2019-20 Saint Peter's Basketball Game Notes
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2019-20 Men’s Basketball Game Notes 2019-20 Saint Peter’s Basketball Game Notes MATCHUP 2019-20 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Overall Record 17-12 MAAC 14-6 Saint Peter’s vs Iona Home 11-3 Wednesday, March 11 - 9:30 PM Away 6-9 Boardwalk Hall - Atlantic City, NJ Saint Peter’s Peacocks Iona Gaels Neutral 0-0 PxP - Greg Mescall 17-12, 14-6 MAAC 12-16, 9-11 MAAC Color - Chris Williams Date Opponent Time/Result Opening Tip NOV. 7 NJCU (EXHIBITION) W, 88-61 • After one of the best regular seasons in program history, the second-seeded Saint Peter’s men’s basketball team begins postseason play at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City in the 2020 Hercules Tires MAAC Basketball Championship. NOV. 13 BRYANT L, 69-44 • The Peacocks will face No. 7 Iona in the quarterfinals on Wednesday, Mar. 11 at 9:30 p.m. • Saint Peter’s concluded the regular season in second place, following a 14-6 MAAC season and 17-12 overall mark. Nov. 16 at Providence L, 68-47 • Last time out, the Peacocks ended the season with a 68-65 home win over Iona, earning the first regular season sweep over the Gaels since the 2008-09 season. NOV. 20 WAGNER L, 81-77 OT • Matthew Lee connected on the go-ahead triple with just 3.6 seconds remaining to secure the victory. • Three Peacocks surpassed double-figures; KC Ndefo stuffed the stat sheet, matching his career-high of 16 points, Fousseyni Nov. 24 at Caldwell (Exhibition) W, 88-67 Drame was the next high-scorer with 12 points, followed by Quinn Taylor’s 10 points. NOV. 30 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN W, 67-59 Things to Know Before the Before the MAAC Quarterfinals Dec. 3 at St. John’s L, 79-69 All-Time Series with Gaels • Wednesday night’s quarterfinals will be the 124th all-time contest between Saint Peter’s and Iona dating back to 1941-42. DEC. 11 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 86-70 • The Peacocks record against the Gaels stands at 52-71. • This season, Saint Peter’s snapped a 10-game losing streak to the Gaels, earning the first season sweep over Iona since 2008-09. Dec. 18 at Connecticut L, 66-56 • In the MAAC tournament, the Peacocks trail Iona 3-8, having faced the Gaels the past three seasons. • Saint Peter’s last victory over Iona in the tournament came in 2011 MAAC title game, where the Peacocks came away with a 62-57 Dec. 22 at LIU W, 69-58 win. Dec. 28 at Hampton L, 70-67 Peacocks at MAAC Championship • The Saint Peter’s men’s basketball team enters the 39th Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Championship as the No. 2 Jan. 3 at Iona # W, 75-74 overall seed. JAN. 5 MARIST # W, 66-40 • Saint Peter’s will be the No. 2 seed in the MAAC Championship for the fifth time overall, the last time being 2017. • The Peacocks will be making their seventh straight appearance in the quarterfinals and the team enters the round 17-11 all-time. In Jan. 9 at Siena # L, 61-58 last season’s quarterfinals, No. 9 Saint Peter’s fell to top-seed and eventual champion Iona, 73-71. • The Peacocks are 35-36 all-time in the tournament, winning titles in 1991, 1995, and 2011. The Peacocks’ seven championship JAN. 12 CANISIUS # L, 72-68 title game appearances are the fifth most among all current and former MAAC members, and the three titles are tied for fourth most amongst current MAAC members. Jan. 15 at Fairfield # L, 61-51 • Saint Peter’s will be looking to advance into the MAAC semifinals the third time in the past four seasons. Jan. 18 at Quinnipiac # W, 71-51 2019-20 Record Setters • Saint Peter’s 2019-20 season has been one for the record books. Jan. 24 at Rider # L, 70-66 • The Peacocks won four out of the five major awards, becoming the only school in MAAC history to win that many awards in one JAN. 26 NIAGARA # W, 58-53 single season. • A trio of freshmen were named to the MAAC All-Rookie Team, making the Peacocks the first program in MAAC history to place JAN. 29 MONMOUTH # W, 66-63 three rookies on the team. • This season’s team was the first in program history to defeat every other conference team at least once during the regular season, JAN. 31 MANHATTAN # W, 70-53 with the current 11 or 10 team league. • Saint Peter’s nine MAAC home victories were the most in program history. FEB. 2 SIENA # W, 85-80 • The Peacocks had five freshmen win at least one MAAC rookie of the week award, the most individual award winners by any conference school in league history. Feb. 7 at Marist # L, 72-61 • Additionally, the five frosh combined to win 10 weekly awards, surpassing the previous Saint Peter’s record of nine. Feb. 9 at Monmouth # W, 81-69 SAINT PETER’S FEB. 14 QUINNIPIAC # W, 84-72 Last Game Starters FEB. 16 FAIRFIELD # W, 61-44 # Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG Feb. 21 at Manhattan # W, 67-64 01 Aaron Estrada Fr. G 6-4 207 8.0 2.5 1.9 FEB. 23 RIDER # W, 73-54 10 Fousseyni Drame Fr. F 6-7 192 5.6 4.3 0.3 Feb. 27 at Niagara # L, 63-54 20 Derrick Woods Sr. F 6-8 225 5.2 3.3 0.3 Feb. 29 at Canisius # W, 69-68 24 Quinn Taylor Sr. G/F 6-5 200 6.8 4.4 1.3 MAR. 6 IONA # W, 68-65 25 Cameron Jones Gr. G 6-3 195 3.6 1.5 0.7 Reserves MAAC Championship - Atlantic City, NJ - # Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall 00 Dallas Watson So. G 6-4 170 3.8 1.5 0.8 Mar. 11 vs. Iona 9:30 PM 02 Doug Edert Fr. G 6-2 185 7.7 1.7 0.6 Mar. 13 Semifinal Round TBA 04 Nazeer Bostick RJr. G 6-4 195 4.6 2.2 0.7 Mar. 14 Championship Game TBA 05 Daryl Banks III Fr. G 6-3 165 7.9 1.6 1.2 11 KC Ndefo So. F 6-7 195 8.5 5.2 1.0 12 Majur Majak So. C 7-1 215 1.7 2.1 ----- Home events in CAPS 13 Amir Hicks Sr. G 5-11 155 ----- ----- 0.3 MAAC Games# 14 Hassan Drame Fr. F 6-7 190 4.7 5.2 0.7 15 Matthew Lee Fr. G 6-0 160 5.7 1.3 2.2 2019-20 Men’s Basketball Game Notes Saint Peter’s University 2019-20 Men’s Basketball QUICK FACTS Saint Peter’s University Location Jersey City Founded 1872 Enrollment 2,637 Colors Blue & White Nickname Peacocks Conference Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) President Dr. Eugene J. Cornacchia Director of Athletics Rachelle Paul Home Court Yanitelli Center Capacity 3,200 Athletic Website saintpeterspeacocks.com University Website saintpeters.edu Coaching Staff Head Coach Shaheen Holloway (Seton Hall ’00) - Second Season Record at Saint Peter’s 27-31 (20-18 MAAC) Career Record 27-31 2019-20 Record Holloway: 17-9, Ryan Whalen: 0-3 Assistant Coach Ryan Whalen (Saint Joseph’s ’08) - Second Season Assistant Coach/ Recruiting Coordinator Matt Eisele (Pittsburgh ’04) - Second Season Assistant Coach John Morton (Seton Hall ’90) - Second Season Director of Player Development/Coaching Consultant Corey Lowery (Rutgers-Newark ’98) - Second Season Director of Basketball Operations Steven Cruz (Siena ’14) - First Season Special Assistant to the Head Coach Damani Myers - First Season Program History All-Time Record, All-Time MAAC Record (First Season) 1,106- 1,098 (1921), 298-348 (1981) MAAC Regular Season Championships 2 (1982, 1987) MAAC Tournament Championships 3 (1991, 1995, 2011) NCAA Appearances 3 (1991, 1995, 2011) NCAA Record 0-3 NIT Appearances 12 (1957, 1958, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1989) NIT Record 5-13 CIT Appearances 1 (2017) CIT Record 4-0 National Postseson Championships 1 (CIT 2017) All-Time National Postseason Records 9-16 Media Relations Social Media Men’s Basketball Hamilton Cook Jr. Athletics @SPUAthletics Office Phone 201-761-7316 Men’s Basketball: Cell Phone 732-877-8918 Twitter @PeacocksMBB Email [email protected] Instagram PeacocksMBB 2019-20 Men’s Basketball Game Notes 2019-20 Saint Peter’s Peacocks Rosters Numerical Roster No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School/High School 0 Dallas Watson So. G 6-4 170 Brooklyn, NY / Saint Raymond’s 1 Aaron Estrada Fr. G 6-4 207 Woodbury, NJ / St. Benedict’s 2 Doug Edert Fr. G 6-2 185 Nutley, NJ / Bergen Catholic 4 Nazeer Bostick R-Jr. G 6-4 195 Philadelphia, PA / Penn State / Roman Catholic 5 Daryl Banks III Fr. G 6-3 165 Los Angeles, CA / The Patrick School 10 Fousseyni Drame Fr. F 6-7 192 Bamako, Mali / Our Savior New American School (NY) 11 KC Ndefo So. F 6-7 195 Elmont, NY / Abraham Lincoln 12 Majur Majak So. C 7-1 215 Juba, South Sudan / The Patrick School 13 Amir Hicks Sr. G 5-11 155 Paterson, NJ / St. Mary’s 14 Hassan Drame Fr. F 6-7 190 Bamako, Mali / Our Savior New American School (NY) 15 Matthew Lee Fr. G 6-0 160 San Juan, Puerto Rico / Dohn Prep (OH) 20 Derrick Woods Sr. F 6-8 225 Trenton, NJ / Delaware / St.