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November (2-5)6 at RV/RV Providence^% L, 77-678 at George Washington^+ W, 69-6116 vs. Norfolk State^$# W, 61-5818 vs. Holy Cross^$# L, 57-4521 LEHIGH L, 80-6924 COLGATE L, 84-7928 at Hofstra L, 94-86
December (2-3)1 HARVARD&+ W, 67-645 at St. Bonaventure>+ L, 82-408 at Robert Morris W, 74-7118 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON L, 83-5822 at Holy Cross L, 60-5729 CAL POLY@+ 2 PM
January (0-0)3 at Saint Peter’s* 4 PM5 CANISIUS*@# 7 PM11 at Marist*! 7 PM14 MONMOUTH*@# 7 PM17 NIAGARA*# 7 PM24 at Fairfield*+ 7 PM26 MANHATTAN*@# 7 PM31 at Monmouth*# 7 PM
February (0-0)2 at Iona*# 1 PM4 FAIRFIELD*@# 7 PM8 at Manhattan* 7 PM10 at Rider*+ 2 PM13 IONA*+ 7 PM17 QUINNIPIAC*@+ 2 PM19 SAINT PETER’S*@+ 7 PM24 MARIST*@+ 2 PM
March (0-0)1 at Canisius* 7 PM3 at Niagara* 2 PM7 MAAC FIRST ROUND TBA8 MAAC QUARTERFINALS TBA9 MAAC QUARTERFINALS TBA10 MAAC SEMIFINALS TBA11 MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP 9 PM
All times are Eastern Standard TimeHome Games in BOLD CAPS *MAAC Game^Air Force Reserve Basketball Hall of FameTip-Off Presented by Citi$Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, CT)&Doubleheader with Siena women>Franciscan Cup%FSN+ESPN+#ESPN3!ESPNU@My4 Albany
2018-19 SIENA SAINTS BASKETBALL
GAME #13
Siena (4-8) vs. Cal Poly (3-8)
Saturday, December 29, 2018 - 2 PM Times Union Center (7,146) - Albany, NY
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Previous Starters 2018-19 Stats# - POS NAME/CL/HT/WT/HOMETOWN PPG RPG APG MPG23 - F Sloan Seymour (Fr., 6-9/205, Albany, NY) 8.4 0.9 0.3 24.432 - F Evan Fisher (Sr., 6-9/246, Pasadena, MD) 14.7 6.3 1.6 29.734 - F Kevin Degnan (R-Sr.., 6-9/220, Pearl River, NY) 9.1 5.2 0.8 29.133 - G Georges Darwiche (Fr., 6-1/183, Bucharest, Romania) 1.5 0.9 0.8 9.622 - G Jalen Pickett (Fr., 6-4/190, Rochester, NY) 15.0 4.0 6.7 36.3
Reserves (Listed Numerically)# - POS NAME/CL/HT/WT/HOMETOWN PPG RPG APG MPG0 - G Don Carey# (So., 6-5/187, Upper Marlboro, MD) N/A N/A N/A N/A1 - G Braedon Bayer (Gr., 6-4/186, Lagrangeville, NY) 0.5 0.2 0.0 4.82 - G Paulo Morastoni (Sr., 6-3/200, Blumenau, Brazil) 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.53 - G/F Manny Camper (So., 6-6/208, Chestertown, MD) 6.6 4.5 1.1 24.25 - G Kadeem Smithen (R-Sr., 6-3/165, Ajax, ON) 2.3 0.9 0.7 10.711 - F Thomas Huerter, Jr. (Jr., 6-7/218, Clifton Park, NY) 0.2 1.4 0.7 11.413 - G Ben Diamond (Jr., 5-10/150, Loudonville, NY) 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.014 - G Khalil Richard (Jr., 6-0/179, Baltimore, MD) N/A N/A N/A N/A15 - G Robert Mahala (Fr., 6-4/166, Jackson, NJ) N/A N/A N/A N/A24 - G Jimmy Ratliff (R-Fr., 6-8/181, Middletown, OH) 4.8 2.1 0.5 20.430 - F Elijah Burns (Gr., 6-8/238, Troy, NY) N/A N/A N/A N/A35 - F Sammy Friday IV (Jr., 6-9/239, Jersey City, NJ) 6.4 2.4 0.3 14.7 42 - F Denzel Tchougang (So., 6-10/211, Geneva, Switzerland) 0.5 1.0 0.0 7.0#Will sit out season due to NCAA transfer regulations
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SIX NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES (1989, 1999, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010)FIVE-TIME MAAC CHAMPIONS (1999, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010)
FIVE NIT APPEARANCES (1988, 1991, 1994, 2000, 2003)2014 CBI CHAMPIONS
The Series With Cal PolyFirst Meeting
Home - 0-0Division I - 0-0
Last Meeting - None
Of NoteThe programs are meeting for the first time everSiena is 8-7 all-time vs. current Division I programs from the State of CaliforniaThe Saints are playing their first opponent from the Golden State since taking two of threefrom Fresno State to win the 2014 College Basketball Invitational Siena has twice defeated Stanford - in the program’s inaugural NCAA Tournament appearance in 1989 - and again vs. the 20th ranked Cardinal in 2007 here in AlbanyJamion Christian is 0-0 vs. Cal PolyJoe Callero is 0-0 vs. Siena
Last MeetingNone
Siena vs. the Big West Conference Siena is an even 2-2 all-time vs. the nine current Big WestprogramsThe Saints last faced a current Big West school when theydropped a 68-64 decision vs. Cal State Northridge on Nov.16, 2012 in San Diego
Tale ofthe
Tape
*Leads Conference(Through Thursday)
4-8
0-0
266
64.3
72.6
.440
.521
.317
.607
28.3
12.6
10.0*
2.5
5.2
Record
Conf.
NET
Points
Opp Points
FG%
OPP FG%
3FG%
FT%
Rebounds
Assists
Turnovers
Blocks
Steals
3-8
0-0
297
67.4
73.7
.420
.440
.330
.682
34.2
11.9
14.7
3.2
5.5
Year-by-Year With Coach Christian
YEAR SCHOOL OVR CONF2012-13 Mount St. Mary’s 18-14 11-72013-14! Mount St. Mary’s 16-17 9-72014-15 Mount St. Mary’s 15-15 11-72015-16 Mount St. Mary’s 14-19 10-82016-17!$Mount St. Mary’s 20-16 14-42017-18 Mount St. Mary’s 18-14 12-6TOTALS SIX SEASONS 101-95 67-392018-19 Siena 4-8 0-0TOTALS ONE SEASON 4-8 0-0OVERALL SEVEN SEASONS 105-103 67-39
!NECTournament Champions/NCAA Tournament$NEC Regular Season Champions
Siena vs. the Big West
Cal Poly 0-0Cal State Fullerton 0-0Cal State Northridge 0-1Hawaii 1-0Long Beach State 0-0UC Davis 0-0UC Irvine 1-1UC Santa Barbara 0-0UC Riverside 0-0TOTAL 2-2
Jamion ChristianMount St. Mary’s ‘04
Seventh Season as a Head Coach105-103 (.505)
First Season at Siena 4-8 (.333)
Was introduced as the 17th head coach in SienaBasketball history on May 2
36-year-old piloted Mount St. Mary's to 101 winsand a 67-39 (.632) record in the NortheastConference in six seasons leading his alma mater
Guided the Mount to a pair of NEC TournamentChampionships and NCAA Tournament appearancesin 2014 and 2017, highlighted by a First Four victoryover New Orleans in 2017
Tabbed both the 2016-17 Jim Phelan Coach of theYear - named after his legendary predecessor whomhe played for at the Mount - andCollegeInsider.com's Ben Jobe National Coach of theYear, presented annually to the top Division Iminority coach
The Mount achieved a stellar 60-19 (.759) overallhome record at Knott Arena during his tenure, andwas the only NEC program to post a winning conference record in each of Christian's six seasonsin Emmitsburg
Previously served as an assistant coach at VCU(2011-12), William & Mary (2008-11), and Division IIIEmory & Henry (2004-06), and as director of basketball operations at Bucknell (2006-08)
Three-time team captain at Mount St. Mary’s underPhelan and Milan Brown amassed 581 points in 90career games, including 56 starts
Quinton, Virginia native was married to his wife,Allie, who played softball at Mount St. Mary’s, justthree days after his hiring at Siena, and is the proudfather of a six-year-old son, Jacoy
Siena concludes both the 2018 calendar year and its non-conference slate this afternoonThe Saints are in search of their fifth non-conference win, which would be the program’s most since going 7-4 in 2015-16
Siena ranks in the top-10 nationally in both fewest fouls per game and fewest turnovers per gameThe Saints stand fourth nationally, committing an average of just 14.2 fouls per contestSiena ranked 304th nationally in fouls last season, averaging 20.0 per game
The Saints and Holy Cross combined to go 0-3 from the free throw line on Nov. 18Per stats.com, it was the first game in which neither team made a free throw dating back to at least the start of 1996-97Robert Morris (2) and Central Connecticut (0) combined to attempt just two free throws on Feb. 14, 2015It marked the first time in 18 years that Siena failed to make a free throw in a game
The Saints rank eighth nationally averaging only 10.0 turnovers per gameConversely, Siena forces just 9.6 turnovers per game which is second fewest nationallyThe Saints ranked 325th out of 351 Division I teams last season, averaging 15.1 turnovers per contest
Siena also leads the MAAC and rank 61st nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.26The Saints were 12th worst nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio last season (0.73)
Siena boasts two of the MAAC’s top-six scorers in Jalen Pickett (fifth - 15.0) and Evan Fisher (sixth - 14.7)The freshman Pickett also leads the MAAC in both assists (6.7 - 13th nationally) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.76)He also ranks third in the MAAC in steals (2.0), sixth in threes (24), and tied for eighth in blocks (0.6)A two-time MAAC Rookie of the Week, he swept both Player and Rookie of the Week honors Dec. 3
He is one of just four MAAC freshmen in the past 32 years to earn the conference’s Player of the Week honors, joiningSchadrac Casimir (Iona - Dec. 15, 2014), Darrell Barley (Canisius - Jan. 24, 1994), and Lionel Simmons (La Salle - Dec. 21, 1986)
Pickett posted career-highs and his first collegiate double-double with 27 points and 13 assists at Hofstra (Nov. 28)He was the first player nationally to reach both marks in a game this season per sports-reference.com
Fisher stands second in the MAAC in field goal percentage (.538) and fourth in rebounding (6.3)Fisher is averaging 17.6 points and 7.0 rebounds while shooting an even 60% from the field over his past five games
The Saints also possess three of the top-six players in the MAAC in three-point makes Sloan Seymour ranks third in makes (31), while Kevin Degnan is fourth (27), and Pickett stands sixth (24) Siena ranks third in the MAAC averaging 8.9 made threes per game, after averaging just 6.9 last seasonThe Saints made 10 or more threes in each of their first three games to open the season
It marked the first time that Siena made 10 or more threes in three consecutive games since accomplishing the feat in fourstraight contests from Jan. 15-25, 2001 vs. Iona (14), at Saint Peter’s (10), vs. Canisius (14), and vs. Manhattan (11)The Saints are shooting 61.6% (117-190) on two-point field goal attempts over the past seven games
Conversely, Siena is shooting just 30.2% (58-192) from three and 57.6% (53-92) from the free throw line over that timeThe combined overall record of the seven teams that the Saints have lost to is 59-27 (.686)
Six of the seven currently possess winning records Three of Siena’s four wins this season have been by three points
The Saints’ four victories have come by an average of just 4.3 points Three of Siena’s four wins to date have come away from home, including a pair of true road victories
The Saints had lost 11 consecutive road games prior to a 68-61 triumph at George Washington on Nov. 8 Siena and Holy Cross met twice in non-conference action this season
It was the first time that the Saints have played the same non-conference team twice in the same season since 2013-14 (Purdue)Siena announced the addition of Notre Dame graduate transfer and Troy native Elijah Burns on Dec. 17
The Saints have submitted a request with the NCAA for a waiver which would allow Burns to begin playing as soon as this seasonThe 6-8, 238-pound forward averaged 2.2 points and 2.1 rebounds spanning 9.0 minutes in 44 career games with the IrishBurns averaged 5.3 points and 3.8 rebounds over 11.3 minutes of action in four games earlier this season for Notre Dame
Siena mourns the loss of former athletic director, head coach, and player Bill Kirsch ‘56, HOF ‘76 who passed away Dec. 9Kirsch served as athletic director from 1972-92, and played an instrumental role in bringing the College into Division I in 1976Kirsch is the third winningest coach in program history, having amassed 142 victories from 1972-82As a player, Kirsch hit the longest shot ever made at the old Madison Square Garden - a 60-foot winner to defeat Iona in 1953
Siena’s roster ranks sixth nationally with an average height of nearly 6-5, according to kenpom.comThe Saints are looking to improve upon last year’s 8-24 overall record in which they finished tied for 10th in the MAAC at 4-14
Siena played the 36th toughest non-conference schedule nationallyThe Saints played six games vs. teams ranked in the top-100 of the final RPI report
Fourteen of Siena’s 32 games were decided by five points or fewer (5-9), including eight by one possession (4-4)The Saints lost three games by one point Siena set a program record with five overtime contests, including a pair of triple overtime affairs
The Saints used 19 different starting lineup combinations Twelve of the 15 players who saw game action each made at least one start, although no player started every game
Siena enters the 2018-19 season without its top-six scorers from a year agoThree of the Saints’ top-six scorers transferred, two more left the program, and rising junior guard Khalil Richard suffered a
season-ending significant partial tear of the quadriceps tendon in his right knee during a preseason scrimmage at UMass Oct. 20Richard was the team’s top returning scorer after averaging 9.2 points last season
Siena returns just 28% of its total points, 30% of its assists, 35% of its minutes, and 38% of its reboundingFisher is the Saints’ top returnee after averaging 7.8 points and 4.9 rebounds in a team-high 28 starts
Siena welcomes eight newcomers to its 17-man rosterSyracuse transfer Braedon Bayer becomes the first graduate transfer in program historyDon Carey (Mount St. Mary’s), Jimmy Ratliff (North Alabama), and Denzel Tchougang (Cypress College) all join the program as
transfers, with Ratliff and Tchougang both eligible to play immediately The newcomers are highlighted by four true freshmen including Seymour, who’s father, Steve, was an assistant coach at Siena
from 2001-04, and was previously the head coach at Drexel (1999-01)The Saints were projected to finish 11th (last) according to the MAAC Preseason Coaches’ PollSiena’s coaching staff is the seventh youngest in Division I, with an average age of 35 years, 174 days as of the season opener
Christian and each of his three assistant coaches are all 40 years of age or youngerThe 36-year old Christian enters his seventh season as a head coach, after first
entering the head coaching ranks at his alma mater Mount St. Mary’s at just 30Christian was recently named one of 30 up-and-c0ming coaches to keep an eye on
by The AthleticChristian is the architect of “Mayhem”
The style features a pressure defense predicated on limiting threes and an offensefueled by three-point shooting
Last season Christian’s Mount St. Mary’s squad led the NEC and ranked 19thnationally in threes (10.1), 34th in turnover margin (+2.7), and 49th in three-point fieldgoal percentage (.379)
Last season Siena ranked 250th in threes (6.9), and 342nd out of 351 teams inturnover margin (-4.2), albeit ranked 89th in three-point field goal percentage (.367)
Last Time Out: Holy Cross 60, Siena 57 (Dec. 22 - Worcester, MA)Siena took a 10-point lead with 11:48 to playFisher led the Saints with 17 points and nine reboundsPickett added 14 points and eight assists
Youngest Coaching Staffs
Team Average Age* 1.) Bethune-Cookman 31 years, 19 days2.) Nicholls State 32 years, 53 days3.) South Alabama 33 years, 67 days4.) Princeton 33 years, 68 days5.) UNC Asheville 33 years, 274 days6.) Florida Atlantic 34 years, 337 days7.) SIENA 35 years, 174 days
*Average age at time of team’s 2018-19 season-opener (Courtesy: Eric Beovich,Middle Tennessee)
Siena and the Times Union Center Siena enters its 29th season of competition at the Times Union Center, and 22nd since
making the full-time move to downtown Albany in 1997-98
The Saints have ranked in the top-100 nationally in attendance in each of the past 21
seasons, coinciding with the program’s full-time move to the TUC
Siena ranked 94th nationally out of 351 Division I programs in attendance last season,
drawing an average of 5,968 fans over 16 home dates at the Times Union Center
The Saints' average attendance last season out-drew power five conference schools such
as Boston College, Oregon State, Pittsburgh,
Rutgers, Stanford, USC, and Washington State,
and exceeded the overall Division I national
average of 4,807 by more than 1,100 fans
Siena has drawn a grand total of 2,395,387 fans
(an average of 6,509) over 368 dates at the
Times Union Center
The Saints welcomed their 2-millionth fan on
Dec. 23, 2014 against Cornell, and have drawn
crowds in excess of 10,000 on 33 occasions
Siena boasts a 241-127 (.655) all-time record at
the Times Union Center, including a 226-105
(.683) mark since making the full-time move
to the facility in 1997-98
In 2009-10, Siena established a new program record with 133,505 fans (an average of
7,853) for 17 home games, which ranked 66th nationally in tying for its highest national
ranking ever (2002-03)
The Saints are scheduled to host the 2018-19 MAAC Basketball Championships at the
Times Union Center for the 19th time in 29 seasons, and final time during a five-year
agreement from 2015-19
INDIVIDUAL CAREER TOTALS*
‘18-’19 CAREERDOUBLE DIGIT SCORINGEvan Fisher 8 19Khalil Richard 0 19Jalen Pickett 8 8Kadeem Smithen 0 6Kevin Degnan 4 4Manny Camper 2 3Sammy Friday IV 2 3Jimmy Ratliff 3 3Sloan Seymour 3 3
30 POINT GAMESNoneLast: Nov. 17, 2017 Nico Clareth at Lehigh
20 POINT GAMESEvan Fisher 2 4Jalen Pickett 4 4Khalil Richard 0 2
10 REBOUND GAMESKadeem Smithen 0 2Sammy Friday IV 0 1
10 ASSIST GAMESJalen Pickett 1 1
TRIPLE DOUBLESNoneLast: Dec. 3, 2006 Kojo Mensah vs. UAlbany
DOUBLE DOUBLESSammy Friday IV 0 1Jalen Pickett 1 1
FIVE OR MORE THREES IN A GAMEKevin Degnan 2 2Sloan Seymour 1 1
*At Siena
Team Leaderboard (Games)Scoring: Fisher (4), Pickett (4) Seymour (2), Degnan (1),
Ratliff (1)
Rebounding: Fisher (6), Degnan (3), Camper (2), Friday
IV (1), Pickett (1), Ratliff (1)
Assists: Pickett (11), Fisher (1)
Minutes: Pickett (12), Ratliff (1)
Double-Figures Scoring: Fisher (8), Pickett (8), Degnan
(4), Ratliff (3), Seymour (3), Camper (2), Friday IV (2)
Double-Doubles: Pickett (1)Points: Margin of Victory
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+
0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Points: Margin of Defeat1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+
0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2
2017-18 AttendanceNortheast Rankings*
Team Average Attendance1.) Syracuse 21,4622.) Villanova 11,8283.) Providence 9,5474.) St. John’s 9,1345.) Seton Hall 8,4566.) UConn 7,8297.) Penn State 7,1978.) Temple 6,3249.) Rhode Island 6,21610.) SIENA 5,968
*The Northeast is comprised of thenine states Connecticut, Maine,Massachusetts, New Hampshire, NewJersey, New York, Pennsylvania, RhodeIsland, and Vermont according to theUnited States Census Bureau
Previous StartersF - #23 Sloan Seymour
Ranks third in the MAAC with 31 threesScored team-high 15 points on 5-9 shooting from three-point range in collegiate debut at Providence (Nov. 6)Local product starred at Shaker for his final three high school seasons, after beginning his five-year varsity career at CBANamed an Albany Times Union Second Team selection following his senior seasonAveraged 19.0 points and 6.8 rebounds for the Blue Bison as a junior Played his AAU basketball for the New York RensFather, Steve, served as an assistant coach at Siena from 2001-04, and was previously the head coach at Drexel (1999-01)Mother, Doreen (Ferguson) is a 2013 New England Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who starred at Providence where she
scored over 1,000 career points and was a 1988 All-BIG EAST Second Team selection
F - #32 Evan Fisher Ranks second in the MAAC in field goal percentage (.538), fourth in rebounding (6.3), and fourth in scoring (14.7)Air Force Reserve Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off presented by Citi All-Tournament Team selectionAveraging 17.6 points and 7.0 rebounds while shooting exactly 60% from the field over his last five gamesScored career-high 25 points on 12-17 shooting at Hofstra (Nov. 28) Team’s top active returner averaged 7.8 points, 4.9 rebounds, and a team-high 23 blocks spanning 28.0 minutes last seasonOne of only two Saints to play in all 32 games last year, and led team with 28 startsRecorded first 11 career double digit scoring performances during breakthrough junior seasonLed Siena in rebounding a team-high 11 times last seasonAveraged 11.0 points over nine games during the month of January Tied season-highs with 21 points and nine rebounds in OT win over eventual MAAC Tournament Champion Iona (Feb. 12)Named MAAC Male Student Athlete of the Week Jan. 22, and Siena's Leo Dufort Male Student Athlete for December 2017Appeared in a combined 65 games (one start) over his first two seasons, averaging 1.5 points and 1.2 rebounds in 8.2 minutesTraveled to Croatia in summer of 2016 with college all-star team which included former teammate Brett Bisping
F - #34 Kevin DegnanRanks fourth in the MAAC in both threes (27) and blocks (0.8) and eighth in three-point field goal percentage (.415)Posted career-high 19 points, and hit game-winning three with 2.0 seconds remaining in win at Robert Morris (Dec. 8)Fifth-year Fairfield transfer set for second season of competition with the SaintsSaw action in 18 contests in first season donning the Green and Gold last winterAveraged 1.4 points and 1.1 rebounds over 4.9 minutes of action last seasonPosted season-highs of nine points, four rebounds, and two assists in 20 minutes against former team Fairfield (Feb. 5)Two-year reserve for the Stags averaged 2.8 points and 1.8 rebounds in 8.9 minutes of action over 45 game
G - #33 Georges DarwicheScored 11 of his 12 points this season over the past two gamesMember of Romania’s National TeamAveraged 3.7 points and 1.7 assists over 18.9 minutes in three games at the FIBA World Cup 2019 European QualifiersLed Romania’s U20 squad to the 2017 European Championship B Division crown, while averaging 7.0 points Guided the U18 squad to a Romanian League Championship in 2016 while earning Tournament MVP honorsPlayed four seasons for Steaua CSM EximBank Bucuresti in Romania's top league, Divizia AAppeared in 44 games (38 starts) during the 2017-18 season with Steaua CSM EximBank Bucuresti, averaging 3.0 points and
1.5 assists, and posted a 2.37-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio while shooting 40% from three spanning 14.6 minutes per game
G - #22 Jalen PickettNamed both MAAC Player and Rookie of the Week Dec. 3
Became just the fourth MAAC freshman in the past 32 years to earn the conference’s Player of the Week honorPreviously named MAAC Rookie of the Week Nov. 26Leads the MAAC in both assists (6.7 - 13th nationally) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.76)Also ranks third in the MAAC in steals (2.0), fifth in scoring (15.0), sixth in threes (24), and tied for eighth in blocks (0.6)Posted career-highs - and first collegiate double-double - with 27 points and 13 assists at Hofstra (Nov. 28)
Became first Division I player to reach both marks in a game this season per sports-reference.com Swiped seven steals vs. Colgate (Nov. 24), the most by a Saint since Clarence Jackson also had seven on Jan. 4, 2010Head coach Jamion Christian's first official signing at SienaMatriculates to Siena following a postgraduate year at SPIRE Institute in Ohio, where he averaged 14 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.6
assists, and 2.1 steals while shooting 38% from three-point rangeAveraged 20 points and 10 rebounds while leading Aquinas Institute to the Class AA Federation Final his senior season2016 NYSPHSAA Class AA MVP and Second Team All-State honoree led the Li'l Irish to an NYSPHSAA Championship Starred locally on the AAU circuit, where he played for four years with the Albany City Rocks, and led the EYBL with a 139.6
offensive efficiency during his final season
Player Quick Hits
Player Quick HitsReserves (Listed Numerically) G - #0 Don Carey
Mount St. Mary's transfer who matriculated with Coach Christian will sit out season due to NCAA transfer regulationsStarted all 32 games during his freshman season at the MountAveraged 9.0 points and ranked 11th in the Northeast Conference in both assists (3.4) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.27)Named NEC Rookie of the Week on Jan. 15Scored in double figures 17 times and dished out five or more assists on 10 different occasionsPosted double-double with 11 points and 12 assists vs. York (Nov. 21)Tied season-high with 14 points four times, highlighted by a 14-point, six-rebound performance at Georgetown (Nov. 15)Cousin, Kyle Anderson currently plays for the Memphis GrizzliesOlder brother, Jamall Robinson played at both Hofstra and LIU Brooklyn
G - #1 Braedon BayerFirst-ever graduate transfer in Siena Basketball historySyracuse transfer is enrolled in Siena College's new MBA program and has one year of eligibilityAppeared in nine total games, logging 17 minutes last season with the OrangePlayed season-high six minutes down the stretch, registering a key block and a steal to help Syracuse earn a berth in last
year’s Sweet 16 with a 55-53 NCAA Tournament win over Michigan StatePreviously played two seasons at Division III Grinnell College in Iowa
G - #2 Paulo Morastoni Joined the active roster as a walk-on Jan. 7 after previously having served as a team manager 2017-18 MAAC Academic Honor Roll selection saw ction in four games, totaling four minutesWas a two-time All-State selection in Santa Catarina, Brazil
G/F - #3 Manny CamperRanks tied for ninth in the MAAC in offensive rebounding (1.7)Scored career-high 14 points on perfect 6-6 shooting in win at Robert Morris (Dec. 8)Saw action in 16 games, including two starts as a freshmanAveraged 2.0 points and 1.2 rebounds over 6.8 minutes of actionShot 58.8% (10-17) from the floorScored season-high 10 points - his first collegiate points - in just four minutes at Quinnipiac (Jan. 21)Tallied seven points in just 13 minutes off the bench in MAAC Tournament vs. Quinnipiac (Mar. 1)Named the North Bayside Player of the Year each of his final two seasons while starring at Kent County High SchoolFour-year varsity starter scored 1,951 career pointsMember of the National Honor Society was ranked in the top-10 of his high school graduating class and was the recipient of a
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award
G - #5 Kadeem SmithenFifth-year senior and Richmond transfer set to suit up for third active season with the SaintsSaw action in 29 games (15 starts) and average 5.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.4 assists over 19.0 minutes last seasonLed team with a 1.75-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio last winterPosted first six career double digit scoring efforts, highlighted by a season-high 18 points vs. Manhattan (Feb. 2)Tallied career-highs of 10 rebounds and six assists (no turnovers) in overtime victory over eventual MAAC Tournament
Champion Iona (Feb. 12)Started final nine games of season and averaged 8.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.2 steals over 27.4 minutes First Team Regional All-Star was ranked 21st in 2014 Canadian class by Northpolehoops.com out of high school
F - #11 Thomas Huerter, Jr.Saw action in 26 games, including first six career starts last seasonAveraged 3.1 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.2 assists over 17.6 minutes of play in 2017-18Tied season-high with nine points, set career-high with three steals, and added five rebounds and three assists vs.
Monmouth (Feb. 18)Matriculated to Siena after spending a postgraduate year at Cheshire Academy (CT) Led Shenendehowa to 25-0 record and first-ever NYSPHSAA Class AA State Championship in 28 years as high school seniorFather, Thomas Sr. '91, also played for the Saints, and younger brother, Kevin currently plays for the Atlanta Hawks
G - #13 Ben DiamondFormer manager set to begin second season on the active roster as a walk-on 2017-18 MAAC Academic Honor Roll selection appeared in five games, logging five total minutesDrilled three-pointer for first collegiate points on first collegiate shot at Saint Peter's (Feb. 25)Recipient of the 2015 Team Courage Award, NewsChannel 13 Scholar Athlete Award, and 2016 Ray Holmes Memorial Award
Player Quick HitsReserves (Continued) G - #14 Khalil Richard
Suffered season-ending significant partial tear of the quadriceps tendon in right knee during preseason scrimmage Oct. 20Currently ranks fourth in program history in career three-point percentage (43.4%)Appeared in 29 games, logging nine starts, and averaged 9.2 points in 23.2 minutes last seasonRanked fifth in the MAAC shooting 43.8% from three-point rangeScored in double figures a team-high 15 times last year, 11 of which came off the benchAveraged team-high 12.0 points while shooting an even 50% from three-point range over
his last 11 games to end last yearScored season-high 23 points vs. Monmouth (Feb. 18)Notched 22 points and tied season-highs with five rebounds and four assists in overtime
victory over eventual MAAC Tournament Champion Iona (Feb. 12)Rated the 76th best player as his position in his class by ESPN despite missing his senior
year of high school (broken foot)Played for both Maryland 3D and Baltimore Elite AAU teams where he was teammate of Nico Clareth and Evan Fisher
G - #15 Robert MahalaTrue freshman joins Saints as walk-onEarned three varsity letters and was a two-year starter at Christian Brothers Academy Averaged 9.8 points as a senior, and was selected to play in New Jersey's North-South Senior All-Star GameFather, Bobby, played college basketball at WagnerCousin, Kevin Mahala, was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2016
G - #24 Jimmy RatliffAveraging 10.8 points while shooting 44% from three (11-25) over the past four games
Had averaged just 1.8 points while shooting 19% (4-21) from three over his first eight gamesAchieved season-highs of 16 points and five rebounds in Franciscan Cup at St. Bonaventure (Dec. 5)North Alabama transfer is immediately eligible, and joins the Saints as a redshirt freshman walk-onNamed a Gulf South Conference Honor Roll selection while achieving a 3.53 cumulative GPA while sititng out at UNAPlayed one season of prep basketball at Kingston Academy in Cincinnati, where he averaged 16 points and seven rebounds Averaged 14 points, eight rebounds, and three assists as a high school senior at Middletown
F - #30 Elijah BurnsNotre Dame graduate transfer and Troy native officially joined program Dec. 17Awaiting a request with the NCAA for a waiver which would allow him to begin playing as soon as this seasonEnrolled in in Siena College's new MBA program, and will begin taking classes this spring as he pursues his graduate degree
in strategic managementAveraged 5.3 points and 3.8 rebounds over 11.3 minutes of action in four games earlier this season for Notre DameShot an even 50% from the field, and was 10-11 (.909) from the free throw lineScored career-high 15 points on 5-6 shooting and added five rebounds in 17 minutes vs. Chicago State (Nov. 8) Averaged 2.2 points and 2.1 rebounds spanning 9.0 minutes in 44 career games with the IrishSpent three years at La Salle Institute in his native Troy before transferring to Blair Academy (NJ) for his final two yearsInvited to play in the Jordan Brand Regional All-Star GameHelped lead United States U18 team to the silver medal at the 2014 Albert Schwietzer Tournament in GermanyStarred on local AAU circuit for the Albany City Rocks (2012-14), which he helped guide to consecutive top-three finishes at
the national championships - second place in 2014, and third place in 2013
F - #35 Sammy Friday IVExpected to miss 4-6 weeks after undergoing surgery for torn meniscus on Dec. 21 Appeared in 25 games and made first three career starts last seasonAveraged 2.5 points and 2.4 rebounds in 7.6 minutes of action during sophomore campaignPosted season-highs of 15 points and 15 rebounds in 24 minutes off the bench at Louisville (Dec. 6)Scored seven points and added four rebounds in just nine minutes off the bench at eventual MAAC Regular Season Champion
Rider (Feb. 15)Appeared in 26 of 34 games as a freshmanArrived at Siena following a postgraduate year at St. Andrew's School in Rhode IslandAveraged 12 points and eight rebounds while leading St. Andrew's School to a 21-10 recordYounger brother, Tyler, is a four-star recruit who is a freshman on the Ohio State football team
#42 - Denzel TchougangSophomore transfer from Cypress College (CA) is immediately eligible and has three years of eligibility remainingAppeared in 27 games (23 starts) at Cypress, averaging 2.4 points and 2.6 rebounds in 9.6 minutes of action Played five years of club basketball in GenevaSwiss U19 Vice Champion
Career Three-PointField Goal Percentage*
1.) Matt Brady ‘87 .4692.) Jim Cantamessa ‘00 .4493.) Rick Williams ‘88 .4444.) Khalil Richard ‘20 .434
*Minimum 30 made threes
Luke Sutherland6-8 205 Wing Syracuse, NY/West Genesee
Averaged 20.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 2.3 blocks last
season
2017-18 NYSSWA Class AA All-State, All-Central New York, and
SCAC Metro Conference First Team selection
Plays his club basketball for NY Jayhawks
Shawn Walker, Jr. 6-6 180 Guard Elizabeth City, NC/Bishop Sullivan Catholic (VA)
Spent the past two seasons playing for NCISAA powerhouse
Wesleyan Christian Academy in his native North Carolina, which
he helped guide to a 55-11 combined record and a state ranking of
fourth each season
Rated the 18th best player in the Class of 2019 from North Carolina
by NCPreps.com
Father, Shawn Sr., is the head coach at Division II Elizabeth City
State University
Kyle Young6-10 204 Forward Bethlehem PA/Bethlehem Catholic
Helped lead Bethlehem Catholic to a 28-4 record and Eastern
Pennsylvania Conference and District 11 Class 4A Championships
last season
Played AAU for the Jersey Shore Warriors, which also produced
recent Siena stars Rob Poole and Ryan Rossiter
Older brother, Ryan, is a freshman on Northwestern's men's
basketball team
The Last TimeSiena scored 100 points in a game: Siena defeated Saint Peter’s100-69 on Senior Day, March 1, 2003.
Siena allowed 100 points in a game: Bucknell defeated Siena115-92 on Nov. 20, 2017 in Lewisburg, PA
Siena won an overtime game: Siena defeated two-time defend-ing MAAC Tournament Champion Iona 82-78 in overtime onFeb. 12, 2018 at the Times Union Center
Siena lost an overtime game: Two-time defending MAACRegular Season Champion Monmouth defeated Siena 93-89 intriple overtime on Feb. 18, 2018 at the Times Union Center
Siena was held to 40 points or fewer: St. Bonaventure defeatedSiena 82-40 on Jan. 5, 2018 in Olean, NY
Siena held an opponent to 40 points or fewer: Siena defeatedNJIT 64-40 on November 27, 2006 in Newark, N.J.
Siena won by more than 30 points: Siena defeated Manhattan 89-54 at Times Union Center on December 4, 2015.
Siena lost by more than 30 points: St. Bonaventure defeatedSiena 82-40 on Jan. 5, 2018 in Olean, NY
Five Siena players scored in double figures: Nico Clareth (17),Prince Oduro (17), Roman Penn (14), Christian Bentley (11), andKhalil Richard (10) all scored in double figures in the Saints’ 85-76 win over Hofstra on Nov. 25, 2017 at Times Union Center
Siena grabbed more than 50 rebounds in a game: Siena pulleddown 53 rebounds in a 59-57 triple overtime win over SaintPeter’s on Jan. 29, 2018 at the Times Union Center
A Siena player scored 40 points or more in a game: DoremusBennerman scored a school-record 51 points in the final game ofhis career in the NIT on March 30, 1994
A Siena player scored 35 or more points in a game: MarquisWright scored a career-high 36 points in the Saints’ 102-82 lossto Monmouth on Feb. 13, 2017 at the Times Union Center.
A Siena player scored 30 or more points in a game: NicoClareth recorded his second career 30-point game in a 91-90overtime loss at Lehigh on Nov. 17, 2017 in Bethlehem, PA
A Siena player grabbed 20 rebounds in a game: OD Anosikehad 21 rebounds in Siena’s 79-75 win over Marist on January 27,2013.
Siena made 15 or more three-pointers in a game: The Saintsconnected on 15 three-pointers in a loss at Fordham on 11/24/01
A Siena player had 10 or more assists in a game: Freshmanguard Jalen Pickett dished out 13 assists while committing justone turnover on Nov. 28, 2018 at Hofstra
A Siena player had seven or more steals in a game: JalenPickett swiped all seven of Siena’s steals vs. Colgate on Nov. 24,2018 at the Times Union Center
A Siena player had five or more blocks in a game: Javion Ogunyemi had five blocks in an 87-86 overtime defeat vs. Ionain the 2017 MAAC Championship Game
Siena failed to convert a free-throw: Siena went 0-2 from thefree throw line in a 57-45 loss vs. Holy Cross on Nov. 18, 2018.Neither team made a free throw in the game, while combiningfor just three attempts. It marked the first time in 18 years -Dec. 10, 2000 at Marist (0-5) - that Siena failed to make a freethrow
Siena failed to convert a 3-pointer: Siena missed all eight of itsthree-point attempts in an 80-73 loss vs. Canisius on Feb. 4,2017 at the Times Union Center. It marked the second time in 20games in which the Saints were held without a three, after hav-ing gone the previous 221 games without a miss.
Siena did not miss a free-throw: On February 4, 2007 Sienawent 11-for-11 from the free throw line against Saint Peter’s.
Siena player had a triple-double: Kojo Mensah had 20 points,14 rebounds and 11 assists in Siena’s 82-74 OT win over UAlbany(2/3/05).
Siena’s Record When...
Leading at halftime ............................................3-1Trailing at halftime ............................................1-7Tied at halftime ................................................0-0Leading with 5:00 left..........................................3-1Trailing with 5:00 left ........................................0-7Tied with 5:00 left ..............................................1-0Overtime ..........................................................0-0SC shoots 50% or better from field ........................1-2SC shoots between 40-49.9% from field................2-4SC shoots under 40% from field............................1-2Opponent shoots 50% or better from field ............2-7Opponent shoots between 40-49.9% from field ......1-1Opponent shoots under 40% from field ................1-0SC outrebounds opponent ....................................1-1Opponent outrebounds SC ..................................2-7Tied in rebounds ................................................1-0SC records 10 or more steals ................................0-0SC records 15 or more assists ..............................2-4SC commits 15 turnovers or fewer ........................4-8SC commits more than 15 turnovers......................0-0SC commits fewer turnovers than opponent ..........2-3SC commits more turnovers than opponent............1-5Tie in turnovers..................................................1-0SC shoots 70% or better from the free throw line ..0-2SC shoots under 70% from the free throw line........4-6SC scores 59 points or fewer ................................0-4SC scores between 60-69 points ..........................3-2SC scores between 70-79 points............................1-1SC scores 80 points or more..................................0-1Opponent scores 59 points or fewer ......................1-1Opponent scores between 60-69 points ................2-1Opponent scores between 70-79 points..................1-1Opponent scores 80 points or more ......................0-5Four or more Saints score in double figures ............1-2Playing in November ..........................................2-5Playing in December ..........................................2-3Playing in January ..............................................0-0Playing in February ............................................0-0Playing in March ................................................0-0Playing on Monday ............................................0-0Playing on Tuesday ............................................0-2Playing on Wednesday ........................................0-3Playing on Thursday............................................1-0Playing on Friday................................................1-0Playing on Saturday ............................................2-2Playing on Sunday ..............................................0-1Playing in the day time (11 AM-5 PM start) ............2-3Playing at night (5 PM or later start)......................2-5Televised games ................................................3-3SC plays at home ................................................1-3SC plays on the road ..........................................2-4SC plays on a neutral court ..................................1-1SC plays west of Albany ......................................1-1SC plays east of Albany ........................................1-3SC plays north of Albany.................... .................0-0SC plays south of Albany ......................................1-1Wearing white uniforms......................................2-3Wearing green uniforms......................................2-2Wearing retro green uniforms ..............................0-3
Career Games Played/StartedCareer Career Consec. Consec.Games Starts Games Starts
Evan Fisher 107 39 2 2Kadeem Smithen* 75 25 35 0Sammy Friday IV 60 4 0 0Khalil Richard 59 17 0 0Thomas Huerter, Jr. 47 6 0 0Kevin Degnan* 30 12 16 12Manny Camper 27 13 0 0Jalen Pickett 12 12 12 12Jimmy Ratliff* 12 1 12 0Sloan Seymour 12 12 12 12Georges Darwiche 8 1 2 1Braedon Bayer* 6 0 0 0Ben Diamond 6 0 0 0Paulo Morastoni 6 0 1 0Denzel Tchougang* 4 0 4 0Elijah Burns* 0 0 0 0Don Carey* 0 0 0 0Robert Mahala 0 0 0 0*At Siena
Record by Starting LineupStarting Lineup RecordSeymour - Fisher - Degnan - Camper - Pickett 3-6Seymour - Friday IV - Degnan - Camper - Pickett 0-1Seymour - Camper - Degnan - Ratliff - Pickett 1-0Seymour - Fisher - Degnan - Darwiche - Pickett 0-1
Leads and DeficitsMost points 86 at Hofstra (Nov. 28)Fewest points 40 at St. Bonaventure (Dec. 5) Most points allowed 94 at Hofstra (Nov. 28)Fewst points allowed 57 vs. Holy Cross (Nov. 18) Biggest win 8 at George Washington (Nov. 8) Biggest loss 42 at St. Bonaventure (Dec. 5)Biggest lead 18 at Robert Morris (Dec. 8)Biggest deficit 42 at St. Bonaventure (Dec. 5)Biggest deficit overcome to win 8 vs. Norfolk State (Nov. 16) Biggest lead lost 10 at Holy Cross (Dec. 22)Biggest halftime lead 7 at George Washington (Nov. 8) Biggest halftime deficit 26 at St. Bonaventure (Dec. 5)Biggest halftime deficit overcome to win 5 vs. Norfolk State (Nov. 16)Biggest halftime lead lost 5 at Holy Cross (Dec. 22)Most points in a half 49 (2nd) at Hofstra (Nov. 28)Fewest points in a half 16 (1st) at St. Bonaventure (Dec. 5)Most points allowed in a half 50 twiceFewest points allowed in a half 22 (1st) vs. Harvard (Dec. 1)
Keepin’ Track of the MAAC For all the latest MAAC Basketball News and Scores visit www.MAACSports.com
MAAC Standings (Through Thursday)MAAC Overall
Team W L W L1.) Niagara 0 0 6 5
Marist 0 0 5 6Quinnipiac 0 0 5 6Rider 0 0 5 6SIENA 0 0 4 8Canisius 0 0 3 7Fairfield 0 0 3 9Iona 0 0 2 8Saint Peter’s 0 0 2 9Manhattan 0 0 2 10Monmouth 0 0 0 12
MAAC Preseason Coaches’ Poll
1.) Rider (11) 1212.) Canisius 1053.) Iona 94
Quinnipiac 945.) Monmouth 666.) Marist 597.) Fairfield 508.) Manhattan 469.) Niagara 4510.) Saint Peter’s 2811.) SIENA 18
*First place votes in parenthesis
MAAC Weekly Honors
Date Player of the Week Rookie of the Week
Nov. 12 Brian Parker (MAR) Neftali Alvarez (FFD)
Nov. 19 Marvin Prochet (NIA) Neftali Alvarez (FFD)
Nov. 26 Dimencio Vaughn (RID) Jalen Pickett (SIE)
Dec. 3 Jalen Pickett (SIE) Jalen Pickett (SIE)
Dec. 10 James Towns (NIA) Tyrese Williams (QU)
Dec. 17 Marvin Prochet (NIA) Calvin Whipple (FFD)
Dec. 24 James Towns (NIA) Neftali Alvarez (FFD)
Dec. 31
Jan. 7
Jan. 14
Jan. 21
Jan. 28
Feb. 4
Feb. 11
Feb. 18
Feb. 25
Mar. 4
Siena’s MAAC and NCAA Rankings
Siena Total MAAC Rank* NCAA Rank!Points 64.3 9th 335thOpp Points 72.6 4th 204thScoring Margin -8.3 6th 311thFG% .440 3rd 219thOpp FG% .521 11th 350thFT% .607 9th 345th3-PT% .317 6th 268thOpp 3-PT% .446 11th 350th3-PT/GM 8.9 3rd 80thRebounds 28.3 11th 349th Rebound Margin -3.2 7th 288thAssists 12.6 4th 252ndSteals 5.2 10th 297thBlocks 2.5 5th 273rdTurnovers 10.0 1st 8thA/TO Ratio 1.26 1st 61stTurnovers Forced 9.6 11th 350thTurnover Margin -0.4 8th 217th
PlayerJalen Pickett PTS - 15.0 5th N/A
AST - 6.7 1st 13thSTL - 2.0 3rd 59th3FG - 24 6th N/ABLK - 0.6 T-8th N/AA/TO - 2.76 1st 55thOREB - 1.7 10th N/AMIN - 36.3 2nd 28th
Evan Fisher PTS - 14.7 6th N/AREB - 6.3 4th N/AFG% - .538 2nd 89thDREB - 4.9 3rd N/A
Kevin Degnan 3FG% - .415 8th N/A3FG - 27 4th 218thBLK - 0.8 4th N/A
Sloan Seymour 3FG - 31 3rd 128th
Manny Camper OREB - 1.7 9th N/A
*Out of 11 teams (through Thursday)!Out of 351 ranked teams (through Thursday)
Today’s Other MAAC Action
Hampton at Saint Peter’s 1 PMMarist at Hartford 2 PMNorfolk State at Niagara 3 PM#21 Buffalo at Canisius 7 PM
Quick ChartPlayer Season and Career Highs (at Siena)
2018-19 Career (at Siena)
11 Thomas Huerter, Jr. Points 2 vs. Harvard 12/1/18 9 twiceRebounds 4 at St. Bonaventure 12/5/18 9 vs. Saint Peter’s 1/29/18Assists 2 at Providence 11/6/18 5 vs. Marist 1/18/18Steals 2 at St. Bonaventure 12/5/18 3 vs. Monmouth 2/18/18Blocks 2 at George Washington 11/8/18 3 vs. Canisius 1/7/18
13 Ben Diamond Points - 3 at Saint Peter’s 2/25/18Rebounds - -Assists - -Steals - -Blocks - -
0 Don Carey Points - -Rebounds - -Assists - -Steals - -Blocks - -
23 Sloan Seymour Points 15 at Providence 11/6/18 SameRebounds 2 three times SameAssists 1 three times SameSteals 1 vs. Harvard 12/1/18 SameBlocks 1 twice Same
2 Paulo Morastoni Points - -Rebounds - -Assists 1 vs. College of Charleston 12/18/18 SameSteals - -Blocks - -
15 Robert Mahala Points - -Rebounds - -Assists - -Steals - -Blocks - -
3 Manny Camper Points 14 at Robert Morris 12/8/18 SameRebounds 9 vs. Norfolk State 11/16/18 SameAssists 3 vs. Harvard 12/1/18 SameSteals 2 twice SameBlocks 1 at St. Bonaventure 12/5/18 1 three times
14 Khalil Richard Points - 23 vs. Monmouth 2/18/18Rebounds - 5 at Bucknell 11/20/17Assists - 4 five timesSteals - 3 at UNC Asheville 11/20/16Blocks - 2 at Saint Peter’s 1/19/17
5 Kadeem Smithen Points 8 vs. Norfolk State 11/16/18 18 vs. Manhattan 2/2/18Rebounds 2 three times 10 twiceAssists 3 at Holy Cross 12/22/18 6 vs. Iona 2/12/18Steals 2 at Providence 11/6/18 5 at Saint Peter’s 2/25/18Blocks 1 vs. College of Charleston 12/18/18 4 at Rider 2/15/18
24 Jimmy Ratliff Points 16 at St. Bonaventure 12/5/18 SameRebounds 5 at St. Bonaventure 12/5/18 SameAssists 2 at Robert Morris 12/8/18 SameSteals 3 at George Washington 11/8/18 SameBlocks 1 three times Same
22 Jalen Pickett Points 27 at Hofstra 11/28/18 SameRebounds 6 vs. Lehigh 11/21/18 SameAssists 13 at Hofstra 11/28/18 SameSteals 7 vs. Colgate 11/24/18 SameBlocks 2 twice Same
32 Evan Fisher Points 25 at Hofstra 11/28/18 SameRebounds 9 at Holy Cross 12/22/18 9 five timesAssists 3 twice 3 four timesSteals - 2 three times Blocks 1 three times 4 at College of Charleston 11/10/17
34 Kevin Degnan Points 19 at Robert Morris 12/8/18 SameRebounds 9 at Holy Cross 12/22/18 SameAssists 3 vs. Norfolk State 11/16/18 SameSteals 2 twice SameBlocks 3 vs. Harvard 12/1/18 Same
35 Sammy Friday Points 10 twice 15 at Louisville 12/6/17Rebounds 9 at George Washington 11/8/18 15 at Louisville 12/6/17Assists 1 three times 1 six timesSteals - 1 five timesBlocks 1 at George Washington 11/8/18 2 twice
1 Braedon Bayer Points 3 vs. Holy Cross 11/18/18 SameRebounds 1 at St. Bonaventure 12/5/18 SameAssists - -Steals 1 at Hofstra 11/28/18 SameBlocks 1 at Hofstra 11/28/18 Same
33 Georges Darwiche Points 6 at Holy Cross 12/22/18 SameRebounds 2 three times SameAssists 3 at George Washington 11/8/18 SameSteals 1 at Holy Cross 12/22/18 SameBlocks - -
42 Denzel Tchougang Points 2 vs. College of Charleston 12/18/18 SameRebounds 4 at St. Bonaventure 12/5/18 SameAssists - -Steals - -Blocks - -
30 Elijah Burns Points - -Rebounds - -Assists - -Steals - -Blocks - -
2018-19 Siena College Basketball
Siena Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 22, 2018)
All games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL
ALL GAMES 4-8 1-3 2-4 1-1
CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
NON-CONFERENCE 4-8 1-3 2-4 1-1
Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds
## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg
22 Pickett, Jalen 12-12 436 36.3 66-144 . 4 5 8 24-71 . 3 3 8 24-36 . 6 6 7 20 28 48 4.0 26 0 80 29 7 24 180 15.0
32 Fisher, Evan 10-10 297 29.7 64-119 . 5 3 8 0-14 . 0 0 0 19-26 . 7 3 1 14 49 63 6.3 16 0 16 13 3 0 147 14.7
34 Degnan, Kevin 12-12 349 29.1 38-85 . 4 4 7 27-65 . 4 1 5 6-11 . 5 4 5 17 45 62 5.2 21 1 9 9 9 11 109 9.1
23 Seymour, Sloan 12-12 293 24.4 34-106 . 3 2 1 31-98 . 3 1 6 2-2 1.000 3 8 11 0.9 9 0 3 5 2 1 101 8.4
03 Camper, Manny 11-11 266 24.2 30-53 . 5 6 6 3-14 . 2 1 4 10-23 . 4 3 5 19 31 50 4.5 23 0 12 17 1 6 73 6.6
35 Friday IV, Sammy 9-1 132 14.7 23-41 . 5 6 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 12-25 . 4 8 0 10 12 22 2.4 18 0 3 8 1 0 58 6.4
24 Ratliff, Jimmy 12-1 245 20.4 20-53 . 3 7 7 15-46 . 3 2 6 2-3 . 6 6 7 8 17 25 2.1 16 0 6 7 3 6 57 4.8
05 Smithen, Kadeem 12-0 128 10.7 6-13 . 4 6 2 3-7 . 4 2 9 13-20 . 6 5 0 1 10 11 0.9 12 0 8 7 1 8 28 2.3
33 Darwiche, Georges 8-1 77 9.6 4-16 . 2 5 0 3-10 . 3 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 6 1 7 0.9 12 0 6 6 0 1 12 1.5
01 Bayer, Braedon 6-0 29 4.8 1-6 . 1 6 7 1-6 . 1 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.2 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 0.5
42 Tchougang, Denzel 4-0 28 7.0 1-5 . 2 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 3 1 4 1.0 5 0 0 3 0 0 2 0.5
11 Huerter, Jr., Thomas 10-0 114 11.4 0-11 . 0 0 0 0-7 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 2 12 14 1.4 11 0 7 6 2 4 2 0.2
13 Diamond, Ben 1-0 1 1.0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
02 Morastoni, Paulo 2-0 5 2.5 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0
Team 8 14 22 8
Total.......... 12 2400 287-653 . 4 4 0 107-338 . 3 1 7 91-150 . 6 0 7 111 229 340 28.3 170 1 151 120 30 62 772 64.3
Opponents...... 12 2400 329-631 . 5 2 1 100-224 . 4 4 6 113-161 . 7 0 2 96 282 378 31.5 163 0 152 114 29 55 871 72.6
TEAM STATISTICS SIE OPP
SCORING 772 871
Points per game 64.3 72.6
Scoring margin -8.2 -
FIELD GOALS-ATT 287-653 329-631
Field goal pct . 4 4 0 . 5 2 1
3 POINT FG-ATT 107-338 100-224
3-point FG pct . 3 1 7 . 4 4 6
3-pt FG made per game 8.9 8.3
FREE THROWS-ATT 91-150 113-161
Free throw pct . 6 0 7 . 7 0 2
F-Throws made per game 7.6 9.4
REBOUNDS 340 378
Rebounds per game 28.3 31.5
Rebounding margin -3.2 -
ASSISTS 151 152
Assists per game 12.6 12.7
TURNOVERS 120 114
Turnovers per game 10.0 9.5
Turnover margin -0.5 -
Assist/turnover ratio 1.3 1.3
STEALS 62 55
Steals per game 5.2 4.6
BLOCKS 30 29
Blocks per game 2.5 2.4
ATTENDANCE 20374 18310
Home games-Avg/Game 4-5094 6-2833
Neutral site-Avg/Game - 2-656
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals
Siena 372 400 772
Opponents 423 448 871
Date Opponent Score Att.
11/6/18 at Providence L 67-77 8021
11/08/18 at George Washington W 69-61 2083
11/16/18 vs Norfolk State W 61-58 1313
11/18/18 vs Holy Cross L 45-57 0
11/21/18 LEHIGH L 69-80 4908
11/24/18 COLGATE L 79-84 5202
11/28/18 at Hofstra L 86-94 1046
12/1/18 HARVARD W 67-64 5650
12/05/18 at St. Bonaventure L 40-82 3485
12/08/18 at Robert Morris W 74-71 1016
12/18/18 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON L 58-83 4614
12/22/18 at Holy Cross L 57-60 1346
* - Conference game
Don Carey#So. | Guard | 6-5 | 187Upper Marlboro, MD/FrederickDouglass/Mount St. Mary’s
Braedon BayerGr. | G | 6-4 | 186Lagrangeville, NY/Trinity-Pawling School/Syracuse
Paulo MorastoniSr. | G | 6-3 | 200Blumenau, Brazil/Bom Jesus
Manny CamperSo. | G/F | 6-6 | 208Chestertown, MD/Kent County
Kadeem SmithenR-Sr. | G | 6-3 | 165Ajax, ON/ThornleaSecondary/Richmond
Thomas Huerter, Jr.Jr. | F | 6-7 | 218Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa/Cheshire Academy (CT)
Ben DiamondJr. | G | 5-10 | 150Loudonville, NY/Shaker
Khalil RichardJr. | G | 6-0 | 179Baltimore, MD/St. FrancesAcademy
Robert MahalaFr. | G | 6-4 | 166Jackson, NJ/Christian BrothersAcademy
Jalen PickettFr. | G | 6-4 | 190Rochester, NY/AquinasInstitute/Spire Institute (OH)
Sloan SeymourFr. | F | 6-9 | 205Albany, NY/Shaker
Jimmy RatliffR-Fr. | G | 6-8 | 181Middletown, Ohio/Middletown/North Alabama
Elijah BurnsGr. | F | 6-8 | 238Troy, NY/Blair Academy (NJ)/Notre Dame
Evan FisherSr. | F | 6-9 | 246Pasadena, MD/McDonogh School
2018-19 SIENA MEN’S BASKETBALL TV/RADIO ROSTER
COACHING STAFF Graham Bousley, AssistantCoach/Recruiting Coordinator(First Season), Wisconsin ’12
Ryan Devlin,Assistant Coach(First Season), Pittsburgh ’05
Carmen Maciariello,AssistantCoach (First Season), Siena ’01
Harley Fuller, Director ofBasketball Operations – (First Season), Molloy ’10
A.J. Register, Special Assistant tothe Head Coach – (First Season),Alabama ’14
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#23 #24
Kevin DegnanR-Sr. | F | 6-9 | 220Pearl River, NY/PearlRiver/Fairfield
Sammy Friday IVJr. | F | 6-9 | 239Jersey City, NJ/Hudson Catholic/ St.Andrew’s School (RI)
#34 #35Denzel TchougangSo. | F | 6-10 | 211Geneva, Switzerland/InstitutFlorimont/Cypress College (CA)
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#30Georges DarwicheFr. | G | 6-1 | 183Bucharest, Romania/GheorgheLazar National College
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#13 #14 #15 #22
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No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Previous School
0 Don Carey# So. G 6-5 187 Upper Marlboro, MD/Frederick Douglass/Mount St. Mary’s1 Braedon Bayer Gr. G 6-4 186 Lagrangeville, NY/Trinity-Pawling School/Syracuse2 Paulo Morastoni Sr. G 6-3 200 Blumenau, Brazil/Bom Jesus3 Manny Camper So. G/F 6-6 208 Chestertown, MD/Kent County5 Kadeem Smithen R-Sr. G 6-3 165 Ajax, ON/Thornlea Secondary/Richmond11 Thomas Huerter, Jr. Jr. F 6-7 218 Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa/Cheshire Academy (CT)13 Ben Diamond Jr. G 5-10 150 Loudonville, NY/Shaker14 Khalil Richard Jr. G 6-0 179 Baltimore, MD/St. Frances Academy15 Robert Mahala Fr. G 6-4 166 Jackson, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy22 Jalen Pickett Fr. G 6-4 190 Rochester, NY/Aquinas Institute/Spire Institute (OH)23 Sloan Seymour Fr. F 6-9 205 Albany, NY/Shaker24 Jimmy Ratliff R-Fr. G 6-8 181 Middletown, Ohio/Middletown/North Alabama30 Elijah Burns Gr. F 6-8 238 Troy, NY/Blair Academy (NJ)/Notre Dame32 Evan Fisher Sr. F 6-9 246 Pasadena, MD/McDonogh School33 Georges Darwiche Fr. G 6-1 183 Bucharest, Romania/Gheorghe Lazar National College34 Kevin Degnan R-Sr. F 6-9 220 Pearl River, NY/Pearl River/Fairfield35 Sammy Friday IV Jr. F 6-9 239 Jersey City, NJ/Hudson Catholic/St. Andrew’s School (RI)42 Denzel Tchougang So. F 6-10 211 Geneva, Switzerland/Institut Florimont/Cypress College (CA)
#Will sit out 2018-19 season due to NCAA transfer regulations
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE#1 Braedon Bayer –
BRAY-din BAY-er#2 Paulo Morastoni –
POW-lo Morr-ah-STO-nee#11 Thomas Huerter, Jr. –
HURR-tur#14 Khalil Richard – Ka-LIL#15 Robert Mahala – Ma-HA-la
#33 Georges Darwiche – (first name is pronouncedGeorge) Darr-VEESH
#42 Denzel Tchougang – CHEW-gang
Jamion Christian – JAY-mee-inGraham Bousley – BOWZ-leeCarmen Maciariello – Mass-ah-RELL-oh
Jamion ChristianHead Coach
