2009–10 Siena Saints men's basketball team
Introduction The '''2009–10 Siena Saints men's basketball team''' represented Siena College in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Fran McCaffery's fifth season at Siena. The Saints competed in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and played their home games at Times Union Center. They finished the season 27–7, 17–1 in MAAC play to capture the regular season championship. They also won the 2010 MAAC men's basketball tournament for the third consecutive year to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned a 13 seed in the South Region where they lost to 4 seed and AP #10 Purdue in the first round.
Preseason In the MAAC preseason poll, released October 27 in Edison, New Jersey, Siena was predicted to finish first in the MAAC.
Roster Source#NameHeightWeight (lbs. )PositionClassHometownPrevious team(s)0Conner Fenlon6'0"157GSo.Tampa, Florida, U.S.Tampa Prep1O. D. Anosike6'7"217FFr.Staten Island, New York, U.S.St. Peter's Boys HS2Denzel Yard5'11"166GFr.Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.Franklin Learning Center3Kyle Downey6'2"203GSo.Fairport, New York, U.S.Fairport4Just-in'love Smith5'11"190GSr.East Greenbush, New York, U.S.Columbia HS5Kyle Griffin6'3"198GSo.Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.Germantown AcademyLa Salle13Clarence Jackson6'3"185GJr.Marlton, New Jersey, U.S.Cherokee21Davis Martens6'9"220FFr.Cologne, GermanyThe Patterson School22Ryan Rossiter6'9"234FJr.Staten Island, New York, U.S.Monsignor Farrell HS23Edwin Ubiles6'6"204GFSr.Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.St. Thomas More HS25Ronald Moore6'0"156GSr.Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, U.S.Plymouth-Whitemarsh HS31Owen Wignot6'5"210FSo.Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S.Holy Redeemer HS32Jonathan Breeden5'11"163GFr.Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.Central Dauphin East HS42Alex Franklin6'5"226FSr.Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.Central Catholic HS43Steven Priestley6'5"241FJr.Baldwin, New York, U.S.Uniondale HSBrandon Walters6'5"226CJr.Brooklyn, New York, U.S.Abraham Lincoln HSSeton Hall University===Coaching staff===Name Position Year at SienaAlma Mater (Year) '''Fran McCaffery'''Head coach 5th Pennsylvania (1982)'''Mitch Buonaguro''' Assistant coach 5th Boston College (1975)'''Andrew Francis''' Assistant coach 3rd LIU-Southampton (1998)'''Adam Chaskin''' Assistant coach 5th Michigan (1992)'''Cory Magee''' Student assistant coach 1st Siena (2010)'''David Matturro''' Director of basketball operations 2nd St. John Fisher (2006)
Schedule and results Siena guard Ronald Moore dribbles toward the basket in a game against Loyola in January 2010.Source*All times are Eastern Regular Season 2010 MAAC men's basketball tournament 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
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