# 2015–16 Siena Saints men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Saints, led by third year head coach Jimmy Patsos, played their home games at the Times Union Center, with one exhibition game at Alumni Recreation Center, and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 13–7 in MAAC play to finish in third place. They defeated Manhattan in the quarterfinals of the MAAC tournament to advance to semifinals where they lost to Iona. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Morehead State.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/02/2015* 7:00 pm | Indiana (PA) | W 82–73 | | Alumni Recreation Center (1,015) Loudonville, NY |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 5 Duke 2K Sports Classic | L 74–92 | 0–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| 11/15/2015* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 17 Wisconsin 2K Sports Classic | L 65–92 | 0–2 | Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI |
| 11/20/2015* 4:00 pm | vs. Radford 2K Sports Classic | W 76–62 | 1–2 | Chace Athletic Center (278) Smithfield, RI |
| 11/21/2015* 7:00 pm | at Byrant 2K Sports Classic | W 78–59 | 2–2 | Chace Athletic Center (568) Smithfield, RI |
| 11/24/2015* 7:00 pm | at Bucknell | W 83–81 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | Sojka Pavilion (2,295) Lewisburg, PA |
| 11/28/2015* 12:00 pm | Loyola (MD) | W 90–82 $^{OT}$ | 4–2 | Times Union Center (5,681) Albany, NY |
| 12/01/2015* 7:00 pm | at Cornell | L 80–81 | 4–3 | Newman Arena (1,017) Ithaca, NY |
| 12/04/2015 7:00 pm, TWCSC | Manhattan | W 89–54 | 5–3 (1–0) | Times Union Center (5,727) Albany, NY |
| 12/06/2015 2:00 pm | at Saint Peter's | L 68–72 | 5–4 (1–1) | Yanitelli Center (338) Jersey City, NJ |
| 12/09/2015* 7:00 pm, TWCSC | Hofstra | W 81–68 | 6–4 | Times Union Center (5,099) Albany, NY |
| 12/12/2015* 7:30 pm, TWCSC | Albany | W 78–70 | 7–4 | Times Union Center (10,790) Albany, NY |
| 12/22/2015* 7:00 pm, TWCSC | St. Bonaventure Franciscan Cup | W 73–70 | 8–4 | Times Union Center (6,593) Albany, NY |
| 12/29/2015* 2:00 pm | at Vermont | L 64–73 | 8–5 | Patrick Gym (2,437) Burlington, VT |
| 01/02/2016 7:00 pm, TWCSC | Niagara | W 75–63 | 9–5 (2–1) | Times Union Center (6,483) Albany, NY |
| 01/04/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Manhattan | L 87–92 $^{3OT}$ | 9–6 (2–2) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,308) Riverdale, NY |
| 01/07/2016 7:00 pm, TWCSC | Fairfield | W 91–76 | 10–6 (3–2) | Times Union Center (5,193) Albany, NY |
| 01/15/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Quinnipiac | W 64-52 | 11-6 (4-2) | TD Bank Sports Center (1,428) Hamden, CT |
| 01/18/2016 4:04 pm, ESPN3 | at Monmouth | L 69–85 | 11–7 (4–3) | Multipurpose Activity Center (3,911) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 01/21/2016 7:00 pm | Rider | W 63–52 | 12–7 (5–3) | Times Union Center (5,449) Albany, NY |
| 01/24/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Canisius | W 99–78 | 13–7 (6–3) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,614) Buffalo, NY |
| 01/26/2016 7:00 pm, TWCSC | at Niagara | W 82–70 | 14–7 (7–3) | Gallagher Center (1,098) Lewiston, NY |
| 01/30/2016 7:00 pm, TWCSC | Marist | W 77–66 | 15–7 (8–3) | Times Union Center (8,354) Albany, NY |
| 02/01/2016 7:00 pm | Monmouth | W 93–87 | 15–8 (8–4) | Times Union Center (7,016) Albany, NY |
| 02/05/2016 9:00 pm, ESPNU | Saint Peter's | W 69–52 | 16–8 (9–4) | Times Union Center (6,295) Albany, NY |
| 02/07/2016 12:00 pm | at Marist | W 79–73 | 16–9 (9–5) | McCann Field House (1,392) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 02/11/2016 7:00 pm, TWCSC | Canisius | W 90–67 | 17–9 (10–5) | Times Union Center (5,477) Albany, NY |
| 02/13/2016 2:00 pm | at Iona | W 81–78 | 18–9 (11–5) | Hynes Athletic Center (2,611) New Rochelle, NY |
| 02/19/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Rider | W 84–64 | 19–9 (12–5) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 02/22/2016 7:00 pm, TWCSC | Iona | L 81–87 | 19–10 (12–6) | Times Union Center (6,026) Albany, NY |
| 02/24/2016 7:00 pm | at Fairfield | L 69–76 | 19–11 (12–7) | Webster Bank Arena (1,785) Bridgeport, CT |
| 02/28/2016 2:00 pm, TWCSC | Quinnipiac | W 80–65 | 20–11 (13–7) | Times Union Center (7,636) Albany, NY |
| MAAC tournament |||||
| 03/05/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Manhattan Quarterfinals | W 89–76 | 21–11 | Times Union Center (6,978) Albany, NY |
| 03/06/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Iona Semifinals | L 70–81 | 21–12 | Times Union Center (5,722) Albany, NY |
| CBI |||||
| 03/15/2016* 7:00 pm | Morehead State First round | L 80–84 | 21–13 | Times Union Center (2,061) Albany, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||