Two local college basketball teams, in search of their first wins of the season, separated by thousands of miles, at least for one night. A collective 0-8 headed into Monday's play.
UAlbany was on the road, as Dwayne Killings is still looking for his first win as a head coach. The occasion was a reunion of a sort, as the Great Danes visited John Calipari & Kentucky. Killings was a ball boy when Calipari and associate head coach James "Bruiser" Flint were at Massachusetts in the 90's. The big question, of course, was whether or not UAlbany could keep up with one of the SEC's top teams.
In the end, they could not, as the Wildcats defeated UAlbany, 86-61, dropping the Great Danes to 0-5 on the season. UAlbany has a matinee Wednesday morning, hoping to end the drought.
Meanwhile, closer to home, Guilderland alumnus Andrew Platek made his home debut for Siena as the Saints entertained Harvard at what will soon be MVP Arena. Platek played 17 minutes, scored 9 points in support of Nick Hopkins' team-high 16 points, as the Saints picked up their first win of the year, defeating the Crimson, 72-69. It was Harvard's 2nd visit to Albany in a week, having beaten UAlbany on November 17 at SEFCU Arena.
Siena coach Carmen Maciariello had to have seen enough in the game films from that particular game to prepare his club.
Now, if only the two schools could play each other, as the women will soon enough......
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