2023–24 Siena Saints men's basketball team

2023–24 Siena Saints men's basketball
2023–24 Siena Saints men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	4–28 (3–17 MAAC)
Head coach	Carmen Maciariello (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Bobby Castagna; Antoni Wyche; Andy Farrell;
Home arena	MVP Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Saints, led by fifth-year head coach Carmen Maciariello, played their home games at MVP Arena in Albany, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).

2023–24 MAAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Quinnipiac	15	–	5	.750	24	–	10	.706
Fairfield	14	–	6	.700	24	–	13	.649
Marist	12	–	8	.600	18	–	13	.581
Rider	12	–	8	.600	15	–	17	.469
Saint Peter's †	12	–	8	.600	19	–	14	.576
Niagara	11	–	9	.550	16	–	16	.500
Iona	10	–	10	.500	16	–	17	.485
Mount St. Mary's	9	–	11	.450	13	–	19	.406
Canisius	8	–	12	.400	14	–	18	.438
Manhattan	4	–	16	.200	7	–	23	.233
Siena	3	–	17	.150	4	–	28	.125

† 2024 MAAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Saints finished the 2022–23 season 17–15, 11–9 in MAAC play, to finish tied for third place.^[1] They were defeated by Niagara in the quarterfinals of the MAAC tournament.^[2]

Roster

2023–24 Siena Saints men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Zek Tekin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	So	Ozel Esenkent Okaynus Anadolu Lisesi	Istanbul, Turkey
G	1	Sean Durugordon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	Austin Peay	Harlem, NY
G	2	Bralyn Smith	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	Fr	St. Benedict's Prep	Grand Prairie, TX
G	3	Michael Eley	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	So	Veritas Prep Academy (FL)	Fort Wayne, IN
F	5	Giovanni Emejuru	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	RS So	Sam Houston	Leicester, England
G	7	Mosi Clayton	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Believe Prep	Brooklyn, NY
F	11	Michael Ojo	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Fr	Moravian Prep	Virginia Beach, VA
F	12	Sveinn Birgisson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	So	South Iceland College	Reykjavík, Iceland
G	13	Kyle Winters	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Fr	New Hampton School	Corte Madera, CA
G	15	Mason Courtney	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	So	Shenendehowa High School	Clifton Park, NY
F	20	Killian Gribben	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Choate Rosemary Hall	Letterkenny, Ireland
F	21	Brendan Coyle	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	So	Cushing Academy	Niskayuna, NY
G	22	Michael Evbagharu	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Royal Crown Academic School	Scarborough, ON
F	24	Carson White	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	Fr	Desert Vista High School	Phoenix, AZ
F	33	Steven Lazar	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	Sr	Crestwood Prep	Toronto, ON
F	34	Max Frazier	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Fr	Northwood High School	Pittsboro, NC

Head coach

Carmen Maciariello (Siena)

Assistant coach(es)

Bobby Castagna (CSUN)
Antoni Wyche (Notre Dame)
Andy Farrell (Dayton)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 25, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Holy Cross	W 73–71	1–0	MVP Arena (4,474) Albany, NY
November 11, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN		at Richmond Sunshine Slam campus-site game	L 48–90	1–1	Robins Center (4,543) Richmond, VA
November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at American	L 58–78	1–2	Bender Arena (1,114) Washington, D.C.
November 20, 2023* 11:30 a.m., FloHoops		vs. Central Michigan Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket semifinals	L 56–70	1–3	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 21, 2023* 9:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Milwaukee Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket consolation game	L 59–61	1–4	Ocean Center (1,502) Daytona Beach, FL
November 26, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN		Albany Albany Cup	L 51–86	1–5	MVP Arena (7,605) Albany, NY
December 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Rider	W 67–65	2–5 (1–0)	MVP Arena (5,216) Albany, NY
December 3, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN		at Mount St. Mary's	L 48–80	2–6 (1–1)	Knott Arena (1,863) Emmitsburg, MD
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Bryant	L 51–67	2–7	MVP Arena (4,233) Albany, NY
December 9, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN		at St. Bonaventure Franciscan Cup	L 56–89	2–8	Reilly Center (4,022) St. Bonaventure, NY
December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Cornell	L 74–95	2–9	MVP Arena (4,902) Albany, NY
December 22, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN		at Brown	L 67–71	2–10	Pizzitola Sports Center (611) Providence, RI
December 30, 2023* 1:00 p.m., NESN/ESPN		at UMass	L 66–79	2–11	Mullins Center (4,036) Amherst, MA
January 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Fairfield	L 69–93	2–12 (1–2)	MVP Arena (4,931) Albany, NY
January 12, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Canisius	L 63–67	2–13 (1–3)	Koessler Athletic Center (574) Buffalo, NY
January 15, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN		at Niagara	W 93–88	3–13 (2–3)	Gallagher Center (724) Lewiston, NY
January 19, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Quinnipiac	L 70–82	3–14 (2–4)	MVP Arena (4,845) Albany, NY
January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN		at Marist	L 48–50	3–15 (2–5)	McCann Arena (1,886) Poughkeepsie, NY
January 26, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Iona	L 51–70	3–16 (2–6)	MVP Arena (5,100) Albany, NY
January 28, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN		Saint Peter's	L 52–63	3–17 (2–7)	MVP Arena (5,806) Albany, NY
February 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Rider	L 50–91	3–18 (2–8)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ
February 4, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN		Mount St. Mary's	L 61–68	3–19 (2–9)	MVP Arena (5,730) Albany, NY
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Marist	L 51–67	3–20 (2–10)	MVP Arena (5,218) Albany, NY
February 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Manhattan	W 68–63	4–20 (3–10)	Draddy Gymnasium (707) Riverdale, NY
February 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Saint Peter's	L 53–75	4–21 (3–11)	Run Baby Run Arena (563) Jersey City, NJ
February 18, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN		Canisius	L 64–73	4–22 (3–12)	MVP Arena (4,931) Albany, NY
February 25, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN		at Fairfield	L 64–88	4–23 (3–13)	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (3,561) Fairfield, CT
March 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Manhattan	L 68–70	4–24 (3–14)	MVP Arena (4,832) Albany, NY
March 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN		at Quinnipiac	L 57–71	4–25 (3–15)	M&T Bank Arena (1,995) Hamden, CT
March 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Niagara	L 59–66	4–26 (3–16)	MVP Arena (4,817) Albany, NY
March 9, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN		at Iona	L 54–68	4–27 (3–17)	Hynes Athletics Center (1,884) New Rochelle, NY
MAAC tournament
March 12, 2024 9:45 p.m., ESPN	(11)	vs. (6) Niagara First round	L 65–67	4–28	Boardwalk Hall (1,717) Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
^ "Saints Season Ends in MAAC Quarterfinals". Siena College Athletics. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Siena College Athletics. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
^ "Siena Saints Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved November 25, 2023.

[1] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 25, 2023.

[2] "Saints Season Ends in MAAC Quarterfinals". Siena College Athletics. Retrieved November 25, 2023.

[3] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Siena College Athletics. Retrieved November 25, 2023.

[4] "Siena Saints Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved November 25, 2023.

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