# 1998–99 Siena Saints men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College in the 1998–99 college basketball season. This was head coach Paul Hewitt's second season at Siena. The Saints competed in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) and played their home games at Pepsi Arena in Albany, New York. They finished the season 25–6, 13–5 in MAAC play to end up second in the regular season standings. They won the 1999 MAAC men's basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Saints received the 13 seed in the West region where they were defeated by No. 4 seed Arkansas in the opening round.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

* All times are Eastern
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 14, 1998* | | at Bethune-Cookman | W 83–77 | 1–0 | Moore Gymnasium (639) Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Nov 21, 1998* | | at Hartford | W 86–69 | 2–0 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (916) Hartford, Connecticut |
| Nov 24, 1998* | | St. Bonaventure | W 86–67 | 3–0 | Pepsi Arena (7,739) Albany, New York |
| Dec 2, 1998 | | Loyola (MD) | W 96–88 | 4–0 (1–0) | Pepsi Arena (4,443) Albany, New York |
| Dec 4, 1998 | | at Marist | L 87–93 | 4–1 (1–1) | McCann Arena (3,195) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| Dec 8, 1998* | | at Colgate | W 94–80 | 5–1 | Cotterell Court (1,600) Hamilton, New York |
| Dec 12, 1998* | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 87–79 | 6–1 | Pepsi Arena (4,074) Albany, New York |
| Dec 23, 1998* | | George Washington | W 106–99 | 7–1 | Pepsi Arena (7,401) Albany, New York |
| Dec 29, 1998* | | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 71–70 | 8–1 | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,200) Malibu, California |
| Dec 30, 1998* | | at Pepperdine | W 85–76 | 9–1 | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,632) Malibu, California |
| Jan 2, 1999 | | at Niagara | L 84–95 | 9–2 (1–2) | Gallagher Center (853) Lewiston, New York |
| Jan 5, 1999* | | Quinnipiac | W 107–90 | 10–2 | Pepsi Arena (4,173) Albany, New York |
| Jan 10, 1999 | | Canisius | W 79–78 | 11–2 (2–2) | Pepsi Arena (5,682) Albany, New York |
| Jan 12, 1999 | | at Fairfield | W 96–82 | 12–2 (3–2) | Alumni Hall (1,342) Fairfield, Connecticut |
| Jan 14, 1999 | | Saint Peter's | W 84–72 | 13–2 (4–2) | Pepsi Arena (3,985) Albany, New York |
| Jan 18, 1999 | | Rider | W 86–84 $^{OT}$ | 14–2 (5–2) | Pepsi Arena (5,541) Albany, New York |
| Jan 21, 1999 | | at Loyola (MD) | W 86–78 | 15–2 (6–2) | Reitz Arena (1,218) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Jan 24, 1999 | | Iona | W 90–72 | 16–2 (7–2) | Pepsi Arena (9,549) Albany, New York |
| Jan 30, 1999 | | Marist | W 84–78 | 17–2 (8–2) | Pepsi Arena (11,374) Albany, New York |
| Feb 1, 1999 | | Fairfield | W 95–80 | 18–2 (9–2) | Pepsi Arena (5,576) Albany, New York |
| Feb 4, 1999 | | at Canisius | L 90–100 $^{2OT}$ | 18–3 (9–3) | Koessler Athletic Center (2,404) Buffalo, New York |
| Feb 6, 1999 | | at Manhattan | W 74–58 | 19–3 (10–3) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,792) New York, New York |
| Feb 8, 1999 | | Niagara | L 82–86 | 19–4 (10–4) | Pepsi Arena (9,138) |
| Feb 11, 1999 | | Manhattan | W 92–75 | 20–4 (11–4) | Pepsi Arena (6,645) |
| Feb 14, 1999 | | at Rider | W 81–74 | 21–4 (12–4) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,514) Lawrenceville, New Jersey |
| Feb 19, 1999 | | at Saint Peter's | W 98–87 | 22–4 (13–4) | Yanitelli Center (1,423) Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Feb 21, 1999 | | at Iona | L 80–97 | 22–5 (13–5) | John A. Mulcahy Campus Events Center (3,164) New Rochelle, New York |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| Feb 27, 1999* | | vs. Rider Quarterfinals | W 101–73 | 23–5 | Marine Midland Arena (NA) Buffalo, New York |
| Feb 28, 1999* | | vs. Marist Semifinals | W 56–55 | 24–5 | Marine Midland Arena (7,029) Buffalo, New York |
| Mar 1, 1999* | | vs. Saint Peter's Championship game | W 82–67 | 25–5 | Marine Midland Arena (5,356) Buffalo, New York |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 1999* | (13 W) | vs. (4 W) No. 17 Arkansas First round | L 80–94 | 25–6 | McNichols Sports Arena (16,637) Denver, Colorado |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
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