2001–02 Siena Saints men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College in the 2001–02 college basketball season. This was head coach Rob Lanier's first season at Siena. The Saints competed in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) and played their home games at Pepsi Arena in Albany, New York. They finished the season 17–19, 9–9 in MAAC play to end up seventh in the regular season standings. Sitting with a 12–18 record, but buoyed by the advantage of playing on their home court, the team won four games in four days to capture the 2002 MAAC men's basketball tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Saints received one of two 16 seeds in the East region. Siena won the play-in game over Alcorn State^[2] before being defeated by No. 1 seed and eventual National champion Maryland in the opening round.^[3]

2001–02 Siena Saints men's basketball

MAAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	17–19 (9–9 MAC)
Head coach	Rob Lanier (1st season)
Home arena	Pepsi Arena
Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2000–01 MAAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Rider	13	–	5	.722	17	–	11	.607
Marist	13	–	5	.722	19	–	9	.679
Manhattan	12	–	6	.667	20	–	9	.690
Niagara	12	–	6	.667	18	–	14	.563
Iona	10	–	8	.556	13	–	17	.433
Fairfield	9	–	9	.500	12	–	17	.414
Siena †	9	–	9	.500	17	–	19	.472
Canisius	5	–	13	.278	10	–	20	.333
Loyola (MD)	4	–	14	.222	5	–	23	.179
Saint Peter's	3	–	15	.167	4	–	24	.143

† 2002 MAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster edit

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	24	Dwayne Archbold	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Brooklyn, New York

Roster

Source^[4]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 16, 2001*		at Providence	L 54–79	0–1	Dunkin Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island
Nov 19, 2001*		vs. Austin Peay Las Vegas Invitational	W 62–44	1–1	Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 20, 2001*		vs. No. 15 Oklahoma State Las Vegas Invitational	L 64–82	1–2	Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 21, 2001*		vs. Northwestern State Las Vegas Invitational	L 91–99 ^2OT	1–3	Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 23, 2002		Marist	L 57–60	12–18 (9–9)	Pepsi Arena Albany, New York
MAAC tournament
Mar 1, 2002*		Saint Peter's First round	W 77–66	13–18	Pepsi Arena Albany, New York
Mar 2, 2002*		Marist Quarterfinals	W 82–76	14–18	Pepsi Arena Albany, New York
Mar 3, 2002*		Fairfield Semifinals	W 83–63	15–18	Pepsi Arena Albany, New York
Mar 4, 2002*		Niagara Championship game	W 92–77	16–18	Pepsi Arena Albany, New York
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 2002*	(16 E)	vs. (16 E) Alcorn State Play-in game	W 81–77^[2]	17–18	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Mar 15, 2002*	(16 E)	vs. (1 E) No. 4 Maryland First round	L 70–85^[3]	17–19	Verizon Center (18,770) Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source^[5]

^ sports-reference.com 2001-02 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary
^ ^a ^b "Siena Joines 64-Team Field". The New York Times. March 13, 2002. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Terps Start With a Bang". The Washington Post. March 16, 2002. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
^ "2001–02 Men's Basketball Roster". Siena Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
^ "2001–02 Men's Basketball Schedule". Siena Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.