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2025–26 Siena Saints men's basketball team

2025–26 Siena Saints men's basketball
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
23–12 (13–7 MAAC)
Gerry McNamara (2nd season)
Ben Lee
Ryan Blackwell
Arinze Onuaku
MVP Arena

The 2025–26 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Saints, led by second-year head coach Gerry McNamara, played their home games at MVP Arena in Albany, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

The Saints defeated Mount St. Mary's, Fairfield, and Merrimack to win the MAAC tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Seeded No. 16 in the East region, the Saints were matched up against the top overall seed Duke Blue Devils. The Saints nearly pulled off a historic upset in the first round, jumping out to a 43–32 lead at halftime over the Blue Devils, but were ultimately defeated by a score of 71–65 on the opening day of the tournament. They were the first 16 seed to take a double-digit halftime lead on a 1 seed in tournament history.

The Saints finished the 2024–25 season 14–18, 9–11 in MAAC play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. They were defeated by Rider in the first round of the MAAC tournament.

On September 30, 2025, the MAAC released their preseason coaches poll. Siena was picked to finish second in the conference, while receiving three first-place votes.

PlaceTeamPoints
1Quinnipiac158 (8)
2Siena152 (3)
3Sacred Heart140 (2)
4Manhattan133
5Marist115
6Iona104
7Merrimack85
8Fairfield74
9Mount St. Mary's69
10Rider59
11Saint Peter's48
12Niagara26
13Canisius20
(#) first-place votes

Source:

TeamPlayerPositionYear
FirstJustice Shoats*GuardSenior
SecondGavin DotySophomore
(*) Unanimous selection

Source:

Datetime, TVRank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance) city, state
October 19, 2025*2:00 pmUnionW 93–51–UHY Center (1,025)Loudonville, NY
November 3, 2025*7:00 pm, ESPN+BryantW 82–661–0MVP Arena (4,072)Albany, NY
November 7, 2025*7:00 pm, ESPN+at BrownW 62–462–0Pizzitola Sports Center (564)Providence, RI
November 12, 2025*7:00 pm, ESPN+at St. Bonaventure Franciscan CupL 66–752–1Reilly Center (3,451)St. Bonaventure, NY
November 17, 2025*7:00 pm, ESPN+ColgateL 69–722–2MVP Arena (4,078)Albany, NY
November 21, 2025*7:00 pm, ESPN+Albany Albany CupW 73–633–2MVP Arena (7,024)Albany, NY
November 24, 2025*6:00 pm, ESPN+at Holy CrossW 73–694–2Hart Center (807)Worcester, MA
November 28, 2025*1:00 pmvs. Longwood Capital Thanksgiving ClassicW 70–635–2Bender Arena (572)Washington, D.C.
November 29, 2025*4:00 pm, ESPN+at American Capital Thanksgiving ClassicW 59–556–2Bender Arena (821)Washington, D.C.
November 30, 2025*1:00 pmvs. Maine Capital Thanksgiving ClassicW 64–607–2Bender Arena (136)Washington, D.C.
December 5, 20257:00 pm, ESPN+NiagaraW 83–548–2(1–0)MVP Arena (4,259)Albany, NY
December 7, 20252:00 pm, ESPN+CanisiusW 74–529–2(2–0)MVP Arena (4,439)Albany, NY
December 17, 2025*7:00 pm, ESPN+at VermontL 69–839–3Patrick Gym (1,767)Burlington, VT
December 22, 2025*6:00 pm, BTNat IndianaL 60–819–4Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (12,647)Bloomington, IN
January 2, 20267:00 pm, ESPN+at IonaL 72–759–5(2–1)Hynes Athletics Center (1,545)New Rochelle, NY
January 4, 20262:00 pm, ESPN+at RiderW 74–6510–5(3–1)Alumni Gymnasium (1,014)Lawrenceville, NJ
January 9, 20267:00 pm, ESPN+MerrimackL 59–6310–6(3–2)MVP Arena (4,833)Albany, NY
January 11, 20262:00 pm, ESPN+at Mount St. Mary'sW 67–5011–6(4–2)Knott Arena (2,001)Emmitsburg, MD
January 14, 20267:00 pm, ESPN+Sacred HeartL 80–8611–7(4–3)MVP Arena (4,005)Albany, NY
January 17, 20262:00 pm, ESPN+at ManhattanW 74–5912–7(5–3)Draddy Gymnasium (1,063)Riverdale, NY
January 19, 20262:00 pm, ESPN+FairfieldW 85–7713–7(6–3)MVP Arena (6,385)Albany, NY
January 22, 20267:00 pm, ESPN+/SNYMaristW 69–5014–7(7–3)MVP Arena (4,786)Albany, NY
January 30, 20266:30 pm, ESPN+at NiagaraW 82–7915–7(8–3)Gallagher Center (1,048)Lewiston, NY
February 1, 20261:00 pm, ESPN+at CanisiusW 78–6316–7(9–3)Koessler Athletic Center (829)Buffalo, NY
February 5, 20267:00 pm, ESPNUIonaW 79–7217–7(10–3)MVP Arena (5,140)Albany, NY
February 7, 20262:00 pm, ESPN+at Saint Peter'sL 65–7017–8(10–4)Run Baby Run Arena (644)Jersey City, NJ
February 13, 20267:00 pm, ESPN+QuinnipiacL 62–7417–9(10–5)MVP Arena (5,803)Albany, NY
February 15, 20262:00 pm, ESPN+at MaristW 67–6318–9(11–5)McCann Arena (2,805)Poughkeepsie, NY
February 20, 20268:00 pm, ESPNUat MerrimackL 72–79 OT18–10(12–6)Lawler Arena (2,919)North Andover, MA
February 22, 20262:00 pm, ESPN+Saint Peter'sW 72–6319–10(12–6)MVP Arena (6,113)Albany, NY
February 27, 20267:00 pm, ESPN+at FairfieldL 58–7219–11(12–7)Leo D. Mahoney Arena (2,425)Fairfield, CT
March 1, 20262:00 pm, ESPN+RiderW 76–6120–11(13–7)MVP Arena (6,016)Albany, NY
March 7, 20268:30 pm, ESPN+(3)vs. (6) Mount St. Mary's QuarterfinalW 63–5821–11Boardwalk Hall (2,047)Atlantic City, NJ
March 8, 20268:30 pm, ESPN+(3)vs. (7) Fairfield SemifinalW 76–6122–11Boardwalk Hall (1,395)Atlantic City, NJ
March 10, 20269:00 pm, ESPN2(3)vs. (1) Merrimack ChampionshipW 64–5423–11Boardwalk Hall (1,726)Atlantic City, NJ
March 19, 20262:50 p.m., CBS(16 E)vs. (1 E) No. 1 Duke First roundL 65–7123–12Bon Secours Wellness Arena (13,919)Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern.

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