2025–26 Siena Saints men's basketball team

2025–26 Siena Saints men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record9–4 (2–0 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMVP Arena
2025–26 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
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

MAAC Preseason Poll
Place Team Points
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

Preseason All-MAAC Teams
Team Player Position Year
First Justice Shoats* Guard Senior
Second Gavin Doty Sophomore
(*) Unanimous selection

Source:[3]

Roster

2025–26 Siena Saints men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Justice Shoats 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Lock Haven Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
F 1 Isaiah Henderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Kimball Union Academy Painted Post, New York
F 2 Antonio Chandler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Southern Connecticut Piscataway, New Jersey
G 3 Christian Jones 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Hillcrest Prep Katy, Texas
G 4 Gavin Doty 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Fulton High School Fulton, New York
F 5 Tasman Goodrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Gannon Sydney, Australia
F 7 Tajae Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Long Island Lutheran High School Waterbury, Connecticut
G 8 Mosi Clayton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Believe Prep Brooklyn, New York
G 9 Owen Schlager 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Trinity High School Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
F 11 Francis Folefac 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Mt. Zion Prep Lanham, Maryland
G 12 Reid Ducharme 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Xavier Milton, Massachusetts
G 15 Danny Murray 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr La Lumiere School Deer Park, New York
F 21 Brendan Coyle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Cushing Academy Niskayuna, New York
G 24 Cooper Nadler (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Glens Falls High School Lake George, New York
G 33 Chris Torres (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Millbrook School Suffern, New York
G 44 Marcus Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Albany Amsterdam, New York
C 55 Riley Mulvey 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS Iowa Rotterdam, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 10, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  2. ^ "Siena men's basketball eliminated by Rider in MAAC first round". Times Union. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Quinnipiac Voted as MAAC Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll Favorites". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  4. ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Siena University Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  5. ^ "Siena Saints 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 10, 2025.