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

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in the

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. The Peacocks, led by first-year head coach

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, played their home games at the Run Baby Run Arena in

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Previous season

The

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finished the 2021–22 season 22–12, 14–6 in MAAC play to finish in second place. They defeated Fairfield and

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in the MAAC tournament to advance to the championship game. There they defeated

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to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, for the first time since

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, as the No. 15 seed in the East region. The Peacocks defeated No. 2 seed

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to become only the 10th No. 15 seed to upset a No. 2 seed in the tournament's history. They defeated

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to advance to the Sweet Sixteen, becoming only the third No. 15 seed and first MAAC team to make it to the second weekend. They defeated

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to advance to the Elite Eight becoming the first No. 15 seed to do so. In the Elite Eight, the Peacocks lost to 8th-seeded

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. 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

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left to take the head coaching position at his alma mater, where he previously was an assistant from 2010–18. On April 12, Jersey City native Bashir Mason, who was the head coach for

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, was named Holloway's replacement.

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 ...