2025–26 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team

2025–26 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball
2025–26 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	17–12 (14–6 MAAC)
Head coach	Bashir Mason (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Pete Cipriano; Keydren Clark; Vince Johnson; Scott Rodgers;
Home arena	Run Baby Run Arena

2025–26 MAAC men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Merrimack	17	–	3	.850	23	–	11	.676
Saint Peter's	14	–	6	.700	17	–	12	.586
Siena †	13	–	7	.650	23	–	12	.657
Quinnipiac	12	–	8	.600	19	–	13	.594
Marist	12	–	8	.600	19	–	12	.613
Mount St. Mary's	11	–	9	.550	15	–	17	.469
Fairfield	11	–	9	.550	21	–	13	.618
Iona	10	–	10	.500	18	–	14	.563
Sacred Heart	9	–	11	.450	14	–	19	.424
Manhattan	8	–	12	.400	12	–	20	.375
Niagara	5	–	15	.250	8	–	22	.267
Canisius	5	–	15	.250	10	–	21	.323
Rider	3	–	17	.150	4	–	25	.138

† 2026 MAAC tournament winner

The 2025–26 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team represented Saint Peter's University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Peacocks, led by fourth-year head coach Bashir Mason, played their home games at the Run Baby Run Arena in Jersey City, New Jersey, as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Peacocks finished the 2024–25 season 12–15, 7–13 in MAAC play to finish in eleventh place.^[1] As a result, they did not qualify to participate in the MAAC tournament and did not play in any subsequent postseason competitions.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Marcus Randolph	2	G	6'5"	205	Senior	Willingboro, NJ	Graduated^[3]
Armoni Zeigler	5	G	6'4"	185	Sophomore	Amityville, NY	Transferred to Ball State^[4]
Tyreck Morris	10	G	6'5"	170	Junior	Jamaica, NY	Transferred to Southern New Hampshire^[5]
Jakai Sanders	12	G	6'3"	195	Freshman	Brooklyn, NY	Transferred to Le Moyne^[6]
Stephon Roberts	15	F	6'10"	230	Senior	Brooklyn, NY	Graduated^[3]
Jaquel Morris	21	C/F	6'8"	225	Junior	Brooklyn, NY	Transferred to Norfolk State^[7]
Mouhamed Sow	35	F	6'9"	205	RS Junior	Dakar, Senegal	Transferred to Rhode Island^[8]

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jahki Gupton	5	G/F	6'7"	195	Junior	Oakland, CA	Howard College
Lucas Scroggins	10	F	6'9"	215	RS Sophomore	Woodbridge, VA	Valparaiso
Shaedon Simpson	12	G/F	6'6"	185	RS Sophomore	Toronto, Canada	Central Michigan
Bol Agu	14	F	6'8"	235	Junior	Winnipeg, Canada	Murray State College
J'Quan Ewing	15	F/C	6'9"	205	RS Senior	Clarksville, TN	Xavier (LA)
Akil Watson	23	F	6'9"	190	Junior	Middletown, NY	UMass

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
TJ Robinson G	Paterson, NJ	Immaculate Conception High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 29, 2024
TJ Robinson G	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (82)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2025 Saint Peter's Signees". ESPN. Retrieved November 15, 2025. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Eric Morgan Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	District of Columbia	Washington, DC
G	1	Brent Bland	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Half Hollow Hills West HS (NY)	Wheatley Heights, NY
G	2	TJ Robinson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Immaculate Conception HS (NJ)	Paterson, NJ
G	4	Adetokunbo Bakare	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Rider	Newark, NJ
G/F	5	Jahki Gupton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Howard College	Oakland, CA
G	7	Elijah Perkins	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Austin Peay	Middletown, NJ
G	8	Bryce Eaton	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Central Michigan	Detroit, MI
G	10	Lucas Scroggins	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Valparaiso	Woodbridge, VA
F	11	Zaakir Williamson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Buffalo	Philadelphia, PA
G/F	12	Shaedon Simpson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Central Michigan	Toronto, Canada
F	14	Bol Agu	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Murray State College	Winnipeg, Canada
F/C	15	J'Quan Ewing	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Xavier (LA)	Clarksville, TN
F	23	Akil Watson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	UMass	Middletown, NY

Head coach

Bashir Mason (Drexel)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 15, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Seton Hall	L 50–77	0–1	11 – Robinson	8 – Ewing	2 – Perkins	Prudential Center (6,312) Newark, NJ
November 8, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 93–83	1–1	27 – Bland	7 – Bland	8 – Eaton	Run Baby Run Arena (575) Jersey City, NJ
November 12, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at VCU	L 61–78	1–2	25 – Bland	9 – Gupton	4 – Eaton	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
November 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Delaware	L 70–81	1–3	21 – Bland	6 – Robinson	8 – Robinson	Bob Carpenter Center (1,600) Newark, DE
November 22, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		UMass Lowell	W 68–66	2–3	15 – Robinson	7 – Ewing	6 – Eaton	Run Baby Run Arena (553) Jersey City, NJ
November 29, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Dartmouth	L 61–87	2–4	16 – Bland	8 – Ewing	2 – Morgan Jr.	Run Baby Run Arena (430) Jersey City, NJ
December 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Canisius	W 69–57	3–4 (1–0)	14 – Tied	9 – Gupton	4 – Eaton	Rum Baby Run Arena (558) Jersey City, NJ
December 7, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Niagara	W 71–43	4–4 (2–0)	14 – Tied	9 – Williamson	6 – Eaton	Run Baby Run Arena (482) Jersey City, NJ
December 13, 2025* 2:30 pm, ESPN+		at Georgetown	L 68–76 ^OT	4–5	23 – Eaton	4 – Tied	3 – Eaton	McDonough Arena (1,622) Washington, D.C.
December 22, 2025* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Centenary (NJ)	W 116–50	5–5	21 – Bland	11 – Scroggins	8 – Robinson	Run Baby Run Arena (307) Jersey City, NJ
December 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Fairfield	W 70–66	6–5	17 – Eaton	11 – Williamson	4 – Eaton	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,772) Fairfield, CT
January 2, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Marist	W 69–59	7–5 (4–0)	13 – Williamson	8 – Gupton	6 – Eaton	Run Baby Run Arena (633) Jersey City, NJ
January 9, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mount St. Mary's	L 65–70	7–6 (4–1)	18 – Robinson	10 – Gupton	3 – Robinson	Knott Arena (1,690) Emmitsburg, MD
January 11, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Merrimack	W 76–63	8–6 (5–1)	17 – Bland	8 – Tied	6 – Eaton	Run Baby Run Arena (450) Jersey City, NJ
January 14, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Quinnipiac	W 74–70	9–6 (6–1)	18 – Eaton	9 – Perkins	4 – Eaton	M&T Bank Arena (814) Hamden, CT
January 17, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Rider	W 69–58	10–6 (7–1)	20 – Williamson	11 – Williamson	4 – Bland	Run Baby Run Arena (488) Jersey City, NJ
January 19, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Iona	W 77–63	11–6 (8–1)	13 – Williamson	9 – Tied	5 – Robinson	Run Baby Run Arena (564) Jersey City, NJ
January 24, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Merrimack	L 59–67	11–7 (8–2)	14 – Morgan Jr.	14 – Scroggins	3 – Bland	Merrimack Athletics Complex (1,812) North Andover, MA
January 30, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Mount St. Mary's	W 66–58	12–7 (9–2)	17 – Bland	6 – Eaton	6 – Eaton	Run Baby Run Arena (1,012) Jersey City, NJ
February 1, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rider	L 78–81	12–8 (9–3)	20 – Bland	10 – Scroggins	4 – Eaton	Alumni Gymnasium (1,014) Lawrenceville, NJ
February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Manhattan	W 80–75	13–8 (10–3)	21 – Eaton	12 – Scroggins	7 – Eaton	Draddy Gymnasium (683) Riverdale, NY
February 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Siena	W 70–65	14–8 (11–3)	22 – Eaton	8 – Scroggins	2 – Tied	Run Baby Run Arena (644) Jersey City, NJ
February 13, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Sacred Heart	L 71–78	14–9 (11–4)	15 – Gupton	6 – Bland	4 – Robinson	William H. Pitt Center (869) Fairfield, CT
February 15, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Fairfield	W 83–74	15–9 (12–4)	21 – Robinson	10 – Williamson	4 – Tied	Run Baby Run Arena (875) Jersey City, NJ
February 20, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Iona	L 64–72 ^OT	15–10 (12–5)	17 – Tied	9 – Gupton	4 – Perkins	Hynes Athletic Center (1,797) New Rochelle, NY
February 22, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Siena	L 63–72	15–11 (12–6)	17 – Eaton	8 – Scroggins	6 – Eaton	MVP Arena (6,113) Albany, NY
February 27, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Manhattan	W 75–65	16–11 (13–6)	14 – Tied	10 – Scroggins	7 – Robinson	Run Baby Run Arena (762) Jersey City, NJ
March 1, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Marist	W 63–56	17–11 (14–6)	14 – Bland	8 – Bland	6 – Eaton	McCann Arena (2,358) Poughkeepsie, NY
MAAC tournament
March 6, 2026 8:30 pm, ESPN+	(2)	vs. (7) Fairfield Quarterfinals	L 55–74	17–12	11 – Bland	7 – Bland	5 – Eaton	Boardwalk Hall (1,565) Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[9]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
^ "MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament Seedings Announced". sacredheartpioneers.com. March 8, 2025. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Saint Peter's Athletics Spring 2025 Graduates". saintpeterspeacocks.com. May 19, 2025. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
^ "Men's Basketball Signs Saint Peter's Transfer Armoni Zeigler". ballstatesports.com. May 17, 2025. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
^ "T.J. Morris". snhupenmen.com. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
^ "Jakai Sainders". lemoynedolphins.com. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
^ Lehmbeck, Alex (April 28, 2025). "Jones Adds Former Saint Peter's Forward Jaquel Morris". nsuspartans.com. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
^ Koch, Bill (June 3, 2025). "URI Announces its Men's Basketball Transfer Class". Providence Journal. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Saint Peter's University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

[2] "MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament Seedings Announced". sacredheartpioneers.com. March 8, 2025. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

[graduates-3] "Saint Peter's Athletics Spring 2025 Graduates". saintpeterspeacocks.com. May 19, 2025. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

[4] "Men's Basketball Signs Saint Peter's Transfer Armoni Zeigler". ballstatesports.com. May 17, 2025. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

[5] "T.J. Morris". snhupenmen.com. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

[6] "Jakai Sainders". lemoynedolphins.com. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

[7] Lehmbeck, Alex (April 28, 2025). "Jones Adds Former Saint Peter's Forward Jaquel Morris". nsuspartans.com. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

[8] Koch, Bill (June 3, 2025). "URI Announces its Men's Basketball Transfer Class". Providence Journal. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

[9] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Saint Peter's University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

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Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball
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