The 1998–99

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team represented

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in the 1998–99 college basketball season. This was head coach

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's second season at Siena. The Saints competed in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) and played their home games at Pepsi Arena in Albany, New York. They finished the season 25–6, 13–5 in MAAC play to end up second in the regular season standings. They won the 1999 MAAC men's basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the

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. The Saints received the 13 seed in the West region where they were defeated by No. 4 seed Arkansas in the opening round.

Roster

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Schedule and results

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References

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