The 1987–88 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College in the 1987–88 college basketball season. This was head coach Mike Deane's second season at Siena. The Saints competed in the ECAC North and played their home games at Alumni Recreation Center. They finished the season 23–6, 16–2 in NAC play to capture the regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed, they were upset in the quarterfinals of the ECAC North tournament by New Hampshire. As a conference champion and No. 1 seed who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Boston College in the first round.
1987–88 Siena Saints men's basketball | |
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ECACN regular season champions | |
NIT, First round | |
Conference | ECAC North |
Record | 23–6 (16–2 ECACN) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Alumni Recreation Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Siena | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 23 | – | 6 | .793 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston University † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hartford | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeastern | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 4 | – | 25 | .138 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colgate | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 4 | – | 23 | .148 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vermont | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 3 | – | 24 | .111 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1988 North Atlantic tournament[1] winner Rankings from AP Poll |
Schedule and results
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 27, 1987* |
at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 69–77 | 0–1 |
Rothman Center Hackensack, New Jersey | |||||||
Nov 30, 1987* |
at Wake Forest | W 72–67 | 1–1 |
Winston-Salem War Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |||||||
Dec 5, 1987* |
Le Moyne | W 75–70 | 2–1 |
Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York | |||||||
Dec 9, 1987* |
Fairfield | W 91–77 | 3–1 |
Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York | |||||||
Dec 12, 1987* |
at Marist | W 87–66 | 4–1 |
McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, New York | |||||||
Dec 28, 1987 |
Vermont | W 113–74 | 5–1 (1–0) |
Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York | |||||||
Dec 29, 1987* |
Bowling Green | W 73–52 | 6–1 |
Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York | |||||||
Jan 2, 1988* |
at No. 7 Syracuse | L 72–123 | 6–2 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | |||||||
Jan 6, 1988 |
Maine | W 93–76 | 7–2 (2–0) |
Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York | |||||||
Jan 9, 1988 |
at Northeastern | W 90–75 | 8–2 (3–0) |
Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts | |||||||
Jan 13, 1988 |
at Vermont | W 66–65 | 9–2 (4–0) |
Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont | |||||||
Jan 16, 1988 |
Colgate | W 94–50 | 10–2 (5–0) |
Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York | |||||||
Jan 20, 1988 |
Northeastern | W 86–72 | 11–2 (6–0) |
Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York | |||||||
Jan 23, 1988 |
at Maine | W 94–74 | 12–2 (7–0) |
Memorial Gym Orono, Maine | |||||||
Jan 26, 1988 |
at Boston University | L 68–90 | 12–3 (7–1) |
Walter Brown Arena Boston, Massachusetts | |||||||
Jan 30, 1988 |
Hartford | W 83–64 | 13–3 (8–1) |
Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York | |||||||
Feb 3, 1988 |
Boston University | W 89–84 | 14–3 (9–1) |
Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York | |||||||
Feb 6, 1988* |
Brooklyn College | W 93–68 | 15–3 |
Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York | |||||||
Feb 9, 1988 |
at Niagara | W 91–68 | 16–3 (10–1) |
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, New York | |||||||
Feb 13, 1988 |
Niagara | W 90–76 | 17–3 (11–1) |
Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York | |||||||
Feb 17, 1988 |
New Hampshire | W 90–66 | 18–3 (12–1) |
Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York | |||||||
Feb 19, 1988 |
at Hartford | L 63–80 | 18–4 (12–2) |
Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut | |||||||
Feb 21, 1988* |
at Central Connecticut State | W 84–79 | 19–4 |
William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, Connecticut | |||||||
Feb 24, 1988 |
at Canisius | W 85–70 | 20–4 (13–2) |
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, New York | |||||||
Feb 27, 1988 |
at New Hampshire | W 98–81 | 21–4 (14–2) |
Lundholm Gym Durham, New Hampshire | |||||||
Mar 2, 1988 |
Canisius | W 65–52 | 22–4 (15–2) |
Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York | |||||||
Mar 5, 1988 |
at Colgate | W 81–74 | 23–4 (16–2) |
Cotterell Court Hamilton, New York | |||||||
ECACN tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 9, 1988* |
(1) | vs. (8) New Hampshire Quarterfinals |
L 63–70 | 23–5 |
Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
NIT | |||||||||||
Mar 17, 1988* |
at Boston College First round |
L 65–73 | 23–6 |
Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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References
edit- ^ sports-reference.com 1987-88 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference North Season Summary
- ^ "2018–19 Siena Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Siena Athletics. Retrieved April 11, 2020.