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
2018–19 MAAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Iona126 .6671716  .515
Canisius117 .6111517  .469
Quinnipiac117 .6111615  .516
Rider117 .6111615  .516
Siena117 .6111716  .515
Monmouth108 .5561421  .400
Manhattan810 .4441121  .344
Marist711 .3891219  .387
Saint Peter's612 .3331022  .313
Fairfield612 .333922  .290
Niagara612 .3331319  .406
2019 MAAC tournament winner

Previous season

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

2018–19 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Dallas Watson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrSt. Raymond Brooklyn, NY
G 1 Davauhnte Turner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SrIndependence CC Grambling, LA
G 2 Klay Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrAbraham Lincoln Queens, NY
G 4 Nazeer Bostick Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)203 lb (92 kg) RS JrPenn State Philadelphia, PA
G/F 5 Manny Dixon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS FrNotre Dame HS Trenton, NJ
G 10 Mikko Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)165 lb (75 kg) RS FrBrooklyn HS for Law and Technology Brooklyn, NY
F 11 KC Ndefo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrAbraham Lincoln Elmont, NY
C 12 Majur Majak 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrThe Patrick School Juba, South Sudan
G 13 Amir Hicks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)155 lb (70 kg) JrSt. Mary (Rutherford, NJ) Paterson, NJ
F 20 Derrick Woods 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS JrSt. Bonaventure Trenton, NJ
G/F 22 Cameron Underwood 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoLewis and Clark Spokane, WA
F 23 Samuel Idowu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrLafayette Educational Complex Brooklyn, NY
G/F 24 Quinn Taylor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrTascosa Amarillo, TX
G 25 Cameron Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS JrPennsbury 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

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

  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.
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