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

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during the

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. The Peacocks, led by 11th-year head coach John Dunne, played their home games at the

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 23–13, 14–6 in MAAC play to finish in second place. They defeated

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in the MAAC tournament before losing in the semifinals to

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. 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

The

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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

Schedule and results

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References

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