The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I. Its current 11 full members are located in four Northeastern states: Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Maryland. It was announced on October 23, 2023 that Sacred Heart University and Merrimack College will join the conference beginning in the 2024-25 season.
The Northeast Conference (NEC) is a collegiate athletic conference whose schools are members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Teams in the NEC compete in Division I for all sports; football competes in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Participating schools are located principally in the Northeastern United States, from which the conference derives its name.
Siena Heights University (SHU) is a private Catholic university in Adrian, Michigan. It was founded by the Adrian Dominican Sisters in 1919.
Francis John McCaffery is an American college basketball coach and the current men's basketball head coach at the University of Iowa. He has taken four Division I programs to postseason tournaments, including the Iowa Hawkeyes, who reached the final of the 2013 National Invitation Tournament.
The Siena Saints men's basketball team represents Siena College in Loudonville, New York, United States. The NCAA Division I program competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and the annual Franciscan Cup.
Kenny Hasbrouck is an American professional basketball player for Força Lleida CE of the Spanish Liga Española de Baloncesto. He formerly played collegiately for Siena, who retired his jersey and later inducted him into their Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2014.
Siena College is a private Franciscan college in Loudonville, New York. Siena was founded by the Order of Friars Minor in 1937. The college was named after Bernardino of Siena, a 15th-century Italian Franciscan friar and preacher. St. Bernardine of Siena Friary is located on campus. The college has 3,000 full-time students and offers undergraduate degrees in business, liberal arts, and sciences.
The Siena Saints men's lacrosse team represents Siena College in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college lacrosse competition. The Saints play their home games at the Siena Turf Field, which has a capacity of 1,000 spectators. Siena competes as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).
The 2009–10 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Fran McCaffery's fifth season at Siena. The Saints competed in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and played their home games at Times Union Center. They finished the season 27–7, 17–1 in MAAC play to capture the regular season championship. They also won the 2010 MAAC men's basketball tournament for the third consecutive year to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned a 13 seed in the South Region where they lost to 4 seed and AP #10 Purdue in the first round.
Steve Covino is a former American soccer player who last played for Connecticut FC Azul in the USL Premier Development League. As of 2019, he is coaching within Atlanta United's Youth Academy with their U17's.
The Siena Saints baseball team, formerly the Siena Indians, is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Siena College in Loudonville, New York. The team is a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The team plays its home games at Connors Park in Loudonville, New York. The Saints are coached by Alex Jurczynski. The Saints were coached by Tony Rossi for an NCAA record, 53 and a half seasons before he announced his retirement effective March 20, 2023.
The Siena Saints football program was the intercollegiate American football team for Siena College located in Loudonville, New York. The team competed in the NCAA Division I-AA and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1965. Siena participated in football from 1965 to 2003, compiling an all-time record of 124–215–3. On January 21, 2004, Siena announced it was discontinuing its D I-AA football program. The discontinuation of the football program saved $200,000 from the school Athletic Department's annual budget, which was reallocated into other areas within the Athletic Department.
The Siena Saints softball team represents Siena College in the NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). From 1984 until 1989, the Saints were a member of the America East Conference (AEC). The Saints are currently led by head coach Casey Bump. The team plays its home games at Siena Softball Field located on the university's campus.
The 2013–14 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Saints, led by first year head coach Jimmy Patsos, played their home games at the Times Union Center, with some exhibition and postseason games at Alumni Recreation Center, and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 20–18, 11–9 in MAAC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAAC tournament to Canisius. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Stony Brook, Penn State and Illinois State to advance to the best-of-3 finals vs Fresno State. In the finals, they defeated Fresno State 2 games to 1 to be crowned 2014 CBI champions.
Scott Knapp is an American basketball player from Sherrill, New York, and former American basketball head coach of the Schenectady Legends of the Independent Basketball Association (IBA).
The Siena Saints women's basketball team represents Siena College in Loudonville, New York, United States. The NCAA Division I program competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
Jalen Pickett is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Siena Saints and the Penn State Nittany Lions of the Big Ten Conference. He is a graduate of SPIRE Institute and Academy, an Olympic training center in Geneva, Ohio.
The 2007–08 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College in the 2007–08 college basketball season. This was head coach Fran McCaffery's third season at Siena. The Saints competed in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and played their home games at Times Union Center. They finished the season 23–11, 13–5 in MAAC play to capture the regular season championship. They also won the 2008 MAAC men's basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the Midwest Region. After an opening round upset of No. 4 seed Vanderbilt, the Saints lost to No. 12 seed Villanova in the second round.
The 2008–09 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College in the 2007–08 college basketball season. This was head coach Fran McCaffery's fourth season at Siena. The Saints competed in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and played their home games at Times Union Center. They finished the season 27–8, 16–2 in MAAC play to capture the regular season championship. They also won the 2009 MAAC men's basketball tournament for the second consecutive season to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the Midwest Region. After an opening round win over No. 8 seed Ohio State, the Saints lost to No. 1 seed Louisville in the second round.
