The 1994–95 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team represented Saint Peter's College during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Peacocks, led by ninth-year head coach Ted Fiore, played their home games at the Yanitelli Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–11, 10–4 in MAAC play to finish in third place. They defeated Siena, Canisius, and Manhattan to win the MAAC tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – as the No. 15 seed in the East region where they lost to UMass in the first round.
1994–95 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball | |
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MAAC tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, first round | |
Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
Record | 19–11 (10–4 MAAC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Yanitelli Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manhattan | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 26 | – | 5 | .839 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Peter's † | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iona | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Siena | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola (MD) | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1995 MAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 3, 1995* |
North Carolina A&T | W 66–52 | 5–5 |
Yanitelli Center Jersey City, New Jersey | |||||||
MAAC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 4, 1995* |
vs. Siena Quarterfinals |
W 53–45 | 17–10 |
Knickerbocker Arena Albany, New York | |||||||
Mar 5, 1995* |
vs. Canisius Semifinals |
W 60–56 | 18–10 |
Knickerbocker Arena Albany, New York | |||||||
Mar 6, 1995* |
vs. Manhattan Championship game |
W 80–78 OT | 19–10 |
Knickerbocker Arena Albany, New York | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 17, 1995* |
(15 E) | vs. (2 E) No. 7 UMass First round |
L 51–68 | 19–11 |
Knickerbocker Arena (15,100) Albany, New York | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East. All times are in Eastern Time. |
References
edit- ^ 1994-95 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary at sports-reference.com
- ^ "1994-95 Saint Peter's Peacocks Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2023.