2021–22 Saint Peter's Peacocks basketball team

2021–22 MAAC men's basketball standings
	† 2022 MAAC Tournament winner ; As of March 19, 2022;

2021–22 Saint Peter's Peacocks basketball
2021–22 Saint Peter's Peacocks basketball
MAAC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2021–22 record	21–11 (14–6 MAAC)
Head coach	Shaheen Holloway (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Ryan Whalen; Rasheen Davis; Umar Shannon;
Home arena	Run Baby Run Arena
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 Saint Peter's Peacocks basketball team represents Saint Peter's University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Peacocks, led by fourth-year head coach Shaheen Holloway, play their home games at the Run Baby Run Arena in Jersey City, New Jersey, as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the regular season 16–11, 14–6 in MAAC play, which was good for second place. As the No. 2 seed in the MAAC Tournament, they advanced to the championship game, where they defeated Monmouth to win the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2011, receiving a No. 15 seed in the East Region.

The Peacocks became the tenth 15 seed on record to upset a 2 seed in the NCAA tournament as well as the third 15 seed to advance to the Sweet 16, after beating Kentucky and 7 seed Murray State.^[1] At the same time, they became the first MAAC men's basketball program to ever advance to the Sweet 16 as well.^[2]

Previous season[]

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Peacocks finished the 2020–21 season 14–11, 10–8 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the MAAC Tournament, they defeated Rider in the quarterfinals^[3] before losing to Fairfield in the semifinals.^[4]

Roster[]

2021–22 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Latrell Reid	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Willingboro, NJ
G	1	Brent Bland	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Wheatley Heights, NY
G	2	Marty Silvera	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Worcester, MA
F	4	Jerry Ngopot	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Bangui, CAR
G	5	Daryl Banks III	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Los Angeles, CA
F	10	Fousseyni Drame	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Bamako, Mali
F	11	KC Ndefo	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Elmont, NY
F	12	Clarence Rupert	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Philadelphia, PA
G	13	Isiah Dasher	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Jersey City, NJ
F	14	Hassan Drame	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Bamako, Mali
G	15	Matthew Lee	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	San Juan, PR
F	24	Oumar Diahame	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Dakar, Senegal
G	25	Doug Edert	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Nutley, NJ
G	32	Jaylen Murray	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Putnam, CT
F	35	Mouhamed Sow	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Dakar, Senegal

Head coach

Shaheen Holloway (Seton Hall)

Assistant coach(es)

Ryan Whalen (Saint Joseph's)
Rasheen Davis (St. Thomas Aquinas)
Umar Shannon (Saint Francis (PA))

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 18, 2021

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021* 7:00 pm		New Jersey City	W 90–66	–	15 – Lee	7 – H. Drame	4 – Ndefo	Run Baby Run Arena (842) Jersey City, NJ
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at VCU	L 54–57	0–1	17 – Edert	8 – F. Drame	3 – Lee	Siegel Center (7,017) Richmond, VA
November 13, 2021* 4:00 pm, FS2		at St. John's	L 70–91	0–2	11 – Murray	7 – H. Drame	3 – Murray	Carnesecca Arena (3,795) Queens, NY
November 17, 2021* 7:00 pm		at Wagner	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at Wagner					Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY
November 23, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		LIU	W 64–62	1–2	17 – Edert	9 – Ndefo	6 – Lee	Run Baby Run Arena (434) Jersey City, NJ
November 27, 2021* 12:00 pm, FS2		at Providence	L 71–85	1–3	26 – Banks III	9 – F. Drame	4 – Lee	Dunkin' Donuts Center (NA) Providence, RI
December 3, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Quinnipiac	W 69–59	2–3 (1–0)	16 – Ndefo	13 – F. Drame	7 – Ndefo	People's United Center (1,054) Hamden, CT
December 5, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Siena	L 58–60	2–4 (1–1)	14 – Banks III	8 – Ndefo	4 – Murray	Run Baby Run Arena (483) Jersey City, NJ
December 8, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		St. Francis Brooklyn	L 60–71	2–5	10 – F. Drame	6 – Banks III	3 – Banks III	Run Baby Run Arena (464) Jersey City, NJ
December 12, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Nyack	W 87–48	3–5	22 – F. Drame	12 – F. Drame	7 – Murray	Run Baby Run Arena (344) Jersey City, NJ
December 18, 2021* 6:30 pm, ESPN3		at Stony Brook	L 63–64	3–6	13 – Ndefo	7 – H. Drame	4 – Murray	Island Federal Arena (1,539) Stony Brook, NY
December 22, 2021* 3:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Fairleigh Dickinson	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at FDU					Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ
January 14, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Monmouth	W 67–62	4–6 (2–1)	13 – Banks III	8 – Ndefo	3 – Ndefo	Run Baby Run Arena (483) Jersey City, NJ
January 16, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Rider	W 58–51	5–6 (3–1)	12 – Edert	10 – F. Drame	4 – Lee	Alumni Gymnasium (1,068) Lawrenceville, NJ
January 18, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Canisius Rescheduled from December 31	W 65–57	6–6 (4–1)	17 – Dasher	12 – Ndefo	2 – Ndefo	Run Baby Run Arena (281) Jersey City, NJ
January 21, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Niagara	W 74–68 ^OT	7–6 (5–1)	22 – Ndefo	13 – Ndefo	5 – Banks III	Gallagher Center (1,080) Lewiston, NY
January 23, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Canisius	L 60–63	7–7 (5–2)	19 – H. Drame	11 – H. Drame	2 – H. Drame	Koessler Athletic Center (782) Buffalo, NY
January 26, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Marist Rescheduled from January 2	W 69–62	8–7 (6–2)	18 – H. Drame	11 – H. Drame	4 – Lee	McCann Arena (986) Poughkeepsie, NY
January 28, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Manhattan	W 77–51	9–7 (7–2)	14 – Murray	7 – F. Drame	3 – Ndefo	Run Baby Run Arena (510) Jersey City, NJ
January 30, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Iona	L 77–85	9–8 (7–3)	21 – Edert	6 – Ndefo	3 – Lee	Hynes Athletic Center (2,318) New Rochelle, NY
February 4, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Quinnipiac	W 83–74	10–8 (8–3)	16 – Banks III	10 – F. Drame	4 – Lee	Run Baby Run Arena (777) Jersey City, NJ
February 6, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Marist	W 66–50	11–8 (9–3)	13 – Banks III	8 – F. Drame	4 – Ndefo	Run Baby Run Arena (632) Jersey City, NJ
February 11, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Rider	L 49–58	11–9 (9–4)	9 – Dasher	11 – Ndefo	4 – Lee	Run Baby Run Arena (577) Jersey City, NJ
February 15, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Iona Rescheduled from January 7	L 61–70	11–10 (9–5)	16 – Ndefo	8 – Ndefo	4 – Lee	Run Baby Run Arena (695) Jersey City, NJ
February 18, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fairfield	W 70–59	12–10 (10–5)	16 – Ndefo	7 – Ndefo	4 – Lee	Webster Bank Arena (1,611) Bridgeport, CT
February 20, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Siena	L 70–84	12–11 (10–6)	16 – Banks III	9 – H. Drame	4 – Murray	MVP Arena (6,044) Albany, NY
February 25, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Monmouth	W 70–65	13–11 (11–6)	14 – Ndefo	11 – Ndefo	3 – Ndefo	OceanFirst Bank Center (2,027) West Long Branch, NJ
February 27, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Niagara	W 63–36	14–11 (12–6)	13 – Banks III	10 – H. Drame	5 – Lee	Run Baby Run Arena (581) Jersey City, NJ
March 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Manhattan Rescheduled from January 9	W 73–51	15–11 (13–6)	13 – Banks III	5 – F. Drame	3 – Ndefo	Draddy Gymnasium (200) Riverdale, NY
March 5, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Fairfield	W 57–41	16–11 (14–6)	14 – Ndefo	7 – Ndefo	5 – Lee	Run Baby Run Arena (577) Jersey City, NJ
MAAC Tournament
March 9, 2022 9:30 p.m., ESPN+	(2)	vs. (7) Fairfield Quarterfinals	W 77–63	17–11	20 – Ndefo	6 – Rupert	2 – Banks III	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
March 11, 2022 8:30 p.m., ESPNews	(2)	vs. (11) Quinnipiac Semifinals	W 64–52	18–11	14 – Lee	7 – Ndefo	2 – Ndefo	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
March 12, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPNU	(2)	vs. (4) Monmouth Championship	W 60–54	19–11	20 – Edert	10 – F. Drame	2 – Edert	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
NCAA Tournament
March 17, 2022* 7:10 p.m., CBS	(15 E)	vs. (2 E) No. 7 Kentucky First Round	W 85–79 ^OT	20–11	27 – Banks III	8 – H. Drame	4 – H. Drame	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (17,923) Indianapolis, IN
March 19, 2022* 8:20 p.m., CBS	(15 E)	vs. (7 E) No. 20 Murray State Second Round	W 70–60	21–11	17 – Ndefo	10 – Ndefo	4 – Lee	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (17,838) Indianapolis, IN
March 25, 2022* 7:09 p.m., CBS	(15 E)	vs. (3 E) No. 10 Purdue Sweet Sixteen						Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources^[5]^[6]

References[]

^ 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.
^ "Saint Peter's Makes History as First MAAC Men's Basketball Program to Reach March Madness Sweet Sixteen". MAACSports.com. March 20, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
^ "Commanding Second Half Leads to Men's Basketball Win over No. 11 Rider in MAAC Quarterfinals". Saint Peter's University Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
^ "Iona and Fairfield to Meet in Men's Basketball Championship Game". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Saint Peter's University Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
^ "2021-22 Saint Peter's Peacocks Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 18, 2021.

[1] 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.

[2] "Saint Peter's Makes History as First MAAC Men's Basketball Program to Reach March Madness Sweet Sixteen". MAACSports.com. March 20, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.

[3] "Commanding Second Half Leads to Men's Basketball Win over No. 11 Rider in MAAC Quarterfinals". Saint Peter's University Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2021.

[4] "Iona and Fairfield to Meet in Men's Basketball Championship Game". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 18, 2021.

[5] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Saint Peter's University Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2021.

[6] "2021-22 Saint Peter's Peacocks Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 18, 2021.

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v t Saint Peter's Peacocks basketball
Venues	Jersey City Armory (primary 1937–1975; alternative 1975–present) Run Baby Run Arena (1975–present)
People
	1942–46 1990–91 2010–11 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

2021–22 MAAC men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Iona	17	–	3	.850	25	–	8	.758
Saint Peter's †	14	–	6	.700	21	–	11	.656
Siena	12	–	8	.600	15	–	14	.517
Monmouth	11	–	9	.550	21	–	13	.618
Niagara	9	–	11	.450	14	–	16	.467
Marist	9	–	11	.450	14	–	16	.467
Fairfield	8	–	12	.400	15	–	18	.455
Manhattan	8	–	12	.400	15	–	15	.500
Rider	8	–	12	.400	14	–	19	.424
Canisius	7	–	13	.350	11	–	21	.344
Quinnipiac	7	–	13	.350	14	–	17	.452

† 2022 MAAC Tournament winner As of March 19, 2022;