2017–18 Saint Peter's Peacocks basketball team

2017–18 MAAC men's basketball standings
	† 2018 MAAC Tournament winner ;

2017–18 Saint Peter's Peacocks basketball
2017–18 Saint Peter's Peacocks basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2017–18 record	14–18 (6–12 MAAC)
Head coach	John Dunne (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Matt Henry; Serge Clement; David Danzig;
Home arena	Yanitelli Center
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

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

John Dunne (Ithaca)

Assistant coach(es)

Matt Henry (Trinity)
Serge Clement (Potsdam State)
Dalip Bhatia (Rutgers)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
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[]

^ "Marist Hires John Dunne As Head Men's Basketball Coach". MAAC Sports. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
^ Carino, Jerry. "Saint Peter's to hire Seton Hall's Shaheen Holloway as basketball coach". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved 10 April 2018.

[1] "Marist Hires John Dunne As Head Men's Basketball Coach". MAAC Sports. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

[2] Carino, Jerry. "Saint Peter's to hire Seton Hall's Shaheen Holloway as basketball coach". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved 10 April 2018.

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2017–18 MAAC men's basketball standings
v t	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