2018–19 Siena Saints men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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 .[ 1] The school promoted assistant coach Carmen Maciariello to fill the vacancy on March 26.[ 2]
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.[ 3] [ 4] On May 2, the Saints hired Mount St. Mary's head coach Jamion Christian for the job.[ 5]
Roster
2018–19 Siena Saints men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
0
Don Carey
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
So
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G
1
Braedon Bayer
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
186 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Lagrangeville, New York
G
2
Paulo Morastoni
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Blumenau , Brazil
G/F
3
Manny Camper
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
208 lb (94 kg)
So
Worton, Maryland
G
5
Kadeem Smithen
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
RS Sr
Ajax, Ontario , Canada
F
11
Thomas Huerter, Jr.
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
218 lb (99 kg)
Jr
Clifton Park, New York
G
13
Ben Diamond
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
150 lb (68 kg)
Jr
Loudonville, New York
G
14
Khalil Richard
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
179 lb (81 kg)
Jr
Baltimore , Maryland
G
15
Robert Mahala
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
166 lb (75 kg)
Fr
Jackson, New Jersey
G
22
Jalen Pickett
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Rochester, New York
G
23
Sloan Seymour
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Albany, New York
G
24
Jimmy Ratliff
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
181 lb (82 kg)
RS Fr
Middletown, Ohio
F
32
Evan Fisher
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
246 lb (112 kg)
Sr
Pasadena, Maryland
G
33
Georges Darwwiche
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
Fr
Bucharest , Romania
F
34
Kevin Degnan
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
RS Sr
Pearl River, New York
F
35
Sammy Friday IV
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
239 lb (108 kg)
So
Jersey City, New Jersey
F
42
Denzel Tchougang
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
211 lb (96 kg)
So
Geneva , Switzerland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: November 14, 2018
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 .
Source: [ 6]
References
^ "Jamion Christian leaves Siena for George Washington job" . WNYT.com. Retrieved March 21, 2019 .
^ Singelais, Mark (March 25, 2019). "Maciariello named Siena basketball coach" . Times Union . Retrieved March 26, 2019 .
^ "Siena coach Jimmy Patsos resigns amid investigation" . Newsday . Retrieved April 13, 2018 .
^ "Jimmy Patsos out as Siena basketball coach after five years" . Times Union . Retrieved April 13, 2018 .
^ Stoetzer, Pat (May 2, 2018). "Men's Basketball: Christian leaving Mount St. Mary's for Siena College" . The Baltimore Sun . Archived from the original on May 3, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018 .
^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule" .