Siena sophomore Kyle Downey's name came up Monday when coach Fran McCaffery was asked about his team's depth.

"I will say this, we have to get Kyle Downey going," McCaffery said. "(Owen) Wignot and (OD) Anosike are fine. Downey, who had a ton of points (in the scrimmage) against Rutgers, is struggling offensively and he's letting it affect him. He's too good of a player, so I'm confident he's going to be fine."

Downey has high expectations after a good freshman year that saw him be a constant contributor off of the bench and an offensive force when really needed.

This year, however, he's shooting just 33 percent (4-12) from the field and 0-for-7 from 3-point distance.

McCaffery said that he knows Downey will come around, but he's letting the slow start affect him too much.

"He's a very consciousness person by nature," McCaffery said. "The thing that he has to remember is he was injured in April, when the season ended, he got hurt, so he didn't play from April to almost the end of September. I think he has an expectation level for himself to be in mid-season form and I think it's unfair for me to expect that and it's unfair of him to expect of himself, despite the fact that he's a perfectionist by nature.

A cause for the slow start could be the fact that Downey fractured the two lower vertebrae in his back in April and now is wearing a protective brace during games.

In the Temple game, Downey was 0-for-1 from the field in nine minutes.

"What he can't do is jack a three that's contested because that will get him sideways," McCaffery said. "He's got to come in and make a couple plays."

Downey also fumbled a pass late when Siena was trying to tie the game, but McCaffery was confident with him on the floor at that point.

"I think in that situation you put your best shooters on the floor," said McCaffery.