The 2020–21 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. The Peacocks were led by third-year head coach

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. Due to renovations at their regular home arena,

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, they played their home games at John J. Moore Athletics Center, on the campus of

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, as members of the

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. They finished the season 14–11, 10–8 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the MAAC tournament, they defeated No. 11 seed Rider in the quarterfinals, and then lost to No. 7 seed Fairfield 47–52 in the semifinals.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2019–20 season 18–12 overall, 14–6 in MAAC play to finish in second place. As the #2 seed in the MAAC tournament, they defeated #7 seed

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56–54 in the quarterfinals. However, the semifinals and championship game, and all postseason tournaments, were cancelled amid the

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Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Saint Peter's Peacocks The Saint Peter's Peacocks are the sixteen intercollegiate athletic teams that representing Saint Peter's University, located in Jersey City, New Jersey. The Peacocks compete in the NCAA Division I and are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic ...

Saint Peter's Peacocks basketball The Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Saint Peter's University in Jersey City, New Jersey. The school's team currently competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and is currently led by f ...