# 1988–89 Siena Saints men's basketball team

The 1988–89 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College in the 1988–89 college basketball season. This was head coach Mike Deane's third season at Siena. The Saints competed in the North Atlantic Conference and played their home games at Alumni Recreation Center. They finished the season 25–5, 16–1 in NAC play to capture the regular season championship. They also won the 1989 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned a 14 seed in the East Region where they defeated 3 seed and AP #13 Stanford in the first round, before losing to Minnesota.

## Schedule and results

Source
* All times are Eastern
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 26, 1988* | | at Bowling Green | L 85–87 | 0–1 | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio |
| Nov 28, 1988* | | at Pittsburgh | W 80–79 | 1–1 | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Nov 30, 1988* | | at No. 19 Florida | L 67–71 | 1–2 | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Dec 3, 1988* | | at Le Moyne | W 91–52 | 2–2 | Le Moyne Athletic Center DeWitt, New York |
| Dec 10, 1988* | | Marist | W 110–91 | 3–2 | Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York |
| Dec 12, 1988* | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 112–69 | 4–2 | Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York |
| Dec 23, 1988* | | at Manhattan | W 80–65 | 5–2 | Draddy Gymnasium The Bronx, New York |
| Dec 29, 1988* | | at Evansville | L 70–79 | 5–3 | Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana |
| Jan 4, 1989 | | Boston University | W 91–78 | 6–3 (1–0) | Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York |
| Jan 9, 1989 | | at Canisius | W 72–56 | 7–3 (2–0) | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, New York |
| Jan 12, 1989 | | Niagara | W 101–76 | 8–3 (3–0) | Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York |
| Jan 14, 1989 | | at Vermont | W 69–58 | 9–3 (4–0) | Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont |
| Jan 19, 1989 | | Vermont | W 117–79 | 10–3 (5–0) | Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York |
| Jan 21, 1989 | | at Northeastern | W 92–67 | 11–3 (6–0) | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Jan 25, 1989 | | Canisius | W 83–78 | 12–3 (7–0) | Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York |
| Jan 28, 1989 | | at Niagara | W 72–60 | 13–3 (8–0) | Niagara Falls Convention Center Niagara Falls, New York |
| Jan 30, 1989 | | New Hampshire | W 90–72 | 14–3 (9–0) | Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York |
| Feb 4, 1989 | | Hartford | W 82–72 | 15–3 (10–0) | Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York |
| Feb 6, 1989 | | Colgate | W 109–54 | 16–3 (11–0) | Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York |
| Feb 13, 1989* | | at Brooklyn College | Canceled due to Measles outbreak at Siena campus | Canceled due to Measles outbreak at Siena campus | West Quad Gymnasium Brooklyn, New York |
| Feb 16, 1989 | | at Maine | W 76–49 | 17–3 (12–0) | Alfond Arena Orono, Maine |
| Feb 23, 1989 | | Maine | W 92–82 | 18–3 (13–0) | Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York |
| Feb 25, 1989 | | Northeastern | Canceled due to Measles outbreak at Siena campus | Canceled due to Measles outbreak at Siena campus | Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York |
| Feb 27, 1989 | | at New Hampshire | W 92–79 | 19–3 (14–0) | Lundholm Gym Durham, New Hampshire |
| Mar 1, 1989 | | at Boston University | L 81–84 $^{OT}$ | 19–4 (14–1) | Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts |
| Mar 3, 1989 | | at Hartford | W 82–70 | 20–4 (15–1) | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| Mar 5, 1989 | | at Colgate | W 100–58 | 21–4 (16–1) | Cotterell Court Hamilton, New York |
| NAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 1989* | (1) | vs. (8) Colgate Quarterfinals | W 61–51 | 22–4 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| Mar 9, 1989* | (1) | at (5) Hartford Semifinals | W 81–57 | 23–4 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| Mar 11, 1989* | (1) | vs. (2) Boston University Championship | W 68–67 | 24–4 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 1989* | (14 E) | vs. (3 E) No. 13 Stanford First Round | W 80–78 | 25–4 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Mar 18, 1989* | (14 E) | vs. (11 E) Minnesota Second Round | L 67–80 | 25–5 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||