# 2020–21 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team represented Saint Peter's University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Peacocks were led by third-year head coach Shaheen Holloway. Due to renovations at their regular home arena, Yanitelli Center, they played their home games at John J. Moore Athletics Center, on the campus of New Jersey City University, as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–11, 10–8 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the MAAC tournament, they defeated No. 11 seed Rider in the quarterfinals, and then lost to No. 7 seed Fairfield 47–52 in the semifinals.

## Previous season

The Peacocks finished the 2019–20 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* 7:00 pm, FS2 | | at St. John's The Lapchick Tournament | L 75–76 | 0–1 | Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY |
| November 27, 2020* 4:00 pm | | vs. La Salle The Lapchick Tournament | W 62–51 | 1–1 | Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY |
| December 1, 2020* 6:00 pm | | Stony Brook | W 82–68 | 2–1 | John J. Moore Athletics Center Jersey City, NJ |
| December 4, 2020* 3:00 pm, BTN | | at Maryland | L 57–90 | 2–2 | Xfinity Center College Park, MD |
| December 11, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Niagara | W 70–54 | 3–2 (1–0) | John J. Moore Athletics Center Jersey City, NJ |
| December 12, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Niagara | W 53–49 | 4–2 (2–0) | John J. Moore Athletics Center Jersey City, NJ |
| December 18, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Monmouth | L 76–78 | 4–3 (2–1) | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ |
| December 19, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Monmouth | W 78–76 | 5–3 (3–1) | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ |
| December 23, 2020* 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | W 70–64 | 6–3 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY |
| January 1, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Canisius | L 58–70 | 6–4 (3–2) | Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY |
| January 2, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Canisius | L 60–63 | 6–5 (3–3) | Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY |
| January 22, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Siena | W 68–62 | 7–5 (4–3) | Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, NY |
| January 23, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Siena | L 40–47 | 7–6 (4–4) | Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, NY |
| January 29, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Manhattan | W 59–55 | 8–6 (5–4) | John J. Moore Athletics Center Jersey City, NJ |
| January 30, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Manhattan | W 68–54 | 9–6 (6–4) | John J. Moore Athletics Center Jersey City, NJ |
| February 13, 2021 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Fairfield | L 50–55 | 9–7 (6–5) | John J. Moore Athletics Center Jersey City, NJ |
| February 14, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Fairfield | W 66–49 | 10–7 (7–5) | John J. Moore Athletics Center Jersey City, NJ |
| February 19, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Marist | W 59–54 | 11–7 (8–5) | John J. Moore Athletics Center Jersey City, NJ |
| February 20, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Marist | L 50–51 | 11–8 (8–6) | John J. Moore Athletics Center Jersey City, NJ |
| February 26, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Rider | W 66–52 | 12–8 (9–6) | John J. Moore Athletics Center Jersey City, NJ |
| February 27, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Rider | L 65–78 | 12–9 (9–7) | John J. Moore Athletics Center Jersey City, NJ |
| March 4, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Quinnipiac | L 60–65 | 12–10 (9–8) | People's United Center Hamden, CT |
| March 5, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Quinnipiac | W 66–64 | 13–10 (10–8) | People's United Center Hamden, CT |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (11) Rider Quarterfinals | W 75–60 | 14–10 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| March 12, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPNU | (3) | vs. (7) Fairfield Semifinals | L 47–52 | 14–11 | 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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