POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's basketball team (15-3 overall, 8-1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) hosts Siena (9-11, 4-5) on Friday night at McCann Arena. The ESPNU broadcast is set for a 9 p.m. tip-off.
 
Friday night's game is also part of Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers Week.
 

HOW TO FOLLOW

• Dean Darling (play-by-play) and Steve Eggink (analyst) will have the call on the Red Fox Network and Varsity Network app. Coverage begins at 8:45 p.m.
•  Pat O'Keefe (play-by-play) and Tom Crean (analyst) will have the call on ESPNU.
• Follow on X for in-game updates - @MaristMBB.

 

COACHES VS. CANCER

• Marist's coaches will be wearing suits and sneakers as part of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) initiative.
• "I Suit up for … " signs will be available in the McCann Arena lobby, and will be displayed by those in attendance at the under-12 timeout of the first half.

 

LAST TIME OUT

• Marist earned a 70-47 victory at Canisius on Saturday to complete its two-game western New York sweep.
• The Red Foxes outscored the Golden Griffins 40-20 in the second half, and they had a +19 advantage in rebounds.
• Josh Pascarelli led all scorers with 15 points as five Red Foxes scored at least eight.
• Marist held Canisius to .298 (17-for-57) shooting from the field.

 

ABOUT SIENA

• The Saints are coming off a 72-68 loss at Iona in their most recent outing on Saturday.
• Three Saints average in double figures in scoring: Justice Shoats (14.8 ppg), Major Freeman (14.1 ppg), and Brendan Coyle (13.0 ppg).
• Shoats leads Siena in assists (4.3 apg) and steals (1.6 spg).
• Coyle is shooting .412 from three-point range and has drained a team-high 63 threes.
• Gavin Doty averages a team-best 4.8 rebounds per game.
• Head coach Gerry McNamara is in his first season.

 

TOP TIDBITS

• This is the 95th Siena-Marist game.
• In its victory at Canisius on Jan. 25, Marist set season bests for margin of victory (23), points allowed (47), field goal percentage defense (.298), and rebounding margin (+19).
• The points allowed were the lowest since allowing 39 against Columbia on Nov. 28, 2022, and the rebounding margin was Marist's largest since being +21 at Rider on Feb. 6, 2014.
• Marist's 15-3 record is the second best in the program's Division I history through 18 games (16-2, 1995-96). If Marist wins, its 16-3 record would tie the program's best Division I record through 19 games.
• Marist's 8-1 MAAC record is its best through nine games in its 28 years in the conference.

 

WHAT'S NEXT

• Marist heads back to the road to face Fairfield on Thursday, Feb. 6.
• Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
• This game has also been flexed to appear on ESPNU.