1988–89 Siena Saints men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1988–89 Siena Saints Siena Saints wordmark.svg 175px North Atlantic Conference NAC 25–5 16–1 Mike Deane 3rd Alumni Recreation Center NAC regular season and tournament champions NCAA tournament Second round The 1988–89 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College in the 1988–89 college basketball season. This was head coach Mike Deane's third season at Siena. The Saints competed in the North Atlantic Conference and played their home games at Alumni Recreation Center. They finished the season 25–5, 16–1 in NAC play to capture the regular season championship. They also won the 1989 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned a 14 seed in the East Region where they defeated 3 seed and AP #13 Stanford in the first round, before losing to Minnesota. Schedule and results Sourcehttps://sienasaints.com/documents/2018/12/2//Mens_Basketball_RB_18_19.pdf?id=3213 2018–19 Siena Men's Basketball Record Book April 11, 2020 Siena Athletics All times are Eastern yes |- !colspan=9 style=Siena Saints| Regular season Nov 26, 1988 yes yes 1988 men Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio 85–87 0–1 Nov 28, 1988 yes yes Pittsburgh Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 80–79 1–1 Nov 30, 1988 yes yes Florida 19 Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 67–71 1–2 Dec 3, 1988 yes yes 1988 men Le Moyne Dolphins Le Moyne Le Moyne Athletic Center DeWitt, New York 91–52 2–2 Dec 10, 1988 yes 1988 men Marist Red Foxes Marist Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York 110–91 3–2 Dec 12, 1988 yes 1988 men Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Fairleigh Dickinson Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York 112–69 4–2 Dec 23, 1988 yes yes 1988 men Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan Draddy Gymnasium The Bronx, New York 80–65 5–2 Dec 29, 1988 yes yes Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana 70–79 5–3 Jan 4, 1989 1988 men Boston University Terriers Boston University Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York 91–78 6–3 1–0 Jan 9, 1989 yes 1988 men Canisius Golden Griffins Canisius Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, New York 72–56 7–3 2–0 Jan 12, 1989 1988 men Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York 101–76 8–3 3–0 Jan 14, 1989 yes 1988 men Vermont Catamounts Vermont Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont 69–58 9–3 4–0 Jan 19, 1989 Vermont Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York 117–79 10–3 5–0 Jan 21, 1989 yes 1988 men Northeastern Huskies Northeastern Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts 92–67 11–3 6–0 Jan 25, 1989 Canisius Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York 83–78 12–3 7–0 Jan 28, 1989 yes Niagara Niagara Falls Convention Center Niagara Falls, New York 72–60 13–3 8–0 Jan 30, 1989 1988 men New Hampshire Wildcats New Hampshire Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York 90–72 14–3 9–0 Feb 4, 1989 1988 men Hartford Hawks Hartford Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York 82–72 15–3 10–0 Feb 6, 1989 1988 men Colgate Raiders Colgate Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York 109–54 16–3 11–0 Feb 13, 1989 yes yes 1988 men Brooklyn Bulldogs Brooklyn College West Quad Gymnasium Brooklyn, New York c Canceled due to Measles outbreak at Siena campus Feb 16, 1989 yes 1988 men Maine Black Bears Maine Alfond Arena Orono, Maine 76–49 17–3 12–0 Feb 23, 1989 Maine Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York 92–82 18–3 13–0 Feb 25, 1989 Northeastern Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York c Canceled due to Measles outbreak at Siena campus Feb 27, 1989 yes New Hampshire Lundholm Gym Durham, New Hampshire 92–79 19–3 14–0 Mar 1, 1989 yes Boston University Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts 81–84 OT 19–4 14–1 Mar 3, 1989 yes 1988 men Hartford Hawks Hartford Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut 82–70 20–4 15–1 Mar 5, 1989 yes 1988 men Colgate Raiders Colgate Cotterell Court Hamilton, New York 100–58 21–4 16–1 |- !colspan=10 style=Siena Saints| NAC tournament Mar 7, 1989 yes yes 1 Colgate 8 Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut Quarterfinals 61–51 22–4 Mar 9, 1989 yes yes 1 Hartford 5 Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut Semifinals 81–57 23–4 Mar 11, 1989 yes yes 1 Boston University 2 Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut Championship 68–67 24–4 |- !colspan=10 style=Siena Saints| NCAA tournament Mar 16, 1989 yes yes 14 E Stanford 13 3 E Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina First Round 80–78 25–4 Mar 18, 1989 yes yes 14 E Minnesota 11 E Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Second Round 67–80N.C.A.A. TOURNAMENT; Siena Is Beaten; Duke Advances https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/19/sports/ncaa-tournament-siena-is-beaten-duke-advances.html March 19, 1989 April 11, 2020 Minnesota ended Siena's dream in 1989 https://blog.timesunion.com/collegesports/minnesota-ended-sienas-dream-in-1989/9049/ Times Union November 15, 2010 April 11, 2020 25–5 References Siena Category:Siena Saints men's basketball seasons Siena Siena Saints men's basketball Siena Saints men's basketball