# 2018–19 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team represented Saint Peter's University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at Yanitelli Center in Jersey City, New Jersey as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and were led by first-year head coach Shaheen Holloway. They 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 9th seed in the 2019 MAAC tournament, they upset No. 8 seed Marist in the first round 71–68 in overtime before falling to No. 1 seed Iona, 71–73 in the quarterfinals.

## Previous season

The Peacocks finished the 2017–18 season 14–18, 6–12 in MAAC play to finish in ninth place. As the No. 9 seed in 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 become the head coach at Marist. On April 10, 2018, Seton Hall assistant coach Shaheen Holloway was hired as his replacement.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Lafayette | W 93–86 | 1–0 | Yanitelli Center (1,210) Jersey City, New Jersey |
| November 10, 2018* 6:00 pm | | Delaware | L 75–78 | 1–1 | Yanitelli Center (752) Jersey City, New Jersey |
| November 14, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Bryant | L 63–71 | 1–2 | Chace Athletic Center (687) Smithfield, Rhode Island |
| November 20, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN | | at NC State | L 57–85 | 1–3 | PNC Arena (13,308) Raleigh, North Carolina |
| November 24, 2018* 4:00 pm | | at North Texas | L 66–75 | 1–4 | The Super Pit (2,031) Denton, Texas |
| November 28, 2018* 6:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 8 Auburn | L 49–99 | 1–5 | Auburn Arena (7,162) Auburn, Alabama |
| December 1, 2018* 3:00 pm | | Maine | W 63–59 | 2–5 | Yanitelli Center (602) Jersey City, New Jersey |
| December 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN | | at Clemson | L 60–65 | 2–6 | Littlejohn Coliseum (6,254) Clemson, South Carolina |
| December 8, 2018* 1:00 pm | | LIU Brooklyn | L 58–74 | 2–7 | Yanitelli Center (586) Jersey City, New Jersey |
| December 15, 2018* 4:00 pm | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | L 53–56 | 2–8 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (448) Brooklyn, New York |
| December 19, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 74–83 | 2–9 | Rothman Center (688) Hackensack, New Jersey |
| December 29, 2018* 1:00 pm | | Hampton | W 83–80 | 3–9 | Yanitelli Center (649) Jersey City, New Jersey |
| MAAC regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2019 4:00 pm | | Siena | W 65–60 | 4–9 (1–0) | Yanitelli Center (929) Jersey City, New Jersey |
| January 5, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Monmouth | L 44–61 | 4–10 (1–1) | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,006) West Long Branch, New Jersey |
| January 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fairfield | L 57–60 | 4–11 (1–2) | Webster Bank Arena (786) Bridgeport, Connecticut |
| January 13, 2019 1:00 pm | | Marist | W 72–63 | 5–11 (2–2) | Yanitelli Center (713) Jersey City, New Jersey |
| January 17, 2019 7:00 pm | | Manhattan | L 56–58 | 5–12 (2–3) | Yanitelli Center (747) Jersey City, New Jersey |
| January 22, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Niagara | W 74–72 | 6–12 (3–3) | Gallagher Center (1,039) Lewiston, New York |
| January 27, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Quinnipiac | L 58–77 | 6–13 (3–4) | People's United Center (1,324) Hamden, Connecticut |
| January 31, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rider | L 51–59 | 6–14 (3–5) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,560) Lawrenceville, New Jersey |
| February 2, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Manhattan | L 50–64 | 6–15 (3–6) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,193) Riverdale, New York |
| February 7, 2019 7:00 pm | | Monmouth | L 51–53 | 6–16 (3–7) | Yanitelli Center (877) Jersey City, New Jersey |
| February 10, 2019 1:00 pm | | Canisius | L 60–64 | 6–17 (3–8) | Yanitelli Center (595) Jersey City, New Jersey |
| February 15, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Iona | L 46–62 | 6–18 (3–9) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,429) New Rochelle, New York |
| February 17, 2019 2:00 pm | | Rider | L 65–71 | 6–19 (3–10) | Yanitelli Center (514) Jersey City, New Jersey |
| February 19, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Siena | L 62–72 | 6–20 (3–11) | Times Union Center (6,398) Albany, New York |
| February 22, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Marist | W 65–59 | 7–20 (4–11) | McCann Arena (1,323) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| February 24, 2019 2:00 pm | | Niagara | W 78–60 | 8–20 (5–11) | Yanitelli Center (535) Jersey City, New Jersey |
| March 1, 2019 7:00 pm | | Quinnipiac | L 60–77 | 8–21 (5–12) | Yanitelli Center Jersey City, New Jersey |
| March 3, 2019 1:00 pm | | Fairfield | W 62–52 | 9–21 (6–12) | Yanitelli Center Jersey City, New Jersey |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | (9) | vs. (8) Marist First Round | W 71–68 $^{OT}$ | 10–21 | Times Union Center Albany, New York |
| March 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (9) | vs. (1) Iona Quarterfinals | L 71–73 | 10–22 | Times Union Center Albany, New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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