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Conference Rank: 15th

10 year average: 17th

All-MAAC Team
Pos.	Player	Team	Yr.

G	Kenny Hasbrouck	Siena	Sr
G	Tyrone Lewis	Niagara	Jr
G/F	Ryan Thompson	Rider	Jr
F	Edwin Ubiles	Siena	Jr
F	Alex Franklin	Siena	Jr
CHN Award Winners		Returning Leaders
Mid-Major All-Americans Kenny Hasbrouck Ryan Thompson Edwin Ubiles		Points: Kenny Hasbrouck 16.2 Rebounds: Alex Franklin 7.8 Assists: Jonathan Han (Fairfield) 6.2

MAAC Standings
Nat'l	Team	League	Tourney

45	Siena**	MAAC	1	NCAA
101	Niagara	MAAC	2
120	Rider	MAAC	3
140	Fairfield	MAAC	4
172	Manhattan	MAAC	5
200	Loyola Md	MAAC	6
235	Iona	MAAC	7
268	Marist	MAAC	8
303	Canisius	MAAC	9
318	St. Peter's	MAAC	10

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** returning conference champion

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Preseason Mid-Major All-Americans: 08-09

CHN — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:39:54 -0400

CollegeHoops.net's Preseason Mid-Major All-America Team is dominated by a pair of impressive guards: Stephen Curry and Patrick Mills. Not surprisingly, Curry was a unanimous pick amongst all of our voters for Mid-Major Player of the Year honors. Besides Curry and Mills, other returning 2007-08 Collegehoops.net Mid-Major All-Americans include Lester Hudson (2nd Team last year), Al Fisher (3rd Team), and Ryan Wittman (3rd Team).

The CollegeHoops.net All-American teams are voted on by staff writers. Coming up soon is CHN's Preseason All-Freshman team.

CollegeHoops.net Preseason Mid-Major Player of the Year: Stephen Curry (Davidson)

CollegeHoops.net First Team Mid-Major All-America

Stephen Curry	Davidson	JR	G
Patrick Mills	Saint Mary's	SO	G
Lester Hudson	Tennessee-Martin	SR	G
Matt Howard	Butler	SO	F
Diamon Simpson	Saint Mary's	SR	F

CollegeHoops.net Second Team Mid-Major All-America

Al Fisher	Kent State	SR	G
Josh Akognon	Fullerton	SR	G
Kenny Hasbrouck	Siena	SR	G
Marqus Blakely	Vermont	JR	F
John Bryant	Santa Clara	SR	C

CollegeHoops.net Third Team Mid-Major All-America

Brandon Johnson	San Diego	SR	G
Edwin Ubiles	Siena	JR	G/F
Jonathan Rodriguez	Campbell	JR	F
Ryan Wittman	Cornell	JR	F
Carlos Monroe	Florida Atlantic	SR	F

CollegeHoops.net Honorable Mention Mid-Major All-American

Josh Alexander	Stephen F Austin	SR	G
Michael Bramos	Miami	SR	G
J'Nathan Bullock	Cleveland State	SR	F
Garrison Carr	American	SR	G
Louis Dale	Cornell	JR	G
Devin Gibson	Texas-San Antonio	SO	G
Jeremy Goode	Mount Saint Mary's	JR	G
David Holston	Chicago St	SR	G
Robert Jarvis	Oral Roberts	SR	G
Dior Lowhorn	San Francisco	JR	F

Donovan Morris	Long Beach St	SR	G
Courtney Pigram	East Tennessee St	SR	G
Gyno Pomare	San Diego	SR	F
Ryan Thompson	Rider	JR	F
Mike Trimboli	Vermont	SR	G
Desmond Yates	Middle Tennessee St	JR	F
Ben Woodside	North Dakota St	SR	G

Siena's Fran McCaffery: Head Coach Q&A

Shawn Siegel — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:14:35 -0400

College Basketball's Best Coaches

CollegeHoops.net is lucky to have access to some of the best coaches in college basketball. As part of our preseason interview series, we thought it would be appropriate to ask these basketball minds about the best things that their team and college basketball has to offer.

Fran McCaffery: Siena

We continue this month long Q&A Series with coach Fran McCaffery, who led the Saints to the NCAA Tournament's second round last year. Coach McCaffery was kind enough to take time out of his busy preseason schedule to answer questions for CollegeHoops.net:

CollegeHoops.net) What will be the best strength of this year's team?

Fran McCaffery) Experience. Our core unit has played a lot of minutes together and all five starters from last year’s team return.

CollegeHoops.net) Are there any weaknesses that concern you?

FM) We are not a big team…more built on speed and quickness.

CHN) Who will be the biggest leaders on this year's squad?

FM) Kenny Hasbrouck*. He is the best player and our hardest worker.

[* Editor: Hasbrouck, a senior guard, averaged 16.1 ppg last year]

CHN) Tie score, with just a few seconds left … who will be your go-to guy in those situations?

FM) We have four go-to guys. Kenny Hasbrouck, Alexander Franklin, Edwin Ubiles or Ronald Moore. I have confidence in all of them and they have all delivered in the clutch.

CHN) What's the best change you've made in your coaching style in recent seasons?

FM) Every year I have to make changes based on our personnel.

CHN) If everything goes according to plan, what's the best case scenario this season?

FM) League Champs*, NCAA Tournament

[* Editor: Siena's in the MAAC. They went 13-5 in league play last year]

CHN) Any last words to Siena fans?

FM) We're hosting the Coaches vs. Cancer BasketBall on November 6 in Albany*. We expect between 600 and 1000 people and hope to raise over $200,000.

[* Editor: If you're in the Capital Region, you should definitely head out to this important event]

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2008-09 Siena Basketball Preview: #45

Joel Welser — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:22:24 -0400

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Siena Saints

Overall Rank: #45

Conference Rank: #1 Metro Atlantic

2007-08: 23-11, 13-5, 1^st

2007-08 postseason: NCAA

Few so-called mid-majors have as much momentum as Siena heading into the 2008-2009 season. The Saints knocked off Vanderbilt in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and gave Villanova a good contest in the next game. With seven players returning who started at least ten games last year, Siena and Coach Fran McCaffery have plenty of reasons to be optimistic.

Who’s Out:

Tay Fisher is the biggest loss. The guard started ten games last year and was a very valuable shooter for the team. Fisher led the team in three-pointers made and three-point shooting percentage during his senior campaign. Chris De La Rosa saw some quality minutes off the bench and does leave some questions surrounding the depth on the perimeter. Center James Carr will also not be returning after seeing action in just ten games last season.

Who’s In:

Kyle Downey and Owen Wignot should be able to replace Fisher and De La Rosa. Neither will hit as many three-pointers as Fisher, but both are expected to be able to contribute as freshmen. Downey can handle the ball and score quite effectively. Wignot is a superb athlete and will add another dynamic to the wing. Neither will be asked to do much and that should help both of them develop and play bigger roles in future seasons. Wolfgang Gieler, a 6-9 center, has more experience after spending a couple years at the junior college level and will give a deep frontcourt even more options.

Who to Watch:

Depth on the perimeter might be a minor concern, but the Saints have four returning players who are very experienced and very talented. Edwin Ubiles and Kenny Hasbrouck are the superstars. Ubiles, a 6-6 wing, led the team with 17.0 points per game and added 4.4 rebounds. Hasbrouck was not far behind Ubiles in the scoring column and tallied 16.1 points per contest and a team high 2.3 steals. Those two will continue to put up huge numbers and will likely battle each other for conference player of the year honors. As if Siena’s opponents in the MAAC were not having enough nightmares already, the emergence of Clarence Jackson will make matters worse. Jackson, a 6-3 sophomore, averaged less than nine minutes per game last year, but he had a great off-season, especially during the team’s overseas trip. If Jackson can be a replacement for Ubiles and Hasbrouck without much of a drop off, the Saints will be a better team this year than they were last year. And we have not even mentioned point guard Ronald Moore yet. The senior is a smart floor leader who effectively dictates the tempo and keeps the turnovers to a minimum. Just as important, Moore keeps all the scorers happy.

Final Projection:

And there are more scorers than just those on the perimeter. Alex Franklin might be a little undersized at 6-5, but he more than makes up for it with his athletic ability. Even with a back injury, the junior averaged 15.1 points and 7.8 rebounds as a sophomore. This year Franklin is expected to be a consistent double-double threat. Unlike every other spot on the floor, the center position lacks a superstar. However, Josh Duell is a smart and capable veteran who can stretch out the defense with his outside shooting. Ryan Rossiter and Cory Magee have some starting experience. Neither are great scorers, but they can come in off the bench and grab some rebounds and give the starters some rest. Even with all the returning talent, the loss of Fisher could prove to be bigger than most expected. The Saints will still dominate the MAAC, but they need to find a shooter off the bench to open things up for Franklin under the basket if they want to consistently pull off big upsets.

Projected Post-season Tournament: NCAA

Projected Starting Five:

Ronald Moore, Junior, Guard, 8.6 points per game

Kenny Hasbrouck, Senior, Guard, 16.1 points per game

Edwin Ubiles, Junior, Guard, 17.0 points per game

Alex Franklin, Junior, Forward, 15.1 points per game

Josh Duell, Senior, Forward, 5.5 points per game

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