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The Siena Saints came into the season with expectations as high as they've been since the Saints last won the MAAC and played in the NCAA tournament in 2009-10. And why wouldn't they be? After returning nearly an entire roster of a team that won 21 games a season ago, it was no wonder they were picked second in the preseason poll and started the season ranked #23 on the mid-major top-25 list... Re

The Univeristy at Albany men's basketball team has put both 2016 and the nonconference schedule in their rearview mirror. The Great Danes had 15 games on the slate leading up to America East play, and they finished with a 9-6 record. The latest victory was a 69-59 home win over Cornell of the Ivy league...

The head coach of Siena men's basketball program, Jimmy Patsos, joined Big Board Sports on Wednesday in his usual spot to discuss the latest on-goings of the Saints program. Currently, Siena is 4-8 on the season and is coming off a 84-64 loss on the road to Hofstra...

The Coaches vs Cancer movement has trickled down from the college basketball to the high school level as Section 2 teams are rallying together to raise cancer awareness and raise funds to fight the deadly disease. Longtime Shaker boys basketball head coach, Jeff Holmes, is heading up a committee that is aiming for 100% participation among Section 2 basketball teams...

The head men's basketball coach of the Siena Saints, Jimmy Patsos, stopped by Big Board Sports in his usual Wednesday slot to give us the latest news and notes on his basketballl team. In this week's coaches show Jimmy looked back at the Saints victory over Patriot league opponent, Bucknell, and looks ahead to the road contest Thursday night at Hofstra...

Will Brown is the head men's basketball coach at the University at Albany and appears on Big Board Sports morning show every Monday at 11:00AM during the winter months of hoops season. The Great Danes are coming off a blowout win at home against Saint Francis of Brooklyn and have now won three of their last four contests and currently (as of 12/19/16) have a 7-5 record...

Section 2 boys high school basketball is in full swing and the level of play has been very high. In particular, the Suburban Council has a crowded upper half of talented teams. It seems that Colonie, Shaker, Schenectady, Shen, and Saratoga all have expectations of competing for a league and sectional crown...

Head men's basketball coach at Siena College, Jimmy Patsos, joined Big Board Sports as he does every Wednesday morning. Patsos called in from the recruiting trail and talked about the current state of the Saints. Siena has dropped four of their last five games as they head into this weekend's game vs Bucknell from the Civic Center in Glens Falls...

The Siena college men's basketball team is experiencing some early season bumps in the road. The highly touted Saints have dropped three of their last four games with the most recent defeat coming on the road to MAAC opponent Rider, 71-69. The head coach Jimmy Patsos dropped by Big Board Sports as he does on every Wednesday to talk about his teams recent struggles, dealing with off the court matte

The University at Albany men's basketball season continues to roll along as the Great Danes dropped a pair of tight games this past week, dropping their record to 4-4. Last Wednesday UA lost 55-49 to a Patriot League opponent in Holy Cross that was in the NCAA tournament a year ago, and then to another tournament team and reigning Ivy League champ Yale, 59-55, this past Saturday...

Is Talor Battle the best player in the history of Penn State basketball? If there was anyone who would be qualified to answer that question with legitimacy and proper context, it would be Steve Jones, the voice of Penn State basketball for the last 35 years...

Ali Jacques is in her fifth year as the head coach of the Siena Saints women's basketball program, and looks to have a strong roster for the 2016-17 campaign. Her Saints were picked 3rd in the MAAC preseason poll and she returns a preseason all conference player in Kollyns Scarbrough, and a host of returning support such as Jackie Benitez, and Meghan Donohue...