Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball

Saint Peter's Peacocks
Saint Peter's Peacocks
	2022–23 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team
University	Saint Peter's University
Head coach	Bashir Mason (1st season)
Conference	MAAC
Location	Jersey City, New Jersey
Arena	Run Baby Run Arena ; (Capacity: 3,200)
Colors	Blue and white[1];
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	2022
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	2022
NCAA tournament round of 32
	2022
NCAA tournament appearances
	1991, 1995, 2011, 2022
Conference tournament champions
	1991, 1995, 2011, 2022
Conference regular season champions
	1967, 1968, 1969, 1982, 1984, 1987

The Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Saint Peter's University in Jersey City, New Jersey. The school's team currently competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and is currently led by first-year head coach Bashir Mason, who was hired on April 12, 2022.[2]

History

In 2022 they gained national recognition, becoming the tenth No. 15 seed in history to upset a No. 2 seed after knocking off the Kentucky Wildcats.[3][4] Beating Murray State in the next round, they became the third No. 15 seed in tournament history (and the third in the last nine years) to make the Sweet 16.[5] To conclude their historic run, they upset Purdue to become the first No. 15 seed in tournament history to advance to the Elite Eight.[6][7]

Postseason results

NCAA tournament results

Saint Peter's has appeared in the NCAA Tournament four times, with the Peacocks having a record of 3–4.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1991	#12	First Round	#5 Texas	L 65–73
1995	#15	First Round	#2 Massachusetts	L 51–68
2011	#14	First Round	#3 Purdue	L 43–65
2022	#15	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#2 Kentucky #7 Murray State #3 Purdue #8 North Carolina	W 85–79^OT W 70–60 W 67–64 L 49–69

NIT results

Saint Peter's has appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) twelve times, with the Peacocks having a record of 5–12.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1957	First Round	Dayton	L 71–79
1958	First Round	St. Joseph's	L 76–83
1967	First Round	Southern Illinois	L 58–103
1968	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game	Marshall Duke Kansas Notre Dame	W 102–93 W 100–71 L 46–58 L 78–81
1969	First Round Quarterfinals	Tulsa Temple	W 75–71 L 78–94
1975	First Round	Oregon	L 79–85
1976	First Round	Holy Cross	L 78–84
1980	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Connecticut Duquesne UNLV	W 71–56 W 34–33 L 63–67
1982	First Round	Syracuse	L 75–84
1984	First Round	Tennessee	L 40–54
1987	First Round	Saint Louis	L 60–76
1989	First Round	Villanova	L 56–76

CIT results

Saint Peter's has appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) once, which they won in 2017.[8]

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2017	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game	Albany Texas State Furman Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 59–55 W 49–44 W 77–51 W 62–61

References

"Colors–Identity Elements". Saint Peter's Athletics Visual Identity Guidelines (PDF). December 30, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
"Saint Peter's announces hiring of Bashir Mason to replace Shaheen Holloway as men's basketball coach". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 12, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
Boone, Kyle (March 17, 2022). "March Madness 2022: Saint Peter's stuns Kentucky, No. 15 upsets No. 2 for 10th time in NCAA Tournament history". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
Zagoria, Adam (March 18, 2022). "After Vanquishing Basketball Royalty, St. Peter's Celebrates". The New York Times. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
Armstrong, Kevin (March 19, 2022). "Pride of the Peacocks: Saint Peter's beats Murray State, becomes third No. 15 seed to reach Sweet 16". nj.com. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
Thamel, Pete (March 26, 2022). "Saint Peter's stuns, first 15-seed ever in Elite 8". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
Boone, Kyle (March 25, 2022). "March Madness history made as Saint Peter's upsets Purdue, becoming first No. 15 seed to play in Elite Eight". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
Rasko-Martinis, Garrett (April 1, 2017). "Saint Peter's University wins CIT championship on last-second free throw". nj.com. Retrieved August 18, 2017.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Colors–Identity Elements". Saint Peter's Athletics Visual Identity Guidelines (PDF). December 30, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2022.

[2] "Saint Peter's announces hiring of Bashir Mason to replace Shaheen Holloway as men's basketball coach". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 12, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2022.

[3] Boone, Kyle (March 17, 2022). "March Madness 2022: Saint Peter's stuns Kentucky, No. 15 upsets No. 2 for 10th time in NCAA Tournament history". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 17, 2022.

[4] Zagoria, Adam (March 18, 2022). "After Vanquishing Basketball Royalty, St. Peter's Celebrates". The New York Times. Retrieved March 19, 2022.

[5] Armstrong, Kevin (March 19, 2022). "Pride of the Peacocks: Saint Peter's beats Murray State, becomes third No. 15 seed to reach Sweet 16". nj.com. Retrieved March 19, 2022.

[6] Thamel, Pete (March 26, 2022). "Saint Peter's stuns, first 15-seed ever in Elite 8". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 26, 2022.

[7] Boone, Kyle (March 25, 2022). "March Madness history made as Saint Peter's upsets Purdue, becoming first No. 15 seed to play in Elite Eight". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 25, 2022.

[8] Rasko-Martinis, Garrett (April 1, 2017). "Saint Peter's University wins CIT championship on last-second free throw". nj.com. Retrieved August 18, 2017.

Saint Peter's University
Jersey City, New Jersey
Academics	Caulfield School of Education College of Arts and Sciences Frank J. Guarini School of Business School of Nursing Gannon Hall
Athletics	The Peacocks Baseball Softball Men's basketball Yanitelli Center 2022 Elite Eight run Women's basketball Fight song
History	Seal
People	Alumni and faculty
Media and publications	St. Peter's Tribune Pavan

Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball
Venues	Jersey City Armory (primary 1937–1975; alternative 1975–present) Run Baby Run Arena (1975–present)
Culture & lore	Only 15-seed to reach Elite Eight
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball
Teams	Canisius Golden Griffins Fairfield Stags Iona Gaels Manhattan Jaspers Marist Red Foxes Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Niagara Purple Eagles Quinnipiac Bobcats Rider Broncs Saint Peter's Peacocks Siena Saints
Tournament & awards	MAAC men's basketball tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year Rookie of the Year
Seasons	1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23