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1 November (1-1) 6 at RV/RV Providence^% L, at George Washington^+ W, vs. Norfolk State^$# 8:30 PM 17/18 vs. Holy Cross/Stony Brook^$# TBA 21 LEHIGH 6 PM 24 COLGATE 2 PM 28 at Hofstra 7 PM December (0-0) 1 HARVARD& 3 PM 5 at St. Bonaventure>+ 7 PM 8 at Robert Morris 4 PM 17 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 7 PM 22 at Holy Cross 12 PM 29 CAL POLY 2 PM SIENA SAINTS BASKETBALL SIX NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES (1989, 1999, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010) FIVE-TIME MAAC CHAMPIONS (1999, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010) FIVE NIT APPEARANCES (1988, 1991, 1994, 2000, 2003) 2014 CBI CHAMPIONS GAME #3 Siena (1-1) vs. Norfolk State (2-2) Friday, November 16, :30 PM Mohegan Sun Arena (9,323) - Uncasville, CT TV: RADIO: ONLINE: January (0-0) 3 at Saint Peter s* 4 PM 5 CANISIUS* 7 PM 11 at Marist*! 7 PM 14 MONMOUTH* 7 PM 17 NIAGARA* 7 PM 24 at Fairfield*+ 7 PM 26 MANHATTAN* 7 PM 31 at Monmouth*# 7 PM February (0-0) 2 at Iona*# 1 PM 4 FAIRFIELD* 7 PM 8 at Manhattan* 7 PM 10 at Rider*+ 2 PM 13 IONA* 7 PM 17 QUINNIPIAC* 2 PM 19 SAINT PETER S* 7 PM 24 MARIST* 2 PM March (0-0) 1 at Canisius* 7 PM 3 at Niagara* 2 PM 7 MAAC FIRST ROUND TBA 8 MAAC QUARTERFINALS TBA 9 MAAC QUARTERFINALS TBA 10 MAAC SEMIFINALS TBA 11 MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP 9 PM All times are Eastern Standard Time Home Games in BOLD CAPS *MAAC Game ^Air Force Reserve Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Presented by Citi $Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, CT) &Doubleheader with Siena women >Franciscan Cup %FSN +ESPN+ #ESPN3!ESPNU Pat O Keefe Rob Kennedy Siena College Athletic Communications Marcelle Athletic Complex 515 Loudon Road - Loudonville, NY Ph: Fax SienaSaints.com Assistant Athletic Director for Communications: Mike Demos Press/Cell Phone: mdemos@siena.edu Previous Starters Stats # - POS NAME/CL/HT/WT/HOMETOWN PPG RPG APG MPG 23 - F Sloan Seymour (Fr., 6-9/205, Albany, NY) F Evan Fisher (Sr., 6-9/246, Pasadena, MD) F Kevin Degnan (R-Sr.., 6-9/220, Pearl River, NY) G/F Manny Camper (So., 6-6/208, Chestertown, MD) G Jalen Pickett (Fr., 6-4/190, Rochester, NY) Reserves (Listed Numerically) # - POS NAME/CL/HT/WT/HOMETOWN PPG RPG APG MPG 0 - G Don Carey (So., 6-5/187, Upper Marlboro, MD) N/A N/A N/A N/A 1 - G Braedon Bayer (Gr., 6-4/186, Lagrangeville, NY) N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 - G Paulo Morastoni (Sr., 6-3/200, Blumenau, Brazil) N/A N/A N/A N/A 5 - G Kadeem Smithen (R-Sr., 6-3/165, Ajax, ON) F Thomas Huerter, Jr. (Jr., 6-7/218, Clifton Park, NY) G Ben Diamond (Jr., 5-10/150, Loudonville, NY) N/A N/A N/A N/A 14 - G Khalil Richard (Jr., 6-0/179, Baltimore, MD) N/A N/A N/A N/A 15 - G Robert Mahala (Fr., 6-4/166, Jackson, NJ) N/A N/A N/A N/A 24 - G Jimmy Ratliff (R-Fr., 6-8/181, Middletown, OH) G Georges Darwiche (Fr., 6-1/183, Bucharest, Romania) F Sammy Friday IV (Jr., 6-9/239, Jersey City, NJ) F Denzel Tchougang (So., 6-10/211, Geneva, Switzerland) N/A N/A N/A N/A Italics = Will not dress Carey will sit out season due to NCAA SienaSaints SienaBasketball A.J. Kanell Online Audio SienaAllAccess.com thesienasaints

2 The Series With Norfolk State First Meeting Neutral Division I Last Meeting - None Of Note The programs are meeting for the first time ever Siena is 7-9 all-time vs. programs from the Commonwealth of Virginia The Saints are playing their first team from Virginia since a win over Radford on Nov. 20, 2015 in the 2K Classic in Smithfield, Rhode Island Jamion Christian is 2-0 all-time vs. Norfolk State Christian led Mount St. Mary s to a (Jan. 3, 2014) and a OT (Dec. 13, 2014) wins over Norfolk State Last Meeting None Siena vs. the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Siena is 5-2 (.714) all-time vs. the MEAC The Saints have previously played just three of the conference s 12 members Four of Siena s five wins and four of the program s seven games vs. the conference came vs. Bethune-Cookman between The Saints are playing their first game vs. a MEAC program in 19 years dating back to an win over Bethune- Cookman on Nov. 28, 1999 at the Times Union Center Siena vs. the MEAC Bethune-Cookman 4-0 Coppin State 0-0 Delaware State 0-1 Florida A&M 0-0 Howard 1-1 Maryland Eastern Shore 0-0 Morgan State 0-0 Norfolk State 0-0 North Carolina A&T 0-0 North Carolina Central 0-0 Savannah State 0-0 South Carolina State 0-0 TOTAL Tale of the Tape ( ) Record Conf. RPI Points Opp Points FG% OPP FG% 3FG% FT% Rebounds Assists Turnovers Blocks Steals *Led Conference * Jamion Christian Mount St. Mary s 04 Seventh Season as a Head Coach (.515) First Season at Siena 1-1 (.500) Was introduced as the 17th head coach in Siena Basketball history on May 2 36-year-old piloted Mount St. Mary's to 101 wins and a (.632) record in the Northeast Conference in six seasons leading his alma mater Guided the Mount to a pair of NEC Tournament Championships and NCAA Tournament appearances in 2014 and 2017, highlighted by a First Four victory over New Orleans in 2017 Tabbed both the Jim Phelan Coach of the Year - named after his legendary predecessor whom he played for at the Mount - and CollegeInsider.com's Ben Jobe National Coach of the Year, presented annually to the top Division I minority coach The Mount achieved a stellar (.759) overall home record at Knott Arena during his tenure, and was the only NEC program to post a winning conference record in each of Christian's six seasons in Emmitsburg Previously served as an assistant coach at VCU ( ), William & Mary ( ), and Division III Emory & Henry ( ), and as director of basketball operations at Bucknell ( ) Three-time team captain at Mount St. Mary s under Phelan and Milan Brown amassed 581 points in 90 career games, including 56 starts Quinton, Virginia native was married to his wife, Allie, who played softball at Mount St. Mary s, just three days after his hiring at Siena, and is the proud father of a six-year-old son, Jacoy Year-by-Year With Coach Christian YEAR SCHOOL OVR CONF Mount St. Mary s ! Mount St. Mary s Mount St. Mary s Mount St. Mary s !$Mount St. Mary s Mount St. Mary s TOTALS SIX SEASONS Siena TOTALS ONE SEASON OVERALL SEVEN SEASONS !NECTournament Champions/NCAA Tournament $NEC Regular Season Champions

3 Siena continues its season-opening swing featuring four straight games away from home at the Air Force Reserve Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Presented by Citi The Saints snapped an 11-game road losing streak with last Thursday s victory at A-10 foe George Washington The victory was Siena s first on the road since an triumph at Bryant on Dec. 17, 2017 The Saints have posted a 7-16 (.304) record in regular season tournaments dating back to the start of the season Fourteen of Siena s 23 games have come against high major programs The Saints won the 2K Classic Smithfield Subregional Championship in 2015 Siena is in search of the program s first 2-1 start since the season The Saints have made 25 threes while shooting 40.3% from distance over their first two games of the season Siena ranks 10th nationally averaging 12.5 threes per game The Saints ranked 250th out of 351 Division I teams (and last in the MAAC) averaging 6.9 threes per game last season Siena has made 12 or more threes in back-to-back games to open the year The Saints made 12 or more threes in a game just twice all of last season, which also came in consecutive games at Bryant (12) and at Memphis (14) Dec Siena has not reached double digits in made threes in three or more straight games since doing so in four consecutive games from Jan , 2001 vs. Iona (14), at Saint Peter s (10), vs. Canisius (14), and vs. Manhattan (11) The Saints also rank fifth nationally in fewest fouls (12.0), 33rd in turnovers (10.0), and 48th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.55) Siena ranked 304th in fouls (20.0), 329th in turnovers (15.1), and 340th in assist-to-turnover ratio (0.73) last season The Saints are looking to improve upon last year s 8-24 overall record in which they finished tied for 10th in the MAAC at 4-14 Siena played the 36th toughest non-conference schedule nationally The Saints played six games vs. teams ranked in the top-100 of the final RPI report Fourteen of Siena s 32 games were decided by five points or fewer (5-9), including eight by one possession (4-4) The Saints lost three games by one point Siena set a program record with five overtime contests, including a pair of triple overtime affairs The Saints used 19 different starting lineup combinations Twelve of the 15 players who saw game action each made at least one start, although no player started every game Siena enters the season without its top-six scorers from a year ago Three of the Saints top-six scorers transferred, two more left the program, and rising junior guard Khalil Richard suffered a season-ending significant partial tear of the quadriceps tendon in his right knee during a preseason scrimmage at UMass Oct. 20 Richard was the team s top returning scorer after averaging 9.2 points last season Siena returns just 28% of its total points, 30% of its assists, 35% of its minutes, and 38% of its rebounding Senior forward Evan Fisher is the Saints top returnee after averaging 7.8 points and 4.9 rebounds in a team-high 28 starts Siena welcomes eight newcomers to its 17-man roster Syracuse transfer Braedon Bayer becomes the first graduate transfer in program history Don Carey (Mount St. Mary s), Jimmy Ratliff (North Alabama), and Denzel Tchougang (Cypress College) all join the program as transfers, with Ratliff and Tchougang both eligible to play immediately The newcomers are highlighted by four true freshmen including Sloan Seymour, who s father, Steve, was an assistant coach at Siena from , and was previously the head coach at Drexel ( ) The Saints were projected to finish 11th (last) according to the MAAC Preseason Coaches Poll Siena s coaching staff is the seventh youngest in Division I, with an average age of 35 years, 174 days as of the season opener Christian and each of his three assistant coaches are all 40 years of age or younger The 36-year old Christian enters his seventh season as a head coach, after first entering the head coaching ranks at his alma mater Mount St. Mary s at just 30 Christian was recently named one of 30 up-and-c0ming coaches to keep an eye on by The Athletic Christian is the architect of Mayhem The style features a pressure defense predicated on limiting threes and an offense fueled by three-point shooting Last season Christian s Mount St. Mary s squad led the NEC and ranked 19th nationally in threes (10.1), 34th in turnover margin (+2.7), and 49th in three-point field goal percentage (.379) Last season Siena ranked 250th in threes (6.9), and 342nd out of 351 teams in turnover margin (-4.2), albeit ranked 89th in three-point field goal percentage (.367) Last Time Out: Siena 69, George Washington 61 (Nov. 8 - Washington, DC) The Saints led for more than 30 minutes and made 13 threes Siena held a rebounding advantage and 18-8 margin in second chance points Freshman Jalen Pickett led all players with 19 points and six assists Kevin Degnan posted 15 points on 5-6 from three and added eight rebounds Youngest Coaching Staffs Team Average Age* 1.) Bethune-Cookman 31 years, 19 days 2.) Nicholls State 32 years, 53 days 3.) South Alabama 33 years, 67 days 4.) Princeton 33 years, 68 days 5.) UNC Asheville 33 years, 274 days 6.) Florida Atlantic 34 years, 337 days 7.) SIENA 35 years, 174 days *Average age at time of team s season-opener (Courtesy: Eric Beovich, Middle Tennessee)

4 INDIVIDUAL CAREER TOTALS* Siena and the Times Union Center Siena enters its 29th season of competition at the Times Union Center, and 22nd since making the full-time move to downtown Albany in The Saints have ranked in the top-100 nationally in attendance in each of the past 21 seasons, coinciding with the program s full-time move to the TUC Siena ranked 94th nationally out of 351 Division I programs in attendance last season, drawing an average of 5,968 fans over 16 home dates at the Times Union Center The Saints' average attendance last season out-drew power five conference schools such as Boston College, Oregon State, Pittsburgh, Attendance Northeast Rankings* Rutgers, Stanford, USC, and Washington State, and exceeded the overall Division I national Team Average Attendance 1.) Syracuse 21,462 average of 4,807 by more than 1,100 fans 2.) Villanova 11,828 Siena has drawn a grand total of 2,375,013 fans 3.) Providence 9,547 4.) St. John s 9,134 (an average of 6,525) over 364 dates at the 5.) Seton Hall 8,456 6.) UConn 7,829 Times Union Center 7.) Penn State 7,197 The Saints welcomed their 2-millionth fan on 8.) Temple 6,324 9.) Rhode Island 6,216 Dec. 23, 2014 against Cornell, and have drawn 10.) SIENA 5,968 crowds in excess of 10,000 on 33 occasions *The Northeast is comprised of the Siena boasts a (.659) all-time record nine states Connecticut, Maine, at the Times Union Center, including a Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode (.688) mark since making the full-time move Island, and Vermont according to the to the facility in United States Census Bureau In , Siena established a new program record with 133,505 fans (an average of 7,853) for 17 home games, which ranked 66th nationally in tying for its highest national ranking ever ( ) The Saints are scheduled to host the MAAC Basketball Championships at the Times Union Center for the 19th time in 29 seasons, and final time during a five-year agreement from CAREER DOUBLE DIGIT SCORING Khalil Richard 0 19 Evan Fisher 1 12 Kadeem Smithen 0 6 Manny Camper 0 1 Kevin Degnan 1 1 Sammy Friday 0 1 Jalen Pickett 1 1 Sloan Seymour POINT GAMES None Last: Nov. 17, 2017 Nico Clareth at Lehigh 20 POINT GAMES Evan Fisher 0 2 Khalil Richard REBOUND GAMES Kadeem Smithen 0 2 Sammy Friday ASSIST GAMES None Last: Nov. 25, 2017 Roman Penn vs. Hofstra TRIPLE DOUBLES None Last: Dec. 3, 2006 Kojo Mensah vs. UAlbany DOUBLE DOUBLES Sammy Friday 0 1 FIVE OR MORE THREES IN A GAME Kevin Degnan 1 1 Sloan Seymour 1 1 *At Siena Points: Margin of Victory Points: Margin of Defeat Team Leaderboard (Games) Scoring: Clareth (8), Richard (6), Shivers (6), Horn (5), Penn (3), Smithen (3), Oduro (2), Fisher (1), Friday (1) Rebounding: Fisher (11), Oduro (8), Penn (7), Horn (3), Shivers (3), Smithen (3), Bentley (1), Clareth (1), Friday (1), Huerter, Jr. (1) Assists: Penn (15), Shivers (8), Richard (7), Huerter, Jr. (5), Smithen (5), Clareth (4), Horn (4), Oduro (3), Bentley (2), Fisher (2) Minutes: Penn (11), Fisher (5), Shivers (5), Horn (4), Richard (4), Oduro (3), Clareth (2), Smithen (2), Huerter, Jr. (1) Double-Figures Scoring: Richard (15), Shivers (14), Horn (13), Oduro (12), Clareth (11), Fisher (11), Penn (11), Smithen (6), Bentley (1), Camper (1), Friday (1) Double-Doubles: Shivers (2), Friday (1), Oduro (1), Penn (1)

5 Player Quick Hits Previous Starters F - #23 Sloan Seymour Scored team-high 15 points on 5-9 shooting from three-point range in collegiate debut at Providence (Nov. 6) Local product starred at Shaker for his final three high school seasons, after beginning his five-year varsity career at CBA Named an Albany Times Union Second Team selection following his senior season Averaged 19.0 points and 6.8 rebounds for the Blue Bison as a junior Played his AAU basketball for the New York Rens Father, Steve, served as an assistant coach at Siena from , and was previously the head coach at Drexel ( ) Mother, Doreen (Ferguson) is a 2013 New England Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who starred at Providence where she scored over 1,000 career points and was a 1988 All-BIG EAST Second Team selection F - #32 Evan Fisher Team s top active returner averaged 7.8 points, 4.9 rebounds, and a team-high 23 blocks spanning 28.0 minutes last season One of only two Saints to play in all 32 games last year, and led team with 28 starts Recorded first 11 career double digit scoring performances during breakthrough junior season Led Siena in rebounding a team-high 11 times last season Averaged 11.0 points over nine games during the month of January Tied season-highs with 21 points and nine rebounds in OT win over eventual MAAC Tournament Champion Iona (Feb. 12) Named MAAC Male Student Athlete of the Week Jan. 22, and Siena's Leo Dufort Male Student Athlete for December 2017 Appeared in a combined 65 games (one start) over his first two seasons, averaging 1.5 points and 1.2 rebounds in 8.2 minutes Traveled to Croatia in summer of 2016 with college all-star team which included former teammate Brett Bisping F - #34 Kevin Degnan Posted Siena career-highs of 15 points and eight rebounds in road win at A-10 foe George Washington (Nov. 8) Leads the MAAC in in both three-point field goal percentage ( st nationally) and threes per game (4.0-26th) Fifth-year Fairfield transfer set for second season of competition with the Saints Saw action in 18 contests in first season donning the Green and Gold last winter Averaged 1.4 points and 1.1 rebounds over 4.9 minutes of action last season Posted season-highs of nine points, four rebounds, and two assists in 20 minutes against former team Fairfield (Feb. 5) Two-year reserve for the Stags averaged 2.8 points and 1.8 rebounds in 8.9 minutes of action over 45 games G/F - #3 Manny Camper Saw action in 16 games, including two starts as a freshman Averaged 2.0 points and 1.2 rebounds over 6.8 minutes of action Shot 58.8% (10-17) from the floor Scored season-high 10 points - his first collegiate points - in just four minutes at Quinnipiac (Jan. 21) Tallied seven points in just 13 minutes off the bench in MAAC Tournament vs. Quinnipiac (Mar. 1) Named the North Bayside Player of the Year each of his final two seasons while starring at Kent County High School Four-year varsity starter scored 1,951 career points Member of the National Honor Society was ranked in the top-10 of his high school graduating class and was the recipient of a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award G - #22 Jalen Pickett Leads team through first two collegiate games in both scoring (13.0) and assist (7.5) Ranks 20th nationally in assists and has posted a 5.0-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio Head coach Jamion Christian's first official signing at Siena Matriculates to Siena following a postgraduate year at SPIRE Institute in Ohio, where he averaged 14 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists, and 2.1 steals while shooting 38% from three-point range Averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds while leading Aquinas Institute to the Class AA Federation Final his senior season 2016 NYSPHSAA Class AA MVP and Second Team All-State honoree led the Li'l Irish to an NYSPHSAA Championship Starred locally on the AAU circuit, where he played for four years with the Albany City Rocks, and led the EYBL with a offensive efficiency during his final season

6 Player Quick Hits Reserves (Listed Numerically) G - #0 Don Carey Mount St. Mary's transfer who matriculated with Coach Christian will sit out season due to NCAA transfer regulations Started all 32 games during his freshman season at the Mount Averaged 9.0 points and ranked 11th in the Northeast Conference in both assists (3.4) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.27) Named NEC Rookie of the Week on Jan. 15 Scored in double figures 17 times and dished out five or more assists on 10 different occasions Posted double-double with 11 points and 12 assists vs. York (Nov. 21) Tied season-high with 14 points four times, highlighted by a 14-point, six-rebound performance at Georgetown (Nov. 15) Cousin, Kyle Anderson currently plays for the Memphis Grizzlies Older brother, Jamall Robinson played at both Hofstra and LIU Brooklyn G - #1 Braedon Bayer First-ever graduate transfer in Siena Basketball history Syracuse transfer is enrolled in Siena College's new MBA program and has one year of eligibility Appeared in nine total games, logging 17 minutes last season with the Orange Played season-high six minutes down the stretch, registering a key block and a steal to help Syracuse earn a berth in last year s Sweet 16 with a NCAA Tournament win over Michigan State Previously played two seasons at Division III Grinnell College in Iowa G - #2 Paulo Morastoni Joined the active roster as a walk-on Jan. 7 after previously having served as a team manager MAAC Academic Honor Roll selection saw ction in four games, totaling four minutes Was a two-time All-State selection in Santa Catarina, Brazil G - #5 Kadeem Smithen Fifth-year senior and Richmond transfer set to suit up for third active season with the Saints Saw action in 29 games (15 starts) and average 5.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.4 assists over 19.0 minutes last season Led team with a 1.75-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio last winter Posted first six career double digit scoring efforts, highlighted by a season-high 18 points vs. Manhattan (Feb. 2) Tallied career-highs of 10 rebounds and six assists (no turnovers) in overtime victory over eventual MAAC Tournament Champion Iona (Feb. 12) Started final nine games of season and averaged 8.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.2 steals over 27.4 minutes First Team Regional All-Star was ranked 21st in 2014 Canadian class by Northpolehoops.com out of high school F - #11 Thomas Huerter, Jr. Saw action in 26 games, including first six career starts last season Averaged 3.1 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.2 assists over 17.6 minutes of play in Tied season-high with nine points, set career-high with three steals, and added five rebounds and three assists vs. Monmouth (Feb. 18) Matriculated to Siena after spending a postgraduate year at Cheshire Academy (CT) Led Shenendehowa to 25-0 record and first-ever NYSPHSAA Class AA State Championship in 28 years as high school senior Father, Thomas Sr. '91, also played for the Saints, and younger brother, Kevin currently plays for the Atlanta Hawks G - #13 Ben Diamond Former manager set to begin second season on the active roster as a walk-on MAAC Academic Honor Roll selection appeared in five games, logging five total minutes Drilled three-pointer for first collegiate points on first collegiate shot at Saint Peter's (Feb. 25) Recipient of the 2015 Team Courage Award, NewsChannel 13 Scholar Athlete Award, and 2016 Ray Holmes Memorial Award

7 Player Quick Hits Reserves (Continued) G - #14 Khalil Richard Suffered season-ending significant partial tear of the quadriceps tendon in right knee during preseason scrimmage Oct. 20 Currently ranks fourth in program history in career three-point percentage (43.4%) Appeared in 29 games, logging nine starts and averaged 9.2 points in 23.2 minutes last season Ranked fifth in the MAAC shooting 43.8% from three-point range Career Three-Point Scored in double figures a team-high 15 times last year, 11 of which came off the bench Field Goal Percentage* Averaged team-high 12.0 points while shooting an even 50% from three-point range over his last 11 games to end last year 1.) Matt Brady Scored season-high 23 points vs. Monmouth (Feb. 18) 2.) Jim Cantamessa ) Rick Williams Notched 22 points and tied season-highs with five rebounds and four assists in overtime 4.) Khalil Richard victory over eventual MAAC Tournament Champion Iona (Feb. 12) Rated the 76th best player as his position in his class by ESPN despite missing his senior *Minimum 30 made threes year of high school (broken foot) Played for both Maryland 3D and Baltimore Elite AAU teams where he was teammate of Nico Clareth and Evan Fisher G - #15 Robert Mahala True freshman joins Saints as walk-on Earned three varsity letters and was a two-year starter at Christian Brothers Academy Averaged 9.8 points as a senior, and was selected to play in New Jersey's North-South Senior All-Star Game Father, Bobby, played college basketball at Wagner Cousin, Kevin Mahala, was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2016 G - #24 Jimmy Ratliff North Alabama transfer is immediately eligible, and joins the Saints as a redshirt freshman walk-on Named a Gulf South Conference Honor Roll selection while achieving a 3.53 cumulative GPA while sititng out at UNA Played one season of prep basketball at Kingston Academy in Cincinnati, where he averaged 16 points and seven rebounds Averaged 14 points, eight rebounds, and three assists as a high school senior at Middletown G - #33 Georges Darwiche Member of Romania s National Team Averaged 3.7 points and 1.7 assists over 18.9 minutes in three games at the FIBA World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers Led Romania s U20 squad to the 2017 European Championship B Division crown, while averaging 7.0 points Guided the U18 squad to a Romanian League Championship in 2016 while earning Tournament MVP honors Played four seasons for Steaua CSM EximBank Bucuresti in Romania's top league, Divizia A Appeared in 44 games (38 starts) during the season with Steaua CSM EximBank Bucuresti, averaging 3.0 points and 1.5 assists, and posted a 2.37-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio while shooting 40% from three spanning 14.6 minutes per game F - #35 Sammy Friday IV Appeared in 25 games and made first three career starts last season Averaged 2.5 points and 2.4 rebounds in 7.6 minutes of action during sophomore campaign Posted season-highs of 15 points and 15 rebounds in 24 minutes off the bench at Louisville (Dec. 6) Scored seven points and added four rebounds in just nine minutes off the bench at eventual MAAC Regular Season Champion Rider (Feb. 15) Appeared in 26 of 34 games as a freshman Arrived at Siena following a postgraduate year at St. Andrew's School in Rhode Island Averaged 12 points and eight rebounds while leading St. Andrew's School to a record Younger brother, Tyler, is a four-star recruit who is a freshman on the Ohio State football team #42 - Denzel Tchougang Sophomore transfer from Cypress College (CA) is immediately eligible and has three years of eligibility remaining Appeared in 27 games (23 starts) at Cypress, averaging 2.4 points and 2.6 rebounds in 9.6 minutes of action Played five years of club basketball in Geneva Swiss U19 Vice Champion

8 Siena Basketball Class of 2023 To be announced next week... The Last Time Siena scored 100 points in a game: Siena defeated Saint Peter s on Senior Day, March 1, Siena allowed 100 points in a game: Bucknell defeated Siena on Nov. 20, 2017 in Lewisburg, PA Siena won an overtime game: Siena defeated two-time defending MAAC Tournament Champion Iona in overtime on Feb. 12, 2018 at the Times Union Center Siena lost an overtime game: Two-time defending MAAC Regular Season Champion Monmouth defeated Siena in triple overtime on Feb. 18, 2018 at the Times Union Center Siena was held to 40 points or fewer: Manhattan defeated Siena on Jan. 25, 1996 in Riverdale, NY Siena held an opponent to 40 points or fewer: Siena defeated NJIT on November 27, 2006 in Newark, N.J. Siena won by more than 30 points: Siena defeated Manhattan at Times Union Center on December 4, Siena lost by more than 30 points: Florida Gulf Coast defeated Siena in the Saints home opener on Nov. 13, 2017 Five Siena players scored in double figures: Nico Clareth (17), Prince Oduro (17), Roman Penn (14), Christian Bentley (11), and Khalil Richard (10) all scored in double figures in the Saints win over Hofstra on Nov. 25, 2017 at Times Union Center Siena grabbed more than 50 rebounds in a game: Siena pulled down 53 rebounds in a triple overtime win over Saint Peter s on Jan. 29, 2018 at the Times Union Center A Siena player scored 40 points or more in a game: Doremus Bennerman scored a school-record 51 points in the final game of his career in the NIT on March 30, 1994 A Siena player scored 35 or more points in a game: Marquis Wright scored a career-high 36 points in the Saints loss to Monmouth on Feb. 13, 2017 at the Times Union Center. A Siena player scored 30 or more points in a game: Nico Clareth recorded his second career 30-point game in a overtime loss at Lehigh on Nov. 17, 2017 in Bethlehem, PA A Siena player grabbed 20 rebounds in a game: OD Anosike had 21 rebounds in Siena s win over Marist on January 27, Siena made 15 or more three-pointers in a game: The Saints connected on 15 three-pointers in a loss at Fordham on 11/24/01 A Siena player had 10 or more assists in a game: Freshman guard Roman Penn dished out a season-high 11 assists (no turnovers) in the Saints win over Hofstra on Nov. 25, 2017 at the Times Union Center A Siena player had seven or more steals in a game: Clarence Jackson had seven steals in Siena s win at Loyola (Md.) on 1/4/10. A Siena player had five or more blocks in a game: Javion Ogunyemi had five blocks in an overtime defeat vs. Iona in the 2017 MAAC Championship Game Siena failed to convert a free-throw: On December 10, 2000 Siena went 0-for-5 from the free throw line at Marist. Siena failed to convert a 3-pointer: Siena missed all eight of its three-point attempts in an loss vs. Canisius on Feb. 4, 2017 at the Times Union Center. It marked the second time in 20 games in which the Saints were held without a three, after having gone the previous 221 games without a miss. Siena did not miss a free-throw: On February 4, 2007 Siena went 11-for-11 from the free throw line against Saint Peter s. Siena player had a triple-double: Kojo Mensah had 20 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists in Siena s OT win over UAlbany (2/3/05).

9 Siena s Record When... Career Games Played/Started Career Career Consec. Consec. Games Starts Games Starts Evan Fisher Kadeem Smithen* Khalil Richard Sammy Friday IV Thomas Huerter, Jr Kevin Degnan* Manny Camper Ben Diamond Paulo Morastoni Georges Darwiche Jalen Pickett Jimmy Ratliff* Sloan Seymour Braedon Bayer* Don Carey* Robert Mahala Denzel Tchougang* *At Siena Leads and Deficits Most points 69 at George Washington (Nov. 8) Fewest points 67 at Providence (Nov. 6) Most points allowed 77 at Providence (Nov. 6) Fewst points allowed 61 at George Washington (Nov. 8) Biggest win 8 at George Washington (Nov. 8) Biggest loss 10 at Providence (Nov. 6) Biggest lead 11 at George Washington (Nov. 8) Biggest deficit 18 at Providence (Nov. 6) Biggest deficit overcome to win 6 at George Washington (Nov. 8) Biggest lead lost 3 at Providence (Nov. 6) Biggest halftime lead 7 at George Washington (Nov. 8) Biggest halftime deficit 16 at Providence (Nov. 6) Biggest halftime deficit overcome to win Biggest halftime lead lost Most points in a half 39 (1st) at George Washington (Nov. 8) Fewest points in a half 30 (2nd) at George Washington (Nov. 8) Most points allowed in a half 50 (1st) at Providence (Nov. 6) Fewest points allowed in a half 27 (2nd) vs. Providence (Nov. 6) Record by Starting Lineup Starting Lineup Record Seymour - Fisher - Degnan - Camper - Pickett 1-1 Leading at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime Leading with 5:00 left Trailing with 5:00 left Tied with 5:00 left Overtime SC shoots 50% or better from field SC shoots between % from field SC shoots under 40% from field Opponent shoots 50% or better from field Opponent shoots between % from field Opponent shoots under 40% from field SC outrebounds opponent Opponent outrebounds SC Tied in rebounds SC records 10 or more steals SC records 15 or more assists SC commits 15 turnovers or fewer SC commits more than 15 turnovers SC commits fewer turnovers than opponent SC commits more turnovers than opponent Tie in turnovers SC shoots 70% or better from the free throw line SC shoots under 70% from the free throw line SC scores 59 points or fewer SC scores between points SC scores between points SC scores 80 points or more Opponent scores 59 points or fewer Opponent scores between points Opponent scores between points Opponent scores 80 points or more Four or more Saints score in double figures Playing in November Playing in December Playing in January Playing in February Playing in March Playing on Monday Playing on Tuesday Playing on Wednesday Playing on Thursday Playing on Friday Playing on Saturday Playing on Sunday Playing in the afternoon (12-5 PM start) Playing at night (5 PM or later start) Televised games SC plays at home SC plays on the road SC plays on a neutral court SC plays west of Albany SC plays east of Albany SC plays north of Albany SC plays south of Albany Wearing white uniforms Wearing green uniforms Wearing gold uniforms...2-7

10 Keepin Track of the MAAC For all the latest MAAC Basketball News and Scores visit Final MAAC Standings MAAC Overall Team W L W L 1.) Rider Canisius ) Niagara ) Iona ) Manhattan Fairfield ) Quinnipiac Monmouth ) Saint Peter s ) SIENA Marist MAAC Preseason Coaches Poll 1.) Rider (11) ) Canisius ) Iona 94 Quinnipiac 94 5.) Monmouth 66 6.) Marist 59 7.) Fairfield 50 8.) Manhattan 46 9.) Niagara ) Saint Peter s ) SIENA 18 *First place votes in parenthesis Today s Other MAAC Action Coastal Carolina vs. Manhattan (NKU Tournament) 4:30 PM Niagara at Wyoming (Fort Myers Tip-Off) 9 PM MAAC Weekly Honors Date Player of the Week Rookie of the Week Nov. 12 Brian Parker (MAR) Neftali Alvarez (FFD) Nov. 19 Nov. 26 Dec. 3 Dec. 10 Dec. 17 Dec. 24 Dec. 31 Jan. 7 Jan. 14 Jan. 21 Jan. 28 Feb. 4 Feb. 11 Feb. 18 Feb. 25 Mar. 4 Siena s MAAC and NCAA Rankings Siena Total MAAC Rank* NCAA Rank! Points th 306th Opp Points th 251st Scoring Margin th 324th FG% th 304th Opp FG%.447 4th 221st FT% th 297th 3-PT%.367 4th 89th Opp 3-PT%.349 4th 181st 3-PT/GM th 250th Rebounds th 148th Rebound Margin nd 127th Assists th 323rd Steals th 326th Blocks 3.3 4th 185th Turnovers th 329th A/TO Ratio th 340th Turnovers Forced th 326th Turnover Margin th 342nd Player Prince Oduro FG% th N/A Roman Penn FT% th N/A A/TO th N/A Khalil Richard 3FG% th N/A *Out of 11 teams!out of 351 ranked teams

11 Quick Chart Player Season and Career Highs Career (at Siena) 0 Don Carey Points - - Rebounds - - Assists Braedon Bayer Points - - Rebounds - - Assists Paulo Morastoni Points - - Rebounds - - Assists Manny Camper Points 9 at George Washington 11/8/18 10 at Quinnipiac 1/21/18 Rebounds 3 at George Washington 11/8/18 4 vs. Monmouth 2/18/18 Assists 2 at George Washington 11/8/18 Same Steals 2 at George Washington 11/8/18 Same Blocks - 1 twice 5 Kadeem Smithen Points 5 at George Washington 11/8/18 18 vs. Manhattan 2/2/18 Rebounds 1 at Providence 11/6/18 10 twice Assists 1 at Providence 11/6/18 6 vs. Iona 2/12/18 Steals 2 at Providence 11/6/18 5 at Saint Peter s 2/25/18 Blocks - 4 at Rider 2/15/18 11 Thomas Huerter, Jr. Points - 9 twice Rebounds 2 twice 9 vs. Saint Peter s 1/29/18 Assists 2 at Providence 11/6/18 5 vs. Marist 1/18/18 Steals - 3 vs. Monmouth 2/18/18 Blocks 2 at George Washington 11/8/18 3 vs. Canisius 1/7/18 13 Ben Diamond Points - 3 at Saint Peter s 2/25/18 Rebounds - - Assists Khalil Richard Points - 23 vs. Monmouth 2/18/18 Rebounds - 5 at Bucknell 11/20/17 Assists - 4 five times Steals - 3 at UNC Asheville 11/20/16 Blocks - 2 at Saint Peter s 1/19/17 15 Robert Mahala Points - - Rebounds - - Assists Jalen Pickett Points 19 at George Washington 11/8/18 Same Rebounds 5 at George Washington 11/8/18 Same Assists 9 at Providence 11/6/18 Same Steals 1 at Providence 11/6/18 Same Blocks 1 at George Washington 11/8/18 Same 23 Sloan Seymour Points 15 at Providence 11/6/18 Same Rebounds 1 at Providence 11/6/18 Same Assists Jimmy Ratliff Points 6 at Providence 11/6/18 Same Rebounds 3 twice Same Assists 1 twice Same Steals 3 at George Washington 11/8/18 Same 32 Evan Fisher Points 11 at Providence 11/6/18 21 twice Rebounds 6 twice 9 four times Assists 3 at Providence 11/6/18 3 three times Steals - 2 three times Blocks - 4 at College of Charleston 11/10/17 33 Georges Darwiche Points 1 at Providence 11/6/18 Same Rebounds 2 twice Same Assists 3 at George Washington 11/8/18 Same 34 Kevin Degnan Points 15 at George Washington 11/8/18 Same Rebounds 8 at George Washington 11/8/18 Same Assists - 2 at Fairfield 2/5/18 Steals 2 at Providence 11/6/18 Same Blocks - 1 at Iona 1/11/18 35 Sammy Friday Points 9 at Providence 11/6/18 15 at Louisville 12/6/17 Rebounds 9 at George Washington 11/8/18 15 at Louisville 12/6/17 Assists 1 at George Washington 11/8/18 1 four times Steals - 1 five times Blocks 1 at George Washington 11/8/18 2 twice 42 Denzel Tchougang Points - - Rebounds - - Assists - -

12 Siena College Basketball Siena Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 06, 2018) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 25 Clareth, Nico Penn, Roman Richard, Khalil Oduro, Prince Shivers, Ahsante Horn, Jordan Fisher, Evan Smithen, Kadeem Huerter, Jr., Thomas Friday IV, Sammy Bentley, Christian Camper, Manny Degnan, Kevin Diamond, Ben Morastoni, Paulo Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS SIE OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 Totals Siena Opponents Date Opponent Score Att. 11/10/17 at Col. of Charleston Lot /13/17 FLORIDA GULF COAST L /17/17 at Lehigh Lot /20/17 at Bucknell L /25/17 HOFSTRA W /29/17 ST. BONAVENTURE L /2/17 ROBERT MORRIS W /6/17 at LOUISVILLE L /9/17 UALBANY L /11/17 at Vermont L /17/17 at Bryant W /20/17 at Memphis L /22/17 HOLY CROSS W * 12/29/17 at Marist L * 1/1/18 QUINNIPIAC L * 1/5/18 NIAGARA L * 1/7/18 CANISIUS W * 01/11/18 at Iona College L * 01/13/18 at Manhattan L * 1/18/18 MARIST W * 01/21/18 at Quinnipiac L * 01/25/18 at Monmouth L * 1/29/18 SAINT PETERS Wo * 2/2/18 MANHATTAN L * 02/05/18 at Fairfield University L * 02/08/18 at Canisius L * 2/12/18 IONA COLLEGE Wot * 02/15/18 at Rider University L * 2/18/18 MONMOUTH Lo * 2/21/18 FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY L * 2/25/18 at Saint Peters L /1/18 QUINNIPIAC L * - Conference game

13 Siena College Basketball Siena Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 12, 2018) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 22 Pickett, Jalen Degnan, Kevin Seymour, Sloan Fisher, Evan Camper, Manny Friday IV, Sammy Ratliff, Jimmy Smithen, Kadeem Darwiche, Georges Huerter, Jr., Thomas Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS SIE OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS 13 7 Steals per game BLOCKS 4 5 Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. 11/6/18 at Providence L /08/18 at George Washington W * - Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Siena Opponents

14 SIENA MEN S BASKETBALL TV/RADIO ROSTER Don Carey# #0 So. Guard Upper Marlboro, MD/Frederick Douglass/Mount St. Mary s #1 Kadeem Smithen Gr. G Lagrangeville, NY/TrinityPawling School/Syracuse Sr. G Blumenau, Brazil/Bom Jesus So. G/F Chestertown, MD/Kent County R-Sr. G Ajax, ON/Thornlea Secondary/Richmond #13 Jr. G Loudonville, NY/Shaker #24 Sloan Seymour Jimmy Ratliff Fr. F Albany, NY/Shaker R-Fr. G Middletown, Ohio/Middletown/ North Alabama #35 #42 Sammy Friday IV Denzel Tchougang Jr. F Jersey City, NJ/Hudson Catholic/ St. Andrew s School (RI) So. F Geneva, Switzerland/Institut Florimont/Cypress College (CA) COACHING STAFF Jamion Christian Head Coach #5 Manny Camper Thomas Huerter, Jr. Ben Diamond #23 #3 Paulo Morastoni #11 Jr. F Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa/ Cheshire Academy (CT) #2 Braedon Bayer Graham Bousley, Assistant Coach/ Recruiting Coordinator (First Season), Wisconsin 12 Ryan Devlin, Assistant Coach (First Season), Pittsburgh 05 Carmen Maciariello, Assistant Coach (First Season), Siena 01 Harley Fuller, Director of Basketball Operations (First Season), Molloy 10 A.J. Register, Special Assistant to the Head Coach (First Season), Alabama 14 #14 #15 #22 Khalil Richard Robert Mahala Jalen Pickett Jr. G Baltimore, MD/St. Frances Academy Fr. G Jackson, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy Fr. G Rochester, NY/Aquinas Institute/Spire Institute (OH) Evan Fisher #32 Sr. F Pasadena, MD/McDonogh School #33 Georges Darwiche Kevin Degnan Fr. G Bucharest, Romania/Gheorghe Lazar National College R-Sr. F Pearl River, NY/Pearl River/Fairfield No. Name Cl. Pos So. Gr. Sr. So. R-Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. R-Fr. Sr. Fr. R-Sr. Jr. So. G Upper Marlboro, MD/Frederick Douglass/Mount St. Mary s G Lagrangeville, NY/Trinity-Pawling School/Syracuse G Blumenau, Brazil/Bom Jesus G/F Chestertown, MD/Kent County G Ajax, ON/Thornlea Secondary/Richmond F Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa/Cheshire Academy (CT) G Loudonville, NY/Shaker G Baltimore, MD/St. Frances Academy G Jackson, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy G Rochester, NY/Aquinas Institute/Spire Institute (OH) F Albany, NY/Shaker G Middletown, Ohio/Middletown/North Alabama F Pasadena, MD/McDonogh School G Bucharest, Romania/Gheorghe Lazar National College F Pearl River, NY/Pearl River/Fairfield F Jersey City, NJ/Hudson Catholic/St. Andrew s School (RI) F Geneva, Switzerland/Institut Florimont/Cypress College (CA) Don Carey# Braedon Bayer Paulo Morastoni Manny Camper Kadeem Smithen Thomas Huerter, Jr. Ben Diamond Khalil Richard Robert Mahala Jalen Pickett Sloan Seymour Jimmy Ratliff Evan Fisher Georges Darwiche Kevin Degnan Sammy Friday IV Denzel Tchougang Ht. #34 Wt. Hometown/High School/Previous School #Will sit out season due to NCAA transfer regulations PRONUNCIATION GUIDE #1 Braedon Bayer BRAY-din BAY-er #2 Paulo Morastoni POW-lo Morr-ah-STO-nee #11 Thomas Huerter, Jr. HURR-tur #14 Khalil Richard Ka-LIL #15 Robert Mahala Ma-HA-la #33 Georges Darwiche (first name is pronounced George) Darr-VEESH #42 Denzel Tchougang CHEW-gang Jamion Christian JAY-mee-in Graham Bousley BOWZ-lee Carmen Maciariello Mass-ah-RELL-oh