# 2018–19 Siena Saints men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and were led by first-year head coach Jamion Christian. They finished the 2018–19 season 17–16 overall, 11–7 in MAAC play to finish in a four-way tie for second place. As the 5th seed in the 2019 MAAC tournament, they defeated No. 4 seed Rider in the quarterfinals 87–81 before falling to No. 1 seed Iona 57–73 in the semifinals.
On March 21, 2019, head coach Jamion Christian left his job with Siena to become the new head coach at George Washington. The school promoted assistant coach Carmen Maciariello to fill the vacancy on March 26.

## Previous season

The Saints finished the 2017–18 season 8–24, 4–14 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC tournament to Quinnipiac.
On April 13, 2018, head coach Jimmy Patsos resigned amid an investigation regarding abusive conduct and financial improprieties within the program. On May 2, the Saints hired Mount St. Mary's head coach Jamion Christian for the job.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 6:30 pm, FSN | | at Providence Hall of Fame Tip Off campus game | L 67–77 | 0–1 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,021) Providence, RI |
| Nov 8, 2018* 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at George Washington Hall of Fame Tip Off campus game | W 69–61 | 1–1 | Charles E. Smith Center (2,083) Washington, D.C. |
| Nov 16, 2018* 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Norfolk State Hall of Fame Tip Off Springfield semifinals | W 61–58 | 2–1 | Mohegan Sun Arena (1,313) Uncasville, CT |
| Nov 18, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPN3 | | vs. Holy Cross Hall of Fame Tip Off Springfield Championship | L 45–57 | 2–2 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| Nov 21, 2018* 6:00 pm | | Lehigh | L 69–80 | 2–3 | Times Union Center (4,908) Albany, NY |
| Nov 24, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Colgate | L 79–84 | 2–4 | Times Union Center (5,202) Albany, NY |
| Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Hofstra | L 86–94 | 2–5 | Mack Sports Complex (1,046) Hempstead, NY |
| Dec 1, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Harvard | W 67–64 | 3–5 | Times Union Center (5,650) Albany, NY |
| Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at St. Bonaventure | L 40–82 | 3–6 | Reilly Center (3,485) Olean, NY |
| Dec 8, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Robert Morris | W 74–71 | 4–6 | North Athletic Complex (1,016) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | College of Charleston | L 58–83 | 4–7 | Times Union Center (4614) Albany, NY |
| Dec 22, 2018* 12:05 pm | | at Holy Cross | L 57–60 | 4–8 | Hart Center (1346) Worcester, MA |
| Dec 29, 2018* 2:00 pm, MY-4 | | Cal Poly | W 75–54 | 5–8 | Times Union Center (5,768) Albany, NY |
| MAAC regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 2019 4:00 pm | | at Saint Peter's | L 60–65 | 5–9 (0–1) | Yanitelli Center (929) Jersey City, NJ |
| Jan 5, 2019 7:00 pm | | Canisius | L 66–70 | 5–10 (0–2) | Times Union Center (6,432) Albany, NY |
| Jan 11, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Marist | W 71–66 | 6–10 (1–2) | McCann Field House (1,678) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Jan 14, 2019 7:00 pm | | Monmouth | L 60–63 $^{OT}$ | 6–11 (1–3) | Times Union Center (5,592) Albany, NY |
| Jan 17, 2019 7:00 pm | | Niagara | W 66–57 | 7–11 (2–3) | Times Union Center (5,549) Albany, NY |
| Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fairfield | W 57–48 | 8–11 (3–3) | Webster Bank Arena (1,011) Bridgeport, CT |
| Jan 26, 2019 7:00 pm | | Manhattan | W 53–40 | 9–11 (4–3) | Times Union Center (7,146) Albany, NY |
| Jan 31, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Monmouth | L 55–66 | 9–12 (4–4) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,743) West Long Branch, NJ |
| Feb 2, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Iona | W 56–54 | 10–12 (5–4) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,537) New Rochelle, NY |
| Feb 4, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Fairfield | W 61–50 | 11–12 (6–4) | Times Union Center (5,251) Albany, NY |
| Feb 8, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Manhattan | W 51–49 | 12–12 (7–4) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,364) Riverdale, NY |
| Feb 10, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rider | W 59–57 | 13–12 (8–4) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,559) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Iona | L 52–57 | 13–13 (8–5) | Times Union Center (5,560) Albany, NY |
| Feb 17, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Quinnipiac | L 100–107 $^{3OT}$ | 13–14 (8–6) | Times Union Center (7,146) Albany, NY |
| Feb 19, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Saint Peter's | W 72–62 | 14–14 (9–6) | Times Union Center (6,398) Albany, NY |
| Feb 24, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Marist | W 67–55 | 15–14 (10–6) | Times Union Center (6,806) Albany, NY |
| Mar 1, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Canisius | L 62–68 | 15–15 (10–7) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,263) Buffalo, NY |
| Mar 3, 2019 2:00 pm | | at Niagara | W 72–65 $^{OT}$ | 16–15 (11–7) | Gallagher Center (1,378) Lewiston, NY |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 2019 9:30 pm, ESPN3 | (5) | (4) Rider Quarterfinals | W 87–81 | 17–15 | Times Union Center Albany, NY |
| Mar 10, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | (5) | (1) Iona Semifinals | L 57–73 | 17–16 | Times Union Center Albany, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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