2017–18 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2017–18 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record14–18 (6–12 MAAC)
Head coach
  • John Dunne (12th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Henry
  • Serge Clement
  • David Danzig
Home arenaYanitelli Center
Seasons
2017–18 MAAC men's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Rider 15 – 3   .833 22 – 10   .688
Canisius 15 – 3   .833 21 – 12   .636
Niagara 12 – 6   .667 19 – 14   .576
Iona † 11 – 7   .611 20 – 14   .588
Manhattan 9 – 9   .500 14 – 17   .452
Fairfield 9 – 9   .500 17 – 16   .515
Quinnipiac 7 – 11   .389 12 – 21   .364
Monmouth 7 – 11   .389 11 – 20   .355
Saint Peter's 6 – 12   .333 14 – 18   .438
Siena 4 – 14   .222 8 – 24   .250
Marist 4 – 14   .222 6 – 25   .194
† 2018 MAAC tournament winner

The 2017–18 Saint Peter's Peacocks basketball team represented Saint Peter's University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Peacocks, led by 12th-year head coach John Dunne, played their home games at the Yanitelli Center in Jersey City, New Jersey as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–18 overall, 6–12 in MAAC play to finish in ninth place. As the No. 9 seed at 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 take the same position at Marist College.[1] On April 10, 2018, Seton Hall assistant coach Shaheen Holloway was hired as his replacement.[2]

Previous season

The Peacocks finished the 2016–17 season 23–13, 14–6 in MAAC play to finish in second place. They defeated Canisius in the MAAC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Monmouth. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Albany, Texas State, and Furman to advance to the CIT Championship. There they defeated Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 62–61 to become CIT champions.

Roster

2017–18 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Nick Griffin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 173 lb (78 kg) GS George Washington
Colonel Zadok A. Magruder 		Rockville, Maryland
G 1 Davauhnte Turner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Independence CC
Lincoln Prep 		Simsboro, Louisiana
G 3 Elijah Gonzales 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Clackamas Portland, Oregon
G/F 5 Manny Dixon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Notre Dame (NJ) Lawrenceville, New Jersey
G 10 Mikko Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Brooklyn HS for Law and Technology Brooklyn, New York
G/F 11 Nnamdi Enechionyia 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Samford
St. James School (MD) 		Springfield, Virginia
G 12 Jeremiah Livingston 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Odessa College
Westhill (CT) 		Stamford, Connecticut
G 14 Amir Hicks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So St. Mary (Rutherford, NJ) Paterson, New Jersey
F 15 Mamadou Ndiaye 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Oakland Mills Laurel, Maryland
F 21 Julian Powell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Jr Lee College
Goose Creek Memorial 		Baytown, Texas
F 23 Samuel Idowu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Lafayette Educational Complex Brooklyn, New York
G/F 24 Quinn Taylor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Tascosa Amarillo, Texas
G 25 Cameron Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Pennsbury Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 31, 2017

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2017*
3:00 pm 		at La Salle
Hall of Fame Tip Off 		L 40–61  0–1
  9 – Jones   6 – Idowu   4 – Turner  Tom Gola Arena (2,822)
Philadelphia, PA
Nov 11, 2017*
8:00 pm, BTN+ 		at No. 20 Northwestern
Hall of Fame Tip Off 		L 66–75  0–2
  19 – Griffin   3 – Tied   5 – Turner  Allstate Arena (5,101)
Rosemont, IL
Nov 13, 2017*
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Sacred Heart
Hall of Fame Tip Off Springfield Bracket semifinal 		W 70–61  1–2
  23 – Griffin   4 – Tied   3 – Griffin  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
Nov 18, 2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. South Alabama
Hall of Fame Tip Off Springfield Bracket championship 		L 49–54  1–3
  10 – Idowu   8 – Turner   3 – Turner  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
Nov 26, 2017*
2:00 pm 		at Lafayette W 86–82  2–3
  37 – Griffin   14 – Taylor   4 – Gonzales  Kirby Sports Center (1,745)
Easton, PA
Nov 29, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Fairleigh Dickinson W 77–53  3–3
  19 – Griffin   10 – Taylor   5 – Griffin  Yanitelli Center 
Jersey City, NJ
Dec 2, 2017*
7:00 pm 		at Elon L 65–71 OT 3–4
  17 – Taylor   12 – Taylor   2 – Enechionyia  Alumni Gym (1,386)
Elon, NC
Dec 6, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Houston Baptist W 76–74  4–4
  20 – Griffin   6 – Idowu   6 – Turner  Yanitelli Center (605)
Jersey City, NJ
Dec 12, 2017*
7:00 pm, FS1 		at No. 15 Seton Hall L 61–84  4–5
  13 – Turner   7 – Taylor   3 – Gonzales  Walsh Gymnasium (1,655)
South Orange, NJ
Dec 17, 2017*
12:00 pm 		vs. LIU Brooklyn W 71–56  5–5
  19 – Turner   11 – Ndiaye   4 – Jones  Barclays Center (987)
Brooklyn, NY
Dec 23, 2017*
2:00 pm 		St. Francis Brooklyn W 71–68 OT 6–5
  20 – Idowu   8 – Idowu   3 – Gonzales  Yanitelli Center (501)
Jersey City, NJ
MAAC regular season
Dec 28, 2017
7:00 pm 		at Fairfield L 61–70  6–6
(0–1) 		 16 – Gonzales   6 – Turner   3 – Tied  Webster Bank Arena (1,112)
Bridgeport, CT
Dec 31, 2017
12:00 pm 		Monmouth W 77–64  7–6
(1–1) 		 17 – Griffin   7 – Taylor   5 – Gonzales  Yanitelli Center (580)
Jersey City, NJ
Jan 5, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Iona L 69–73  7–7
(1–2) 		 20 – Idowu   6 – Tied   3 – Tied  Hynes Athletic Center (1,376)
New Rochelle, NY
Jan 7, 2018
2:00 pm 		Quinnipiac W 84–58  8–7
(2–2) 		 15 – Tied   5 – Tied   9 – Gonzales  Yanitelli Center (602)
Jersey City, NJ
Jan 12, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Canisius L 58–70  8–8
(2–3) 		 12 – Turner   7 – Idowu   4 – Gonzales  Koessler Athletic Center (764)
Buffalo, NY
Jan 14, 2018
2:00 pm 		at Niagara L 70–73  8–9
(2–4) 		 22 – Turner   7 – Idowu   4 – Gonzales  Gallagher Center (1,177)
Lewiston, NY
Jan 18, 2018
7:30 pm 		Rider L 84–88  8–10
(2–5) 		 34 – Turner   9 – Taylor   8 – Enechionyia  Yanitelli Center (555)
Jersey City, NJ
Jan 21, 2018
12:00 pm 		Manhattan L 57–68  8–11
(2–6) 		 17 – Idowu   10 – Idowu   3 – Taylor  Yanitelli Center (726)
Jersey City, NJ
Jan 26, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Rider L 60–63  8–12
(2–7) 		 16 – Idowu   5 – Tied   5 – Taylor  Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
Jan 29, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Siena L 57–59 3OT 8–13
(2–8) 		 17 – Idowu   13 – Idowu   3 – Gonzales  Times Union Center (5,065)
Albany, NY
Feb 2, 2018
7:00 pm 		Niagara W 58–52  9–13
(3–8) 		 20 – Griffin   7 – Idowu   3 – Taylor  Yanitelli Center (543)
Jersey City, NJ
Feb 4, 2018
2:00 pm 		Canisius L 58–73  9–14
(3–9) 		 11 – Ndiaye   7 – Tied   2 – Tied  Yanitelli Center (454)
Jersey City, NJ
Feb 8, 2018
7:00 pm 		Marist W 70–66  10–14
(4–9) 		 30 – Turner   5 – Ndiaye   3 – Gonzales  Yanitelli Center (908)
Jersey City, NJ
Feb 10, 2018
12:00 pm 		Iona L 77–86  10–15
(4–10) 		 21 – Turner   11 – Idowu   6 – Gonzales  Yanitelli Center (745)
Jersey City, NJ
Feb 13, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Monmouth L 57–72  10–16
(4–11) 		 15 – Griffin   6 – Idowu   2 – Tied  OceanFirst Bank Center (1,716)
West Long Branch, NJ
Feb 17, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Marist L 51–69  10–17
(4–12) 		 15 – Idowu   7 – Taylor   3 – Tied  McCann Field House (1,204)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Feb 23, 2018
7:00 pm 		at Quinnipiac W 52–43  11–17
(5–12) 		 13 – Gonzales   10 – Idowu   3 – Tied  TD Bank Sports Center (2,392)
Hamden, CT
Feb 25, 2018
2:00 pm 		Siena W 65–48  12–17
(6–12) 		 14 – Jones   10 – Idowu   10 – Gonzales  Yanitelli Center (725)
Jersey City, NJ
MAAC tournament
Mar 1, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		(9) vs. (8) Monmouth
First round 		W 60–58  13–17
  20 – Griffin   8 – Idowu   4 – Tied  Times Union Center 
Albany, NY
Mar 2, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		(9) vs. (1) Rider
Quarterfinals 		W 66–55  14–17
  12 – Idowu   10 – Ndiaye   4 – Gonzales  Times Union Center (2,096)
Albany, NY
Mar 4, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		(9) vs. (4) Iona
Semifinals 		L 62–65  14–18
  19 – Taylor   11 – Idowu   3 – Turner  Times Union Center (2,151)
Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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.
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