LOUDONVILLE, NY – Siena Basketball will celebrate the milestone anniversary of one of the greatest postseason runs in the program's storied history when the Saints host Canisius on Sunday, Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. at MVP Arena. The Saints are set to welcome back members of the 1993-94 Siena Men's Basketball team for a 30^th Anniversary celebration at halftime, highlighting the squad's historic run to a third-place finish at the 1994 National Invitation Tournament.  
 
Tickets to the game start as low as $15 (service fees apply if purchasing through Ticketmaster), and fans can save an additional $3 or more when securing their seats prior to gameday (savings varies based on seat location and ticket price). Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster online at sienasaints.com/mbbtickets or by phone at (800) 745-3000. Fans can also secure their seats by visiting the MVP Arena Box Office, or by contacting the Siena Fan Relations Management Center online at sienasaints.com/tickets, by e-mail at sienatickets2@siena.edu, or by phone at (518) 487-2202. For groups of 10 or more, contact the Siena Fan Relations Management Center.
 
The 30th Anniversary Celebration of the 1993-94 NIT Third Place team will feature a special halftime ceremony, highlighted by a formal induction of Doremus Bennerman into the Siena Athletics Hall of Fame, plus an additional surprise recognition. One of only two players in program history to eclipse 2,000 career points, Bennerman was voted into the Hall of Fame last month.
 
The 1993-94 Siena Men's Basketball team won 25 games highlighted by four victories and a third-place finish at the NIT. The Saints began their NIT run with a pair of memorable victories over Georgia Tech and Tulane at what is now known as MVP Arena, with the two contests drawing more than 28,000 fans combined, punctuated by a record 15,727 against the Green Wave.
 
After defeating Bradley in Glens Falls, Siena advanced to the "Mecca of basketball", Madison Square Garden. Despite falling to Villanova in the semifinals, the Saints rebounded behind a legendary performance from Bennerman in the Third Place Game vs. Kansas State. The 1994 MAAC Player of the Year, who set a Siena single-season record with 858 points and a 26.0 points per game scoring average, Bennerman scored a school-record 51 points in the 92-79 victory over the Wildcats. Bennerman, who finished with an NIT record which still stands to this day of 174 points spanning give games, was named the 1994 NIT MVP.