Siena Saints Basketball November 8 UALBANY+ L, 74-62 12 at Vermont L, 77-66 16 at La Salle L, 78-74 Siena Saints (7-11, 3-4) 19 ST
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Siena Saints Basketball November 8 UALBANY+ L, 74-62 12 at Vermont L, 77-66 16 at La Salle L, 78-74 Siena Saints (7-11, 3-4) 19 ST. BONAVENTURE^ W, 72-70 22 at Cornell W, 71-70 24 at Purdue! L, 81-73 28 vs. 21/19 Memphis!$ L 87-60 29 vs. Saint Joseph’s!@ L, 78-66 Iona Gaels (8-8, 5-2) December 1 vs. Purdue!& L, 68-63 Sunday, January 19, 2014 - 5 PM 6 at Niagara*^ W, 84-71 8 at Canisius* L, 93-78 Hynes Center (2,611) - New Rochelle, N.Y. 23 HOFSTRA^ W, 67-59 30 FORDHAM^ W, 79-69 TV: None January RADIO: Talk 1300 (Albany), SienaSaints.com (Robert Lee and Tom Huerter) 2 at Monmouth* L, 63-59 4 RIDER*^ W, 62-47 10 MARIST*+^ W, 67-58 10 Things You Need to Know 12 IONA* L, 87-78 1. Siena will equal its overall (8) and MAAC (4) win total from last season with its next victory. 16 at Manhattan* L, 90-68 2. Siena has allowed an average of 88.5 points in its last two games (vs. Iona and at Manhattan). The Gaels and Jaspers 19 at Iona* 5 p.m. combined to shoot 46% (23-40) from three-point range. The Saints actually out-shot both teams from the field, shooting 23 SAINT PETER’S*^ 7 p.m. 48% in the two games combined. Siena is 0-5 when allowing 80 points or more this season. 26 at Fairfield* 12 p.m. 3. Siena has had 23 turnovers in each of its last two road games. The Saints had gone 96 games without committing 23 30 NIAGARA*+% 8:30 p.m. turnovers prior to the Monmouth loss. Manhattan out-scored the Saints 39-11 off turnovers Thursday night. 4. Siena is 3-21 in its last 24 MAAC road games. The Saints have won just two of 11 games away from home this sea- February son. All seven of Siena’s wins have come in New York State. The Saints are a perfect 6-0 in games televised on Time 1 QUINNIPIAC*^ 7 p.m. Warner Cable SportsChannel (1-11 otherwise). 7 at Saint Peter’s* 7 p.m. 5. Rob Poole is coming off his third career double-double, having posted 13 points and a game-high 11 rebounds at 10 FAIRFIELD*^ 7 p.m. Manhattan Thursday. Poole has reached double figures 15 times this season and 45 times in his career. He’s averaging 14 at Marist*% 8 p.m./9 p.m. 17.3 points in road games and shooting 46% (16-35) from three-point range. 16 CANISIUS*^ 2 p.m. 6. Marquis Wright has had five assists or more in 15 of his first 18 games. Wright leads the MAAC with 5.7 assists and 21 MANHATTAN*% 7 p.m./8 p.m. 2.1 steals per game. 23 at Rider* 2 p.m. 7. Siena is averaging just 12.6 three-point attempts per game, the eighth fewest in the country. The 4.3 three-pointers 27 at Quinnipiac*& 8:30 p.m. Siena is making per game ties for the 17th fewest nationwide. 8. Siena has been out-rebounded just once in the last 14 games (vs. Hofstra 12/23). The Saints were out-rebounded in March three of the first four games. The Saints are second in the MAAC in rebounding margin (+3.1). 2 MONMOUTH*^ 2 p.m. 9. Siena has shot 47% from the field and 41% from three-point range in the second half over the last 11 games. The 6-10 MAAC Championships TBA Saints shot 35% from the field and 15% from three-point range in the second half of the first seven games. Siena has All times are Eastern out-scored its opponent in the second half in eight of the last 11 games after not doing so in any of the first seven. +Doubleheader w/ Siena women 10. The Saints rank 343rd of 351 Division I teams with 23.8 fouls per game. The Saints have had a player foul out of a ! Old Spice Classic game 28 times this season. $ ESPN2 % ESPN Networks @ESPNU & ESPN3 ^ Time Warner Cable SportsChannel (TWCS) 2013-14 Siena Saints No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG Notes Probable Starters 1 Marquis Wright (Waldorf, Md.) Fr. G 6-0 159 7.3 3.2 Sixth in the MAAC in minutes played (34.4) 3 Ryan Oliver (Inglewood, Calif.) So. G 6-3 195 3.2 1.6 Averaging 10 PPG last two games. Averaged 2.5 PPG first 32 games of career. 33 Rob Poole (Cherry Hill, N.J.) Jr. G 6-5 191 15.4 6.0 Double figures in seven straight games and 15 of 18 31 Brett Bisping (Peoria, Ill.) So. F 6-8 233 8.7 6.1 Averaging 11.6 PPG, 6.3 RPG and shooting 58% from field in Siena’s 7 wins 34 Imoh Silas (Lagos, Nigeria) Jr. C 6-8 223 5.0 5.3 Tops on team and tied for 5th in MAAC with 1.7 blocks per game Off the Bench 0 Rich Audu (Toronto, Ont.) So. G 6-3 191 0.8 0.6 All six points this season came in Old Spice Classic 2 Javion Ogunyemi (Troy, N.Y.) Fr. F 6-8 230 2.7 1.7 Averaging 5.0 PPG and 14.0 MPG last two games 5 Evan Hymes (Durham, N.C.) Jr. G 5-8 155 10.2 1.8 Two points Thursday were fewest in 24 games 11 Steven Cruz (New York, N.Y.) Sr. G 5-8 175 0.0 0.0 Walk-on is only senior on roster. Played in five games 12 Mike Wilson (Voorhees, N.J.) Fr. G 6-0 146 0.3 0.1 Walk-on played in first half at Canisius 15 Marcus Hopper (Queens, N.Y.) Jr. F 6-7 248 -n/a n/a Big man will red-shirt 2013-14 season 20 Jimmy Merrill (Rensselaer, N.Y.) Fr. F 6-9 207 - - Walk-on was a Second Team Albany Times Union All-Star in 2013 23 Maurice White (Baltimore, Md.) Fr. G 6-3 197 6.4 3.1 Shooting 67% (6-9) last two games. Shot 30% (30-100) first 16 games. 24 Lavon Long (Baltimore, Md.) Fr. G/F 6-6 234 8.7 4.6 4.11 fouls per game and eight disqaulifications are most in nation 25 Michael Wolfe (Germantown, Md.) Fr. F 6-9 200 2.5 0.8 31% of points this season (14 of 45) came in loss at Canisius 32 Patrick Cole (Newark, N.J.) So. G 6-5 218 n/a n/a Ultra-aggressive guard is sitting out due to NCAA transfer rules Jimmy Patsos #PATSOS - Named 16th head coach in Siena men’s basketball history April 3, 2013 - Transformed Loyola from a one-win team to a perennial MAAC contender. Led Grey- hounds to first NCAA Tournament in 18 years in 2012. - Helped Loyola to school-record 24 wins in 2011-12 and a 47-21 (.691) mark in his last two years. - In 2013, Loyola received NCAA Public Recogni- tion Award for posting an Academic Progress Rate (APR) in top-10 of all Division I Programs - Named MAAC Coach of the Year and the Skip Prosser National Man of the Year by College Insider in 2012 - An assistant to Gary Williams at University of Maryland for 13 seasons, helping to guide the Terrapins to 11 consecutive NCAA tournaments, including seven Sweet Sixteen appearances,consecutive trips to the Final Four (2001 and 2002) and the 2002 National Championship - Three-year varsity letterwinner at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. - A native of Boston, Patsos earned his bachelor degree in history from Catholic in 1989 152-146 Overall (10th season) 7-11 Siena (1st season) The Iona Series #MAACHOOPS Overall – Iona leads 54-47 Division I (Since 1976-77) – Siena leads 31-29 At Siena - Siena leads 26-21 At Iona – Iona leads 29-20 Neutral – Iona leads 4-1 MAAC Tournament – Iona leads 6-0 Streak – Iona +3 Most Recent – Iona 87, Siena 78 January 17, 2014 - Albany, N.Y. (Times Union Center) The two teams have played 101 times, the most recent meeting coming last Sunday in Albany. Iona leads the season series by six games, and swept the Saints last year for the first time since the 1996-97 season. Siena led Iona 69-65 when Marquis Wright fouled out with 7:12 remaining. Iona closed the game on a 22-9 run. A.J. English poured in a career-high 31 points for Iona which shot 15-for-30 from three-point land. The Gaels are the only team with a winning record against Siena in MAAC Tournament play, having won all six meetings. Siena began its 25th season as a MAAC member last month in Buffalo. The Saints have won 237 league games since joining the conference (237-175- .575), second only to Iona’s 241. The Saints have made five NCAA appearances (3-5) and four NIT appearances (9-4) since joining the conference. INDIVIDUAL CAREER TOTALS 13-14 TOTAL DOUBLE DIGIT SCORING Ryan Oliver tied his career-high last Sunday against Iona (9) and then eclipsed it at Manhattan (11) Evan Hymes 11 49 Oliver has scored 20 points in the last 20 games after scoring 20 points in Siena’s previous 11 Rob Poole 15 45 Brett Bisping 10 11 games combined Lavon Long 8 8 Oliver has made 6-11(55%) three-pointers the last four games after making 6-23 (26%) the Maurice White 5 5 first 14 games Marquis Wright 4 4 Imoh Silas 1 3 Rich Audu 0 1 Marquis Wright has had more assists than turnovers in all but three games Michael Wolfe 1 1 Wright was named MAAC Rookie of the Week November 25 Ryan Oliver 1 1 Wright hit the game-winning shot in the St.