Siena Saints' Men's Basketball Head coach Carmen Maciariello has been nice enough to join Levack and Goz every Tuesday at 4:15 pm EST to discuss the players, new challenges and how the Saints are overcoming said challenges.
This season for the Siena Saints Men's Basketball team was almost perfect. In Coach Carmen Maciariello's first year as head coach the Saints they won the MAAC regular season and were the top seed in the MAAC tournament before the NCAAM post season was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Saints were awarded the MAAC title and now begin their off season with rare challenges and a target on their backs. How is Coach Carm keeping the team motivated and their attitudes positive.
Everyday more and more people and places are being affected by the Coronavirus and now Siena College is taking steps to protect their students, staff and fans. Siena has extended Spring Break foe all students by one week and urged fans to not attend today's women's lacrosse against UAlbany.
The Siena Saints have had a great year and the MAAC tournament hasn't even started yet. The Saints won the regular season MAAC title on their way to the top seed and a bye in the tourney and now they have the MAAC player of the year. Jalen Pickett is not only a unanimous selection to the All-MAAC first team but he is also the 2019-2020 MAAC Player of the Year.
The Siena Saints first season under Coach Carmen Maciariello has been better than any of us could of hoped so far. The Saints have won the MAAC regular season title and will enter the MAAC tournament as the top seed. Now three Saints have been named All MAAC selections. Manny Camper and Jalen Pickett have both been named First Team All-MAAC selections, while Elijah Burns was selected to the Second Team.
The Siena Saints Men's Basketball team has their fate in their hands and can lock up a portion of the regular season title Wednesday against Niagara at the Times Union Center. Coach Carm came to the studio to speak with Levack and Goz about what this game means to the Saints.