As a 1991 Siena graduate and a current corporate sponsor/season-ticket holder for the men's basketball team, I have finally read the last straw over the UAlbany loss in the NCAA Tournament.

In a letter published March 26 ("Nothing compares to UAlbany's near upset"), Jim Murray makes the claim that "Not even Siena's upset of Stanford in the 1989 NCAA Tournament could compare to UAlbany's nail-biting first round contest versus the No. 1 seed, UConn." This is a ridiculous statement. How can UAlbany's double-digit loss, to a team that obviously wasn't playing very well, be considered "the most scintillating team performance" to have ever graced the Capital Region's eyes? And to say Siena's epic win against Stanford doesn't compare?

Siena won its conference tournament and first NCAA trip in 1989 with no fans in the building because of the measles epidemic, then captivated the nation by beating Stanford as a huge underdog. (By the way, Siena is 2-3 overall in its three NCAA trips, including a "close" loss to eventual national champion Maryland in 1992).