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2016–17 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team

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2016–17 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball
CIT champions
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record23–13 (14–6 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Henry
  • Serge Clement
  • David Danzig
Home arenaYanitelli Center
Seasons
2016–17 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Monmouth 18 2   .900 27 7   .794
Saint Peter's 14 6   .700 23 13   .639
Iona 12 8   .600 22 13   .629
Siena 12 8   .600 17 17   .500
Fairfield 11 9   .550 16 15   .516
Rider 10 10   .500 18 15   .545
Canisius 10 10   .500 18 16   .529
Quinnipiac 7 13   .350 10 21   .323
Niagara 6 14   .300 10 23   .303
Marist 5 15   .250 8 24   .250
Manhattan 5 15   .250 10 22   .313
2017 MAAC tournament winner

The 2016–17 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team represented Saint Peter's University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Peacocks, led by 11th-year head coach John Dunne, played their home games at the Yanitelli Center in Jersey City, New Jersey as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 23–13, 14–6 in MAAC play to finish in second place. They defeated Canisius in the MAAC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Iona.[1][2] They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Albany, Texas State, Furman and Texas A&M–Corpus Christi to become CIT champions.

Previous season

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The Peacocks finished the 2015–16 season 14–16, 12–8 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAAC tournament to Fairfield.

Roster

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2016–17 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Nick Griffin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 173 lb (78 kg) RS Jr Rockville, Maryland
G 1 Cavon Baker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Queens, New York
G 2 J.R. William 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Jr Linden, New Jersey
G 3 Trevis Wyche 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Sr Neptune Township, New Jersey
F 5 Sean Barksdale 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Lakewood Township, New Jersey
G/F 11 Nnamdi Enechionyia 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Springfield, Virginia
G 13 Antwon Portley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Lancaster, Texas
G 14 Davauhnte Turner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Simsboro, Louisiana
F 15 Mamadou Ndiaye 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Laurel, Maryland
G 20 Chazz Patterson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Sr Browns Mills, New Jersey
F 23 Samuel Idowu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 219 lb (99 kg) So Brooklyn, New York
G/F 24 Quinn Taylor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Amarillo, Texas
G 25 Cameron Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania
F/C 35 Quadir Welton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 251 lb (114 kg) Sr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm
Lafayette L 57–61  0–1
Yanitelli Center (632)
Jersey City, NJ
11/18/2016*
3:30 pm
vs. Lipscomb
Fordham Showcase
W 90–77  1–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,533)
Bronx, NY
11/19/2016*
3:00 pm
at Fordham
Fordham Showcase
L 41–63  1–2
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,473)
Bronx, NY
11/20/2016*
1:00 pm
vs. Fairleigh Dickinson
Fordham Showcase
W 84–58  2–2
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,003)
Bronx, NY
11/28/2016*
7:00 pm
Boston University W 80–67  3–2
Yanitelli Center 
Jersey City, NJ
12/02/2016
7:00 pm
Iona L 65–79  3–3
(0–1)
Yanitelli Center 
Jersey City, NJ
12/04/2016
2:00 pm
Manhattan W 84–70  4–3
(1–1)
Yanitelli Center 
Jersey City, NJ
12/07/2016*
8:00 pm
at Houston Baptist L 47–62  4–4
Sharp Gymnasium (589)
Houston, TX
12/10/2016*
12:00 pm, BTN
at Maryland L 56–66  4–5
Xfinity Center (14,859)
College Park, MD
12/18/2016*
2:00 pm
Elon L 53–68  4–6
Yanitelli Center 
Jersey City, NJ
12/23/2016*
2:00 pm
at St. Francis Brooklyn W 65–58  5–6
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (385)
Brooklyn, NY
12/28/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 24 Notre Dame L 55–63  5–7
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
01/02/2017
7:00 pm
Monmouth W 71–61  6–7
(2–1)
Yanitelli Center (525)
Jersey City, NJ
01/07/2017
7:00 pm
at Siena L 54–56  7–7
(2–2)
Times Union Center (6,478)
Albany, NY
01/09/2017
7:00 pm
Quinnipiac W 58–54  7–8
(3–2)
Yanitelli Center 
Jersey City, NJ
01/15/2017
2:00 pm
at Rider W 71–65  8–8
(4–2)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,265)
Lawrenceville, NJ
01/17/2017
7:00 pm
at Fairfield W 69–55  9–8
(5–2)
Webster Bank Arena 
Bridgeport, CT
01/19/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
Siena W 77–65  10–8
(6–2)
Yanitelli Center (564)
Jersey City, NJ
01/21/2017
2:00 pm
Niagara L 55–56  10–9
(6–3)
Yanitelli Center (347)
Jersey City, NJ
01/23/2017
7:00 pm
Rider W 56–51  11–9
(7–3)
Yanitelli Center 
Jersey City, NJ
01/26/2017
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Marist W 81–65  12–9
(8–3)
McCann Field House (888)
Poughkeepsie, NY
01/29/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Iona L 66–69 OT 12–10
(8–4)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,690)
New Rochelle, NY
02/03/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Monmouth L 70–71 OT 12–11
(8–5)
OceanFirst Bank Center (3,878)
West Long Branch, NJ
02/06/2017
7:00 pm
Canisius L 70–72  12–12
(8–6)
Yanitelli Center (351)
Jersey City, NJ
02/09/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Quinnipiac W 76–45  13–12
(9–6)
TD Bank Sports Center (575)
Hamden, CT
02/12/2017
6:00 pm
at Manhattan W 69–50  14–12
(10–6)
Draddy Gymnasium (963)
Riverdale, NY
02/14/2017
7:30 pm
Marist W 71–46  15–12
(11–6)
Yanitelli Center 
Jersey City, NJ
02/19/2017
2:00 pm
Fairfield W 74–55  16–12
(12–6)
Yanitelli Center (862)
Jersey City, NJ
02/24/2017
7:00 pm
at Niagara W 66–53  17–12
(13–6)
Gallagher Center (1,070)
Lewiston, NY
02/26/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Canisius W 72–65  18–12
(14–6)
Koessler Center (1,354)
Buffalo, NY
MAAC tournament
03/04/2017
9:30 pm, ESPN3
(2) vs. (7) Canisius
Quarterfinals
W 61–58  19–12
Times Union Center (2,298)
Albany, NY
03/05/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(2) vs. (3) Iona
Semifinals
L 65–73  19–13
Times Union Center 
Albany, NY
CIT
03/16/2017*
7:00 pm, Facebook Live
at Albany
First Round
W 59–55  20–13
SEFCU Arena (641)
Albany, NY
03/25/2017*
5:00 pm, Facebook Live
at Texas State
Quarterfinals
W 49–44  21–13
Strahan Coliseum (2,907)
San Marcos, TX
03/29/2017*
9:00 pm, CBSSN
Furman
Semifinals
W 77–51  22–13
Yanitelli Center 
Jersey City, NJ
03/31/2017*
9:00 pm, CBSSN
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Championship game
W 62–61  23–13
Dugan Wellness Center (1,200)
Corpus Christi, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "St. Peter's beats Canisius 61-58 in MAAC quarterfinal". DurhamRegion.com. March 3, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "Iona tops Saint Peter's 73-65 in MAAC Tournament semifinals". CBS Sports. March 5, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2024.