LOUDONVILLE, NY – For the 22^nd straight season in 2018-19 Siena ranked in the top-100 nationally in Division I Men's Basketball attendance. The Saints stood 94^th out of 351 programs, including second amongst all Northeast mid-major teams.
 
"Siena Basketball has been a staple in the Capital Region community for generations," said Siena College Vice President and Director of Athletics John D'Argenio. "To continuously rank in the top-100 nationally – including near the top of the charts in both the Northeast and at the mid-major level – is a great testament to our loyal fan base and their unwavering support."
 
Siena trailed only Atlantic 10 school Rhode Island in Division I Men's Basketball attendance amongst all Northeast mid-major programs during the 2018-19 season. The Northeast is comprised of nine states according to the United States Census Bureau: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Mid-major teams are defined as programs from the 25 conferences which do not comprise "high majors," which are the Power 5 (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, and SEC), AAC, and Big East.
 
The Saints ranked 12^th overall in the Northeast in average attendance, trailing only Syracuse, St. John's, Providence, Villanova, Penn State, UConn, Seton Hall, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Temple, and Rhode Island. Meanwhile, Siena stood 19^th nationally amongst all mid-major programs in attendance.
 
The Saints drew an average of 5,859 fans over 14 regular season home dates at the Times Union Center last season. Including a pair of MAAC Tournament contests, Siena welcomed a total of 92,276 guests through the Times Union Center turnstiles in 2018-19 for an average of 5,767 spectators per game.
 
The Saints' average attendance last season out-ranked a dozen high-major programs including Power 5 teams Boston College, California, Oregon State, Stanford, USC, and Washington State, and exceeded the overall Division I national average of 4,659 by more than 1,000 fans.
 
Siena has drawn nearly 2.5 million fans over 380 all-time games at the Times Union Center, dating back to the program's first home contest at the facility during the 1990-91 season. The Saints welcomed their two-millionth fan on Dec. 23, 2014 against Cornell, and have drawn crowds in excess of 10,000 on 33 occasions.
 
Season tickets are on-sale now for Siena's highly anticipated 2019-20 season, and can be purchased by contacting the Siena Fan Relations Management Center during traditional business hours Monday-Friday at (518) 487-2202, online at sienasaints.com/tickets, or by e-mail at sienatickets2@siena.edu. Non-conference home tilts feature the season-opener vs. American (Nov. 5), the annual installment of the Franciscan Cup against sister-school St. Bonaventure (Nov. 12), a battle vs. defending Patriot League co-Regular Season Champion Bucknell (Dec. 21), and a New Year's Eve weekend matchup against Holy Cross (Dec. 29). Siena's complete 14-game regular season home schedule will be released following the announcement of the MAAC slate later this summer.
 
Excitement is high surrounding the Saints entering the 2019-20 season under the leadership of new head coach and alumnus Carmen Maciariello '01. The Saints are set to return 10 letterwinners from last year's team which posted a 17-16 overall record and finished tied for second in the MAAC with an 11-7 league mark.