2018-19 Saint Peter's Basketball Game Notes
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2018-19 Men’s Basketball Game Notes 2018-19 Saint Peter’s Basketball Game Notes MATCHUP 2018-19 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Overall Record 7-20 Saint Peter’s vs Niagara MAAC 4-11 Sunday, February 24 - 2:00 PM Home 5-6 Yanitelli Center - Jersey City, NJ Saint Peter’s Peacocks Niagara Purple Eagles Away 2-14 PxP - James Corrigan 7-20, 4-11 12-16, 5-10 Neutral 0-0 Color - Chris Radecke Opening Words • The Saint Peter’s men’s basketball team returns to Jersey City for the remainder of the regular season beginning on Sunday afternoon. Date Opponent Time/Result • The Peacocks welcome Niagara to the Yanitelli Center for a 2 p.m. tip to close out the week. NOV. 7 LAFAYETTE W, 93-86 OT • The Peacocks snapped an eight-game skid on Friday night, improving to 4-11 in the MAAC and 7-20 overall this season. • In Friday night’s road contest at Marist, Saint Peter’s knocked off Marist 65-59 to earn the season series sweep over the Red Foxes and snapping their four-game winning NOV. 10 DELAWARE L, 78-75 OT streak. Nov. 14 at Bryant L, 71-63 • The Peacocks used a balanced attack, as all five starters scored at least eight points and combined to score 56 of the Peacocks’ 65 total points. • Davauhnte Turner scored a team-high 16 points, KC Ndefo followed with 13 points, Quinn Taylor scored 10 points, Dallas Watson chipped in with nine points and Samuel Nov. 20 at NC State L, 85-57 Idowu scored eight to round out the starting five. Nov. 24 at North Texas L, 75-66 • The Peacocks controlled the bulk of the game, leading for just over 30 minutes and posting leads of double-digits in both halves. Nov. 28 at Auburn L, 99-49 • The win over Marist was the Peacocks’ first MAAC sweep of the season, while the team also has wins against Siena and against Niagara on the road. • Turner has ranked top-5 in scoring in the MAAC this season and is currently third, averaging 16.5 points per game. DEC. 1 MAINE W, 63-59 OT • In MAAC games, Turner is averaging 15.8 points per game, good for sixth in the MAAC. Dec. 4 at Clemson L, 65-60 • He is followed by Idowu who is averaging 10.7 points per outing, which puts him 23rd in the MAAC. DEC. 8 LIU BROOKLYN L, 74-58 • Idowu leads the conference with 2.0 blocked shots per MAAC game, while ranking second in blocked shots overall with 1.9 swats per game. • KC Ndefo is behind Idowu, blocking 1.5 shots per game; ranked second in MAAC games and third in overall games. Dec. 15 at St. Francis Brooklyn L, 56-53 • Watson’s 2.7 assists per game puts him at 10th in the league rankings. Dec. 19 at Fairleigh Dickinson L, 83-74 • Taylor is leading the Peacocks with 5.5 rebounds per outing, ranked 12th, while Idowu is averaging 5.1 rebounds per game, good for 15th in the MAAC. DEC. 29 HAMPTON W, 83-80 OT History with Niagara JAN. 3 SIENA # W, 65-60 • The Peacocks and Purple Eagles will be doing battle in the 86th all-time meeting. Jan. 5 at Monmouth # L, 61-44 • The Peacocks trail the Purple Eagles 34-51 in the all-time series, dating back to 1937 and are 20-38 against the Western New York school since Niagara joined the MAAC in 1989-90. Jan. 10 at Fairfield # L, 60-57 • Saint Peter’s is seeking to sweep the season series against Niagara, which hasn’t been done by either team since Niagara earned the sweep during the 2012-13 season. JAN. 13 MARIST # W, 72-63 • In the first meeting, the Peacocks picked up their first road victory of the year by way of a 74-72 win. JAN. 17 MANHATTAN # L, 58-56 • In the win, Davauhnte Turner scored 31 points and Manny Dixon hit the game-winning 3-pointer with 4.0 seconds left to give the Peacocks the win. Jan. 22 at Niagara # W, 74-72 Purple Eagles Scout Jan. 27 at Quinnipiac # L, 77-58 • Niagara sits at ninth place in the current MAAC standings with its 5-10 conference record. • The Purple Eagles have struggled in the month of February, posting a 1-5 record in the month. Jan. 31 at Rider # L, 59-51 • Niagara most recently fell to Rider, dropping the game 97-81 on the road Friday night. Feb. 2 at Manhattan # L, 64-50 • Marvin Prochet ranks fifth in the MAAC in scoring and leads Niagara with 16.1 points per game. FEB. 7 MONMOUTH # L, 53-51 FEB. 10 CANISIUS # L, 64-60 SAINT PETER’S Feb. 15 at Iona # L, 62-46 Probable Starters # Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG FEB. 17 RIDER # L, 71-65 00 Dallas Watson Fr. G 6-4 175 6.7 2.2 2.7 Feb. 19 at Siena # L, 72-62 01 Davauhnte Turner RSr. G 6-0 185 16.5 3.4 2.4 Feb. 22 at Marist # W, 65-59 11 KC Ndefo Fr. G/F 6-6 185 7.0 4.7 0.8 FEB. 24 NIAGARA # 2PM 23 Samuel Idowu Sr. F 6-7 240 10.7 5.1 0.4 MAR. 1 QUINNIPIAC # 7PM 24 Quinn Taylor Jr. G/F 6-4 185 7.6 5.5 1.1 MAR. 3 FAIRFIELD # 1PM Reserves # Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG MAAC Championship - Albany, NY - Times 02 Klay Brown Fr. G 6-4 185 2.5 2.4 0.7 Union Center 05 Manny Dixon RFr. G/F 6-5 180 5.7 2.4 0.5 Mar. 7 First Round TBA 10 Mikko Johnson RFr. G 6-2 165 ----- ----- ----- Mar. 8/9 Quarterfinal Round TBA 12 Majur Majak Fr. C 7-1 215 1.0 1.3 0.1 Mar. 10 Semifinal Round TBA 13 Amir Hicks Jr. G 5-10 155 0.2 0.1 0.1 Mar. 11 Championship Game TBA 20 Derrick Woods Jr. F 6-8 225 5.1 2.7 0.1 22 Cameron Underwood So. G/F 6-6 185 0.3 0.3 0.1 25 Cameron Jones RJr. G 6-3 195 9.1 4.0 2.1 Home events in CAPS MAAC Games# 2018-19 Men’s Basketball Game Notes Saint Peter’s University 2018-19 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 Bryan Felt Home Court Victor R. Yanitelli Center Capacity 3,200 Athletic Website saintpeterspeacocks.com University Website saintpeters.edu Coaching Staff Head Coach Shaheen Holloway (Seton Hall ‘00) – First season Record at Saint Peter’s 7-20 (4-11 MAAC) Career Record 7-20 Assistant Coach Ryan Whalen (Saint Joseph’s ‘08) – First season Assistant Coach Matt Eisele (Pittsburgh ‘04) – First season Assistant Coach John Morton (Seton Hall ‘90) – First season Special Assistant to the Head Coach Brian Petruzzelli (Montclair State ‘16) - First season Director of Basketball Operations Erik Goldbach (Charleston ‘17) – First season Program History All-Time Record (First Season) 1,086- 1,084 (1921) 2017-18 Record 14-18 (6-12 MAAC) 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 Postseason Championships 1 (CIT 2017) All-Time National Postseason Record 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 spu_mbb 2018-19 Men’s Basketball Game Notes 2018-19 Saint Peter’s Peacocks Rosters Numerical Roster No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School/High School 0 Dallas Watson Fr. G 6-4 175 Brooklyn, NY / Saint Raymond’s 1 Davauhnte Turner RSr. G 6-0 185 Grambling, LA / Independence Community College / Grambling 2 Klay Brown Fr. G 6-4 185 Queens, NY / Abraham Lincoln 4 Nazeer Bostick Jr. G 6-4 203 Philadelphia, PA / Penn State / Roman Catholic 5 Manny Dixon R-Fr. G/F 6-5 180 Trenton, NJ / Notre Dame High School 10 Mikko Johnson R-Fr. G 6-2 165 Brooklyn, NY / Brooklyn HS for Law and Technology 11 KC Ndefo Fr. F 6-6 185 Elmont, NY / Abraham Lincoln 12 Majur Majak Fr. C 7-1 215 Juba, South Sudan / The Patrick School 13 Amir Hicks Jr. G 5-10 155 Paterson, NJ / St. Mary’s 20 Derrick Woods Jr. F 6-8 225 Trenton, NJ / Delaware / St. Bonaventure / Pennsbury 22 Cameron Underwood So. G/F 6-6 185 Spokane, WA / Lewis and Clark 23 Samuel Idowu Sr. F 6-7 240 Brooklyn, NY / Lafayette Educational Complex 24 Quinn Taylor Jr. G/F 6-4 185 Amarillo, TX / Tascosa 25 Cameron Jones RJr. G 6-3 195 Fairless Hills, PA / Pennsbury Alphabetical Roster No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School/High School 4 Nazeer Bostick Jr. G 6-4 203 Philadelphia, PA / Penn State / Roman Catholic 2 Klay Brown Fr. G 6-4 185 Queens, NY / Abraham Lincoln 5 Manny Dixon R-Fr. G/F 6-5 180 Trenton, NJ / Notre Dame High School 13 Amir Hicks Jr.