Men’s Basketball Begins Four-Game Road Stanza on Wednesday at Bryant

The Peacocks head on the road for the first time this season on Wednesday, traveling to Bryant

Game 3
Saint Peter's (1-1) vs. Bryant (0-2)
Date: Wednesday, November 14
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Chace Athletic Center, Smithfield, RI
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Opening Words

The Saint Peter's men's basketball team begins its first road trip of the season on Wednesday, November 14 when the team travels to Smithfield, Rhode Island to face Bryant University.
The teams will tip-off at 7 p.m.
The Peacocks take a 1-1 record with them on the road after falling on Saturday night to Delaware 78-75 in overtime after coming back from being down by 16 points in the second half.
Davauhnte Turner led the Peacocks with 23 points, seven rebounds, and four steals, while also handing out two assists and blocking one shot.
It was the second consecutive game that the Peacocks erased a double-digit deficit in the second half, to force an overtime.
In the season home-opener, the Peacocks rallied from 13 down in the second half to knock off Lafayette, 93-86 in overtime.
On the season, Turner leads the Peacocks, averaging 24.0 points and 5.0 assists.
Senior forward Samuel Idowu is the team's second leading scorer at 15.0 points per outing followed by redshirt-junior guard Cameron Jones who averages 14.0 points per game.
Freshman KC Ndefo is the Peacocks' leading rebounder and shot blocker thus far, averaging 8.0 rebounds and 2.5 blocks and he is the final Peacock that is averaging in double figures, with a 13.5 points per game average.

First Time Out

Saint Peter's and Bryant will be meeting for the first time in each program's history.

Peacocks vs. the Northeast Conference

Bryant will be the first of four Northeast Conference (NEC) opponents this season for Saint Peter's.
The Peacocks will also meet LIU Brooklyn (Dec. 8), St. Francis Brooklyn (Dec. 15), and Fairleigh Dickinson (Dec. 19) from the NEC.
Over the past two seasons, Saint Peter's is a combined 6-0 versus the NEC, garnering wins over Fairleigh Dickinson and St. Francis Brooklyn both years, and a win against Sacred Heart and LIU Brooklyn last season.

Scouting the Bulldogs

The Bryant Bulldogs bring an 0-2 record into their home-opener on Wednesday.
The NEC member has been blown out in both games so far this season, falling to Rhode Island by 34 and Seattle by 23.
Bryan Hawkins is the lone Bulldog scoring in double figures this season, holding a 17.5 points per game average.

Up Next

The four-game trip continues next Tuesday, November 20 at North Carolina State at 7 p.m.
The squad will then head to North Texas on November 24, and Auburn on November 28 to complete the four-game road stanza.

Forcing Overtime Yet Again…

The Peacocks forced an overtime period in the season opener and second game of the season after trailing by double digits late in the second half of both contests.
Against Lafayette, the team trailed by 13 points with eight minutes left and versus Delaware, the Peacocks were down by 16 points with nine and a half minutes to play.
This was the first time in the program's 89-year history that the team opened the season with back-to-back overtime games.

Peacocks Putting up Points

The Peacocks poured in 93 points in the season opener against Lafayette after not hitting the 90-point plateau for almost two full years (90 points on November 18, 2016 vs. Lipscomb).

Not One, But Two…

Cameron Jones and KC Ndefo both recorded their first career double-doubles in the season opener against Lafayette. It was the first time since 2013 that two separate Peacocks logged a double-double in the same contest.

Overtime Opener

Going into overtime in the season opener is not a common occurrence for Saint Peter's. The program last went into an extra period in the season's first game during the 1979-80 campaign.

MAAC Preseason Coaches' Poll

The Peacocks were selected 10th by the coaches in the preseason coaches' poll, receiving 28 votes after finishing eighth last season and making a historical run into the MAAC semifinal round of the 2018 MAAC Championship.

Meet the 2018-19 Squad

The Peacocks return two starters and nine letterwinners from last year's team, while adding six newcomers.

Returning Duo of Starters

The Peacocks return the duo of Samuel Idowu and Quinn Taylor, who both started all 32 games last season for Saint Peter's.
Idowu, a redshirt-senior, is the team's top returning scorer, rebounder, and shot blocker. He averaged 11.2 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks per game last season.
A junior, Taylor logged more minutes than any returning Peacock in 2017-18. He averaged 7.5 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per outing a year ago. Taylor is the squad's top returning stealer, after making 33 steals last year.

Returning to the Squad

The team returns seniors Davauhnte Turner and Mamadou Ndiaye, juniors Cameron Jones and Amir Hicks, sophomore Cameron Underwood, and redshirt-freshmen duo Manny Dixon and Mikko Johnson.
Turner made 11 starts last season and averaged 10.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.0 assists. He is the Peacocks' top assists returner after handing out 61 assists last year.
Ndiaye appeared in 31 games a year ago, with averages of 4.4 points and 3.3 rebounds.
Jones appeared in all 32 games and made one start last season. He posted a stat line of 6.1 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game.
Hicks saw action in three games last season.
Dixon comes into the season after sitting out in 2017-18, but the redshirt-freshman is projected to be a starter in the upcoming season.

Welcome to Jersey City

The Peacocks welcome six newcomers to Jersey City this season, which includes four freshmen and two transfers.
The four freshmen joining the team this year are Klay Brown, Majur Majak, KC Ndefo, and Dallas Watson.
The two transfers are Nazeer Bostick from Penn State and Derrick Woods from Delaware.
Bostick will sit out the 2018-19 season, while Woods will become eligible in the second half of the season.

Back Together Again

The Peacocks have two pairs of players who played their high school basketball together.
The junior combination of Cameron Jones and Derrick Woods both played at Pennsbury in Pennsylvania and the freshmen duo of Klay Brown and KC Ndefo each played at Abraham Lincoln in Brooklyn, NY.

New Leader of the Peacocks

First year head coach Shaheen Holloway will lead the Peacocks in 2018-19.
Holloway brings superlative credentials to Jersey City after spending the past eight seasons as the associate head coach at his alma mater, Seton Hall, under Kevin Willard.
With Holloway on the sideline serving as Willard's top assistant, Seton Hall became one of the BIG EAST's premier programs, winning the 2015-16 BIG EAST Tournament title for the first time since 1993.
From 2016 to 2018, Seton Hall recorded three straight 20-win seasons, the first time the program had done that since 1991-93, and three straight BIG EAST seasons of 10 wins or more for the first time in program history with Holloway.
Holloway helped Seton Hall advance to the NCAA Tournament in three consecutive seasons and in 2018, the Pirates won the program's first NCAA Tournament game since 2004 with him on the bench.

Joining Holloway on the Sideline

Joining Holloway as assistant coaches are Ryan Whalen, Matt Eisele, and John Morton. Brian Petruzzelli joins as the Special Assistant to the Head Coach and Erik Goldbach joins as the Director of Basketball Operations.

Back in the MAAC

Holloway, Whalen, and Morton all return to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
Holloway and Whalen both coached at Iona previously, while Morton not only returns to the MAAC but also Saint Peter's, having served on the staff as an assistant from 2006-10

Seton Hall Ties

Holloway's staff also has deep ties to Seton Hall.
Holloway was a player and assistant coach for the Pirates, Whalen was an assistant coach there, Morton played for Seton Hall, and Petruzzelli worked a number of basketball clinics at the South Orange school.

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