2018–19 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team represented Saint Peter's University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at Yanitelli Center in Jersey City, New Jersey as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and were led by first-year head coach Shaheen Holloway. They finished the 2018–19 season 10–22 overall, 6–12 in MAAC play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. As the 9th seed in the 2019 MAAC tournament, they upset No. 8 seed Marist in the first round 71–68 in overtime before falling to No. 1 seed Iona, 71–73 in the quarterfinals.

2018–19 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record10–22 (6–12 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan Whalen
  • Matt Eisele
  • John Morton
Home arenaYanitelli Center
Seasons
2018–19 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iona 12 6   .667 17 16   .515
Canisius 11 7   .611 15 17   .469
Quinnipiac 11 7   .611 16 15   .516
Rider 11 7   .611 16 15   .516
Siena 11 7   .611 17 16   .515
Monmouth 10 8   .556 14 21   .400
Manhattan 8 10   .444 11 21   .344
Marist 7 11   .389 12 19   .387
Saint Peter's 6 12   .333 10 22   .313
Fairfield 6 12   .333 9 22   .290
Niagara 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
2019 MAAC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Peacocks finished the 2017–18 season 14–18, 6–12 in MAAC play to finish in ninth place. As the No. 9 seed in the MAAC tournament, they defeated No. 8 seed Monmouth and upset No. 1 seed Rider to advance to the semifinals, where they lost to No. 4 seed Iona.

After the end of the season, head coach John Dunne left Saint Peter's to become the head coach at Marist.[1] On April 10, 2018, Seton Hall assistant coach Shaheen Holloway was hired as his replacement.[2]

Roster

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2018–19 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Dallas Watson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr St. Raymond Brooklyn, NY
G 1 Davauhnte Turner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Independence CC Grambling, LA
G 2 Klay Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Abraham Lincoln Queens, NY
G 4 Nazeer Bostick   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) RS Jr Penn State Philadelphia, PA
G/F 5 Manny Dixon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Notre Dame HS Trenton, NJ
G 10 Mikko Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Fr Brooklyn HS for Law and Technology Brooklyn, NY
F 11 KC Ndefo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Abraham Lincoln Elmont, NY
C 12 Majur Majak 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr The Patrick School Juba, South Sudan
G 13 Amir Hicks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr St. Mary (Rutherford, NJ) Paterson, NJ
F 20 Derrick Woods 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr St. Bonaventure Trenton, NJ
G/F 22 Cameron Underwood 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Lewis and Clark Spokane, WA
F 23 Samuel Idowu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Lafayette Educational Complex Brooklyn, NY
G/F 24 Quinn Taylor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Tascosa Amarillo, TX
G 25 Cameron Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Pennsbury Fairless Hills, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 28, 2018

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
November 7, 2018*
7:00 pm
Lafayette W 93–86  1–0
Yanitelli Center (1,210)
Jersey City, New Jersey
November 10, 2018*
6:00 pm
Delaware L 75–78  1–1
Yanitelli Center (752)
Jersey City, New Jersey
November 14, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Bryant L 63–71  1–2
Chace Athletic Center (687)
Smithfield, Rhode Island
November 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN
at NC State L 57–85  1–3
PNC Arena (13,308)
Raleigh, North Carolina
November 24, 2018*
4:00 pm
at North Texas L 66–75  1–4
The Super Pit (2,031)
Denton, Texas
November 28, 2018*
6:00 pm, SECN
at No. 8 Auburn L 49–99  1–5
Auburn Arena (7,162)
Auburn, Alabama
December 1, 2018*
3:00 pm
Maine W 63–59  2–5
Yanitelli Center (602)
Jersey City, New Jersey
December 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN
at Clemson L 60–65  2–6
Littlejohn Coliseum (6,254)
Clemson, South Carolina
December 8, 2018*
1:00 pm
LIU Brooklyn L 58–74  2–7
Yanitelli Center (586)
Jersey City, New Jersey
December 15, 2018*
4:00 pm
at St. Francis Brooklyn L 53–56  2–8
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (448)
Brooklyn, New York
December 19, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Fairleigh Dickinson L 74–83  2–9
Rothman Center (688)
Hackensack, New Jersey
December 29, 2018*
1:00 pm
Hampton W 83–80  3–9
Yanitelli Center (649)
Jersey City, New Jersey
MAAC regular season
January 3, 2019
4:00 pm
Siena W 65–60  4–9
(1–0)
Yanitelli Center (929)
Jersey City, New Jersey
January 5, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Monmouth L 44–61  4–10
(1–1)
OceanFirst Bank Center (2,006)
West Long Branch, New Jersey
January 10, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Fairfield L 57–60  4–11
(1–2)
Webster Bank Arena (786)
Bridgeport, Connecticut
January 13, 2019
1:00 pm
Marist W 72–63  5–11
(2–2)
Yanitelli Center (713)
Jersey City, New Jersey
January 17, 2019
7:00 pm
Manhattan L 56–58  5–12
(2–3)
Yanitelli Center (747)
Jersey City, New Jersey
January 22, 2019
7:00 pm
at Niagara W 74–72  6–12
(3–3)
Gallagher Center (1,039)
Lewiston, New York
January 27, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Quinnipiac L 58–77  6–13
(3–4)
People's United Center (1,324)
Hamden, Connecticut
January 31, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Rider L 51–59  6–14
(3–5)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,560)
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
February 2, 2019
7:00 pm
at Manhattan L 50–64  6–15
(3–6)
Draddy Gymnasium (1,193)
Riverdale, New York
February 7, 2019
7:00 pm
Monmouth L 51–53  6–16
(3–7)
Yanitelli Center (877)
Jersey City, New Jersey
February 10, 2019
1:00 pm
Canisius L 60–64  6–17
(3–8)
Yanitelli Center (595)
Jersey City, New Jersey
February 15, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Iona L 46–62  6–18
(3–9)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,429)
New Rochelle, New York
February 17, 2019
2:00 pm
Rider L 65–71  6–19
(3–10)
Yanitelli Center (514)
Jersey City, New Jersey
February 19, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Siena L 62–72  6–20
(3–11)
Times Union Center (6,398)
Albany, New York
February 22, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Marist W 65–59  7–20
(4–11)
McCann Arena (1,323)
Poughkeepsie, New York
February 24, 2019
2:00 pm
Niagara W 78–60  8–20
(5–11)
Yanitelli Center (535)
Jersey City, New Jersey
March 1, 2019
7:00 pm
Quinnipiac L 60–77  8–21
(5–12)
Yanitelli Center 
Jersey City, New Jersey
March 3, 2019
1:00 pm
Fairfield W 62–52  9–21
(6–12)
Yanitelli Center 
Jersey City, New Jersey
MAAC tournament
March 7, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(9) vs. (8) Marist
First Round
W 71–68 OT 10–21
Times Union Center 
Albany, New York
March 8, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(9) vs. (1) Iona
Quarterfinals
L 71–73  10–22
Times Union Center 
Albany, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Marist Hires John Dunne As Head Men's Basketball Coach". MAAC Sports. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  2. ^ Carino, Jerry. "Saint Peter's to hire Seton Hall's Shaheen Holloway as basketball coach". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule - Saint Peter's University Athletics". Saint Peter's University Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2018.