Siena Saints NCAA Basketball News

The Siena men's basketball players received their 2008 NCAA Tournament rings with as little fanfare as possible.

The season is still very young, but the Siena Saints find themselves at something of a crossroads.

At Monday's media luncheon Fran said he would need more from his bench. They showed more and then some tonight.

Ryan Rossiter scored 22 points and Siena used a strong first half to pull away early from Delaware in a 90-56 win on Tuesday night.

I never tire of seeing the effort of Junior C Ryan Rossiter . We saw it last year in the MAAC Championship , and we saw it Tuesday against Northeastern - leaping into the bench last year, jumping across the floor on Tuesday, the extra inch to tip the ball for an open rebound- it's this effort that goes unsaid on the stat sheet, but Ryan has made ...

Photo Courtesy of sienasaints.cstv.com Head Coach Fran McCaffery and the Siena Saints were handed their first loss of the season by the Temple Owls The Siena Saints were handed their first loss of the season last night in Philadelphia Pa.

Juan Fernandez scored a career-high 20 points and Ramone Moore scored 12 of his career-high 16 points in the second half as Temple rallied from a six-point halftime deficit to beat Siena 73-69 on Saturday night.

Twice a week, from his high school years through college, Fran McCaffery played summer-league basketball on Temple's campus, located in the heart of Philadelphia.

The bandwagon started filling two years ago, after Siena upset Vanderbilt in the opening round of the NCAA tournament.

" Kenny Hasbrouck, in town while rehabbing a foot injury, sat on the Siena bench Tuesday during a 59-53 win over Northeastern at Times Union Center.

Monsignor Farrell product Ryan Rossiter, right, seen here blocking Ohio State's P.J. Hill in the 2009 NCAA Tournament, had 13 points and 14 rebounds in Siena College's 59-53 win over Northeastern on Tuesday.

Edwin Ubiles scored 26 points and Siena beat Northeastern 59-53 Tuesday for its 22nd straight home victory.

" Three days after he scored a game-high 24 points in a win over Tennessee State, Clarence Jackson continued to receive high praise from Siena coach Fran McCaffery, who pointed out the junior guard didn't become a good player overnight.

The Siena Saints Men's Basketball team open their 2009-2010 season Friday night at 7:00 Central Time against the Tennesee State Tigers at the Gentry Center in Nashville, Tennesee.

Gina Castelli watched Syracuse men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim record his 800th win with a certain appreciation.

The Siena Saints soundly defeated the Tennesse St. Tigers 85-69 to start the season off with a victory.

Clarence Jackson, the only newcomer to Siena's starting rotation, scored 15 of his game-high 24 points during a decisive five minute and 45 second span that bridged the first and second half.

Edwin Ubiles, senior forward for the Siena men's basketball team, wasn't fazed by being passed over for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference's preseason player of the year award, which went to Rider 's Ryan Thompson .

Siena is looking around the college basketball landscape, asking one question. Gonzaga has been in the national picture for years.

O.D. Anosike will beA the man behind the mask in hisA Siena debut Friday against Tennessee State.