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Siena Basketball to Honor Historic 1994 NIT Team, Retire Bennerman Number Sunday

Current Saints Look to Bounce Back Against Canisius

ALBANY, NY – Siena Basketball returns to the Capital Region for its final February home game – and lone tilt at MVP Arena during a four-game stretch – when the Saints host Canisius Sunday at 2 p.m.
 
Tickets to the game can be purchased online by clicking the corresponding link, in-person at the MVP Arena Box Office, or by contacting Ticketmaster by phone at (800) 745-3000. The Siena Fan Relations Management Center is on-hand to handle all ticket-related inquiries, and can be reached by phone at (518) 487-2202 or by e-mail at sienatickets2@siena.edu. For all Siena Basketball ticket-related information, log onto sienasaints.com/tickets.
 
Siena is set to welcome back members of the historic 1994 NIT Third-Place team for a special 30th Anniversary celebration at halftime, highlighted by the formal induction of Doremus Bennerman into the Siena Athletics Hall of Fame and the retiring of his No. 23 to the MVP Arena rafters.
 
Meanwhile the current Siena (4-21, 3-11) team will look to bounce back and draw even with Canisius (9-15, 4-10) in the MAAC Standings. The Golden Griffins have lost seven of nine since their 67-63 victory over the Saints last month in Buffalo.
 
Siena and Canisius meet for the 112th time, with the Saints holding a 58-53 edge in the series. The Golden Griffins are 16-7 spanning the past 23 matchups, however, Siena is 40-9 (.816) at home in the series during the Division I era. Each of the past three tilts between the rivals have been decided by four points apiece.
 
"The Voice of the Saints" Emmanuel Berbari and Kelly O'Donnell have the call of the game locally in the Capital Region on My4 Albany as well as on ESPN+, which can be viewed by clicking the corresponding link. Joe Mixie and former Saint Conner Fenlon '12 will have the radio call of the game locally in the Capital Region on JAMZ 96.3 FM, with pregame coverage beginning at 1:30 p.m.
 
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 the 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 the game will be displayed on the video scoreboard during in the second half. 
 
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