# 2021–22 Siena Saints men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Saints, led by third-year head coach Carmen Maciariello, played their home games at MVP Arena in Albany, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

The Saints finished the 2020–21 season 12–5, 12–4 in MAAC play to finish as MAAC regular season co-champions alongside Monmouth. As the #1 seed in the MAAC tournament, they were upset by #9 seed Iona in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 25, 2021* 7:00 pm | | Saint Rose | W 77–70 | – | MVP Arena (4,770) Albany, NY |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 23 St. Bonaventure Br. Ed Coughlin Franciscan Cup | L 47–75 | 0–1 | Reilly Center (4,617) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| November 13, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Delaware | L 63–83 | 0–2 | MVP Arena (5,842) Albany, NY |
| November 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Yale | L 54–82 | 0–3 | MVP Arena (4,729) Albany, NY |
| November 19, 2021* 6:30 pm, FS2 | | at Georgetown | L 65–83 | 0–4 | Capital One Arena (4,460) Washington, D.C. |
| November 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Harvard | W 72–69 | 1–4 | MVP Arena (4,673) Albany, NY |
| November 28, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bucknell | L 56–65 $^{OT}$ | 1–5 | Sojka Pavilion (1,146) Lewisburg, PA |
| November 30, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Army | W 83–67 | 2–5 | Christl Arena (551) West Point, NY |
| December 3, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Manhattan | L 72–77 $^{OT}$ | 2–6 (0–1) | MVP Arena (4,988) Albany, NY |
| December 5, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Saint Peter's | W 60–58 | 3–6 (1–1) | Run Baby Run Arena (483) Jersey City, NJ |
| December 11, 2021* 2:00 pm, NBCSB/ESPN+ | | at Holy Cross | W 72–59 | 4–6 | Hart Center Worcester, MA |
| December 28, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at American | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at American | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at American | Bender Arena Washington, D.C. |
| January 9, 2022 2:00 pm, My 4 Albany/ESPN3 | | Fairfield | W 69–62 | 5–6 (2–1) | MVP Arena (4,918) Albany, NY |
| January 14, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Marist | W 67–60 | 6–6 (3–1) | McCann Arena (927) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| January 21, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Manhattan | L 68–75 | 6–7 (3–2) | Draddy Gymnasium (150) Riverdale, NY |
| January 25, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Iona Rescheduled from December 31 | L 57–74 | 6–8 (3–3) | Hynes Athletic Center (2,087) New Rochelle, NY |
| January 28, 2022 7:00 pm, My 4 Albany/ESPN+ | | Niagara | W 60–56 | 7–8 (4–3) | MVP Arena (5,401) Albany, NY |
| January 30, 2022 2:00 pm, My 4 Albany/ESPN+ | | Quinnipiac | W 85–76 | 8–8 (5–3) | MVP Arena (5,527) Albany, NY |
| February 1, 2022 7:00 pm, My 4 Albany/ESPN+ | | Canisius Rescheduled from January 2 | W 73–65 | 9–8 (6–3) | MVP Arena (4,788) Albany, NY |
| February 4, 2022 7:00 pm, My 4 Albany/ESPN+ | | Rider | L 60–74 | 9–9 (6–4) | MVP Arena (5,710) Albany, NY |
| February 6, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fairfield | W 62–56 | 10–9 (7–4) | Webster Bank Arena (2,149) Bridgeport, CT |
| February 11, 2022 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | Iona | W 70–64 | 11–9 (8–4) | MVP Arena (6,383) Albany, NY |
| February 13, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Rider | W 76–75 $^{OT}$ | 12–9 (9–4) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 18, 2022 7:00 pm, My 4 Albany/ESPN+ | | Marist | L 53–62 | 12–10 (9–5) | MVP Arena (6,214) Albany, NY |
| February 20, 2022 2:00 pm, My 4 Albany/ESPN+ | | Saint Peter's | W 84–70 | 13–10 (10–5) | MVP Arena (6,044) Albany, NY |
| February 22, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Monmouth Rescheduled from January 7 | L 59–71 | 13–11 (10–6) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,646) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Quinnipiac | W 78–71 | 14–11 (11–6) | People's United Center (991) Hamden, CT |
| February 27, 2022 2:00 pm, My 4 Albany/ESPN+ | | Monmouth | W 70–59 | 15–11 (12–6) | MVP Arena (6,524) Albany, NY |
| March 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Niagara | L 52–74 | 15–12 (12–7) | Gallagher Center (1,062) Lewiston, NY |
| March 5, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Canisius | L 64–67 | 15–13 (12–8) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,119) Buffalo, NY |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (11) Quinnipiac Quarterfinals | L 71–77 | 15–14 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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