The 2001–02 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College in the 2001–02 college basketball season. This was head coach Rob Lanier's first 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 17–19, 9–9 in MAAC play to end up seventh in the regular season standings. Sitting with a 12–18 record, but buoyed by the advantage of playing on their home court, the team won four games in four days to capture the 2002 MAAC men's basketball tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Saints received one of two 16 seeds in the East region. Siena won the play-in game over Alcorn State[2] before being defeated by No. 1 seed and eventual National champion Maryland in the opening round.[3]
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MAAC tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, first round | |
| Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
| Record | 17–19 (9–9 MAC) |
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| Home arena | Pepsi Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 19 | – | 9 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena † | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 19 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canisius | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (MD) | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 5 | – | 23 | .179 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 4 | – | 24 | .143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2002 MAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
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Schedule and results
edit- All times are Eastern
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Nov 16, 2001* |
at Providence | L 54–79 | 0–1 |
Dunkin Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island | |||||||
| Nov 19, 2001* |
vs. Austin Peay Las Vegas Invitational |
W 62–44 | 1–1 |
Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada | |||||||
| Nov 20, 2001* |
vs. No. 15 Oklahoma State Las Vegas Invitational |
L 64–82 | 1–2 |
Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada | |||||||
| Nov 21, 2001* |
vs. Northwestern State Las Vegas Invitational |
L 91–99 2OT | 1–3 |
Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada | |||||||
| Feb 23, 2002 |
Marist | L 57–60 | 12–18 (9–9) |
Pepsi Arena Albany, New York | |||||||
| MAAC tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 1, 2002* |
Saint Peter's First round |
W 77–66 | 13–18 |
Pepsi Arena Albany, New York | |||||||
| Mar 2, 2002* |
Marist Quarterfinals |
W 82–76 | 14–18 |
Pepsi Arena Albany, New York | |||||||
| Mar 3, 2002* |
Fairfield Semifinals |
W 83–63 | 15–18 |
Pepsi Arena Albany, New York | |||||||
| Mar 4, 2002* |
Niagara Championship game |
W 92–77 | 16–18 |
Pepsi Arena Albany, New York | |||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 12, 2002* |
(16 E) | vs. (16 E) Alcorn State Play-in game |
W 81–77[2] | 17–18 |
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio | ||||||
| Mar 15, 2002* |
(16 E) | vs. (1 E) No. 4 Maryland First round |
L 70–85[3] | 17–19 |
Verizon Center (18,770) Washington, D.C. | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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References
edit- ^ sports-reference.com 2001-02 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary
- ^ a b "Siena Joines 64-Team Field". The New York Times. March 13, 2002. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ a b "Terps Start With a Bang". The Washington Post. March 16, 2002. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "2001–02 Men's Basketball Roster". Siena Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "2001–02 Men's Basketball Schedule". Siena Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.