# 2020–21 Siena Saints men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Saints, led by second-year head coach Carmen Maciariello, played their home games at the Alumni Recreation Center in Loudonville, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 12–5, 12–4 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for first place. As the No. 1 seed in the MAAC tournament, they were upset in the quarterfinals by No. 9 seed Iona 52–55.

## Previous season

The Saints finished the 2019–20 season 20–10 overall, 15–5 in MAAC play to finish in first place. As the No. 1 seed in the MAAC tournament, they defeated No. 9 seed Manhattan 63–49 in the quarterfinals. However, the semifinals and championship game, and all postseason tournaments, were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 28, 2020* | | Delaware | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, NY |
| November 30, 2020* | | at Liberty | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | |
| December 22, 2020* 2:00 pm | | at Drexel | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA |
| December 29, 2020* 2:00 pm | | Towson | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, NY |
| MAAC regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2021 3:00 pm | | Monmouth | W 78–77 | 1–0 (1–0) | Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, NY |
| January 4, 2021 5:00 pm | | Monmouth | W 76–62 | 2–0 (2–0) | Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, NY |
| January 9, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fairfield | W 74–58 | 3–0 (3–0) | Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT |
| January 10, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Fairfield | W 75–68 | 4–0 (4–0) | Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT |
| January 15, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rider | W 78–69 | 5–0 (5–0) | Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 16, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Rider | W 74–72 | 6–0 (6–0) | Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 22, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Saint Peter's | L 62–68 | 6–1 (6–1) | Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, NY |
| January 23, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Saint Peter's | W 47–40 | 7–1 (7–1) | Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, NY |
| January 30, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Marist | L 54–55 | 7–2 (7–2) | McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY |
| January 31, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Marist | W 63–50 | 8–2 (8–2) | McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY |
| February 20, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Niagara | L 62–64 | 8–3 (8–3) | Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY |
| February 21, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Niagara | W 68–66 | 9–3 (9–3) | Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY |
| February 26, 2021 7:00 pm | | Manhattan | W 74–69 | 10–3 (10–3) | Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, NY |
| February 27, 2021 7:00 pm | | Manhattan | W 64–56 | 11–3 (11–3) | Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, NY |
| February 27, 2021 2:00 pm | | at Iona | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY |
| February 28, 2021 2:00 pm | | at Iona | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY |
| March 4, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Canisius | W 73–66 | 12–3 (12–3) | Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, NY |
| March 5, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Canisius | L 75–76 | 12–4 (12–4) | Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, NY |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (9) Iona Quarterfinals | L 52–55 | 12–5 | 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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