The 2015–16 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented

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during the

2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 13. The first early-season tournaments to begin were the Puerto Rico Tip-Off and the Charleston Classic. The season ended with the 2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tour ...

. The Saints, led by third year head coach

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, played their home games at the

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, with one exhibition game at Alumni Recreation Center, and were members of the

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. They finished the season 21–13, 13–7 in MAAC play to finish in third place. They defeated

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in the quarterfinals of the MAAC tournament to advance to semifinals where they lost to

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. They were invited to the

College Basketball Invitational The College Basketball Invitational (CBI) is a men's college basketball tournament created in 2007 by The Gazelle Group. The inaugural tournament occurred after the conclusion of the 2007–08 men's college basketball regular season. The CBI sel ...

where they lost in the first round to

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Siena Saints men's basketball The Siena Saints men's basketball team (formerly the Siena Indians) represents Siena College in Loudonville, New York, Loudonville, New York (state), New York, United States. The NCAA Division I program competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conf ...

Roster

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