2018–19 Siena Saints men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and were led by first-year head coach Jamion Christian. They finished the 2018–19 season 17–16 overall, 11–7 in MAAC play to finish in a four-way tie for second place. As the 5th seed in the 2019 MAAC Tournament, they defeated No. 4 seed Rider in the quarterfinals 87–81 before falling to No. 1 seed Iona 57–73 in the semifinals.

2018–19 Siena Saints men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2018–19 record17–16 (11–7 MAAC)
Head coachJamion Christian (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Graham Bousley
  • Ryan Devlin
  • Carmen Maciariello
Home arenaTimes Union Center
2018–19 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Iona†12–6 .667  17–16  .515
Canisius11–7 .611  15–17  .469
Quinnipiac11–7 .611  16–15  .516
Rider11–7 .611  16–15  .516
Siena11–7 .611  17–16  .515
Monmouth10–8 .556  14–21  .400
Manhattan8–10 .444  11–21  .344
Marist7–11 .389  12–19  .387
Saint Peter's6–12 .333  10–22  .313
Fairfield6–12 .333  9–22  .290
Niagara6–12 .333  13–19  .406
† 2019 MAAC Tournament winner

On March 21, 2019, head coach Jamion Christian left his job with Siena to become the new head coach at George Washington.[1] The school promoted assistant coach Carmen Maciariello to fill the vacancy on March 26.[2]

Previous season

The Saints finished the 2017–18 season 8–24, 4–14 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC Tournament to Quinnipiac.

On April 13, 2018, head coach Jimmy Patsos resigned amid an investigation regarding abusive conduct and financial improprieties within the program.[3][4] On May 2, the Saints hired Mount St. Mary's head coach Jamion Christian for the job.[5]

Roster
2018–19 Siena Saints men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Don Carey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)187 lb (85 kg) So Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G 1 Braedon Bayer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)186 lb (84 kg) Sr Lagrangeville, New York
G 2 Paulo Morastoni 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Blumenau, Brazil
G/F 3 Manny Camper 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)208 lb (94 kg) So Worton, Maryland
G 5 Kadeem Smithen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)165 lb (75 kg) RS Sr Ajax, Ontario, Canada
F 11 Thomas Huerter, Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)218 lb (99 kg) Jr Clifton Park, New York
G 13 Ben Diamond 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)150 lb (68 kg) Jr Loudonville, New York
G 14 Khalil Richard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)179 lb (81 kg) Jr Baltimore, Maryland
G 15 Robert Mahala 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)166 lb (75 kg) Fr Jackson, New Jersey
G 22 Jalen Pickett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Rochester, New York
G 23 Sloan Seymour 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) Fr Albany, New York
G 24 Jimmy Ratliff 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)181 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Middletown, Ohio
F 32 Evan Fisher 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)246 lb (112 kg) Sr Pasadena, Maryland
G 33 Georges Darwwiche 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)183 lb (83 kg) Fr Bucharest, Romania
F 34 Kevin Degnan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Pearl River, New York
F 35 Sammy Friday IV 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)239 lb (108 kg) So Jersey City, New Jersey
F 42 Denzel Tchougang 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)211 lb (96 kg) So Geneva, Switzerland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 14, 2018

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
6:30 pm, FSN		 at Providence
Hall of Fame Tip Off campus game		 L 67–77  0–1
 Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,021)
Providence, RI
Nov 8, 2018*
8:30 pm, ESPN+		 at George Washington
Hall of Fame Tip Off campus game		 W 69–61  1–1
 Charles E. Smith Center (2,083)
Washington, D.C.
Nov 16, 2018*
8:30 pm, ESPN3		 vs. Norfolk State
Hall of Fame Tip Off Springfield semifinals		 W 61–58  2–1
 Mohegan Sun Arena (1,313)
Uncasville, CT
Nov 18, 2018*
11:00 am, ESPN3		 vs. Holy Cross
Hall of Fame Tip Off Springfield Championship		 L 45–57  2–2
 Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
Nov 21, 2018*
6:00 pm		 Lehigh L 69–80  2–3
 Times Union Center (4,908)
Albany, NY
Nov 24, 2018*
2:00 pm		 Colgate L 79–84  2–4
 Times Union Center (5,202)
Albany, NY
Nov 28, 2018*
7:00 pm		 at Hofstra L 86–94  2–5
 Mack Sports Complex (1,046)
Hempstead, NY
Dec 1, 2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 Harvard W 67–64  3–5
 Times Union Center (5,650)
Albany, NY
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at St. Bonaventure L 40–82  3–6
 Reilly Center (3,485)
Olean, NY
Dec 8, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Robert Morris W 74–71  4–6
 North Athletic Complex (1,016)
Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 18, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 College of Charleston L 58–83  4–7
 Times Union Center (4614)
Albany, NY
Dec 22, 2018*
12:05 pm		 at Holy Cross L 57–60  4–8
 Hart Center (1346)
Worcester, MA
Dec 29, 2018*
2:00 pm, MY-4		 Cal Poly W 75–54  5–8
 Times Union Center (5,768)
Albany, NY
MAAC regular season
Jan 3, 2019
4:00 pm		 at Saint Peter's L 60–65  5–9
(0–1)		 Yanitelli Center (929)
Jersey City, NJ
Jan 5, 2019
7:00 pm		 Canisius L 66–70  5–10
(0–2)		 Times Union Center (6,432)
Albany, NY
Jan 11, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Marist W 71–66  6–10
(1–2)		 McCann Field House (1,678)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Jan 14, 2019
7:00 pm		 Monmouth L 60–63 OT 6–11
(1–3)		 Times Union Center (5,592)
Albany, NY
Jan 17, 2019
7:00 pm		 Niagara W 66–57  7–11
(2–3)		 Times Union Center (5,549)
Albany, NY
Jan 24, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Fairfield W 57–48  8–11
(3–3)		 Webster Bank Arena (1,011)
Bridgeport, CT
Jan 26, 2019
7:00 pm		 Manhattan W 53–40  9–11
(4–3)		 Times Union Center (7,146)
Albany, NY
Jan 31, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Monmouth L 55–66  9–12
(4–4)		 OceanFirst Bank Center (1,743)
West Long Branch, NJ
Feb 2, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Iona W 56–54  10–12
(5–4)		 Hynes Athletic Center (1,537)
New Rochelle, NY
Feb 4, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Fairfield W 61–50  11–12
(6–4)		 Times Union Center (5,251)
Albany, NY
Feb 8, 2019
7:00 pm		 at Manhattan W 51–49  12–12
(7–4)		 Draddy Gymnasium (1,364)
Riverdale, NY
Feb 10, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Rider W 59–57  13–12
(8–4)		 Alumni Gymnasium (1,559)
Lawrenceville, NJ
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Iona L 52–57  13–13
(8–5)		 Times Union Center (5,560)
Albany, NY
Feb 17, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Quinnipiac L 100–107 3OT 13–14
(8–6)		 Times Union Center (7,146)
Albany, NY
Feb 19, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Saint Peter's W 72–62  14–14
(9–6)		 Times Union Center (6,398)
Albany, NY
Feb 24, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Marist W 67–55  15–14
(10–6)		 Times Union Center (6,806)
Albany, NY
Mar 1, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Canisius L 62–68  15–15
(10–7)		 Koessler Athletic Center (1,263)
Buffalo, NY
Mar 3, 2019
2:00 pm		 at Niagara W 72–65 OT 16–15
(11–7)		 Gallagher Center (1,378)
Lewiston, NY
MAAC Tournament
Mar 9, 2019
9:30 pm, ESPN3		 (5) (4) Rider
Quarterfinals		 W 87–81  17–15
 Times Union Center 
Albany, NY
Mar 10, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 (5) (1) Iona
Semifinals		 L 57–73  17–16
 Times Union Center 
Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[6]

References
  1. "Jamion Christian leaves Siena for George Washington job". WNYT.com. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  2. Singelais, Mark (March 25, 2019). "Maciariello named Siena basketball coach". Times Union. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  3. "Siena coach Jimmy Patsos resigns amid investigation". Newsday. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  4. "Jimmy Patsos out as Siena basketball coach after five years". Times Union. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  5. Stoetzer, Pat (May 2, 2018). "Men's Basketball: Christian leaving Mount St. Mary's for Siena College". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  6. https://sienasaints.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=1341
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