) Buffalo, New York |
| Jan 17, 2008 | | Manhattan | W 69–56 | 11–6 (6–1) | Times Union Center (5,549) Albany, New York |
| Jan 21, 2008 | | Canisius | W 77–49 | 12–6 (7–1) | Times Union Center (5,013) Albany, New York |
| Jan 24, 2008 | | at Loyola (MD) | L 56–85 | 12–7 (7–2) | Reitz Arena (1,943) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Jan 27, 2008 | | at Iona | W 64–51 | 13–7 (8–2) | Hynes Athletic Center (2,423) New Rochelle, New York |
| Feb 2, 2008 | | Rider | L 75–89 | 13–8 (8–3) | Times Union Center (6,432) Albany, New York |
| Feb 4, 2008 | | Marist | W 76–72 | 14–8 (9–3) | Times Union Center (5,697) Albany, New York |
| Feb 8, 2008 | | at Marist | W 97–88 $^{OT}$ | 15–8 (10–3) | McCann Recreation Center (3,200) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| Feb 10, 2008 | | at Rider | W 80–77 | 16–8 (11–3) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,700) Lawrenceville, New Jersey |
| Feb 16, 2008 | | Loyola (MD) | L 76–83 $^{OT}$ | 16–9 (11–4) | Times Union Center (6,463) Albany, New York |
| Feb 18, 2008 | | at Manhattan | L 72–73 | 16–10 (11–5) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,725) New York, New York |
| Feb 23, 2008* | | at Boise State | W 93–70 | 17–10 | Taco Bell Arena (5,982) Boise, Idaho |
| Feb 29, 2008 | | Niagara | W 94–78 | 18–10 (12–5) | Times Union Center (7,366) Albany, New York |
| Mar 2, 2008 | | at Saint Peter's | W 77–64 | 19–10 (13–5) | Yanitelli Center (1,247) Jersey City, New Jersey |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 2008* | (1) | (8) Manhattan Quarterfinals | W 66–58 | 20–10 | Times Union Center (7,894) Albany, New York |
| Mar 9, 2008* | (1) | (4) Loyola (MD) Semifinals | W 65–63 | 21–10 | Times Union Center (6,577) Albany, New York |
| Mar 10, 2008* | (1) | (2) Rider Championship | W 74–53 | 22–10 | Times Union Center (9,279) 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 (14,504) Tampa, Florida |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. ||||||