ALBANY, NY - The annual battle for the Br. Ed Coughlin Franciscan Cup returns to the Times Union Center when the Saints host sister-school St. Bonaventure at 7 p.m. The trophy was recently rededicated in honor of the late Siena College President and St. Bonaventure alumnus who passed away this summer.
Tickets to tonight's game start as low as just $10 for adults (service fees apply if purchasing through Ticketmaster), and can be secured by clicking the corresponding link, in-person at the Times Union Center Box Office (opens at 10 a.m.), or by contacting Ticketmaster by phone at (800) 745-3000. Season tickets can be purchased starting at just $70 by contacting the Siena Fan Relations Management Center by phone at (518) 487-2202, online at sienasaints.com/tickets, by e-mail at sienatickets2@siena.edu, or by stopping by the office located at the Times Union Center (opens at 8:30 a.m.).
In a post Veteran's Day salute, all active and retired service men and women who show their military ID at the box office will receive $5 off their ticket.
Siena (1-1) returns to the Capital Region for its final home game in a 39-day span, prior to returning to the Times Union Center on Dec. 21 against Bucknell. The Saints will be looking to exact revenge against a St. Bonaventure (0-2) squad which claimed its third straight Franciscan Cup with an 82-40 victory last season in Olean.
The Bonnies lead the all-time series 31-9, and have won six of the first nine official Franciscan Cup matchups since the trophy was devised by the schools' Presidents to commemorate the annual renewal of the rivalry which was rekindled in 2010. The program's have alternated three-game Franciscan Cup winning streaks, with St. Bonaventure having won the past three. Six of the nine Franciscan Cup matchups have been decided by single digits, including four by three points or less.
The Bonnies were projected to finish fifth in the 14-team Atlantic 10, after posting an 18-16 overall record last season including a 12-6 league mark while advancing to the conference championship game. St. Bonaventure is led by sophomores Kyle Lofton (Second Team) and Osun Osunniyi (Third Team, All-Defensive Team) who racked up preseason All-Atlantic 10 honors.
Robert Lee and Kelly O'Donnell have the call of the game on ESPN+.
All 14 men's basketball regular season home games this year will be broadcast on the ESPN Family of Networks. The ESPN+ broadcast is accessible by clicking the corresponding link, and offers fans thousands of additional live events, on-demand content and original programming not available on ESPN's linear TV or digital networks. This includes hundreds of MLB, NHL and MLS games, Grand Slam tennis, Top Rank boxing, PGA Tour golf, college sports, international rugby, cricket, the full library of ESPN Films (including 30 for 30) and more. Fans can subscribe to ESPN+ for just $4.99 a month (or $49.99 per year) and cancel at any time.
Pregame coverage commences at 6:30 p.m. locally on Talk1300 AM and 98.7 FM with A.J. Kanell and Andy Grazulis '92 on the call. Complimentary online audio of the broadcast can also be accessed by clicking the corresponding link at the top of the page.
Social media updates will be provided courtside throughout the day by following the Saints' official twitter page @SienaMBB. Join the conversation by using the hashtag #MarchOn. Upload pictures of yourself and your friends enjoying tonight's game through the Selfiefinder platform by clicking the corresponding link at the top of the page, or by downloading the Selfiefinder app and searching "Siena." The best selfies from tonight's game will be displayed on the video scoreboard during the first timeout of the second half.
