Siena Wins 2019-20 MAAC Men’s Basketball Regular Season Title
Edison, N.J. (March 6, 2020) – Siena College secured the outright 2019-20 MAAC Men’s Basketball regular season title on Friday with an 86-72 win over Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey. The title is the Saints’ eighth in program history and first since 2009-10.
Siena (19-10, 15-5 MAAC) won its last nine games of the regular season and 12 of its last 13. The Saints have not lost since Feb. 2 when they fell to second-seeded Saint Peter’s University on the road, 85-80. The team sealed its perfect 14-0 record at home on Wednesday night versus Niagara University.
In his first season as Head Coach, Carmen Maciariello led the Saints to the regular season title and the No. 1 overall seed after being voted sixth in the MAAC Preseason Coaches’ Poll.
Preseason Player of the Year and reigning MAAC Rookie of the Year Jalen Pickett is averaging a team-high 15.3 points, a league-leading 6.0 assists and 4.5 rebounds for the Saints in his sophomore campaign. Junior Manny Camper is one of two players in the league averaging a double-double, with 13.6 points and 10.4 rebounds per game.
The Saints will earn an opening round bye in the championship before facing the winner of No. 8 Fairfield University/No. 9 Manhattan College on Wednesday, March 11 at 7:00 p.m. in the quarterfinals on ESPN3.
The 2020 Hercules Tire MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships will take place from March 10-14 in the event’s inaugural year at Atlantic City’s Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall.
To keep up with the postseason action, follow @MAACHoops on Twitter and join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #maAChoops20.
About the 2020 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships:
The 2020 Hercules Tire MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships return to New Jersey on March 10-14, 2020 at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. To stay up to date on MAAC basketball, visit
http://maacsports.com/basketball and follow
@MAACHoops on Twitter.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 39
th year of competition during the 2019-20 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.