The MAAC conference has had it's ups and downs this season, including Monmouth starting the year 0-12 before rallying and winning their way into the MAAC Championship game tonight at 9 pm against the top seed Iona Gaels and MAAC coach of the year Tim Cluess.
Iona.... you are going dancing!
The Gaels captured the 2016 MAAC Basketball Championship on Monday night on the floor at the Times Union Center in Albany.
They beat the Monmouth Hawks, who have gained national attention for their bench celebrations this season - but also for their high-profile wins against Notre Dame, USC, UCLA and Georgetown...
Despite a valiant effort, the Siena men's basketball team could not overcome the Iona Gaels in the semifinals of the MAAC Tournament at the Times Union Center on Sunday night.
The 81-70 loss ends the Saints NCAA Tournament hopes but does not necessarily end their season:
Much like UAlbany, Siena should have potential suitors in the CBI, CIT or Vegas16 Tournaments...
For the Siena Saints men's basketball team, it was a good haul in the end of season awards: The Saints, which finish the regular season as the No. 3 seed in the upcoming MAAC Tournament (they play Saturday night at 7:00 at the Times Union Center), had three players selected to all-conference teams...
Freshman Nico Clareth scored 24 points, 20 of which came in the first half, as the Siena men's basketball team closed out the regular season on Sunday with an 80-65 win over Quinnipiac at the Times Union Center.
The Saints finish the regular season at 20-11 with a 13-7 record in the MAAC...
The Siena Saints have been playing remarkably well in the absence of superstar guard Marquis Wright, but on Super Bowl Sunday, the Saints slipped up on the road at hapless Marist.
The 79-73 defeat drops Siena to 16-9 overall and 9-5 in MAAC play...
Ahead of the Siena Saints big MAAC game against the Monmouth Hawks, head coach Jimmy Patsos joined Levack to talk about the team's big week. The team has won 6 of its last 7 games, that lone loss, came from Monmouth.
This is a team that may get into the NCAA Tournament without winning the conference, they have playmakers all over the floor,and some of them could've been a Saint Patsos says. &quo
Tonight at the Times Union Center, the 7-4 Siena Saints take the floor against St. Bonaventure (7-2).
It's the second consecutive meaningful game for the Saints, who are coming off a 78-70 win over Albany in the 'Albany Cup.'
This game with the Bonnies is the "Franciscan Cup...
A great night for basketball in the Capital Region as the Siena and UAlbany men open up at major powers (Siena-Duke, UAlbany-Kentucky), but the Siena women's team also opens up its 2015-16 season tonight.
The Saints travel to St. Bonaventure in the WNIT looking to build off a 22-13 season that saw them advance to the final of the College Basketball Invitational (CBI)...