The 2025–26 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Saints, led by second-year head coach Gerry McNamara, played their home games at MVP Arena in Albany, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
The Saints defeated Mount St. Mary's, Fairfield, and Merrimack to win the MAAC tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Seeded No. 16 in the East region, the Saints were matched up against the top overall seed Duke Blue Devils. The Saints nearly pulled off a historic upset in the first round, jumping out to a 43–32 lead at halftime over the Blue Devils, but were ultimately defeated by a score of 71–65 on the opening day of the tournament. They were the first 16 seed to take a double-digit halftime lead on a 1 seed in tournament history.
Previous season The Saints finished the 2024–25 season 14–18, 9–11 in MAAC play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. They were defeated by Rider in the first round of the MAAC tournament.
Preseason On September 30, 2025, the MAAC released their preseason coaches poll. Siena was picked to finish second in the conference, while receiving three first-place votes.
Preseason rankings +MAAC Preseason Poll Place Team Points 1 158 (8) 2 Siena 152 (3) 3 140 (2) 4 133 5 115 6 104 7 85 8 74 9 69 10 59 11 48 12 26 13 20
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Preseason All-MAAC Teams Preseason All-MAAC TeamsTeamPlayerPositionYearFirstJustice Shoats*GuardSeniorSecondGavin DotySophomore Source:
Roster
Schedule and results
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