Outlook
As the only newcomer in the starting lineup, Jackson McCaffery has brought in two
may not be the Saints’ primary option on offense, highly-touted freshmen from
but he figures to have much more of an opportunity southern Pennsylvania to
to showcase his explosive scoring ability. apprentice Siena’s veteran
backcourt.
The MAAC’s most talented player, Edwin Ubiles,
starts at the opposite wing. The senior swingman Jonathan Breeden is a scoring
enters his final season with 1,480 career points, point guard with a high basket-
giving him a legitimate chance to become just the ball IQ. He should fit in well
third 2,000-point scorer in program history. Ubiles with McCaffery’s high-octane
led the Saints in scoring for the second straight offense as he is most comfortable
season as a junior, averaging 15 points per game. running the transition game.
He added 4.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists per contest Breeden loves the 3-pointer, an
while making tremendous strides on the defensive attribute which will earn him
side of the ball. minutes from the start of the season.
Denzel Yard is a combo guard
This summer he tuned his game at the renowned
with explosive athleticism. The
Paul Pierce and LeBron James Skill Academics,
Philadelphia product is also very
playing alongside the nation’s best talents. The
comfortable running the floor, and
experience, like Ubiles’ skill set, is unique for
his passion for defense and rebound-
a MAAC athlete.
ing will be valuable off the bench.
He is an above-the-rim talent who can handle
Twenty-six year old senior walk-on
the ball on the perimeter, consistently knock
Just-In’Love Smith, an Iraq War
down jump shots from beyond the 3-point
veteran, and sophomore walk-on
arc or quickly get to the basket where he
Conner Fenlon, complete the
finishes with spectacular authority.
MAAC’s most talented, decorated and
experienced backcourt.
Despite his gaudy numbers, the two-time
MAAC First Team selection may be the
focal point of Siena’s dynamic offense for
Frontcourt
the first time in his career. This opportunity
Many point to the emergence of junior
has many pundits on the lookout.
Ryan Rossiter last season as the key to
the program’s historic success. Rossiter
Ubiles was named a Preseason mid-major
improved his scoring and rebounding
All-American this season by FOX Sports
nearly 300% from his freshman campaign,
college basketball writer Jeff Goodman
finishing with 10 points and a team-best
and is one of 12 mid-major “Players to
7.9 rebounds per game.
Watch” according to Rivals. If he lives up
to the expectation, he will become just
His meteoric rise into the rotation turned
the second Saint to earn First Team All-
Siena’s fantastic four into a true fabulous
MAAC honors three times and the first
five, giving the Saints what few mid-major
player this millennium to lead the
teams have – five players who are legitimate
team in scoring three times.
threats on both sides of the floor.
Sophomore Kyle Downey was an
The Staten Island native is another perfect fit
All-MAAC Rookie selection after
for McCaffery’s system as he gets up and down
averaging nearly 10 minutes in 33
the floor in a hurry and can finish consistently
games played last season. He showed
around the basket. In the offseason, he added an
the ability to take over a game in
extra 17 pounds of muscle to his once undersized
Siena’s miraculous comeback win at Marist, scoring 10
Edwin Ubiles frame. At 234 pounds, his size inside will be
of his 15 points in the final minute of regulation and overtime.
equally important to his trademark finesse.
Downey is an unflappable talent with tremendous determination.
The final starting spot belongs to two-time MAAC Second Team
His solid fundamentals and hard-nosed defensive prowess give the
selection Alex Franklin. Like Rossiter, Franklin is a double-double
Saints a different dimension and a valuable option off the bench.
threat every time he steps on the floor.
He figures to add important depth and diversity to the rotation
with a year of experience under his belt.
Franklin is on pace to graduate as just the third player in program
history to be ranked in the top six on the school’s scoring and
La Salle transfer Kyle Griffin becomes eligible following the fall
rebounding charts. With well over 1,100 points and 600 rebounds
semester, after sitting out a year per NCAA rules. The sharp-shoot-
entering his final season, and two MAAC Championships, Franklin
ing two-guard is recovering from his third knee surgery, but he
has already put up numbers that would draw serious Hall of Fame
should benefit from watching last year’s Championship run from
consideration.
the sidelines.
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