1987–88 Siena Saints men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College in the 1987–88 college basketball season. This was head coach Mike Deane's second season at Siena. The Saints competed in the ECAC North and played their home games at Alumni Recreation Center. They finished the season 23–6, 16–2 in NAC play to capture the regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed, they were upset in the quarterfinals of the ECAC North tournament by New Hampshire. As a conference champion and No. 1 seed who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Boston College in the first round.

1987–88 Siena Saints men's basketball
ECACN regular season champions
NIT, First round
ConferenceECAC North
Record23–6 (16–2 ECACN)
Head coach
Home arenaAlumni Recreation Center
Seasons
← 1986–87
1987–88 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Siena 16 2   .889 23 6   .793
Boston University 14 4   .778 23 8   .742
Hartford 12 6   .667 15 16   .484
Niagara 12 6   .667 15 15   .500
Northeastern 11 7   .611 15 13   .536
Maine 10 8   .556 13 15   .464
Canisius 7 11   .389 7 20   .259
New Hampshire 3 15   .167 4 25   .138
Colgate 3 15   .167 4 23   .148
Vermont 2 16   .111 3 24   .111
1988 North Atlantic tournament[1] winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule and results

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Source[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1987*
at Fairleigh Dickinson L 69–77  0–1
Rothman Center 
Hackensack, New Jersey
Nov 30, 1987*
at Wake Forest W 72–67  1–1
Winston-Salem War Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 5, 1987*
Le Moyne W 75–70  2–1
Alumni Recreation Center 
Loudonville, New York
Dec 9, 1987*
Fairfield W 91–77  3–1
Alumni Recreation Center 
Loudonville, New York
Dec 12, 1987*
at Marist W 87–66  4–1
McCann Arena 
Poughkeepsie, New York
Dec 28, 1987
Vermont W 113–74  5–1
(1–0)
Alumni Recreation Center 
Loudonville, New York
Dec 29, 1987*
Bowling Green W 73–52  6–1
Alumni Recreation Center 
Loudonville, New York
Jan 2, 1988*
at No. 7 Syracuse L 72–123  6–2
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Jan 6, 1988
Maine W 93–76  7–2
(2–0)
Alumni Recreation Center 
Loudonville, New York
Jan 9, 1988
at Northeastern W 90–75  8–2
(3–0)
Matthews Arena 
Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 13, 1988
at Vermont W 66–65  9–2
(4–0)
Patrick Gym 
Burlington, Vermont
Jan 16, 1988
Colgate W 94–50  10–2
(5–0)
Alumni Recreation Center 
Loudonville, New York
Jan 20, 1988
Northeastern W 86–72  11–2
(6–0)
Alumni Recreation Center 
Loudonville, New York
Jan 23, 1988
at Maine W 94–74  12–2
(7–0)
Memorial Gym 
Orono, Maine
Jan 26, 1988
at Boston University L 68–90  12–3
(7–1)
Walter Brown Arena 
Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 30, 1988
Hartford W 83–64  13–3
(8–1)
Alumni Recreation Center 
Loudonville, New York
Feb 3, 1988
Boston University W 89–84  14–3
(9–1)
Alumni Recreation Center 
Loudonville, New York
Feb 6, 1988*
Brooklyn College W 93–68  15–3
Alumni Recreation Center 
Loudonville, New York
Feb 9, 1988
at Niagara W 91–68  16–3
(10–1)
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 
Buffalo, New York
Feb 13, 1988
Niagara W 90–76  17–3
(11–1)
Alumni Recreation Center 
Loudonville, New York
Feb 17, 1988
New Hampshire W 90–66  18–3
(12–1)
Alumni Recreation Center 
Loudonville, New York
Feb 19, 1988
at Hartford L 63–80  18–4
(12–2)
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
Feb 21, 1988*
at Central Connecticut State W 84–79  19–4
William H. Detrick Gymnasium 
New Britain, Connecticut
Feb 24, 1988
at Canisius W 85–70  20–4
(13–2)
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 
Buffalo, New York
Feb 27, 1988
at New Hampshire W 98–81  21–4
(14–2)
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, New Hampshire
Mar 2, 1988
Canisius W 65–52  22–4
(15–2)
Alumni Recreation Center 
Loudonville, New York
Mar 5, 1988
at Colgate W 81–74  23–4
(16–2)
Cotterell Court 
Hamilton, New York
ECACN tournament
Mar 9, 1988*
(1) vs. (8) New Hampshire
Quarterfinals
L 63–70  23–5
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
NIT
Mar 17, 1988*
at Boston College
First round
L 65–73  23–6
Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1987-88 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference North Season Summary
  2. ^ "2018–19 Siena Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Siena Athletics. Retrieved April 11, 2020.