# 2010–11 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team represented Saint Peter's College during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Peacocks, led by fifth year head coach John Dunne, played their home games at the Yanitelli Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 11–7 in MAAC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Loyola (MD), Fairfield, and Iona to win the MAAC tournament. As a result, the received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 14 seed in the Southwest region where they lost to Purdue in the second round (formerly and now known as the First Round).

## Previous season

The Peacocks finished the 2009–10 season 16–14, 11–7 in MAAC play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAAC tournament to Rider.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 2 | Yvon Raymond | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Sophomore | Maplewood, New Jersey |
| 4 | Ryan Bacon | Forward | 6–7 | 205 | Senior | Maplewood, New Jersey |
| 5 | Jeron Belin | Forward | 6–6 | 195 | Senior | Meriden, Connecticut |
| 10 | Brandon Hall | Guard | 6–1 | 185 | Junior | Colonia, New Jersey |
| 11 | Blaise Ffrench | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Sophomore | Springfield Gardens, New York |
| 12 | Chris Prescott | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Junior | Bloomfield, Connecticut |
| 13 | Steven Samuels | Guard | 6–4 | 170 | Sophomore | Windsor, Connecticut |
| 15 | Wesley Jenkins | Guard | 6–2 | 195 | Senior | Newark, New Jersey |
| 20 | Chris Burke | Guard | 6–4 | 185 | Freshman | Willingboro, New Jersey |
| 21 | Kelsey Grant | Guard | 6–1 | 190 | Sophomore | Elizabeth, New Jersey |
| 22 | Nick Leon | Guard | 5–11 | 170 | Senior | Brooklyn, New York |
| 24 | Jordan Costner | Guard | 6–6 | 210 | Senior | Montclair, New Jersey |
| 42 | Darius Conley | Forward | 6–7 | 235 | Sophomore | Newport News, Virginia |
| 45 | Jack Hill | Forward | 6–8 | 210 | Junior | Houston, Texas |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/13/10* 4:00 pm | | at Robert Morris | L 30–55 | 0–1 | Charles L. Sewall Center (1,078) Moon Township, PA |
| 11/19/10* 1:00 pm | | vs. Old Dominion Paradise Jam first round | L 52–59 | 0–2 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, VI |
| 11/20/10* 3:30 pm | | vs. Long Beach State Paradise Jam consolation round | L 56–68 | 0–3 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, VI |
| 11/22/10* 1:00 pm | | vs. Alabama Paradise Jam 7th place game | W 50–49 | 1–3 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, VI |
| 11/27/10* 2:00 pm | | Long Island | W 65–62 | 2–3 | Yanitelli Center (648) Jersey City, NJ |
| 11/29/10* 7:00 pm | | at Seton Hall | L 49–69 | 2–4 | Prudential Center (6,131) Newark, NJ |
| 12/2/10 7:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | W 55–52 | 3–4 (1–0) | Reitz Arena (857) Baltimore, MD |
| 12/4/10 2:00 pm | | Manhattan | W 66–49 | 4–4 (2–0) | Yanitelli Center (687) Jersey City, NJ |
| 12/11/10* 7:00 pm | | at Wagner | W 51–50 | 5–4 | Spiro Sports Center (1,752) Staten Island, NY |
| 12/18/10* 2:00 pm | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 60–57 | 6–4 | Yanitelli Center (509) Jersey City, NJ |
| 12/21/10* 7:00 pm | | at Binghamton | W 61–56 | 7–4 | Binghamton University Events Center (4,066) Vestal, NY |
| 12/23/10* 7:00 pm | | at Rutgers | L 52–55 | 7–5 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,999) Piscataway, NJ |
| 12/29/10* 2:30 pm | | at Lehigh | L 64–77 | 7–6 | Stabler Arena (652) Bethlehem, PA |
| 1/3/11 7:00 pm | | Canisius | W 63–55 | 8–6 (3–0) | Yanitelli Center (456) Jersey City, NJ |
| 1/7/11 7:30 pm | | at Iona | L 52–70 | 8–7 (3–1) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,359) New Rochelle, NY |
| 1/9/11 1:00 pm | | at Fairfield | L 43–70 | 8–8 (3–2) | Webster Bank Arena (2,883) Bridgeport, CT |
| 1/15/11 2:00 pm | | at Niagara | W 77–57 | 9–8 (4–2) | Yanitelli Center (567) Jersey City, NJ |
| 1/17/11 2:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | L 63–65 | 9–9 (4–3) | Yanitelli Center (623) Jersey City, NJ |
| 1/21/11 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | Siena | W 77–69 | 10–9 (5–3) | Yanitelli Center (1,536) Jersey City, NJ |
| 1/23/11 12:00 pm, MAACTV | | at Manhattan | W 62–53 | 11–9 (6–3) | Draddy Gymnasium (765) Riverdale, NY |
| 1/27/11 7:00 pm | | Marist | W 85–53 | 12–9 (7–3) | Yanitelli Center (523) Jersey City, NJ |
| 1/29/11 2:00 pm | | Rider | W 80–60 | 13–9 (8–3) | Yanitelli Center (947) Jersey City, NJ |
| 2/4/11 7:00 pm | | at Niagara | W 70–47 | 14–9 (9–3) | Gallagher Center (1,422) Lewiston, NY |
| 2/6/11 2:00 pm | | at Canisius | L 45–59 | 14–10 (9–4) | Koessler Athletic Center (847) Buffalo, NY |
| 2/11/11 7:30 pm | | at Marist | W 66–54 | 15–10 (10–4) | McCann Field House (1,545) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 2/13/11 2:00 pm | | Fairfield | L 69–70 $^{OT}$ | 15–11 (10–5) | Yanitelli Center (1,967) Jersey City, NJ |
| 2/16/11 7:00 pm | | at Siena | W 67–57 | 16–11 (11–5) | Times Union Center (7,204) Albany, NY |
| 2/19/11* 3:00 pm | | at Loyola Chicago ESPN BracketBusters | W 71–67 | 17–11 | Joseph J. Gentile Center (1,911) Chicago, IL |
| 2/25/11 9:00 pm | | Iona | L 59–73 | 17–12 (11–6) | Yanitelli Center (1,287) Jersey City, NJ |
| 2/27/11 2:00 pm, MAACTV | | at Rider | L 72–75 | 17–13 (11–7) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| 3/5/11 2:30 pm, MSG Plus | (4) | vs. (5) Loyola (MD) MAAC Quarterfinals | W 70–60 | 18–13 | Webster Bank Arena (5,235) Bridgeport, CT |
| 3/6/11 2:00 pm, ESPNU | (4) | at (1) Fairfield MAAC Semifinals | W 62–48 | 19–13 | Webster Bank Arena (9,000) Bridgeport, CT |
| 3/7/11 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (4) | vs. (2) Iona MAAC Championship Game | W 62–57 | 20–13 | Webster Bank Arena (3,031) Bridgeport, CT |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/18/11* 7:20 pm, TNT | (14 SW) | vs. (3 SW) No. 13 Purdue NCAA Second Round | L 43–65 | 20–14 | United Center (17,369) Chicago, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SW=NCAA Southwest Regional. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||