1998–99 Siena Saints men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1998–99 Siena Saints Siena Saints wordmark.svg 175px Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference MAC 25–6 13–5 Paul Hewitt 2nd Pepsi Arena MAAC regular season co-championsMAAC tournament champions NCAA tournament first round The 1998–99 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College in the 1998–99 college basketball season. This was head coach Paul Hewitt's second 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 25–6, 13–5 in MAAC play to end up second in the regular season standings. They won the 1999 MAAC men's basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Saints received the 13 seed in the West region where they were defeated by No. 4 seed Arkansas in the opening round.Razorbacks Deep Six Saints, 94-80 https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/colbask/longterm/1999/men/articles/arkansassiena12.htm The Washington Post March 11, 1999 July 1, 2023 Roster 1998 Siena Saints y Dwayne Archbold 24 G 6 6 185 Fr Brooklyn, New York Rob Lanier https://sienasaints.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1998-99 Sourcehttps://sienasaints.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1998-99 1998–99 Men's Basketball Roster July 22, 2023 Siena Athletics Schedule and results All times are Eastern yes |- !colspan=9 style=Siena Saints| Regular Season Nov 14, 1998 yes yes 1998 men Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Bethune-Cookman Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, Florida 83–77 639 1–0 Nov 21, 1998 yes yes 1998 men Hartford Hawks Hartford Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion Hartford, Connecticut 86–69 916 2–0 Nov 24, 1998 yes 1998 men St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure Pepsi Arena Albany, New York 86–67 7,739 3–0 Dec 2, 1998 1998 men Loyola Greyhounds Loyola (MD) Pepsi Arena Albany, New York 96–88 4,443 4–0 1–0 Dec 4, 1998 yes 1998 men Marist Red Foxes Marist McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, New York 87–93 3,195 4–1 1–1 Dec 8, 1998 yes yes 1998 men Colgate Raiders Colgate Cotterell Court Hamilton, New York 94–80 1,600 5–1 Dec 12, 1998 yes 1998 men Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Fairleigh Dickinson Pepsi Arena Albany, New York 87–79 4,074 6–1 Dec 23, 1998 yes George Washington Pepsi Arena Albany, New York 106–99 7,401 7–1 Dec 29, 1998 yes yes 1998 men Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 71–70 1,200 8–1 Dec 30, 1998 yes yes 1998 men Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 85–76 1,632 9–1 Jan 2, 1999 yes 1998 men Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara Gallagher Center Lewiston, New York 84–95 853 9–2 1–2 Jan 5, 1999 yes 1998 men Quinnipiac Bobcats Quinnipiac Pepsi Arena Albany, New York 107–90 4,173 10–2 Jan 10, 1999 1998 men Canisius Golden Griffins Canisius Pepsi Arena Albany, New York 79–78 5,682 11–2 2–2 Jan 12, 1999 yes 1998 men Fairfield Stags Fairfield Alumni Hall Fairfield, Connecticut 96–82 1,342 12–2 3–2 Jan 14, 1999 1998 men Saint Peter's Peacocks Saint Peter's Pepsi Arena Albany, New York 84–72 3,985 13–2 4–2 Jan 18, 1999 1998 men Rider Broncs Rider Pepsi Arena Albany, New York 86–84 OT 5,541 14–2 5–2 Jan 21, 1999 yes Loyola (MD) Reitz Arena Baltimore, Maryland 86–78 1,218 15–2 6–2 Jan 24, 1999 1998 men Iona Gaels Iona Pepsi Arena Albany, New York 90–72 9,549 16–2 7–2 Jan 30, 1999 Marist Pepsi Arena Albany, New York 84–78 11,374 17–2 8–2 Feb 1, 1999 Fairfield Pepsi Arena Albany, New York 95–80 5,576 18–2 9–2 Feb 4, 1999 yes Canisius Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, New York 90–100 2OT 2,404 18–3 9–3 Feb 6, 1999 yes 1998 men Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan Draddy Gymnasium New York, New York 74–58 1,792 19–3 10–3 Feb 8, 1999 Niagara Pepsi Arena Albany, New York 82–86 9,138 19–4 10–4 Feb 11, 1999 Manhattan Pepsi Arena Albany, New York 92–75 6,645 20–4 11–4 Feb 14, 1999 yes Rider Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, New Jersey 81–74 1,514 21–4 12–4 Feb 19, 1999 yes Saint Peter's Yanitelli Center Jersey City, New Jersey 98–87 1,423 22–4 13–4 Feb 21, 1999 yes Iona John A. Mulcahy Campus Events Center New Rochelle, New York 80–97 3,164 22–5 13–5 |- !colspan=10 style=Siena Saints| MAAC tournament Feb 27, 1999 yes yes Rider Marine Midland Arena Buffalo, New York Quarterfinals 101–73 NA 23–5 Feb 28, 1999 yes yes Marist Marine Midland Arena Buffalo, New York Semifinals 56–55 7,029 24–5 Mar 1, 1999 yes yes Saint Peter's Marine Midland Arena Buffalo, New York Championship game 82–67 5,356 25–5 |- !colspan=10 style=Siena Saints| NCAA tournament Mar 11, 1999 yes yes 13 W Arkansas 17 4 W McNichols Sports Arena Denver, Colorado First round 80–94 CBS 16,637 25–6 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 https://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1999_639_Siena%20College.pdf 1998-1999 Siena Men's Basketball Stats NCAA Career Stats References Siena Category:Siena Saints men's basketball seasons Siena Siena Saints men's basketball Siena Saints men's basketball