2016–17 Siena Saints men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Saints, led by fourth year head coach Jimmy Patsos, played their home games at the Times Union Center, with one exhibition game at Alumni Recreation Center, as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 17–17, 12–8 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Fairfield and Monmouth before losing in the championship game of the MAAC tournament to Iona.

2016–17 Siena Saints men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	17–17 (12–8 MAAC)
Head coach	Jimmy Patsos (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Greg Manning Jordan Watson Abe Woldeslassie
Home arena	Times Union Center Alumni Recreation Center
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 MAAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Monmouth	18	–	2		.900			27	–	7		.794
Saint Peter's	14	–	6		.700			23	–	13		.639
Iona †	12	–	8		.600			22	–	13		.629
Siena	12	–	8		.600			17	–	17		.500
Fairfield	11	–	9		.550			16	–	15		.516
Rider	10	–	10		.500			18	–	15		.545
Canisius	10	–	10		.500			18	–	16		.529
Quinnipiac	7	–	13		.350			10	–	21		.323
Niagara	6	–	14		.300			10	–	23		.303
Marist	5	–	15		.250			8	–	24		.250
Manhattan	5	–	15		.250			10	–	22		.313
† 2017 MAAC tournament winner

Roster

2016–17 Siena Saints men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 0 Javion Ogunyemi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 243 lb (110 kg) Sr Troy, NY G 1 Marquis Wright 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 161 lb (73 kg) Sr Waldorf, MD F 2 Willem Brandwijk 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 229 lb (104 kg) RS So Voorburg, The Netherlands F 11 Thomas Huerter, Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Clifton Park, NY G 12 Andrew Dufort 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 166 lb (75 kg) So Saratoga Springs, NY G 13 Khalil Richard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Baltimore, MD G 14 Kadeem Smithen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 167 lb (76 kg) RS So Ajax, ON G 15 Nico Clareth 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Baltimore, MD F 20 Jimmy Merrill 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Rensselaer, NY G 21 Ahsante Shivers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Fr Seat Pleasant, MD G/F 24 Lavon Long 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Sr Baltimore, MD F 31 Brett Bisping 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 234 lb (106 kg) RS Sr Peoria, IL F 32 Evan Fisher 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 246 lb (112 kg) So Pasadena, MD F 34 Kevin Degnan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr Pearl River, NY F 35 Sammy Friday 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 252 lb (114 kg) Fr Jersey City, NJ	Head coach Jimmy Patsos (Catholic) Assistant coach(es) Greg Manning (Loyola (MD)) Jordan Watson (Augustana (IL)) Abe Woldeslassie (Macalester) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 1, 2016

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2016* 7:00 pm		Daemen	W 92–65		Alumni Recreation Center (755) Loudonville, NY
Regular season
11/13/2016* 2:00 pm		Cornell	W 89–78	1–0	Times Union Center (6,196) Albany, NY
11/15/2016* 7:00 pm		at George Washington CBE Hall of Fame Classic	L 75–77	1–1	Charles E. Smith Center (2,224) Washington, D.C.
11/18/2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at No. 7 Kansas CBE Hall of Fame Classic	L 65–86	1–2	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
11/20/2016* 2:00 pm, Big South Network		at UNC Asheville CBE Hall of Fame Classic	L 80–92	1–3	Kimmel Arena (1,227) Asheville, NC
11/23/2016* 7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports		Arkansas–Pine Bluff CBE Hall of Fame Classic	W 66–43	2–3	Times Union Center (5,252) Albany, NY
11/27/2016* 7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports		at Albany Albany Cup	L 72–81	2–4	SEFCU Arena (4,538) Albany, NY
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm		at St. Bonaventure Franciscan Cup	L 74–81	2–5	Reilly Center (3,859) Olean, NY
12/03/2016 7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports/ESPN3		Fairfield	W 80–73	3–5 (1–0)	Times Union Center (5,515) Albany, NY
12/05/2016 7:00 pm		at Rider	L 69–71	3–6 (1–1)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,511) Lawrenceville, NJ
12/09/2016* 8:00 pm		at Florida Gulf Coast	L 69–73	3–7	Alico Arena (4,213) Fort Myers, FL
12/17/2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Bucknell	W 71–68	4–7	Glens Falls Civic Center (3,490) Glens Falls, NY
12/22/2016* 7:00 pm		at Hofstra	L 64–84	4–8	Mack Sports Complex (1,674) Hempstead, NY
12/29/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Vermont	L 60–76	4–9	Times Union Center (6,176) Albany, NY
01/02/2017 2:00 pm		at Canisius	L 79–82	4–10 (1–2)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,418) Buffalo, NY
01/04/2017 7:00 pm		at Niagara	L 66–71	4–11 (1–3)	Gallagher Center (872) Lewiston, NY
01/07/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Saint Peter's	W 56–54	5–11 (2–3)	Times Union Center (6,478) Albany, NY
01/12/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3		Quinnipiac	W 81–74	6–11 (3–3)	Times Union Center (5,515) Albany, NY
01/15/2017 2:00 pm, SNY		at Fairfield	W 63–54	7–11 (4–3)	Webster Bank Arena (2,611) Bridgeport, CT
01/17/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Rider	W 78–68	8–11 (5–3)	Times Union Center (4,788) Albany, NY
01/19/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Saint Peter's	L 65–77	8–12 (5–4)	Yanitelli Center (564) Jersey City, NJ
01/22/2017 2:00 pm		at Manhattan	W 81–68	9–12 (6–4)	Draddy Gymnasium (1,143) Riverdale, NY
01/27/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Iona	L 66–77	9–13 (6–5)	Times Union Center (6,826) Albany, NY
01/30/2017 8:00 pm, SNY		at Quinnipiac	W 84–75	10–13 (7–5)	TD Bank Sports Center (1,085) Hamden, CT
02/04/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Canisius	L 73–80	10–14 (7–6)	Times Union Center (7,209) Albany, NY
02/07/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Iona	W 81–79	11–14 (8–6)	Hynes Athletic Center (1,518) New Rochelle, NY
02/11/2017 7:00 pm		at Marist	W 84–77	12-14 (9-6)	McCann Field House (1,634) Poughkeepsie, NY
02/13/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Monmouth	L 82–102	12–15 (9–7)	Times Union Center (5,716) Albany, NY
02/16/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Manhattan	W 94–71	13–15 (10–7)	Times Union Center (5,577) Albany, NY
02/18/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3		Niagara	W 76–70	14–15 (11–7)	Times Union Center (6,850) Albany, NY
02/24/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Monmouth	L 73–77	14–16 (11–8)	OceanFirst Bank Center (4,172) West Long Branch, NJ
02/26/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Marist	W 80–64	15–16 (12–8)	Times Union Center (7,378) Albany, NY
MAAC tournament
03/04/2017 9:30 pm, ESPNU	(4)	(5) Fairfield Quarterfinals	W 78–66	16–16	Times Union Center (4,735) Albany, NY
03/05/2017 4:30 pm, ESPN3	(4)	(1) Monmouth Semifinals	W 89–85	17–16	Times Union Center  Albany, NY
03/06/2017 9:00 pm, ESPN2	(4)	(3) Iona Championship game	L 86–87 ^OT	17–17	Times Union Center (7,608) Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1. . www.SienaSaints.com. Siena College. Archived from the original on May 11, 2017.