# 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.

## Previous season

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

## Schedule and results

| 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. |||||||||
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