# 2017–18 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Saint Peter's Peacocks basketball team represented Saint Peter's University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Peacocks, led by 12th-year head coach John Dunne, played their home games at the Yanitelli Center in Jersey City, New Jersey as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). They finished the season 14–18 overall, 6–12 in MAAC play, to finish in ninth place. As the No. 9 seed at the MAAC tournament, they defeated No. 8 seed Monmouth and upset No. 1 seed Rider to advance to the semifinals, where they lost to No. 4 seed Iona.
After the end of the season, head coach John Dunne left Saint Peter's to take the same position at Marist College. On April 10, 2018, Seton Hall assistant coach Shaheen Holloway was hired as his replacement.

## Previous season

The Peacocks finished the 2016–17 season 23–13, 14–6 in MAAC play, to finish in second place. They defeated Canisius in the MAAC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Iona. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Albany, Texas State and Furman to advance to the CIT championship. There they defeated Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 62–61 to become CIT champions.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 11, 2017* 3:00 p.m. | | at La Salle Hall of Fame Tip-Off | L 40–61 | 0–1 | 9 – Jones | 6 – Idowu | 4 – Turner | Tom Gola Arena (2,822) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 11, 2017* 8:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at No. 20 Northwestern Hall of Fame Tip-Off | L 66–75 | 0–2 | 19 – Griffin | 3 – tied | 5 – Turner | Allstate Arena (5,101) Rosemont, IL |
| November 13, 2017* 7:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | vs. Sacred Heart Hall of Fame Tip Off Springfield Bracket semifinal | W 70–61 | 1–2 | 23 – Griffin | 4 – tied | 3 – Griffin | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| November 18, 2017* 8:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | vs. South Alabama Hall of Fame Tip Off Springfield Bracket championship | L 49–54 | 1–3 | 10 – Idowu | 8 – Turner | 3 – Turner | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| November 26, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | | at Lafayette | W 86–82 | 2–3 | 37 – Griffin | 14 – Taylor | 4 – Gonzales | Kirby Sports Center (1,745) Easton, PA |
| November 29, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 77–53 | 3–3 | 19 – Griffin | 10 – Taylor | 5 – Griffin | Yanitelli Center Jersey City, NJ |
| December 2, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | at Elon | L 65–71 $^{OT}$ | 3–4 | 17 – Taylor | 12 – Taylor | 2 – Enechionyia | Alumni Gym (1,386) Elon, NC |
| December 6, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | Houston Baptist | W 76–74 | 4–4 | 20 – Griffin | 6 – Idowu | 6 – Turner | Yanitelli Center (605) Jersey City, NJ |
| December 12, 2017* 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 15 Seton Hall | L 61–84 | 4–5 | 13 – Turner | 7 – Taylor | 3 – Gonzales | Walsh Gymnasium (1,655) South Orange, NJ |
| December 17, 2017* 12:00 p.m. | | vs. LIU Brooklyn | W 71–56 | 5–5 | 19 – Turner | 11 – Ndiaye | 4 – Jones | Barclays Center (987) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 23, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 71–68 $^{OT}$ | 6–5 | 20 – Idowu | 8 – Idowu | 3 – Gonzales | Yanitelli Center (501) Jersey City, NJ |
| MAAC regular season |||||||||
| December 28, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | at Fairfield | L 61–70 | 6–6 (0–1) | 16 – Gonzales | 6 – Turner | 3 – tied | Webster Bank Arena (1,112) Bridgeport, CT |
| December 31, 2017 12:00 p.m. | | Monmouth | W 77–64 | 7–6 (1–1) | 17 – Griffin | 7 – Taylor | 5 – Gonzales | Yanitelli Center (580) Jersey City, NJ |
| January 5, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Iona | L 69–73 | 7–7 (1–2) | 20 – Idowu | 6 – tied | 3 – tied | Hynes Athletic Center (1,376) New Rochelle, NY |
| January 7, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | Quinnipiac | W 84–58 | 8–7 (2–2) | 15 – tied | 5 – tied | 9 – Gonzales | Yanitelli Center (602) Jersey City, NJ |
| January 12, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Canisius | L 58–70 | 8–8 (2–3) | 12 – Turner | 7 – Idowu | 4 – Gonzales | Koessler Athletic Center (764) Buffalo, NY |
| January 14, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | at Niagara | L 70–73 | 8–9 (2–4) | 22 – Turner | 7 – Idowu | 4 – Gonzales | Gallagher Center (1,177) Lewiston, NY |
| January 18, 2018 7:30 p.m. | | Rider | L 84–88 | 8–10 (2–5) | 34 – Turner | 9 – Taylor | 8 – Enechionyia | Yanitelli Center (555) Jersey City, NJ |
| January 21, 2018 12:00 p.m. | | Manhattan | L 57–68 | 8–11 (2–6) | 17 – Idowu | 10 – Idowu | 3 – Taylor | Yanitelli Center (726) Jersey City, NJ |
| January 26, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Rider | L 60–63 | 8–12 (2–7) | 16 – Idowu | 5 – tied | 5 – Taylor | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 29, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Siena | L 57–59 $^{3OT}$ | 8–13 (2–8) | 17 – Idowu | 13 – Idowu | 3 – Gonzales | Times Union Center (5,065) Albany, NY |
| February 2, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | Niagara | W 58–52 | 9–13 (3–8) | 20 – Griffin | 7 – Idowu | 3 – Taylor | Yanitelli Center (543) Jersey City, NJ |
| February 4, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | Canisius | L 58–73 | 9–14 (3–9) | 11 – Ndiaye | 7 – tied | 2 – tied | Yanitelli Center (454) Jersey City, NJ |
| February 8, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | Marist | W 70–66 | 10–14 (4–9) | 30 – Turner | 5 – Ndiaye | 3 – Gonzales | Yanitelli Center (908) Jersey City, NJ |
| February 10, 2018 12:00 p.m. | | Iona | L 77–86 | 10–15 (4–10) | 21 – Turner | 11 – Idowu | 6 – Gonzales | Yanitelli Center (745) Jersey City, NJ |
| February 13, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Monmouth | L 57–72 | 10–16 (4–11) | 15 – Griffin | 6 – Idowu | 2 – tied | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,716) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 17, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Marist | L 51–69 | 10–17 (4–12) | 15 – Idowu | 7 – Taylor | 3 – tied | McCann Field House (1,204) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| February 23, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | at Quinnipiac | W 52–43 | 11–17 (5–12) | 13 – Gonzales | 10 – Idowu | 3 – tied | TD Bank Sports Center (2,392) Hamden, CT |
| February 25, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | Siena | W 65–48 | 12–17 (6–12) | 14 – Jones | 10 – Idowu | 10 – Gonzales | Yanitelli Center (725) Jersey City, NJ |
| MAAC tournament |||||||||
| March 1, 2018 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (9) | vs. (8) Monmouth First round | W 60–58 | 13–17 | 20 – Griffin | 8 – Idowu | 4 – tied | Times Union Center Albany, NY |
| March 2, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (9) | vs. (1) Rider Quarterfinals | W 66–55 | 14–17 | 12 – Idowu | 10 – Ndiaye | 4 – Gonzales | Times Union Center (2,096) Albany, NY |
| March 4, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (9) | vs. (4) Iona Semifinals | L 62–65 | 14–18 | 19 – Taylor | 11 – Idowu | 3 – Turner | Times Union Center (2,151) Albany, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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