Saint Peter's Peacocks basketball

Saint Peter's Peacocks
2021–22 Saint Peter's Peacocks basketball team
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UniversitySaint Peter's University
Head coachVacant
ConferenceMAAC
LocationJersey City, New Jersey
ArenaRun Baby Run Arena
(Capacity: 3,200)
ColorsBlue and white[1]
   
Uniforms
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Home jersey
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Team colours
Home
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Away jersey
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Team colours
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 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 was previously led by fourth-year head coach Shaheen Holloway, who left Saint Peter's on March 30, 2022 for Seton Hall.[2]

History

In 2022, they gained national recognition after becoming the tenth No. 15 seed in history to upset a No. 2 seed, after knocking off the Kentucky Wildcats.[3][4] They then became the third No. 15 seed in tournament history, and the third in nine years, to make the Sweet 16;[5] they further continued their run, becoming the first No. 15 seed in tournament history to advance to the Elite Eight, after defeating Purdue.[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 85–79OT
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
1959 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

  1. ^ Colors–Identity Elements (PDF). Saint Peter's Athletics Visual Identity Guidelines. December 30, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "Holloway Home! Shaheen Holloway '00 Named Pirates Head Coach". Seton Hall Pirates. March 30, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 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.

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