2013–14 Siena Saints men's basketball team

2013–14 Siena Saints men's basketball
CBI Finals vs. Fresno State, W 2–1
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record20–18 (11–9 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Greg Manning
  • Luke D'Alessio
  • Lucious Jordan
Home arenaTimes Union Center
Alumni Recreation Center
Seasons
2013–14 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iona 17 3   .850 22 11   .667
Manhattan 15 5   .750 25 8   .758
Quinnipiac 14 6   .700 20 12   .625
Canisius 14 6   .700 21 13   .618
Siena 11 9   .550 20 18   .526
Saint Peter's 9 11   .450 14 17   .452
Rider 9 11   .450 14 17   .452
Marist 9 11   .450 12 19   .387
Monmouth 5 15   .250 11 21   .344
Fairfield 4 16   .200 7 25   .219
Niagara 3 17   .150 7 26   .212
2014 MAAC tournament winner

The 2013–14 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Saints, led by first year head coach Jimmy Patsos, played their home games at the Times Union Center, with some exhibition and postseason games at Alumni Recreation Center, and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 20–18, 11–9 in MAAC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAAC tournament to Canisius. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Stony Brook, Penn State and Illinois State to advance to the best-of-3 finals vs Fresno State. In the finals, they defeated Fresno State 2 games to 1 to be crowned 2014 CBI champions.

Roster

2013–14 Siena Saints men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Rich Audu 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) So Regional Elite Dev. Academy Mississauga, Ontario
G 1 Marquis Wright 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 159 lb (72 kg) Fr North Point Waldorf, Maryland
F 2 Javion Ogunyemi 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Troy Troy, New York
G 3 Ryan Oliver 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Northfield Mount Hermon (MA) Inglewood, California
G 5 Evan Hymes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Kestrel Hts. Charter Academy Durham, North Carolina
G 11 Steven Cruz 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr LaSalle Academy New York, New York
G 12 Mike Wilson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 146 lb (66 kg) Fr Eastern Voorhees, New Jersey
F 15 Marcus Hopper 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Jr Holy Cross Queens, New York
F 20 Jimmy Merrill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Fr Columbia Rensselaer, New York
G 23 Maurice White 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Fr St. Frances Academy Baltimore, Maryland
G/F 24 Lavon Long 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 234 lb (106 kg) Fr Oakland Mills Columbia, Maryland
F 25 Michael Wolfe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Georgetown Prep Germantown, Maryland
F 31 Brett Bisping 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 233 lb (106 kg) So Morton Peoria, Illinois
G 32 Patrick Cole 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) So Newark Central Newark, New Jersey
G 33 Rob Poole 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Jr Paul VI Cherry Hill, New Jersey
C 34 Imoh Silas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Jr Holderness School Lagos, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 7, 2013

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2013*
7:00 pm
NJCU W 88–56 
 16  Hymes, Poole   8  Poole   8  Wright  Alumni Recreation Center (1,069)
Loudonville, NY
Regular season
11/08/2013*
7:00 pm
Albany
Albany Cup
L 62–74  0–1
 17  White   11  Silas   6  Wright  Times Union Center (11,311)
Albany, NY
11/12/2013*
7:00 pm
at Vermont L 66–77  0–2
 22  Poole   6  Long, Poole   6  Wright  Patrick Gym (2,212)
Burlington, Vermont
11/16/2013*
3:00 pm
at La Salle L 74–78  0–3
 21  Poole   9  Long   5  Hymes  Tom Gola Arena (3,400)
Philadelphia, PA
11/19/2013*
7:00 pm, TWCS NY
St. Bonaventure
Franciscan Cup
W 72–70  1–3
 15  Long   7  Bisping   7  Wright  Times Union Center (5,654)
Albany, NY
11/22/2013*
7:00 pm
at Cornell W 71–70  2–3
 19  Poole   14  Silas   4  Wright  Newman Arena (1,471)
Ithaca, NY
11/24/2013*
12:00 pm, BTN
at Purdue L 73–81  2–4
 16  Bisping   11  Poole   5  Hymes, Wright  Mackey Arena (12,898)
West Lafayette, IN
11/28/2013*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 21 Memphis
Old Spice Classic First Round
L 60–87  2–5
 11  Bisping   12  Bisping   5  Hymes  HP Field House (2,351)
Orlando, FL
11/29/2013*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Saint Joseph's
Old Spice Classic
L 66–78  2–6
 13  Long   7  Poole   6  Wright  HP Field House (2,612)
Orlando, FL
12/01/2013*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Purdue
Old Spice Classic
L 63–68  2–7
 17  Hymes, Poole   8  Bisping   5  Wright  HP Field House (3,633)
Orlando, FL
12/06/2013
7:00 pm, TWCS NY
at Niagara W 84–71  3–7 (1–0)
 21  Poole   8  Poole   10  Wright  Gallagher Center (1,442)
Lewiston, NY
12/08/2013
2:00 pm
at Canisius L 78–93  3–8 (1–1)
 17  Bisping   9  Bisping   12  Wright  Koessler Athletic Center (1,555)
Buffalo, NY
12/23/2013*
7:00 pm, TWCS NY
Hofstra W 67–59  4–8
 14  Long, White, Wright   8  White   4  Hymes  Times Union Center (5,941)
Albany, NY
12/30/2013*
7:00 pm, TWCS NY
Fordham W 79–69  5–8
 28  Poole   9  Long   5  Wright  Times Union Center (6,131)
Albany, NY
01/02/2014
7:00 pm
at Monmouth L 59–63  5–9 (1–2)
 21  Poole   9  Poole   5  Wright  Multipurpose Activity Center (825)
West Long Branch, NJ
01/04/2014
7:00 pm, TWCS NY
Rider W 62–47  6–9 (2–2)
 20  Bisping   7  Bisping, Silas   5  Wright  Times Union Center (6,180)
Albany, NY
01/10/2014
7:00 pm, TWCS NY
Marist W 67–58  7–9 (3–2)
 17  Hymes   14  Bisping   7  Wright  Times Union Center (5,864)
Albany, NY
01/12/2014
2:00 pm
Iona L 78–87  7–10 (3–3)
 19  Hymes   6  Oliver   7  Wright  Times Union Center (5,793)
Albany, NY
01/16/2014
7:00 pm
at Manhattan L 68–90  7–11 (3–4)
 13  Poole   11  Poole   5  Wright  Draddy Gymnasium (1,587)
Riverdale, NY
01/19/2014
5:00 pm
at Iona L 74–88  7–12 (3–5)
 23  Hymes   11  Long   8  Wright  Hynes Athletic Center (1,619)
New Rochelle, NY
01/23/2014
7:00 pm, TWCS NY
Saint Peter's W 64–47  8–12 (4–5)
 14  Bisping, Poole   9  Wright   7  Hymes  Times Union Center (5,205)
Albany, NY
01/26/2014
12:00 pm
at Fairfield W 64–56  9–12 (5–5)
 19  Bisping, Poole   6  Oliver   3  Long  Webster Bank Arena (2,051)
Bridgeport, CT
01/30/2014
8:30 pm, ESPN3
Niagara W 66–62  10–12 (6–5)
 15  Poole   7  Bisping   4  Long, Wright  Times Union Center (5,772)
Albany, NY
02/01/2014
7:00 pm, TWCS NY
Quinnipiac L 95–103 OT 10–13 (6–6)
 26  Poole   6  White   10  Wright  Times Union Center (6,415)
Albany, NY
02/07/2014
7:00 pm
at Saint Peter's L 53–66  10–14 (6–7)
 15  Oliver   8  Bisping, Silas   3  Bisping, Wright, Hymes  Yanitelli Center (353)
Jersey City, NJ
02/10/2014
7:00 pm, TWCS NY
Fairfield W 77–75  11–14 (7–7)
 17  Bisping   8  Bisping   4  Hymes, Wright  Times Union Center (5,536)
Albany, NY
02/14/2014
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Marist L 64–65  11–15 (7–8)
 20  Wright   11  Long   3  Wright  McCann Field House (1,249)
Poughkeepsie, NY
02/16/2014
2:00 pm, TWCS NY
Canisius L 88–92 3 OT 11–16 (7–9)
 33  Poole   9  Bisping   11  Wright  Times Union Center (6,428)
Albany, NY
02/21/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Manhattan W 67–63  12–16 (8–9)
 17  Hymes, Poole   7  Silas   6  Wright  Times Union Center (7,928)
Albany, NY
02/23/2014
2:00 pm
at Rider W 69–60  13–16 (9–9)
 16  Long   11  Bisping   3  Hymes, Long, Wright  Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
02/27/2014
8:30 pm, ESPN3
at Quinnipiac W 72–70  14–16 (10–9)
 15  Poole   10  Bisping   7  Wright  TD Bank Sports Center (2,306)
Hamden, CT
03/02/2014
2:00 pm, TWCS NY
Monmouth W 70–54  15–16 (11–9)
 17  Bisping   11  Silas   5  Wright  Times Union Center (8,148)
Albany, NY
MAAC tournament
03/08/2014
2:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Canisius
Quarterfinals
L 65–71  15–17
 22  Bisping   9  Bisping   6  Wright  MassMutual Center (2,716)
Springfield, MA
CBI
03/18/2014*
7:00 pm
Stony Brook
First round
W 66–55  16–17
 20  Poole   6  Bisping, Silas, Wright   5  Wright  Times Union Center (2,575)
Albany, NY
03/24/2014*
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Penn State
Quarterfinals
W 54–52  17–17
 17  Long   12  Bisping   3  Oliver, Wright  Times Union Center (3,598)
Albany, NY
03/26/2014*
7:00 pm
Illinois State
Semifinals
W 61–49  18–17
 20  Bisping   13  Bisping   5  Wright  Times Union Center (3,980)
Albany, NY
03/31/2014*
10:00 pm, CBSSN
at Fresno State
Finals Game 1
W 61–57  19–17
 13  Long   7  Wright   3  Wright  Save Mart Center (5,284)
Fresno, CA
04/02/2014*
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Fresno State
Finals Game 2
L 75–89  19–18
 20  Bisping   6  Wright   3  Long, Oliver  Alumni Recreation Center (3,177)
Loudonville, NY
04/05/2014*
11:30 am, CBSSN
Fresno State
Finals Game 3
W 81–68  20–18
 23  Poole   9  Bisping   4  Long, Wright  Alumni Recreation Center (2,788)
Loudonville, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ "Siena Saints Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2013.