The Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents
Saint Peter's University
Saint Peter's University is a private Jesuit university in Jersey City, New Jersey. It was founded as Saint Peter's College in 1872 by the Society of Jesus. The university offers over 60 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 2,600 un ...
in
Jersey City, New Jersey. The school's team currently competes in the
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC, ) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I. Of its current 11 full members, 10 are located in three states of the northeastern United States: Connecticut, New Jersey, and ...
and is currently led by first-year head coach
Bashir Mason, who was hired on April 12, 2022.
History
In 2022 they gained national recognition, becoming the tenth No. 15 seed in history to
upset a No. 2 seed after knocking off the Kentucky Wildcats. Beating Murray State in the next round, they became the third No. 15 seed in tournament history (and the third in the last nine years) to make the Sweet 16. To conclude their historic run, they upset Purdue to become the
first No. 15 seed in tournament history to advance to the Elite Eight.
Postseason results
NCAA tournament results
Saint Peter's has appeared in the NCAA Tournament four times, with the Peacocks having a record of 3–4.
NIT results
Saint Peter's has appeared in the
National Invitation Tournament (NIT) twelve times, with the Peacocks having a record of 5–12.
CIT results
Saint Peter's has appeared in the
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
The CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) was an American men's college basketball postseason tournament founded by Collegeinsider.com. The tournament was oriented toward schools that did not get selected for the NCAA Division I men's ...
(CIT) once, which they won in 2017.
References
External links
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