The names on the front of the jerseys will be the same but almost everything about this year's Albany Cup between Siena and UAlbany in men's basketball will be different. Since 2001, the two institutions of higher learning, separated by about 5 miles, battled 17 straight years in men's hoops. 16 times the game has been played in downtown Albany, in what is now the MVP Arena, Siena's home court during the season. In 2016, the game was played the only time at the SEFCU Arena, on the campus of UAlbany.
The Saint Peter s Peacocks are expected to finalize a deal Monday to hire Wagner University s Bashir Mason as their next men s basketball coach, sources tell ESPN.
Saint Peter's is trying to pull off the seemingly impossible and make the Final Four as a No. 15 seed. Overcoming challenges is not new for the Peacocks.