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LIU visits Saint Peter’s on 4-game road slide
1 week, 5 days ago

LIU visits Saint Peter’s on 4-game road slide

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Long Island Sharks at Saint Peter’s Peacocks Jersey City, New Jersey; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: LIU travels to Saint Peter’s looking to stop its four-game road slide. Saint Peter’s ranks eighth in the MAAC with 7.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Fatmata …

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Manhattan plays Saint Peter’s after Sydnor’s 20-point game
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Manhattan plays Saint Peter’s after Sydnor’s 20-point game

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Manhattan Jaspers at Saint Peter’s Peacocks Jersey City, New Jersey; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Manhattan visits Saint Peter’s after Will Sydnor scored 20 points in Manhattan’s 81-77 loss to the Le Moyne Dolphins. Saint Peter’s is ninth in the MAAC with 28.3 points …

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March Madness brackets are here. Here’s how to pick your teams
9 months ago

March Madness brackets are here. Here’s how to pick your teams

Associated Press  

March Madness this year comes at a time of great uncertainty in college sports. Let us explain: EAST REGION Gonzaga players celebrate after defeating San Francisco in an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the West Coast Conference men’s tournament Monday, March 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. First round winners: North Carolina, Michigan State, Saint Mary’s, Alabama, New …

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NCAA Tournament upset picks: Oregon, McNeese look to bust brackets in Midwest Region
9 months ago

NCAA Tournament upset picks: Oregon, McNeese look to bust brackets in Midwest Region

New York Times  

If you’re looking for chaos in this year’s bracket, start in the Midwest. Upset Chance: 30.8 percent Spread: Gonzaga favored by 6.5 points We’ve been on the McNeese bandwagon for much of the season, and now Slingshot wants to come along for the ride. 14 Akron Zips Upset Chance: 20.4 percent Spread: Creighton favored by 12.5 points When targeting upsets, …

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NCAA Tournament Midwest Region analysis: Can Purdue bounce back from last year’s embarrassing upset?
9 months ago

NCAA Tournament Midwest Region analysis: Can Purdue bounce back from last year’s embarrassing upset?

New York Times  

The Midwest Regional of the 2024 NCAA Tournament features the Big 10 regular season champion Purdue, the SEC regular season champion Tennessee, as well as Kansas and several teams looking to pull an upset in March Madness. 1 Purdue MIDWEST 29-4 Profile Strengths: Matt Painter’s crew is in the top five in adjusted offensive efficiency and top 25 in adjusted …

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Saint Peters’ run paid off for Doug Edert. Who will cash in this year?
1 year, 9 months ago

Saint Peters’ run paid off for Doug Edert. Who will cash in this year?

Associated Press  

While almost everyone in March Madness wants to be this year’s version of reigning national champion Kansas, almost anyone playing over the next three weeks would also love to be this year’s version of Doug Edert. Edert was the reserve guard from Saint Peter’s who turned into a social media sensation after scoring 20 points in a first-round upset over …

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Holloway returns to coach Seton Hall, Peacocks there as well
2 years, 8 months ago

Holloway returns to coach Seton Hall, Peacocks there as well

Associated Press  

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. — Having coach Shaheen Holloway get the head coaching job at Seton Hall wasn’t a surprise at all. Holloway, whose Peacocks beat Kentucky, Murray State and Purdue in the NCAA Tournament, said he would put Saint Peter’s back on the Pirates’ schedule after a four-year absence. It’s going to be hard.” Looking at the Seton Hall players …

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Shaheen Holloway leaves Saint Peter’s for Seton Hall
2 years, 8 months ago

Shaheen Holloway leaves Saint Peter’s for Seton Hall

Associated Press  

Shaheen Holloway is leaving Saint Peter’s for Seton Hall just days after helping the little Jesuit school make history by becoming the first No. To say that I’m excited to get started as the head men’s basketball coach at Seton Hall University would be an understatement.” Holloway led the Peacocks to a run of three consecutive top-three finishes in the …

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Saint Peter’s can’t keep merchandise on shelves after NCAAs
2 years, 8 months ago

Saint Peter’s can’t keep merchandise on shelves after NCAAs

Associated Press  

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Three days after Saint Peter’s magical NCAA Tournament ride ended, the mayhem still has not stopped for university president Eugene Cornacchia. As much as you believe in your team and all, you don’t really believe it’s possible until it happens.” Cornacchia said the school has been swamped with requests from around the country for merchandise. “I …

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After NCAA run, Saint Peter’s will always have the memories
2 years, 8 months ago

After NCAA run, Saint Peter’s will always have the memories

Associated Press  

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Saint Peter’s unexpected and uplifting run to the Elite Eigh t ended with a bus ride back to New Jersey and the unsettling prospect Shaheen Holloway might have coached his last game for Peacocks. “At this point, we don’t know what the future hold for us,” Drame said. “We don’t know nothing about that tactic,” Fousseyni …

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Carolina crushes Saint Peter’s, will meet Duke in Final Four
2 years, 8 months ago

Carolina crushes Saint Peter’s, will meet Duke in Final Four

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — America’s favorite underdog, Saint Peter’s, shouldn’t feel all that bad. The Tar Heels ended all hope of a March Madness miracle in the early going Sunday, getting 20 points and 22 rebounds from Armando Bacot in a wire-to-wire 69-49 runaway over 15th-seeded Saint Peter’s. Three short weeks ago, the Tar Heels fractured a different sort of fairy tale …

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North Carolina ousts Peacocks, sets up Final Four Duke clash
2 years, 8 months ago

North Carolina ousts Peacocks, sets up Final Four Duke clash

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — North Carolina crushed all hope of a March Madness miracle in the early going Sunday, getting 20 points and 22 rebounds from Armando Bacot in a wire-to-wire 69-49 runaway over 15th-seeded Saint Peter’s. Next Saturday in New Orleans will mark the first Final Four meeting — first NCAA Tournament meeting, in fact — between the Tobacco Road archrivals …

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Ouch! Bracket-busting Saint Peter’s run ends in Elite Eight
2 years, 8 months ago

Ouch! Bracket-busting Saint Peter’s run ends in Elite Eight

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Saint Peter’s coach Shaheen Holloway pulled his starters off the court as the seconds ticked down and would not let them wallow in defeat. Saint Peter’s fans — large in numbers and loud again in Philly — rallied behind America’s new favorite team even as the score steamrolled out of control. But even the 45-year-old Holloway, in his …

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A miracle or a trend? Saint Peter’s a sign of parity in NCAA
2 years, 8 months ago

A miracle or a trend? Saint Peter’s a sign of parity in NCAA

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — America loves March Madness because America loves an underdog. “Yeah, it worked out well with Carmelo Anthony, but other teams, it hasn’t worked out as well because you’re playing older teams, teams that have played together for four years.” Another factor are the recently liberalized transfer rules that allow players to change schools without having to sit out …

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Column: Saint Peter’s boils Purdue; Is mighty Carolina next?
2 years, 8 months ago

Column: Saint Peter’s boils Purdue; Is mighty Carolina next?

Associated Press  

Something about Saint Peter’s doesn’t add up. “What,” coach Shaheen Holloway asked after his Peacocks held off the Boilermakers for a 67-64 win, “are they going to say now?” “Good luck” would be a good start, since Saint Peter’s draws blueblood North Carolina — which already holds the record for most Final Four appearances — in Sunday’s East Regional Final. …

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Saint Peter’s beats Purdue, reaches Elite Eight as 15 seed
2 years, 8 months ago

Saint Peter’s beats Purdue, reaches Elite Eight as 15 seed

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Daryl Banks III scored the tying and go-ahead baskets that pushed 15th-seeded Saint Peter’s to the brink of the Final Four, the tiny Peacocks thriving off a home-court edge to beat third-seeded Purdue 67-64 on Friday night. The Peacocks became the first 15 seed to reach the Elite Eight, adding the Boilermakers to their NCAA Tournament string of …

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Elite Pete! Saint Peter’s tops Purdue, makes 15 seed history
2 years, 8 months ago

Elite Pete! Saint Peter’s tops Purdue, makes 15 seed history

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Doug Edert hopped on the press table and punched his fist in the air toward a delirious section of Saint Peter’s fans — aren’t they all? “We’re looking forward to making more history.” Daryl Banks III scored the tying and go-ahead baskets that pushed Saint Peter’s to the brink of the Final Four, the suddenly popular Peacocks thriving …

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Saint Peter’s rides stunning Sweet 16 run behind Doug Edert
2 years, 8 months ago

Saint Peter’s rides stunning Sweet 16 run behind Doug Edert

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Doug Edert could use a few wet wipes to keep all his free chicken wing sauce out of a wispy mustache so mythical it has its own Twitter account. Around tiny Saint Peter’s, students wear fake mustaches in honor of the guard who has plucked the Peacocks — yes, the 15th-seeded, who-the-heck-are-the Peacocks? “For example, today everyone threw …

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Cinderella Saint Peter’s dancing on boulevard in Jersey City
2 years, 8 months ago

Cinderella Saint Peter’s dancing on boulevard in Jersey City

Associated Press  

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Saint Peter’s University is so small, one could motor down John F. Kennedy Boulevard and drive right past it without noticing. “It’s pretty cool to see how little this small school on the Boulevard gets the recognition worldwide.” said Schneider Tout-Puissant, a freshman at Saint Peter’s who grew up not far away in Union and admitted …

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Saint Peter’s Holloway a ‘rock star’ coaching commodity
2 years, 9 months ago

Saint Peter’s Holloway a ‘rock star’ coaching commodity

Associated Press  

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Shaheen Holloway of Saint Peter’s might be one of the hottest coaching commodities in college basketball. Holloway was asked about the job the rumors and the accompanying distractions on Tuesday as his Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship team practice for Friday night’s Sweet 16 game in Philadelphia against No. Saint Peter’s President Eugene Cornacchia said Monday …

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Purdue flexing muscles as it seeks elusive Final Four berth
2 years, 9 months ago

Purdue flexing muscles as it seeks elusive Final Four berth

Associated Press  

Purdue is using its extraordinary size to push around opponents, dominate the boards and get to the free-throw line over and over as it seeks its first Final Four berth in over four decades. That’s who we are.” Through the first two rounds, Purdue has 18 more free throws made and 29 more attempted than any other team in the …

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Saint Peter’s is 3rd 15 seed in Sweet 16, beats Murray State
2 years, 9 months ago

Saint Peter’s is 3rd 15 seed in Sweet 16, beats Murray State

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Undersized in every way, Saint Peter’s became the latest NCAA Tournament darling that only the most ardent hoops fans had heard of before it stepped onto a court with a March Madness logo. Saint Peter’s ended a 21-game winning streak and a memorable season for Murray State, located 265 miles from Lexington in Kentucky’s southwestern corner. Saint Peter’s …

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Cinderella has a ‘stache: Meet Doug Edert and Saint Peter’s, the new March Madness darlings
2 years, 9 months ago

Cinderella has a ‘stache: Meet Doug Edert and Saint Peter’s, the new March Madness darlings

New York Times  

INDIANAPOLIS — Bill Edert is trying to stay stone-faced. Murray State coach Matt McMahon passed Edert on his way to the interview room, stopped, shook his hand, told him, “Great game.” But McMahon, whose team is full of hulking guys who look like linebackers, could be forgiven if his face betrayed what must’ve been running through his mind: This guy …

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Saint Peter’s University quietly savors OT win over Kentucky
2 years, 9 months ago

Saint Peter’s University quietly savors OT win over Kentucky

Associated Press  

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Everyone was buzzing about tiny Saint Peter’s University on Friday after its stunning NCAA Tournament upset of Kentucky, except maybe Saint Peter’s University. I don’t think anybody believed that a little school in Jersey City would do so well,” John Johnson Jr., an assistant professor of history, said. “But Coach Shaheen Holloway is an excellent coach …

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