2025–26 Siena Saints men's basketball team
| 2025–26 Siena Saints men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
| Record | 9–4 (2–0 MAAC) |
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| Home arena | MVP Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | – | 3 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 9 | – | 4 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 9 | – | 4 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merrimack | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | – | 7 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 9 | – | 4 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 5 | – | 8 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 5 | – | 8 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 8 | – | 5 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canisius | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 5 | – | 8 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 4 | – | 9 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 1 | – | 10 | .091 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 MAAC tournament winner As of December 22, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 Siena Saints men's basketball team represents Siena University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Saints, led by second-year head coach Gerry McNamara, play their home games at MVP Arena in Albany, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
Previous season
The Saints finished the 2024–25 season 14–18, 9–11 in MAAC play, to finish in a tie for eighth place.[1] They were defeated by Rider in the first round of the MAAC tournament.[2]
Preseason
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.[3]
Preseason rankings
| Place | Team | Points | |
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| 1 | Quinnipiac | 158 (8) | |
| 2 | Siena | 152 (3) | |
| 3 | Sacred Heart | 140 (2) | |
| 4 | Manhattan | 133 | |
| 5 | Marist | 115 | |
| 6 | Iona | 104 | |
| 7 | Merrimack | 85 | |
| 8 | Fairfield | 74 | |
| 9 | Mount St. Mary's | 69 | |
| 10 | Rider | 59 | |
| 11 | Saint Peter's | 48 | |
| 12 | Niagara | 26 | |
| 13 | Canisius | 20 | |
| (#) first-place votes | |||
Source:[3]
Preseason All-MAAC Teams
| Team | Player | Position | Year |
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| First | Justice Shoats* | Guard | Senior |
| Second | Gavin Doty | Sophomore | |
| (*) Unanimous selection | |||
Source:[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 19, 2025* 2:00 pm |
Union | W 93–51 | – |
UHY Center (1,025) Loudonville, NY | |||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Bryant | W 82–66 | 1–0 |
MVP Arena (4,072) Albany, NY | |||||||
| November 7, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Brown | W 62–46 | 2–0 |
Pizzitola Sports Center (564) Providence, RI | |||||||
| November 12, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at St. Bonaventure Franciscan Cup |
L 66–75 | 2–1 |
Reilly Center (3,451) St. Bonaventure, NY | |||||||
| November 17, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Colgate | L 69–72 | 2–2 |
MVP Arena (4,078) Albany, NY | |||||||
| November 21, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Albany Albany Cup |
W 73–63 | 3–2 |
MVP Arena (7,024) Albany, NY | |||||||
| November 24, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Holy Cross | W 73–69 | 4–2 |
Hart Center (807) Worcester, MA | |||||||
| November 28, 2025* 1:00 pm |
vs. Longwood Capital Thanksgiving Classic |
W 70–63 | 5–2 |
Bender Arena (572) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| November 29, 2025* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at American Capital Thanksgiving Classic |
W 59–55 | 6–2 |
Bender Arena (821) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| November 30, 2025* 1:00 pm |
vs. Maine Capital Thanksgiving Classic |
W 64–60 | 7–2 |
Bender Arena (136) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| December 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Niagara | W 83–54 | 8–2 (1–0) |
MVP Arena (4,259) Albany, NY | |||||||
| December 7, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Canisius | W 74–52 | 9–2 (2–0) |
MVP Arena (4,439) Albany, NY | |||||||
| December 17, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Vermont | L 69–83 | 9–3 |
Patrick Gym (1,767) Burlington, VT | |||||||
| December 22, 2025* 6:00 pm, BTN |
at Indiana | L 60–81 | 9–4 |
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (12,647) Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| January 2, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Iona | Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY | |||||||||
| January 4, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Rider | Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ | |||||||||
| January 9, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Merrimack | MVP Arena Albany, NY | |||||||||
| January 11, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Mount St. Mary's | Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD | |||||||||
| January 14, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Sacred Heart | MVP Arena Albany, NY | |||||||||
| January 17, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Manhattan | Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY | |||||||||
| January 19, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Fairfield | MVP Arena Albany, NY | |||||||||
| January 22, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Marist | MVP Arena Albany, NY | |||||||||
| January 30, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Niagara | Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY | |||||||||
| February 1, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Canisius | Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY | |||||||||
| February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Iona | MVP Arena Albany, NY | |||||||||
| February 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Saint Peter's | Run Baby Run Arena Jersey City, NJ | |||||||||
| February 13, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Quinnipiac | MVP Arena Albany, NY | |||||||||
| February 15, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Marist | McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY | |||||||||
| February 20, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Merrimack | Lawler Arena North Andover, MA | |||||||||
| February 22, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Saint Peter's | MVP Arena Albany, NY | |||||||||
| February 27, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Fairfield | Leo D. Mahoney Arena Fairfield, CT | |||||||||
| March 1, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Rider | MVP Arena Albany, NY | |||||||||
| MAAC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 5–10, 2026 ESPN+ |
vs. | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ | |||||||||
References
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
- ^ "Siena men's basketball eliminated by Rider in MAAC first round". Times Union. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Quinnipiac Voted as MAAC Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll Favorites". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
- ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Siena University Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
- ^ "Siena Saints 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 10, 2025.