# 2016–17 Siena Saints men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Saints, led by fourth year head coach Jimmy Patsos, played their home games at the Times Union Center, with one exhibition game at Alumni Recreation Center, as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 17–17, 12–8 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Fairfield and Monmouth before losing in the championship game of the MAAC tournament to Iona.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/02/2016* 7:00 pm | | Daemen | W 92–65 | | Alumni Recreation Center (755) Loudonville, NY |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2016* 2:00 pm | | Cornell | W 89–78 | 1–0 | Times Union Center (6,196) Albany, NY |
| 11/15/2016* 7:00 pm | | at George Washington CBE Hall of Fame Classic | L 75–77 | 1–1 | Charles E. Smith Center (2,224) Washington, D.C. |
| 11/18/2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 7 Kansas CBE Hall of Fame Classic | L 65–86 | 1–2 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 11/20/2016* 2:00 pm, Big South Network | | at UNC Asheville CBE Hall of Fame Classic | L 80–92 | 1–3 | Kimmel Arena (1,227) Asheville, NC |
| 11/23/2016* 7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff CBE Hall of Fame Classic | W 66–43 | 2–3 | Times Union Center (5,252) Albany, NY |
| 11/27/2016* 7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports | | at Albany Albany Cup | L 72–81 | 2–4 | SEFCU Arena (4,538) Albany, NY |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | | at St. Bonaventure Franciscan Cup | L 74–81 | 2–5 | Reilly Center (3,859) Olean, NY |
| 12/03/2016 7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports/ESPN3 | | Fairfield | W 80–73 | 3–5 (1–0) | Times Union Center (5,515) Albany, NY |
| 12/05/2016 7:00 pm | | at Rider | L 69–71 | 3–6 (1–1) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,511) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 12/09/2016* 8:00 pm | | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 69–73 | 3–7 | Alico Arena (4,213) Fort Myers, FL |
| 12/17/2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Bucknell | W 71–68 | 4–7 | Glens Falls Civic Center (3,490) Glens Falls, NY |
| 12/22/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Hofstra | L 64–84 | 4–8 | Mack Sports Complex (1,674) Hempstead, NY |
| 12/29/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Vermont | L 60–76 | 4–9 | Times Union Center (6,176) Albany, NY |
| 01/02/2017 2:00 pm | | at Canisius | L 79–82 | 4–10 (1–2) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,418) Buffalo, NY |
| 01/04/2017 7:00 pm | | at Niagara | L 66–71 | 4–11 (1–3) | Gallagher Center (872) Lewiston, NY |
| 01/07/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Saint Peter's | W 56–54 | 5–11 (2–3) | Times Union Center (6,478) Albany, NY |
| 01/12/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Quinnipiac | W 81–74 | 6–11 (3–3) | Times Union Center (5,515) Albany, NY |
| 01/15/2017 2:00 pm, SNY | | at Fairfield | W 63–54 | 7–11 (4–3) | Webster Bank Arena (2,611) Bridgeport, CT |
| 01/17/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Rider | W 78–68 | 8–11 (5–3) | Times Union Center (4,788) Albany, NY |
| 01/19/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Saint Peter's | L 65–77 | 8–12 (5–4) | Yanitelli Center (564) Jersey City, NJ |
| 01/22/2017 2:00 pm | | at Manhattan | W 81–68 | 9–12 (6–4) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,143) Riverdale, NY |
| 01/27/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Iona | L 66–77 | 9–13 (6–5) | Times Union Center (6,826) Albany, NY |
| 01/30/2017 8:00 pm, SNY | | at Quinnipiac | W 84–75 | 10–13 (7–5) | TD Bank Sports Center (1,085) Hamden, CT |
| 02/04/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Canisius | L 73–80 | 10–14 (7–6) | Times Union Center (7,209) Albany, NY |
| 02/07/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Iona | W 81–79 | 11–14 (8–6) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,518) New Rochelle, NY |
| 02/11/2017 7:00 pm | | at Marist | W 84–77 | 12-14 (9-6) | McCann Field House (1,634) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 02/13/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Monmouth | L 82–102 | 12–15 (9–7) | Times Union Center (5,716) Albany, NY |
| 02/16/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Manhattan | W 94–71 | 13–15 (10–7) | Times Union Center (5,577) Albany, NY |
| 02/18/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Niagara | W 76–70 | 14–15 (11–7) | Times Union Center (6,850) Albany, NY |
| 02/24/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Monmouth | L 73–77 | 14–16 (11–8) | OceanFirst Bank Center (4,172) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 02/26/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Marist | W 80–64 | 15–16 (12–8) | Times Union Center (7,378) Albany, NY |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2017 9:30 pm, ESPNU | (4) | (5) Fairfield Quarterfinals | W 78–66 | 16–16 | Times Union Center (4,735) Albany, NY |
| 03/05/2017 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | (1) Monmouth Semifinals | W 89–85 | 17–16 | Times Union Center Albany, NY |
| 03/06/2017 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | (4) | (3) Iona Championship game | L 86–87 $^{OT}$ | 17–17 | Times Union Center (7,608) Albany, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||