# 2009–10 Siena Saints men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Fran McCaffery's fifth 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 27–7, 17–1 in MAAC play to capture the regular season championship. They also won the 2010 MAAC men's basketball tournament for the third consecutive year to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned a 13 seed in the South Region where they lost to 4 seed and AP #10 Purdue in the first round.

## Preseason

In the MAAC preseason poll, released October 27 in Edison, New Jersey, Siena was predicted to finish first in the MAAC.

## Roster

Source
| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous team(s) |
| 0 | Conner Fenlon | 6'0" | 157 | G | So. | Tampa, Florida, U.S. | Tampa Prep |
| 1 | O. D. Anosike | 6'7" | 217 | F | Fr. | Staten Island, New York, U.S. | St. Peter's Boys HS |
| 2 | Denzel Yard | 5'11" | 166 | G | Fr. | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Franklin Learning Center |
| 3 | Kyle Downey | 6'2" | 203 | G | So. | Fairport, New York, U.S. | Fairport |
| 4 | Just-in'love Smith | 5'11" | 190 | G | Sr. | East Greenbush, New York, U.S. | Columbia HS |
| 5 | Kyle Griffin | 6'3" | 198 | G | So. | Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Germantown Academy La Salle |
| 13 | Clarence Jackson | 6'3" | 185 | G | Jr. | Marlton, New Jersey, U.S. | Cherokee |
| 21 | Davis Martens | 6'9" | 220 | F | Fr. | Cologne, Germany | The Patterson School |
| 22 | Ryan Rossiter | 6'9" | 234 | F | Jr. | Staten Island, New York, U.S. | Monsignor Farrell HS |
| 23 | Edwin Ubiles | 6'6" | 204 | G F | Sr. | Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S. | St. Thomas More HS |
| 25 | Ronald Moore | 6'0" | 156 | G | Sr. | Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Plymouth-Whitemarsh HS |
| 31 | Owen Wignot | 6'5" | 210 | F | So. | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Holy Redeemer HS |
| 32 | Jonathan Breeden | 5'11" | 163 | G | Fr. | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Central Dauphin East HS |
| 42 | Alex Franklin | 6'5" | 226 | F | Sr. | Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Central Catholic HS |
| 43 | Steven Priestley | 6'5" | 241 | F | Jr. | Baldwin, New York, U.S. | Uniondale HS |
| | Brandon Walters | 6'5" | 226 | C | Jr. | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | Abraham Lincoln HS Seton Hall University |

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Year at Siena | Alma Mater (Year) |
| Fran McCaffery | Head coach | 5th | Pennsylvania (1982) |
| Mitch Buonaguro | Assistant coach | 5th | Boston College (1975) |
| Andrew Francis | Assistant coach | 3rd | LIU-Southampton (1998) |
| Adam Chaskin | Assistant coach | 5th | Michigan (1992) |
| Cory Magee | Student assistant coach | 1st | Siena (2010) |
| David Matturro | Director of basketball operations | 2nd | St. John Fisher (2006) |

## Schedule and results

Source
* All times are Eastern
| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/13/2009* 8:00pm | at Tennessee State | W 85–69 | 1–0 | Gentry Center (2,139) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 11/17/2009* 12:00pm, ESPN | Northeastern | W 59–53 | 2–0 | Times Union Center (6,445) Albany, New York |
| 11/21/2009* 7:00pm | at Temple Philly Hoop Group Classic | L 73–69 | 2–1 | Liacouras Center (6,759) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 11/24/2009* 7:00pm | Delaware Philly Hoop Group Classic | W 90–56 | 3–1 | Times Union Center (7,437) Albany, New York |
| 11/27/2009* 5:30pm | vs. St. John's Philly Hoop Group Classic | L 77–68 | 3–2 | The Palestra (NA) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 11/28/2009* 4:00pm | vs. Brown Philly Hoop Group Classic | W 99–79 | 4–2 | The Palestra (NA) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 12/2/2009* 7:00pm | at Georgia Tech | L 74–61 | 4–3 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,898) Atlanta, Georgia |
| 12/5/2009* 7:30pm | Albany | W 83–54 | 5–3 | Times Union Center (12,960) Albany, New York |
| 12/7/2009 7:30pm | at Iona | W 73–60 | 6–3 (1–0) | Hynes Center (2,130) New Rochelle, New York |
| 12/12/2009* 8:05pm | at Northern Iowa | L 82–65 | 6–4 | McLeod Center (5,096) Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| 12/23/2009 7:00pm | Rider | W 84–62 | 7–4 (2–0) | Times Union Center (6,672) Albany, New York |
| 12/29/2009* 7:00pm | Saint Joseph's | W 92–75 | 8–4 | Times Union Center (7,998) Albany, New York |
| 12/31/2009 4:00pm | Saint Peter's | W 64–53 | 9–4 (3–0) | Times Union Center (6,081) Albany, New York |
| 1/2/2010* 7:00pm | Mount St. Mary's | W 79–76 $^{OT}$ | 10–4 | Times Union Center (6,516) Albany, New York |
| 1/4/2010 7:00pm | at Loyola | W 76–56 | 11–4 (4–0) | Reitz Arena (852) Baltimore, Maryland |
| 1/9/2010 1:00pm | Niagara | W 83–65 | 12–4 (5–0) | Times Union Center (8,065) Albany, New York |
| 1/11/2010 7:00pm, TW3 | Canisius | W 82–70 | 13–4 (6–0) | Times Union Center (5,889) Albany, New York |
| 1/16/2010 4:00pm, TW3 | at Fairfield | W 81–73 | 14–4 (7–0) | Arena at Harbor Yard (3,384) Bridgeport, Connecticut |
| 1/18/2010 7:00pm | Manhattan | W 83–68 | 15–4 (8–0) | Times Union Center (7,632) Albany, New York |
| 1/21/2010 7:00pm, TW3 | Loyola | W 67–61 | 16–4 (9–0) | Times Union Center (6,653) Albany, New York |
| 1/24/2010 2:00pm | at Manhattan | W 66–58 | 17–4 (10–0) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,452) Riverdale, New York |
| 1/28/2010 7:00pm | at Saint Peter's | W 66–58 | 18–4 (11–0) | Yanitelli Center (1,609) Jersey City, New Jersey |
| 1/30/2010 4:00pm, MSG | at Marist | W 79–60 | 19–4 (12–0) | McCann Field House (2,858) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| 2/5/2010 7:00pm, TW1 | Iona | W 88–68 | 20–4 (13–0) | Times Union Center (8,065) Albany, New York |
| 2/8/2010 7:00pm, MSG | Fairfield | W 69–67 | 21–4 (14–0) | Times Union Center (7,184) Albany, New York |
| 2/12/2010 7:00pm, ESPN2 | at Niagara | L 87–74 | 21–5 (14–1) | Gallagher Center (2,310) Lewiston, New York |
| 2/14/2010 7:00pm, TW3 | at Canisius | W 74–57 | 22–5 (15–1) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,504) Buffalo, New York |
| 2/20/2010* 11:00am, ESPN2 | at No. 18 Butler ESPN Bracket Busters | L 70–53 | 22–6 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,111) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 2/26/2010 7:00pm, ESPNU | at Rider | W 80–54 | 23–6 (16–1) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, New Jersey |
| 2/28/2010 4:00pm, TW3 | at Marist | W 76–51 | 24–6 (17–1) | Times Union Center (8,065) Albany, New York |
| 2010 MAAC men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 3/6/2010 5:25pm, MSG | Manhattan Quarterfinals | W 78–61 | 25–6 | Times Union Center (8,914) Albany, New York |
| 3/7/2010 4:00pm, MSG | Rider Semifinals | W 72–62 | 26–6 | Times Union Center (8,250) Albany, New York |
| 3/8/2010 7:00pm, ESPN2 | Fairfield Finals | W 72–65 $^{OT}$ | 27–6 | Times Union Center (10,679) Albany, New York |
| 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 3/19/2010* 2:30pm, CBS | vs. No. 10 Purdue First Round | L 72–64 | 27–7 | Spokane Arena (10,899) Spokane, Washington |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||