JERSEY CITY, NJ – The Saint Peter's men's basketball season that was filled with numerous accomplishments will continue, as the Peacocks have accepted an invitation to play in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT), announced today by head coach John Dunne and Saint Peter's Athletics. First round matchups will be announced later this week.
The Peacocks will play in a national postseason tournament for the first time since 2010-11 when the team earned a berth into the NCAA Tournament.
The Peacocks finished the regular season with a 14-6 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) record and a 19-13 overall mark. The 14 MAAC wins were a program record and the second place regular season finish was the best for a Peacock team since the 1988-89 campaign.
The Peacocks boasted one of the top scoring defenses in the country and led the league in five team statistical categories. Senior center Quadir Welton (Philadelphia, PA / Math, Civics and Science Charter) earned All-MAAC first team honors and led the team in scoring (12.1 ppg) and rebounding (8.0 rpg) during the season. Senior guard Trevis Wyche (Neptune, NJ/Saint Peter's Prep) earned All-MAAC second team honors for the second consecutive year after averaging 11.4 points per game and leading the Peacocks in assists and the conference in assists to turnover ratio. Junior Nick Griffin (Rockville, MD/Col. Zadok Magruder (George Washington)) added 9.3 points per outing and sophomore Antwon Portley (Lancaster, TX/Lancaster) chipped in 7.8 points per contest. Senior Chazz Patterson (Browns Mills, NJ/Trenton Catholic) ranked second in the MAAC in steals per game and was named the 2017 Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first Peacock to win the honor and first Saint Peter's major award recipient since 2006. The Peacocks are coming off of a 73-65 loss to eventual MAAC champion, Iona College in the semifinal round of the 2017 MAAC Championship.
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2017 COLLEGEINSIDER.COM POSTSEASON TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
All Times EST
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FIRST ROUND
March 13-15
SECOND ROUND
March 17-20
QUARTERFINALS
MARCH 23-26
SEMIFINALS:
Wednesday, March 29 on CBS Sports Network
7:00 & 9:00 pm
CHAMPIONSHIP
Friday, March 31 on CBS Sports Network
9:00 pm
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