Siena shares a unique distinction with just 10 teams in all of college basketball at the end of the 2013-14 season. Continue reading “Jimmy Patsos on Siena’s Future”
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Too Early Projected MAAC and NEC Standings Using RPM
Using a similar methodology to how I figured out just how much Penn underperformed last season I went ahead and built predictor models for specific conferences using returning possession minutes (RPM) data. Continue reading “Too Early Projected MAAC and NEC Standings Using RPM”
CBI Title Shows Jimmy Patsos Has Siena Ahead of Schedule
This guest post on Siena’s CBI championship comes from Ray Curren, who went to a ton of basketball games this season for a site that doesn’t exist anymore. Weird how things work out. Continue reading “CBI Title Shows Jimmy Patsos Has Siena Ahead of Schedule”
Siena’s CBI Championship Shows Power of Home Court
After a six-game journey, the Saints locked up their first 20-win season since reaching the NCAA tournament in 2010 with a 81-68 victory over Fresno State in the deciding game of the College Basketball Invitational championship series. Continue reading “Siena’s CBI Championship Shows Power of Home Court”
Siena, Stony Brook Set for CBI Opener
While Stony Brook might be disappointed they missed out on another NCAA tournament chance, they will have to quickly regroup because they are running into a very tough Siena Saints team on Tuesday night to open the College Basketball Invitational. Here are a few things to watch in that game.
Siena’s Jimmy Patsos Won’t Quit Pushing Saints Forward
When Jimmy Patsos first got hired, I reached out to Mike Lonergan at George Washington while writing a profile about the first-year Siena head coach. During the course of Patsos’ first season with the Saints, one quote of Lonergan’s stuck with me every time I watched Patsos talk at a press conference, at a game or when I talked to him over the phone. Continue reading “Siena’s Jimmy Patsos Won’t Quit Pushing Saints Forward”
3 Thoughts: Canisius 71, Siena 65
Three thoughts from Canisius’ 71-65 victory over Siena on Saturday in the second quarterfinal of the MAAC tournament. Continue reading “3 Thoughts: Canisius 71, Siena 65”
Canisius 71, Siena 65
For Billy Baron he wasn’t going to let Saturday’s second semifinal against Siena be his final game. Continue reading “Canisius 71, Siena 65”
Forecasting the MAAC Tournament
Today marks the start of the MAAC tournament, and we at Big Apple Buckets thought it would be worthwhile to take a closer look at each team in their quest to represent the MAAC in the NCAA Tournament. Each team makes the trip to Springfield with a different set of pros and cons, and dealing with different sets of highs and lows that go beyond simple numbers. Continue reading “Forecasting the MAAC Tournament”
Siena 72, Quinnipiac 70
The ball finally bounced the Saints’ way late as Siena snapped Quinnipiac’s seven-game winning streak and extended their own streak to three with a gutsy 72-70 victory Thursday night at the TD Bank Sports Center.
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