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hen you emerge from Saint Peter’s basketball SEASON REVIEW Wfacility, you can see Manhattan glittering SEAS. W-L CONF. COACH SEAS. W-L CONF. COACH through the Jersey City haze. New York City has hosted 1930-46 70-134 1959-60 15-5 Don Kennedy some of the Peacocks’ sweetest moments, but the 1946-47 5-16 George Babich 1960-61 14-9 Don Kennedy 1947-48 16-5 George Babich 1961-62 12-10 Don Kennedy team’s success has rested largely on staying local and 1948-49 18-5 George Babich 1962-63 12-11 Don Kennedy finding quality players passed over by the nationally 1949-50 13-11-1 Pete Caruso 1963-64 13-9 Don Kennedy ranked big boys. 1950-51 9-16 Don Kennedy 1964-65 10-10 Don Kennedy 1951-52 13-11 Don Kennedy 1965-66 11-12 5-4 Don Kennedy BEST TEAM: 1967-68 1952-53 14-8 Don Kennedy 1966-67 18-6 7-2 ■ Don Kennedy Led by forward Elnardo Webster 1953-54 17-7 Don Kennedy 1967-68 24-4 8-0 ■ Don Kennedy (25.0 ppg), the high-scoring, fast-breaking Peacocks earned 1954-55 11-11 Don Kennedy 1968-69 21-7 7-1 ■ Don Kennedy the nickname Run, Baby, Run—and a devoted following. 1955-56 14-7 Don Kennedy 1969-70 13-11 Don Kennedy In the NIT quarterfinals, Saint Peter’s routed No. 10-ranked 1956-57 18-4 ■ Don Kennedy 1970-71 11-13 Don Kennedy 1957-58 20-4 ■ Don Kennedy 1971-72 12-13 Don Kennedy Duke, 100-71, in front of largest NIT crowd to date. But 1958-59 15-6 Don Kennedy 1972-73 8-18 Bernie Ockene Kansas silenced the de facto home team in the semifinals,

THE SCHOOLS 58-46, and Notre Dame did too, winning the third-place SEAS. W-L CONF. SCORING COACH RECORD game, 81-78. 1973-74 8-18 Ken Markowski 15.5 Bernie Ockene 16-36 .308 1974-75 15-12 ■ Bob Fazio 17.5 Dick McDonald BEST PLAYER: G KEYDREN “KEEKEE” CLARK (2002-06) 1975-76 19-11 ■ Bob Fazio 21.9 Dick McDonald The Peacocks’ all-time leader in 11 statistical categories, 1976-77 13-13 Bob Fazio 17.7 Dick McDonald 47-36 .566 1977-78 8-18 Kevin Bannon 14.9 Bob Kelly as a soph the 5'8" Clark was the shortest player ever to 1978-79 10-15 Kevin Bannon 14.3 Bob Kelly 18-33 .353 win the D1 scoring title with 26.7 ppg, An inch taller as 1979-80 22-9 ■ Jim Brandon 15.7 Bob Dukiet a junior, Clark repeated as scoring champ with 25.8 ppg. 1980-81 17-9 Kevin Rogers 14.8 Bob Dukiet 1981-82 20-9 9-1 ■ William Brown 16.9 Bob Dukiet BEST COACH: DON KENNEDY (1950-1972) 1982-83 22-5 7-3 Shelton Gibbs 19.0 Bob Dukiet He had a 1983-84 23-6 11-3 ■ Shelton Gibbs 17.0 Bob Dukiet remarkable ability to find unheralded local talent, and 1984-85 15-14 5-9 Leonard Hayes 20.4 Bob Dukiet used it to run a high-scoring fast break that powered his 1985-86 16-12 7-7 Willie Haynes 12.8 Bob Dukiet 135-64 .678 squads to five NITs. 1986-87 21-8 11-3 ■ Willie Haynes 15.1 Ted Fiore 1987-88 20-9 11-3 Alex Roberts 17.0 Ted Fiore GAME FOR THE AGES: 1988-89 22-9 11-3 ■ Willie Haynes 16.9 Ted Fiore In the 1995 MAAC 1989-90 14-14 7-9 Tony Walker 16.1 Ted Fiore tournament final, not only did the Peacocks avenge 1990-91 24-7 11-5 ● Tony Walker 19.2 Ted Fiore regular-season losses of 21 and 23 points to Manhattan 1991-92 8-21 3-13 Chuck Veterano 15.0 Ted Fiore 1992-93 9-18 3-11 Scott Weeden 17.4 Ted Fiore with a wild 80-78 OT victory, they knocked off the No. 1 1993-94 14-13 8-6 Mike Frensley, A. Allen 10.5 Ted Fiore seed and booked their second trip to the NCAAs. Saint 1994-95 19-11 10-4 ● Luis Arrosa 15.3 Ted Fiore 151-110 .579 Peter’s blew a nine-point lead in the final two minutes 1995-96 15-12 5-9 Luis Arrosa 14.2 Rodger Blind of regulation, but Mike Frensley’s 14-footer with :04 1996-97 13-15 9-5 Ricky Bellinger 16.3 Rodger Blind 1997-98 8-19 4-14 Ricky Bellinger 16.5 Rodger Blind remaining in the extra session closed the deal. 1998-99 14-15 10-8 Ricky Bellinger 16.2 Rodger Blind 1999-2000 5-23 2-16 Ricky Bellinger 15.1 Rodger Blind 55-84 .396 FIERCEST RIVAL: Saint Peter’s is located in working- 2000-01 4-24 2-16 Keith Sellers 18.7 Bob Leckie class Jersey City, and its fans always get their collective 2001-02 4-24 3-15 Corien John 12.8 Bob Leckie 2002-03 10-19 6-12 Keydren “KeeKee” Clark 24.9 Bob Leckie backs up when crossing paths (or PATH trains) with 2003-04 17-12 12-6 Keydren “KeeKee” Clark 26.7 Bob Leckie fans of Manhattan College, whose campus is in the 2004-05 15-13 10-8 Keydren “KeeKee” Clark 25.8 Bob Leckie affluent Riverdale section of the Bronx. The series dates 2005-06 17-15 9-9 Keydren “KeeKee” Clark 26.3 Bob Leckie 67-107 .421 back to the 1946-47 season, and the Jaspers lead over- 2006-07 5-25 3-15 Raul Orta 13.3 John Dunne 2007-08 6-24 3-15 Wesley Jenkins 13.0 John Dunne all, 64–45–1. But the Peacocks have the edge in MAAC 2008-09 11-19 8-10 Wesley Jenkins 15.7 John Dunne 22-68 .244 tournament matchups, 5–4. ● NCAA Tournament appearance ■ NIT appearance

PROFILE Current conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic (1981- ) TOP 5 Saint Peter’s College, Jersey City, NJ Conference titles: G Keydren “KeeKee”Clark (2002-06) Metropolitan Collegiate: 3 (1967 [tie], ’68, ’69 [tie]) Founded: 1872 G Rich Rinaldi (1968-71) MAAC: 3 (1982, ’84 [tie], ’87) Enrollment: 3,111 (2,436 undergraduate) F Bob Fazio (1974-77) Colors: Blue and white Conference tournament titles: F Elnardo Webster (1967-69) MAAC: 2 (1991, ’95) Nickname: Peacocks C Pete O’Dea (1965-68) 2 Current arena: Yanitelli Center, opened in 1975 (3,200) NCAA Tournament appearances: 12 First game: Dec. 12, 1930 NIT appearances: Semifinals: 1 All-time record: 950-903-1 (.513) Total weeks in AP Top 20/25: 0

RECORDS GAME SEASON CAREER POINTS 54 Rich Rinaldi, vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) (Feb. 13, 1971) 840 Keydren Clark (2005-06) 3,058 Keydren Clark (2002-06) POINTS PER GAME 28.6 Rich Rinaldi (1970-71) 25.9 Keydren Clark (2002-06) REBOUNDS 28 Juan Jiminez, vs. Upsala (1969-70) 409 Pete O’Dea (1967-68) 1,022 Pete O’Dea (1965-68) ASSISTS 20 Jasper Walker, vs. Holy Cross (Feb. 11, 1990) 204 Jasper Walker (1988-89) 674 Jasper Walker (1987-91)