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
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	10–22 (6–12 MAAC)
Head coach	Shaheen Holloway (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Ryan Whalen Matt Eisele John Morton
Home arena	Yanitelli Center
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 MAAC men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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
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 Shaheen Holloway (Seton Hall) Assistant coach(es) Ryan Whalen (Saint Joseph's) Matt Eisele (Pittsburgh) John Morton (Seton Hall) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt 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.