2016 – 17 Saint Peter 's Peacocks basketball team represented Saint Peter 's University during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Peacocks , led by 11th-year head coach John Dunne , played their home games at the Yanitelli Center in Jersey City , New Jersey as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference . They finished the season 23 – 13 , 14 – 6 in MAAC play to finish in second place . They defeated Canisius in the MAAC Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Monmouth . They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Albany , Texas State , Furman and Texas A&M – Corpus Christi to become CIT champions
MAAC Tournament
2017 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Saint Peter's Peacocks basketball team