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The '''Siena College''' Saints compete as members of the [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference]] in [[NCAA Division I]] basketball. The school has not sponsored football since 2003. Siena is a private Catholic (Franciscan) institution located in Loudonville, New York, just north of Albany. The school has an undergraduate enrollment of around 3,000. | The '''Siena College''' Saints compete as members of the [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference]] in [[NCAA Division I]] basketball. The school has not sponsored football since 2003. Siena is a private Catholic (Franciscan) institution located in Loudonville, New York, just north of Albany. The school has an undergraduate enrollment of around 3,000. | ||
| − | The campus | + | The campus is located about five miles north of downtown Albany, on US 9 (Loudon Road) between Spring Street and Fiddlers Lane; freeway access is from I-90 exit 6 or I-787 exit 7W. Times Union Center (15,500) is off-campus, in downtown Albany one block southeast of the state capitol on NY 32 (Pearl Street) at the South Mall Arterial (exit 4 from I-787). TUC, formerly the Knickerbocker Arena and Pepsi Arena, is also the home of the AHL's Albany River Rats and af2's Albany Firebirds. The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference has hosted numerous basketball tournaments at the facility -- 15 times since 1990 -- and also hosts the ECAC Hockey League championships annually, and has hosted NCAA regional action on several occasions. |
| − | Siena's chief rival | + | Siena's chief rival is crosstown [[Albany]]. |
| − | + | No Saints have appeared in the NFL or NBA. Siena's baseball team has provided a major leaguer, however, in the person of P John Lannan of the Washington Nationals. | |
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The Siena College Saints compete as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in NCAA Division I basketball. The school has not sponsored football since 2003. Siena is a private Catholic (Franciscan) institution located in Loudonville, New York, just north of Albany. The school has an undergraduate enrollment of around 3,000.
The campus is located about five miles north of downtown Albany, on US 9 (Loudon Road) between Spring Street and Fiddlers Lane; freeway access is from I-90 exit 6 or I-787 exit 7W. Times Union Center (15,500) is off-campus, in downtown Albany one block southeast of the state capitol on NY 32 (Pearl Street) at the South Mall Arterial (exit 4 from I-787). TUC, formerly the Knickerbocker Arena and Pepsi Arena, is also the home of the AHL's Albany River Rats and af2's Albany Firebirds. The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference has hosted numerous basketball tournaments at the facility -- 15 times since 1990 -- and also hosts the ECAC Hockey League championships annually, and has hosted NCAA regional action on several occasions.
Siena's chief rival is crosstown Albany.
No Saints have appeared in the NFL or NBA. Siena's baseball team has provided a major leaguer, however, in the person of P John Lannan of the Washington Nationals.
Contents
Conference Affiliations:
Football
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | NCAA I FCS | 1993-2003 |
| NCAA Division III Independents | NCAA III | 1992 |
| Eastern Football Conference | NCAA III | 1991 |
| Atlantic Central Collegiate Football League | NCAA III | 1988-1990 |
Basketball
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | NCAA I | 1989-present |
| North Atlantic Conference | NCAA I | 1988-1989 |
| ECAC North | NCAA I | 1984-1988 |
| ECAC Metro | NCAA I | 1981-1984 |
| NCAA Division I Independents | NCAA I | 1976-1981 |
| Mideast Collegiate Athletic Association | NCAA II | 1973-1976 |
| Mideast Collegiate Athletic Association | NCAA College | 1957-1973 |
| Mideast Collegiate Athletic Association | NAIA | unknown-1957 |
Post-Season Appearances
Football
Siena football never recieved a post-season invitation.
Men's Basketball
| NCAA Division I Men's Tournament | 1989, 1999, 2002, 2008, 2009 |
| NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament | 1974 |
| National Invitation Tournament | 1988, 1991, 1994, 2000, 2003 |
| ECAC Division I Tournament | 1980, 1981 |
| National Catholic Invitational Tournament | 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952 |
Championships
Football
Siena football never won a championship of any kind.
Men's Basketball
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Regular Season Champions | 1991, 1999, 2000, 2008, 2009 |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament Champions | 1999, 2002, 2008, 2009 |
| North Atlantic Conference Regular Season Champions | 1989 |
| North Atlantic Conference Tournament Champions | 1989 |
| ECAC North Regular Season Champions | 1988 |
| National Catholic Invitational Tournament Champions | 1950, 1952 |
External Links
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | edit |
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| NCAA Division I (non-football) | |
| Canisius • Fairfield • Iona • Manhattan • Marist • Monmouth (NJ) • Niagara • Quinnipiac • Rider • Saint Peter's • Siena |
- Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
- Northeast Ten Conference
- America East Conference
- Atlantic Collegiate Football League (1988-1991)
- Middle Eastern Collegiate Athletic Association (1955-1977)
- NCAA Division I Schools
- Former NCAA Division I FCS Schools
- Former NCAA Division II Schools
- NCAA Division I FCS Schools
- Former Split NCAA Division Schools
- NCAA Schools in New York
- Schools in New York
- Catholic Schools
