# 2019–20 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team represented Saint Peter's University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Peacocks, led by 2nd-year head coach Shaheen Holloway, played their home games at Yanitelli Center in Jersey City, New Jersey as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 18–12 overall, 14–6 in MAAC play to finish in second place. As the #2 seed in the MAAC tournament, they defeated #7 seed Iona 56–54 in the quarterfinals. However, the semifinals and championship game, and all postseason tournaments, were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Previous season

The Peacocks finished the 2018–19 season 10–22 overall, 6–12 in MAAC play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. As the No. 9 seed in the MAAC tournament, they upset Marist before falling to Iona in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 7, 2019* 7:00 pm | | New Jersey City Battle of the Boulevard | W 88–61 | | Yanitelli Center (1,124) Jersey City, NJ |
| November 24, 2019* 2:00 pm | | at Caldwell | W 88–67 | | George R. Newman Center Caldwell, NJ |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 13, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bryant | L 44–69 | 0–1 | Yanitelli Center (728) Jersey City, NJ |
| November 16, 2019* 2:00 pm, FS2 | | at Providence | L 47–68 | 0–2 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,063) Providence, RI |
| November 20, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wagner | L 77–81 $^{OT}$ | 0–3 | Yanitelli Center (520) Jersey City, NJ |
| November 30, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 67–59 | 1–3 | Yanitelli Center (569) Jersey City, NJ |
| December 3, 2019* 6:30 pm, FS1 | | at St. John's | L 69–79 | 1–4 | Carnesecca Arena (2,845) Queens, NY |
| December 11, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 86–70 | 2–4 | Yanitelli Center (586) Jersey City, NJ |
| December 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, SNY | | at UConn | L 56–66 | 2–5 | XL Center (7,514) Hartford, CT |
| December 22, 2019* 12:00 pm | | at LIU | W 69–58 | 3–5 | Barclays Center (681) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 28, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Hampton | L 67–70 | 3–6 | Hampton Convocation Center (2,525) Hampton, VA |
| MAAC regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Iona | W 75–74 | 4–6 (1–0) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,388) New Rochelle, NY |
| January 5, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Marist | W 66–40 | 5–6 (2–0) | Yanitelli Center (781) Jersey City, NJ |
| January 9, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Siena | L 58–61 | 5–7 (2–1) | Times Union Center (5,538) Albany, NY |
| January 12, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Canisius | L 68–72 | 5–8 (2–2) | Yanitelli Center (522) Jersey City, NJ |
| January 15, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fairfield | L 51–61 | 5–9 (2–3) | Alumni Hall (1,236) Fairfield, CT |
| January 18, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Quinnipiac | W 71–51 | 6–9 (3–3) | People's United Center (887) Hamden, CT |
| January 24, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rider | L 66–70 | 6–10 (3–4) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,514) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 26, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Niagara | W 58–53 | 7–10 (4–4) | Yanitelli Center (522) Jersey City, NJ |
| January 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Monmouth | W 66–63 | 8–10 (5–4) | Yanitelli Center (655) Jersey City, NJ |
| January 31, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Manhattan | W 70–53 | 9–10 (6–4) | Yanitelli Center (608) Jersey City, NJ |
| February 2, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Siena | W 85–80 | 10–10 (7–4) | Yanitelli Center (637) Jersey City, NJ |
| February 7, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Marist | L 61–72 | 10–11 (7–5) | McCann Arena (1,165) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| February 9, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Monmouth | W 81–69 | 11–11 (8–5) | OceanFirst Bank Center (3,217) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 14, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Quinnipiac | W 84–72 | 12–11 (9–5) | Yanitelli Center (541) Jersey City, NJ |
| February 16, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Fairfield | W 61–44 | 13–11 (10–5) | Yanitelli Center (887) Jersey City, NJ |
| February 21, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Manhattan | W 67–64 | 14–11 (11–5) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,112) Riverdale, NY |
| February 23, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Rider | W 73–54 | 15–11 (12–5) | Yanitelli Center (842) Jersey City, NJ |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Niagara | L 54–63 | 15–12 (12–6) | Gallagher Center (985) Lewiston, NY |
| February 29, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Canisius | W 69–68 | 16–12 (13–6) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,204) Buffalo, NY |
| March 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Iona | W 68–65 | 17–12 (14–6) | Yanitelli Center (505) Jersey City, NJ |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2020 9:30 pm, ESPN3 | (2) | vs. (7) Iona Quarterfinals | W 56–54 | 18–12 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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