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Men’s Basketball Travels to In-State Foe, Fairleigh Dickinson for a Midweek Matchup

The Peacocks conclude a three-game NEC stretch at FDU on Wednesday

Game 11
Saint Peter's (2-8) vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (4-5)
Date: Wednesday, December 19
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Rothman Center, Hackensack, NJ
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Opening Words
  • The Peacocks wrap up a three-game series against the NEC at Fairleigh Dickinson on Wednesday, December 19 at 7 p.m.
  • The Peacocks will look to end a three-game skid overall, and two-game set back to the NEC after falling to LIU Brooklyn and St. Francis Brooklyn in back to back contests.
  • On Saturday at St. Francis Brooklyn, the Peacocks led the entire second half but gave up the go-ahead free throws with 13.3 seconds remaining, resulting in a 56-53 loss.
  • Four Peacocks scored in double figures resulting in all 53 of the team's points.
  • Davauhnte Turner scored a team-leading 19 points, followed by Quinn Taylor's season-high of 12 points, while Samuel Idowu and Dallas Watson each added 11 points to the box score for Saint Peter's.  
  • Turner leads the Peacocks in scoring this season averaging 15.3 points per game, followed by classmate Idowu who is averaging 11.9 points per outing.
  • Turner and freshman Dallas Watson paces the team with 2.8 assists per game.
  • Quinn Taylor is leading the Peacocks with 5.8 rebounds per outing.
  • Idowu is swatting 1.8 blocks a game to lead the team.
 
Series History
  • The two New Jersey schools of Saint Peter's and Fairleigh Dickinson will be facing each other for the 59th meeting all-time dating back to the 1951-52 season.
  • The Peacocks lead the all-time series, 43-15.
  • Saint Peter's has won two straight against Fairleigh Dickinson but the teams have split the past 10 contests 5-5.
  • When the teams met in Jersey City last season, the Peacocks picked up a 77-53 blowout win over the Knights.
  • That meeting was the last time the Peacocks had five players score in double-figures, with Nick Griffin scoring 19 points, Samuel Idowu posting 16 points, Nnamdi Enechionyia and Elijah Gonzales both scoring 12 points, and Davauhnte Turner posting 11 points in the win.
  • The Peacocks have combined to outscore Fairleigh Dickinson by 50 points in the two previous wins.
 
Scouting the Knights
  • The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights enter the midweek game at 4-5 overall this season.
  • Despite the losing record, the Knights are 3-2 at home this season.
  • The Knights are 1-4 over their previous five games, only defeating Army 93-84 on December 12.
  • Last time out, the Knights fell to NJIT 90-80 on December 15.
  • Darnell Edge leads Fairleigh Dickinson in scoring, averaging 17.2 points.
 
Up Next
  • The Peacocks conclude non-conference play on Saturday, December 29 at home with a meeting against Hampton at 1 p.m.
 
First Three Home Games End in Overtime
  • The season's first three home games for Saint Peter's needed an extra period to determine a winner.
  • In the program's history, no Peacock team has ever played in three consecutive overtime games through the first three home games of the season.
 
Following in the Footsteps of a Scoring Legend
  • Through the first five games, Davauhnte Turner scored in double figures every game, with three 20+ point efforts, while leading the team in scoring in four out of the five games.
  • Turner's 19.4 points per game average through the season's first five games were the highest points per game average for a Saint Peter's player since Peacock legend Keydren "Kee Kee" Clark averaged 20.8 points through the first five contests of the 2005-06 season.
 
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.
 
New Opponents in 2018
  • The Peacocks will face five new opponents during the 2018 non-conference slate.
  • The new opponents include Delaware, Bryant, North Texas, Auburn, and Clemson.
 
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 eight 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 senior Davauhnte Turner, 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  
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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Players Mentioned

Nnamdi Enechionyia

#11 Nnamdi Enechionyia

G/F
6' 6"
Graduate Student
Elijah Gonzales

#3 Elijah Gonzales

G
5' 9"
Freshman
Nick Griffin

#0 Nick Griffin

G
6' 2"
Graduate Student
Manny Dixon

#5 Manny Dixon

G/F
6' 5"
Redshirt Freshman
Samuel Idowu

#23 Samuel Idowu

F
6' 7"
Senior
Mikko Johnson

#10 Mikko Johnson

G
6' 2"
Redshirt Freshman
Cameron Jones

#25 Cameron Jones

G
6' 3"
Redshirt Junior
Quinn Taylor

#24 Quinn Taylor

G/F
6' 4"
Junior
Davauhnte Turner

#1 Davauhnte Turner

G
6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
Cameron Underwood

#22 Cameron Underwood

G/F
6' 6"
Sophomore
Dallas Watson

#0 Dallas Watson

G
6' 4"
Freshman
Klay Brown

#2 Klay Brown

G
6' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Nnamdi Enechionyia

#11 Nnamdi Enechionyia

6' 6"
Graduate Student
G/F
Elijah Gonzales

#3 Elijah Gonzales

5' 9"
Freshman
G
Nick Griffin

#0 Nick Griffin

6' 2"
Graduate Student
G
Manny Dixon

#5 Manny Dixon

6' 5"
Redshirt Freshman
G/F
Samuel Idowu

#23 Samuel Idowu

6' 7"
Senior
F
Mikko Johnson

#10 Mikko Johnson

6' 2"
Redshirt Freshman
G
Cameron Jones

#25 Cameron Jones

6' 3"
Redshirt Junior
G
Quinn Taylor

#24 Quinn Taylor

6' 4"
Junior
G/F
Davauhnte Turner

#1 Davauhnte Turner

6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
G
Cameron Underwood

#22 Cameron Underwood

6' 6"
Sophomore
G/F
Dallas Watson

#0 Dallas Watson

6' 4"
Freshman
G
Klay Brown

#2 Klay Brown

6' 4"
Freshman
G

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