# 2024–25 Siena Saints men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Saints, led by first-year head coach Gerry McNamara, played their home games at MVP Arena in Albany, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

The Saints finished the 2023–24 season 4–28, 3–17 in MAAC play to finish in last place. They were defeated by Niagara in the first round of the MAAC tournament.
On March 20, 2024, the school announced the firing of head coach Carmen Maciariello, after five years at the helm. On March 29, the school announced that they would be hiring longtime Syracuse assistant coach Gerry McNamara as the team's new head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 26, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Hobart | W 75–53 | – | UHY Center (1,341) Loudonville, NY |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Brown | W 72–71 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | MVP Arena (4,483) Albany, NY |
| November 8, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bryant | W 90–88 $^{OT}$ | 2–0 | Chace Athletic Center (703) Smithfield, RI |
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | American | W 74–66 | 3–0 | MVP Arena (4,451) Albany, NY |
| November 16, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Albany Albany Cup | L 60–70 | 3–1 | Broadview Center (3,899) Albany, NY |
| November 20, 2024* 6:30 pm, FS1 | | at Xavier Fort Myers Tip-Off campus site game | L 55–80 | 3–2 | Cintas Center (10,067) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 25, 2024* 11:00 am, PassThaBall Live | | vs. Miami (OH) Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms Division semifinals | L 58–70 | 3–3 | Suncoast Credit Union Arena Fort Myers, FL |
| November 26, 2024* 11:00 am, PassThaBall Live | | vs. Jacksonville Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms Division 3rd place game | L 64–75 | 3–4 | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (350) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 30, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. Bucknell | W 71–58 | 4–4 | Mohegan Arena (3,079) Wilkes-Barre Township, PA |
| December 6, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Niagara | L 68–69 | 4–5 (0–1) | Gallagher Center (1,050) Lewiston, NY |
| December 8, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Canisius | W 66–53 | 5–5 (1–1) | Koessler Athletic Center (816) Buffalo, NY |
| December 17, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | St. Bonaventure Franciscan Cup | L 48–65 | 5–6 | MVP Arena (5,101) Albany, NY |
| December 20, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Holy Cross | L 70–78 | 5–7 | MVP Arena (4,766) Albany, NY |
| December 30, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cornell | W 83–77 | 6–7 | Newman Arena (1,257) Ithaca, NY |
| January 3, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Manhattan | W 103–95 $^{2OT}$ | 7–7 (2–1) | MVP Arena (4,927) Albany, NY |
| January 5, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Iona | L 73–74 | 7–8 (2–2) | MVP Arena (5,225) Albany, NY |
| January 10, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Quinnipiac | L 53–72 | 7–9 (2–3) | M&T Bank Arena (1,187) Hamden, CT |
| January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Sacred Heart | W 93–75 | 8–9 (3–3) | MVP Arena (4,362) Albany, NY |
| January 18, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Merrimack | L 58–64 | 8–10 (3–4) | Hammel Court (1,533) North Andover, MA |
| January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Mount St. Mary's | W 82–68 | 9–10 (4–4) | MVP Arena (4,444) Albany, NY |
| January 25, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Iona | L 68–72 | 9–11 (4–5) | Hynes Athletics Center (1,643) New Rochelle, NY |
| January 31, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Marist | L 67–72 | 9–12 (4–6) | McCann Arena (3,200) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| February 2, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Quinnipiac | W 84–75 | 10–12 (5–6) | MVP Arena (6,469) Albany, NY |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Saint Peter's | W 77–63 | 11–12 (6–6) | MVP Arena (4,852) Albany, NY |
| February 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rider | L 59–61 | 11–13 (6–7) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,068) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 14, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Marist | L 64–65 | 11–14 (6–8) | MVP Arena (4,950) Albany, NY |
| February 16, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Sacred Heart | W 80–73 | 12–14 (7–8) | William H. Pitt Center (1,633) Fairfield, CT |
| February 21, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Niagara | W 94–60 | 13–14 (8–8) | MVP Arena (5,166) Albany, NY |
| February 23, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Canisius | L 88–93 | 13–15 (8–9) | MVP Arena (5,838) Albany, NY |
| March 2, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Mount St. Mary's | L 79–85 | 13–16 (8–10) | Knott Arena (1,425) Emmitsburg, MD |
| March 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Fairfield | W 68–64 | 14–16 (9–10) | MVP Arena (5,575) Albany, NY |
| March 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Manhattan | L 66–78 | 14–17 (9–11) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,320) Riverdale, NY |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (8) Rider First round | L 76–78 | 14–18 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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