2025–26 Siena Saints men's basketball team

2025–26 Siena Saints men's basketball
MAAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record23–12 (13–7 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMVP Arena
2025–26 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Merrimack 17 – 3   .850 23 – 11   .676
Saint Peter's 14 – 6   .700 17 – 12   .586
Siena † 13 – 7   .650 23 – 12   .657
Quinnipiac 12 – 8   .600 19 – 13   .594
Marist 12 – 8   .600 19 – 12   .613
Mount St. Mary's 11 – 9   .550 15 – 17   .469
Fairfield 11 – 9   .550 21 – 13   .618
Iona 10 – 10   .500 18 – 14   .563
Sacred Heart 9 – 11   .450 14 – 19   .424
Manhattan 8 – 12   .400 12 – 20   .375
Niagara 5 – 15   .250 8 – 22   .267
Canisius 5 – 15   .250 10 – 21   .323
Rider 3 – 17   .150 4 – 25   .138
† 2026 MAAC tournament winner

The 2025–26 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Saints, led by second-year head coach Gerry McNamara, played their home games at MVP Arena in Albany, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

The Saints defeated Mount St. Mary's, Fairfield, and Merrimack to win the MAAC tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Seeded No. 16 in the East region, the Saints were matched up against the top overall seed Duke Blue Devils. The Saints nearly pulled off a historic upset in the first round, jumping out to a 43–32 lead at halftime over the Blue Devils, but were ultimately defeated by a score of 71–65 on the opening day of the tournament.[1] They were the first 16 seed to take a double-digit halftime lead on a 1 seed in tournament history.[2]

Previous season

The Saints finished the 2024–25 season 14–18, 9–11 in MAAC play, to finish in a tie for eighth place.[3] They were defeated by Rider in the first round of the MAAC tournament.[4]

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.[5]

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:[5]

Preseason All-MAAC Teams

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

Source:[5]

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 L 72–75  9–5
(2–1) 		Hynes Athletics Center (1,545)
New Rochelle, NY
January 4, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Rider W 74–65  10–5
(3–1) 		Alumni Gymnasium (1,014)
Lawrenceville, NJ
January 9, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Merrimack L 59–63  10–6
(3–2) 		MVP Arena (4,833)
Albany, NY
January 11, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Mount St. Mary's W 67–50  11–6
(4–2) 		Knott Arena (2,001)
Emmitsburg, MD
January 14, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Sacred Heart L 80–86  11–7
(4–3) 		MVP Arena (4,005)
Albany, NY
January 17, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Manhattan W 74–59  12–7
(5–3) 		Draddy Gymnasium (1,063)
Riverdale, NY
January 19, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Fairfield W 85–77  13–7
(6–3) 		MVP Arena (6,385)
Albany, NY
January 22, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+/SNY 		Marist W 69–50  14–7
(7–3) 		MVP Arena (4,786)
Albany, NY
January 30, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Niagara W 82–79  15–7
(8–3) 		Gallagher Center (1,048)
Lewiston, NY
February 1, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Canisius W 78–63  16–7
(9–3) 		Koessler Athletic Center (829)
Buffalo, NY
February 5, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		Iona W 79–72  17–7
(10–3) 		MVP Arena (5,140)
Albany, NY
February 7, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Saint Peter's L 65–70  17–8
(10–4) 		Run Baby Run Arena (644)
Jersey City, NJ
February 13, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Quinnipiac L 62–74  17–9
(10–5) 		MVP Arena (5,803)
Albany, NY
February 15, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Marist W 67–63  18–9
(11–5) 		McCann Arena (2,805)
Poughkeepsie, NY
February 20, 2026
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Merrimack L 72–79 OT 18–10
(12–6) 		Lawler Arena (2,919)
North Andover, MA
February 22, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Saint Peter's W 72–63  19–10
(12–6) 		MVP Arena (6,113)
Albany, NY
February 27, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Fairfield L 58–72  19–11
(12–7) 		Leo D. Mahoney Arena (2,425)
Fairfield, CT
March 1, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Rider W 76–61  20–11
(13–7) 		MVP Arena (6,016)
Albany, NY
MAAC tournament
March 7, 2026
8:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (6) Mount St. Mary's
Quarterfinals 		W 63–58  21–11
 Boardwalk Hall (2,047)
Atlantic City, NJ
March 8, 2026
8:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (7) Fairfield
Semifinals 		W 76–61  22–11
 Boardwalk Hall (1,395)
Atlantic City, NJ
March 10, 2026
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		(3) vs. (1) Merrimack
Championship 		W 64–54  23–11
 Boardwalk Hall (1,726)
Atlantic City, NJ
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2026
2:50 p.m., CBS 		(16 E) vs. (1 E) No. 1 Duke
First round 		L 65–71  23–12
 Bon Secours Wellness Arena (13,919)
Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[6][7]

References

  1. ^ Hale, David (March 19, 2026). "Duke avoids historic upset, stops Siena in NCAA tournament". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 20, 2026.
  2. ^ Thamel, Pete and Jeff Borzello (March 22, 2026). "Sources: Syracuse to hire Gerry McNamara as basketball coach". ESPN. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
  3. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  4. ^ "Siena men's basketball eliminated by Rider in MAAC first round". Times Union. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c "Quinnipiac Voted as MAAC Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll Favorites". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  6. ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Siena University Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  7. ^ "Siena Saints 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
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