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NCAA hits Jimmy Patsos with 3-year show-cause order

Former Siena head coach Jimmy Patsos was issued a three-year show-cause order today by the NCAA. The school and a booster also received penalties. The full public infractions decision can be found HERE. Below is a summary of the findings released by the NCAA: The former Siena men’s basketball head coach provided impermissible cash payments

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Fahey named DBO at Siena

New Siena Men’s Basketball Head Coach Carmen Maciariello ’01 has completed his first staff with the appointment of Greg Fahey as the Saints’ director of basketball operations. The Randolph, New Jersey native comes to Siena after spending the past season as a graduate assistant at Providence College. “I’ve had the opportunity to watch Greg grow

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Siena Basketball Staff Update

New Siena Men’s Basketball Head Coach Carmen Maciariello ’01 has announced the first four hires to his initial staff. Harley Fuller, Bob Simon, and Antoni Wyche have been appointed assistant coaches, while Matt Miner has been named special assistant to the head coach. “I’m fortunate to have the opportunity to hire such complete coaches,” said

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Daily Dirt – 3/28/19

A few quick hitters to start the day… St. Joe’s is making progress in their search to replace Phil Martelli. So far, there have been nine coaches interviewed – eight in person, and one via Skype (still playing??). Philadelphia 76ers assistant Billy Lange is a hot name here and has already interviewed. I can confirm

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Daily Dirt – 3/25/19

Some things to kick off what is expected to be a busy week… I have heard that Korn Ferry has the Vanderbilt search. Not a huge surprise since they just ran the recent AD search. Too early for any legit names here yet. I’ll have some soon though. The Luke Murray to Fairfield rumors are

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Daily Dirt – 3/22/19

A few things to wrap-up a busy week… Siena needs to do the right thing and name Carmen Maciariello as their head coach – quickly. He’s assumed the interim tag for now, but that needs to be removed if they want to bring some stability back to this program. After a one-and-done from Jamion Christian,

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REPORT: Jamion Christian to George Washington

Multiple outlets are reporting that Siena’s Jamion Christian will become the next head coach at George Washington. In his only season at Siena, Christian led the Saints to 17-16 (11-6 MAAC) record. Before being hired at Siena, he spent six seasons as the head coach at Mount Saint Mary’s where he went 101-95. More on

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Siena Basketball Staff Update

The SIENA DIRT that HoopDirt.com published on May 15th has finally been made official… New Siena Basketball Head Coach Jamion Christian has announced his inaugural staff for the 2018-19 season. Assistant coaches Graham Bousley, Ryan Devlin, and Carmen Maciariello ‘01, and director of basketball operations Harley Fuller comprise Christian’s first Siena staff. “I’m excited to

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Siena Dirt II…

Jamion Christian’s new staff at Siena is beginning to take shape. Last night, I confirmed that Ryan Devlin would be added to the Saints staff (SIENA DIRT). I’ve now also heard from multiple sources that George Washington assistant Carmen Maciariello will also be hired as an assistant coach. Maciariello is an Albany area native who

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Siena Dirt…

I can confirm that Ryan Devlin has been added to Jamion Christian’s new staff at Siena. Devlin was most recently the Director of Player Development at Penn State (2013-17). He also spent four seasons as an assistant at the College of Southern Idaho and worked for Hall of Fame high school Stu Vetter at Montrose

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