2022–23 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team represented Saint Peter's University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Peacocks, led by first-year head coach Bashir Mason, played their home games at the Run Baby Run Arena in Jersey City, New Jersey, as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

2022–23 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record14–18 (7–13 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRun Baby Run Arena
Seasons
2022–23 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iona 17 3   .850 27 8   .771
Rider 13 7   .650 16 14   .533
Quinnipiac 11 9   .550 20 12   .625
Siena 11 9   .550 17 15   .531
Niagara 10 10   .500 16 15   .516
Manhattan 10 10   .500 12 18   .400
Fairfield 9 11   .450 13 18   .419
Mount St. Mary's 8 12   .400 13 20   .394
Canisius 8 12   .400 10 20   .333
Saint Peter's 7 13   .350 14 18   .438
Marist 6 14   .300 13 20   .394
2023 MAAC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Peacocks finished the 2021–22 season 22–12, 14–6 in MAAC play to finish in second place. They defeated Fairfield and Quinnipiac in the MAAC tournament to advance to the championship game. There they defeated Monmouth to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, for the first time since 2011, as the No. 15 seed in the East region. The Peacocks defeated No. 2 seed Kentucky to become only the 10th No. 15 seed to upset a No. 2 seed in the tournament's history.[1] They defeated Murray State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen, becoming only the third No. 15 seed and first MAAC team to make it to the second weekend.[2] They defeated Purdue to advance to the Elite Eight becoming the first No. 15 seed to do so.[3] In the Elite Eight, the Peacocks lost to 8th-seeded North Carolina.[4] On April 5, Saint Peter's was ranked No. 24 nationally in the season's final Coaches' Poll.

On March 30, 2022, head coach and Seton Hall alum Shaheen Holloway left to take the head coaching position at his alma mater, where he previously was an assistant from 2010–18.[5][6] On April 12, Jersey City native Bashir Mason, who was the head coach for Wagner, was named Holloway's replacement.[7]

Roster

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2022–23 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Latrell Reid 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Coffeyville CC Willingboro, New Jersey
G 1 Brent Bland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Half Hollow Hills West HS Wheatley Heights, New York
G 2 Jayden Saddler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Southern Aberdeen, Maryland
F 3 Corey Washington 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Sylvan Hills HS Sherwood, Arkansas
F 4 Jerry Ngopot 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Lee Academy Bangui, CAR
G 5 Jaylen Murray 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Putnam Science Academy Bronx, New York
F 10 Thomas Tut 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Solid Rock Academy Juba, South Sudan
G 12 Kyle Cardaci 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Bryant Holmdel, New Jersey
G 13 Isiah Dasher 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Portland Jersey City, New Jersey
G/F 22 Cam Young 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Bowling Green Swedesboro, New Jersey
G 23 Alex Rivera 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Sr LIU Lowell, Massachusetts
F 24 Oumar Diahame 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr The Patrick School Dakar, Senegal
F 35 Mouhamed Sow 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr The Patrick School Dakar, Senegal
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 22, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
NJIT W 73–59  1–0
 18  Washington   8  Washington   4  Saddler  Run Baby Run Arena (1,129)
Jersey City, NJ
November 12, 2022*
12:00 pm, FS2
at Seton Hall L 44–80  1–1
 13  Murray   5  2 Tied   3  Murray  Prudential Center (9,488)
Newark, NJ
November 15, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Bucknell W 82–71  2–1
 22  Murray   6  Washington   7  Murray  Run Baby Run Arena (612)
Jersey City, NJ
November 19, 2022*
2:00 pm
at St. Francis Brooklyn L 58–61  2–2
 14  Saddler   10  Reid   1  4 Tied  Daniel Lynch Gymnasium (1,217)
Brooklyn Heights, NY
November 23, 2022*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
SUNY Old Westbury W 98–51  3–2
 18  Dasher   8  Washington   6  Reid  Run Baby Run Arena (366)
Jersey City, NJ
November 27, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Fairleigh Dickinson W 77–63  4–2
 18  Murray   8  Bland   8  Reid  Run Baby Run Arena (532)
Jersey City, NJ
December 1, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Mount St. Mary's L 58–73  4–3
(0–1)
 13  2 Tied   7  Tut   3  Murray  Run Baby Run Arena (899)
Jersey City, NJ
December 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Fairfield L 55–67  4–4
(0–2)
 15  Dasher   10  Reid   5  Murray  Leo D. Mahoney Arena (3,516)
Fairfield, CT
December 10, 2022*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Saint Joseph's L 57–73  4–5
 16  Dasher   8  Reid   6  Reid  Hagan Arena (1,279)
Philadelphia, PA
December 13, 2022*
7:00 pm
at Hartford W 58–57  5–5
 23  Dasher   9  Dasher   9  Reid  Chase Arena (200)
West Hartford, CT
December 18, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Quinnipiac W 63–56  6–5
(1–2)
 29  Dasher   9  Reid   5  Reid  Run Baby Run Arena (267)
Jersey City, NJ
December 22, 2022*
6:30 pm, BTN
at Maryland L 45–75  6–6
 10  Washington   9  Washington   4  Reid  Xfinity Center (11,636)
College Park, MD
December 30, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Manhattan W 67–57  7–6
(2–2)
 12  2 Tied   8  Washington   5  2 Tied  Run Baby Run Arena (349)
Jersey City, NJ
January 1, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Iona L 55–73  7–7
(2–3)
 19  Dasher   5  Saddler   4  Reid  Hynes Athletic Center (2,273)
New Rochelle, NY
January 6, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Siena L 60–70  7–8
(2–4)
 18  Dasher   4  Dasher   3  Reid  MVP Arena (5,703)
Albany, NY
January 8, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Canisius L 60–67 OT 7–9
(2–5)
 19  Dasher   7  Washington   2  3 Tied  Run Baby Run Arena (541)
Jersey City, NJ
January 13, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Quinnipiac L 51–58  7–10
(2–6)
 18  Saddler   5  Dasher   4  Reid  M&T Bank Arena (1,033)
Hamden, CT
January 15, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Fairfield L 52–56  7–11
(2–7)
 13  Dasher   7  2 Tied   3  Saddler  Run Baby Run Arena (443)
Jersey City, NJ
January 20, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Marist W 61–57  8–11
(3–7)
 16  Dasher   9  Dasher   3  Murray  McCann Arena (673)
Poughkeepsie, NY
January 22, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Niagara L 57–59  8–12
(3–8)
 16  Murray   7  Dasher   4  Saddler  Run Baby Run Arena (563)
Jersey City, NJ
January 28, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Mount St. Mary's W 73–62  9–12
(4–8)
 18  Murray   6  Washington   5  Dasher  Knott Arena (3,040)
Emmitsburg, MD
February 3, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Rider L 61–82  9–13
(4–9)
 20  Dasher   6  Dasher   4  Reid  Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
February 10, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Marist W 67–56  10–13
(5–9)
 16  Cardaci   9  Bland   4  Saddler  Run Baby Run Arena (758)
Jersey City, NJ
February 12, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Manhattan L 52–68  10–14
(5–10)
 16  Cardaci   12  Sow   3  2 Tied  Draddy Gymnasium (784)
Riverdale, NY
February 19, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Iona L 53–73  10–15
(5–11)
 12  Cardaci   11  Washington   3  Saddler  Run Baby Run Arena (672)
Jersey City, NJ
February 24, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Canisius L 53–66  10–16
(5–12)
 14  Dasher   6  Murray   3  Murray  Koessler Athletic Center (702)
Buffalo, NY
February 26, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Niagara W 66–65  11–16
(6–12)
 18  Washington   5  Washington   5  Reid  Gallagher Center (1,109)
Lewiston, NY
March 2, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Rider L 60–73  11–17
(6–13)
 20  Murray   4  Tied   8  Reid  Run Baby Run Arena (573)
Jersey City, NJ
March 4, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Siena W 73–72 OT 12–17
(7–13)
 14  Saddler   7  Sow   4  Saddler  Run Baby Run Arena (324)
Jersey City, NJ
MAAC tournament
March 7, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(10) vs. (7) Fairfield
First round
W 70–52  13–17
 23  Murray   7  Washington   5  Reid  Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
March 8, 2023
9:30 pm, ESPN+
(10) vs. (2) Rider
Quarterfinals
W 70–62  14–17
 22  Murray   9  Sow   2  Tied  Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall (2,043)
Atlantic City, NJ
March 10, 2023
8:30 pm, ESPNEWS
(10) vs. (11) Marist
Semifinals
L 57–69  14–18
 14  Murray   8  Tied   3  Murray  Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall (2,430)
Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "March Madness 2022: Saint Peter's stuns Kentucky, No. 15 upsets No. 2 for 10th time in NCAA Tournament history". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Saint Peter's Makes History as First MAAC Men's Basketball Program to Reach March Madness Sweet Sixteen". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  3. ^ "No. 15 Saint Peter's Continues Cinderella Run, Upsets No. 3 Purdue to Advance to Elite Eight". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "North Carolina cruises to men's basketball Final Four, concludes storybook season for Saint Peter's". ESPN. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "Holloway Home! Shaheen Holloway '00 Named Pirates Head Coach". Seton Hall Pirates. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "NCAA Men's College Basketball Coaches Poll for April 5, 2022". USA Today Sports. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  7. ^ "Jersey City Native Bashir Mason Named 16th Head Men's Basketball Coach at Saint Peter's University". Saint Peter's University Athletics. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  8. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Saint Peter's University Athletics. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  9. ^ "2022-23 Saint Peter's Peacocks Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 22, 2022.