The Times Union Center in downtown Albany has served as the Saints' home court the past 11 seasons. Over that time, Siena's attendance has soared to new heights, bringing national acclaim to the "mid-major program that competes in a major basketball setting."

The Times Union Center has helped Siena basketball grow into the premier sports entity in New York's Capital Region. With close to 1-million people to draw from, the Albany area has developed a national reputation as a booming college basketball town, and Siena has led the way.

In March of 2003, the NCAA East Regionals were contested in the facility with Siena College serving as a co-host. This year the MAAC Tournament returns to Albany for the 14th time where it has enjoyed record attendances.

It is the support the Siena program has received that has made these national events a reality. The Saints have drawn over 1-million fans and played in over 205 games in their downtown home. Since the program made its full-time move downtown in 1997-98, it has been ranked among the top-100 nationally in attendance each year.

This past season, Siena topped the 100,000 fan mark for the fifth time in the last 10 years. The annual game with crosstown rival UAlbany drew 13,262 fans making it the second largest regular-season crowd in program history. The Saints went on to average 6,471 fans over their 17 home dates last year. For the first time Arena capacity was limited to 8,065 for most home games to create a more intimate feel and a more energetic atmosphere.

Last year's boon followed the 2006-2007 campaign which saw attendance rise for the first time in four years. An average 5,834 fans turned out for Siena's 14 home dates.

Fran McCaffery ushered in a new era of Siena basketball in 2005-2006 and nearly 80,000 fans turned out to see the Saints play their 14 home games.

In November of 2004 a sold-out crowd of 14,743 turned out for Siena's game against #4/5 Syracuse at Times Union Center. That crowd, the largest ever to witness a Siena regular-season home game, helped catapult the Saints to 83rd nationally in Division I attendance in 2004-2005, with an average of 6,440 fans at each home game.

In 2003-2004, Siena topped the 100,000 fan mark for the fourth time. Over 6,500 fans showed up for the 16 home games.

Records were established in 2002-2003 as over 125,000 fans turned out for the Saints' 17 home dates and average of better than 7,300 per game. That total placed 66th among all Division I schools and fourth nationally for mid-major programs. Siena also boasted the largest attendance figure in the nation per enrollment, ranking as only one of two schools in the top-100 with fewer than 3,000 students. In 2001-2002, the crowds again came out in droves as an average of over 6,600 fans attended each home game to watch the Saints--the 80th best total in the nation. In the regular-season opener against Albany, 10,285 spectators passed through the turnstiles.

During Siena's 13 home games in 2000-2001, 82,320 fans watched Siena post a 20-win season. Highlighted among the games that year was a crowd of 11,374, the biggest since the 1991 season, when Siena beat rival Marist, 84-78. In 1999-2000, a record 125,255 fans came through the turnstiles for the Saints' 18 home dates, an average of nearly 7,000 per game. The Saints advanced to the postseason NIT that year where they defeated the University of Massachusetts in front of 9,649 spectators. During the 1998-99 campaign, Siena posted a 25-6 record, won the MAAC Tournament Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Along the way, an average of 6,332 fans per game watched Siena play. That figure ranked 84th nationally. The 1997-98 season was Siena's first in its downtown home, and 90,126 fans came through the turnstiles, an average of 5,632 for 16 home dates.

The Saints are an impressive 107-45 (.704) at the Times Union Center the last 10 seasons.