2023–24 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team represented Saint Peter's University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Peacocks, led by second-year head coach Bashir Mason, played their home games at the Run Baby Run Arena in Jersey City, New Jersey, as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 12–8 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 5 seed in the MAAC Tournament, they defeated Rider, Quinnipiac, and Fairfield to win the MAAC tournament championship, as a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the fifth time in school history, and second time in 3 years. As a No. 15 seed in the Midwest region, they lost to Tennessee in the First Round.

2023–24 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball
MAAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record19–14 (12–8 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRun Baby Run Arena
Seasons
2023–24 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Quinnipiac 15 5   .750 24 10   .706
Fairfield 14 6   .700 24 13   .649
Marist 12 8   .600 18 13   .581
Rider 12 8   .600 15 17   .469
Saint Peter's 12 8   .600 19 14   .576
Niagara 11 9   .550 16 16   .500
Iona 10 10   .500 16 17   .485
Mount St. Mary's 9 11   .450 13 19   .406
Canisius 8 12   .400 14 18   .438
Manhattan 4 16   .200 7 23   .233
Siena 3 17   .150 4 28   .125
2024 MAAC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Peacocks finished the 2022–23 season 14–18, 7–13 in MAAC play to finish in tenth place.[1] As the #10 seed in the MAAC tournament, they upset #7 seed Fairfield in the first round[2] and #2 seed Rider in the quarterfinals,[3] before falling to #11 seed Marist in the semifinals.[4]

Roster

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2023–24 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Latrell Reid 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Coffeyville Community College Willingboro, NJ
G 1 Brent Bland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Half Hollow Hills West High School Wheatley Heights, NY
G 2 Marcus Randolph 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Richmond Willingboro, NJ
F 3 Corey Washington 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Sylvan Hills High School Sherwood, AR
G 4 Roy Clarke 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr St. Francis Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY
G 5 Armoni Zeigler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Our Saviour Lutheran School Amityville, NY
G 6 Michael Houge 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Walters State Community College Detroit, MI
G 7 Elijah Perkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Austin Peay Middletown, NJ
G 10 Elijah Wood 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Colby Community College Silver Spring, MD
G 11 Jaheim Tanksley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 169 lb (77 kg) Jr Moberly Area Community College Edison, NJ
F 15 Stephon Roberts 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Virginia State Brooklyn, NY
F 24 Oumar Diahame 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr The Patrick School Dakar, Senegal
F 35 Mouhamed Sow 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So The Patrick School Dakar, Senegal
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 4, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:30 pm, FS1
at Seton Hall L 59–70  0–1
 14  Reid   6  Sow   2  Tied  Prudential Center (8,087)
Newark, NJ
November 11, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at NJIT W 75–48  1–1
 23  Washington   10  Tied   4  Reid  Wellness and Events Center (616)
Newark, NJ
November 15, 2023*
7:00 pm, YES
at Fairleigh Dickinson L 70–71  1–2
 19  Houge   6  Houge   9  Reid  Rothman Center (1,852)
Hackensack, NJ
November 20, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UMass Lowell L 61–69  1–3
 16  Reid   5  Sow   4  Reid  Run Baby Run Arena (745)
Jersey City, NJ
November 27, 2023*
7:00 pm, B1G+
at Rutgers L 40–71  1–4
 16  Houge   12  Houge   2  Clarke  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
December 1, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Niagara W 72–67  2–4
(1–0)
 19  Houge   9  Houge   3  Bland  Gallagher Center (1,015)
Lewiston, NY
December 3, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Canisius W 54–52  3–4
(2–0)
 10  Reid   7  Tied   4  Reid  Koessler Athletic Center (795)
Buffalo, NY
December 8, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Duquesne L 59–68  3–5
 12  Washington   6  Houge   6  Zeigler  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,088)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 12, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UMBC W 66–60  4–5
 20  Reid   8  Sow   3  Reid  Run Baby Run Arena (560)
Jersey City, NJ
December 22, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Kean W 73–70  5–5
 26  Washington   10  Washington   6  Reid  Run Baby Run Arena (463)
Jersey City, NJ
December 30, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bucknell W 67–58  6–5
 16  Reid   7  Tied   3  Tied  Sojka Pavilion (814)
Lewisburg, PA
January 5, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Iona W 69–57  7–5
(3–0)
 20  Washington   9  Washington   5  Reid  Run Baby Run Arena (602)
Jersey City, NJ
January 7, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Mount St. Mary's W 70–64  8–5
(4–0)
 25  Washington   7  Reid   5  Reid  Run Baby Run Arena 
Jersey City, NJ
January 14, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Manhattan W 81–68  9–5
(5–0)
 17  Washington   7  Washington   11  Reid  Draddy Gymnasium (880)
Riverdale, NY
January 19, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Fairfield L 67–76  9–6
(5–1)
 16  Washington   8  Washington   3  Tied  Leo D. Mahoney Arena (3,382)
Fairfield, CT
January 21, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Canisius W 70–59  10–6
(6–1)
 24  Washington   9  Washington   8  Reid  Run Baby Run Arena 
Jersey City, NJ
January 25, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Rider L 57–62  10–7
(6–2)
 17  Reid   9  Zeigler   5  Reid  Run Baby Run Arena 
Jersey City, NJ
January 28, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Siena W 63–52  11–7
(7–2)
 21  Reid   8  Clarke   2  Tied  MVP Arena (5,806)
Albany, NY
February 2, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Niagara L 59–68 OT 11–8
(7–3)
 21  Clarke   8  Sow   3  Reid  Run Baby Run Arena (645)
Jersey City, NJ
February 4, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Marist L 52–63  11–9
(7–4)
 14  Reid   7  Sow   3  Clarke  McCann Arena (1,490)
Poughkeepsie, NY
February 8, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Quinnipiac L 73–84  11–10
(7–5)
 17  Clarke   5  Tied   4  Reid  M&T Bank Arena 
Hamden, CT
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Fairfield L 62–64  11–11
(7–6)
 21  Clarke   6  Bland   4  Clarke  Run Baby Run Arena (644)
Jersey City, NJ
February 16, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Siena W 75–63  12–11
(8–6)
 29  Washington   10  Houge   7  Reid  Run Baby Run Arena (563)
Jersey City, NJ
February 18, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Iona W 59–53  13–11
(9–6)
 18  Washington   10  Washington   6  Clarke  Hynes Athletics Center (1,808)
New Rochelle, NY
February 23, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Mount St. Mary's W 70–65  14–11
(10–6)
 25  Washington   8  Tied   6  Reid  Knott Arena (2,061)
Emmitsburg, MD
February 25, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Marist W 69–60  15–11
(11–6)
 19  Washington   5  Washington   7  Reid  Run Baby Run Arena (572)
Jersey City, NJ
March 3, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Manhattan W 89–57  16–11
(12–6)
 18  Washington   9  Tied   17  Reid  Run Baby Run Arena (684)
Jersey City, NJ
March 7, 2024
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Rider L 56–61  16–12
(12–7)
 22  Washington   12  Washington   4  Reid  Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
March 9, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Quinnipiac L 74–89  16–13
(12–8)
 21  Washington   7  Washington   4  Reid  Run Baby Run Arena (755)
Jersey City, NJ
MAAC tournament
March 14, 2024
9:00 pm, ESPN+
(5) vs. (4) Rider
Quarterfinals
W 50–48  17–13
 20  Houge   11  Reid   2  Clarke  Boardwalk Hall (1,544)
Atlantic City, NJ
March 15, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPNews
(5) vs. (1) Quinnipiac
Semifinals
W 62–60  18–13
 15  Sow   7  Washington   3  Tied  Boardwalk Hall (−)
Atlantic City, NJ
March 16, 2024
7:30 pm, ESPNU
(5) vs. (2) Fairfield
Championship
W 68–63  19–13
 24  Washington   9  Washington   4  Reid  Boardwalk Hall (2,477)
Atlantic City, NJ
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2024
9:20 p.m., TNT
(15 MW) vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Tennessee
First Round
L 49–83  19–14
 17  Reid   5  Roberts   1  Tied  Spectrum Center (18,037)
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest region.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball Advances to Semifinals of MAAC Tournament as 10-Seed for First Time in Conference History". Saint Peter's University Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "Rider men's basketball upset by Saint Peter's in MAAC Tournament quarterfinals". The Trentonian. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "Marist holds off Saint Peter's, advances to first MAAC Tournament final as 11-seed". Poughkeepsie Journal. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Saint Peter's University Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  6. ^ "Saint Peter's Peacocks 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 4, 2023.