Friday, February 28
Hamden, CT
7:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
vs
Saint Peter's
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Quinnipiac Set to Host Saint Peter's Friday Night on National TV (ESPNU)
2/27/2025 11:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Bobcats, Peacocks Will Begin Action at 7:01 PM from Hamden
Quinnipiac (17-10, 13-3 MAAC) at Saint Peter's (10-14, 5-11 MAAC)
Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 | 7:01 PM
M&T Bank Arena | Hamden, Conn.
Game Notes: Quinnipiac | Saint Peter's
Tickets: Click Here
National TV: ESPNU
Stream: ESPN+
Watch: INTL
Live Stats: Click Here
In-Game Updates: @QU_MBB on X/Instagram
HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac returns to M&T Bank Arena on Friday night, playing host to Saint Peter's for a nationally-televised MAAC matchup at 7:00 PM.
The Bobcats (13-3 MAAC) and the Peacocks (5-11 MAAC) will square off on ESPNU as part of the MAAC Wildcard Package.
GAMEDAY PROMOTIONS (2/28/25)
Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 | 7:01 PM
M&T Bank Arena | Hamden, Conn.
Game Notes: Quinnipiac | Saint Peter's
Tickets: Click Here
National TV: ESPNU
Stream: ESPN+
Watch: INTL
Live Stats: Click Here
In-Game Updates: @QU_MBB on X/Instagram
HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac returns to M&T Bank Arena on Friday night, playing host to Saint Peter's for a nationally-televised MAAC matchup at 7:00 PM.
The Bobcats (13-3 MAAC) and the Peacocks (5-11 MAAC) will square off on ESPNU as part of the MAAC Wildcard Package.
GAMEDAY PROMOTIONS (2/28/25)
- $3 Miller Lites & White Claws available at Bobcat Den (located on concourse of arena).
- Giveaway: 2 round-trip flights courtesy of Avelo Airlines
- Giveaway: Camacho Garage gift cards and merch
- T-Shirt Toss presented by Quinnipiac Today
- Eli's Brick Oven Pizza lucky row
- Haven Hot Chicken half-court shot contest
- 4 student ticket U-Club seat upgrades courtesy of Rumanoff's Jewelers
- Quinnipiac is 10-2 at home in 2024-25.
- The Bobcats are shooting 45.8% in Hamden this year, and have held opponents to just 39.3% from the field.
- QU is +10.4 rebounds per game on average at home.
- Head Coach Tom Pecora has led the Bobcats to a 23-5 mark at M&T Bank Arena over the last two seasons.
- Quinnipiac earned a comeback victory on the road at Manhattan, battling back to post a 74-71 win on Sunday afternoon at Draddy Gymnasium.
- The Bobcats – who trailed by as many as 17 points in the victory – outscored Manhattan 51-33 in the second half of action. Quinnipiac shot 17-of-33 (51.5%) from the floor over the final 20 minutes of play.
- Amarri Monroe recorded his 12th double-double of the year (20 points, 16 rebounds) in the win. The Preseason MAAC Player of the Year also reached 1,000 career points.
- Savion Lewis chipped in with a double-double of his own, scoring 12 points to go along with 10 assists. The graduate student recorded nine assists in the second half alone.
- Khaden Bennett posted a clutch performance of 18 points, 16 of which came in the final 20 minutes. Jaden Zimmerman also recorded 16 points in the second half.
- QU forwards Amarri Monroe and Paul Otieno rank first and second in the MAAC, respectively, in double-doubles.
- Monroe has 12 double-doubles so far this year (8 in last 10 games), and Otieno has posted 11 double-doubles.
- The Bobcats currently lead the MAAC in rebounds per game (39.96 RPG), and in defensive rebounds per contest (38.96 DRPG).
- QU is shooting 75.9% from the free throw line, which also leads all MAAC programs.
- Amarri Monroe leads MAAC players in rebounds per game (8.9 RPG), and ranks second in steals per game (2.4 SPG).
- Paul Otieno leads the MAAC in field goal percentage (59.5%).
- The Bobcats are 13-3 in league play so far – a year after going 15-5 in regular season MAAC play during 2023-24.
- Preseason Player of the Year Amarri Monroe has paced Quinnipiac in MAAC play, averaging 20.6 points and 10.2 rebounds in league action. He's got eight double-doubles over the Bobcats' last 10 conference contests.
- Big man Paul Otieno is averaging 13.1 PPG & 8.5 RPG in MAAC action, shooting 60.8% from the floor. Otieno has six double-doubles during conference play.
- First-year guard Jaden Zimmerman has chipped in with 11.9 PPG in league action, while sophomore Khaden Bennett has posted 11.3 PPG in MAAC games.
- The Bobcats are 28-8 in regular season MAAC games over the last two seasons under Head Coach Tom Pecora.
- Preseason MAAC Player of the Year Amarri Monroe leads QU in overall scoring/ranks third in the MAAC (17.9 PPG).
- He's also grabbed 8.9 rebounds per game – which leads the league.
- He also leads the MAAC in double-doubles (12).
- Monroe also has 2.4 steals per contest (second in MAAC).
- Monroe has 66 steals this season (new QU Division I record). He trails Boyd Johnson (1988-89, 73 steals) for Quinnipiac's all-time single-season mark.
- The Newburgh, NY-native has 3+ steals in 13 separate games, including a career-high eight steals against Sacred Heart on 12/8.
- He's has tallied double-digit scoring totals in 24 of 27 contests (19 straight).
- Paul Otieno ranks second in the MAAC in double-doubles (11), trailing only teammate Amarri Monroe.
- Otieno has posted 13.0 PPG and 8.5 RPG in 2024-25, shooting 59.5% from the field.
- The QU big man leads the league in field goal percentage (59.5%) and offensive rebounds per game (4.0).
- He ranks second in rebounds per game (8.5), and total blocked shots (53).
- Savion Lewis has dished out 559 career assists – a new Quinnipiac Division I program record. Lewis takes over the top spot from Rob Monroe (2001-05), who recorded 541 assists during his time with the Bobcats.
- He's averaging 6.3 APG (13th nationally) this year.
- Lewis has 380 assists over the last two seasons alone.
- The graduate point guard also has 746 points and 361 rebounds during his time in Hamden.
- Lewis is averaging 5.1 PPG and 3.5 RPG this year.
- The first-year guard scored a career-high 24 points in Quinnipiac's win over Sacred Heart during the Bobcats' first ESPNU appearance of the season (2/14).
- Zimmerman has posted 10.9 points per game, and has 17 games of 10+ points during his first year with the Bobcats.
- Khaden Bennett has impressed during his breakout 2024-25 season, averaging 10.5 PPG & 4.4 RPG this year.
- The sophomore has 17 games with 10+ points.
- Doug Young (6.0 PPG), Alexis Reyes (5.6 PPG / 4.6 RPG), and Ryan Mabrey (4.5 PPG) have all scored 100+ points this year, as well.
- SPU is 5-11 so far this year in MAAC games. The Peacocks defeated Sacred Heart, 85-79 on Sunday, Feb. 23 in Jersey City, NJ.
- Marcus Randolph leads the team in scoring with 14.5 points per contest.
- Bashir Mason is in his third season as Head Coach at Saint Peter's (43-46 at SPU). He orchestrated an extremely successful decade at Wagner as the Seahawks' head coach, leading the team to three Northeast Conference (NEC) regular season titles while posting a 165-130 record over that span in Staten Island.
- SPU ranks second in the MAAC in offensive rebounds per game, and in rebound margin – trailing only the Bobcats in both categories.
- QU took the previous matchup this season (59-46) on Jan. 3. Jaden Zimmerman led QU with 16 points, while Paul Otieno recorded another double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds. Amarri Monroe chipped in with 12 points and nine rebounds in the win. Khaden Bennett also tallied 13 points.
- The Bobcats have won four of the last five against Saint Peter's.
- Quinnipiac Men's Basketball has been selected as the preseason favorite in the 2024-25 MAAC Preseason Coaches' Poll, as revealed by the league office on Oct. 8, 2024.
- Quinnipiac earned 166 points in total in the preseason coaches' poll (11 first-place votes). It marks the first time that QU has ever been selected as the preseason MAAC favorite. The defending MAAC regular season champs went 15-5 in league play (24-10 overall) last season under Head Coach Tom Pecora. The Bobcats earned a berth to the 2024 Ro College Basketball Invitational (CBI) after setting a program record for total wins.
- Three Bobcats in total (Amarri Monroe, Savion Lewis, Paul Otieno) received preseason recognition. Monroe and Lewis are Preseason All-MAAC First Team selections, while big man Paul Otieno earned a spot on the Preseason All-MAAC Second Team.
- Preseason MAAC Player of the Year Amarri Monroe (formerly Amarri Tice) played in all 34 games for Quinnipiac a season ago, stuffing the stat sheet with 12.9 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 1.8 APG, 1.8 SPG, 1.0 BPG. He posted 14.4 PPG & 7.2 RPG in MAAC play. Monroe was the only player that finished inside the league's Top 5 in rebounds, blocks, and steals. He scored 10+ points 25 different times, and registered five separate double-doubles.
- Savion Lewis wrapped up the 2023-24 campaign averaging 8.1 PPG, 7.3 APG & 3.2 RPG for the Bobcats. He finished second nationally in total assists (248). Lewis recorded 5+ helpers in 28 of Quinnipiac's 34 contests, including an impressive 17-assist night against Rider in Hamden (1/5/23).
- Graduate forward Paul Otieno returns for another year after leading the MAAC in field goal percentage (63.8%) in 2023-24. He averaged 11.0 PPG & 6.9 RPG, starting in all 34 contests for the Bobcats. He registered four double-doubles a season ago.
- The Bobcats return six of nine players that logged 200+ minutes last season.
- Amarri Monroe (12.9 PPG), Paul Otieno (11.0 PPG), Savion Lewis (8.1 PPG), Alexis Reyes (7.8 PPG), Doug Young (6.3 PPG), Richie Springs (3.8 PPG) are all back for Quinnipiac ahead of the new season.
- The Bobcats added six newcomers in total.
- Ryan Mabrey transferred in from Miami University, where the former All-MAC Freshman Team selection played in 58 games with the RedHawks over the last two seasons.
- Quinnipiac also brought in five true first-year athletes: Grant Randall (Queens, NY), Samson Reilly (Manchester, CT), Spence Wewe (Bristol, England), Braylan Ritvo (Harlem, NY), Jaden Zimmerman (Bronx, NY).
- The Bobcats finished off the benchmark '23-24 campaign with 24 total victories (new program record).
- Quinnipiac won its first-ever MAAC regular season title under first-year Head Coach Tom Pecora.
- QU also set a new program mark for total points in a single season (2,630).
- The Bobcats' 19-4 start over their first 23 games marked the program's best start to a year since the 1965-66 campaign.
- Quinnipiac won 10 consecutive games from Jan. 5 – Feb. 8.
- The Bobcats finished the month of January with a 7-0 record, marking the first perfect month in the university's Division I history.
- Tom Pecora – a veteran with 15 years of experience as a head coach at the Division I level – just wrapped up his first season as Head Coach at Quinnipiac University in 2023-24. Pecora just completed his seventh season in total with the Bobcats (previously served as Associate HC from 2017-2023). He was announced as Quinnipiac's next Head Coach on Thursday, April 13, 2023.
- Pecora led the Bobcats to a record-breaking 2023-24 campaign during his first year at the helm, eventually earning MAAC Coach of the Year honors after guiding the Bobcats to the top seed in the conference. Quinnipiac set a new program record for wins (24) during the benchmark season, as the Bobcats went 15-5 in league play to capture the program's first-ever MAAC Regular Season Championship. The Bobcats set a new program record for total points (2,630) under Pecora. Quinnipiac defeated each MAAC opponent at least once.
- Prior to his time at Quinnipiac, Pecora served as the head coach at Hofstra for nine years (2001-2010) and at Fordham for five seasons (2010-15). He also served as the associate head coach under Jay Wright for seven seasons before taking the head job at Hofstra, the last two of which resulted in America East Conference titles and NCAA Tournament berths.
- Pecora served as the head coach at Hofstra for nine years (2001-2010) and at Fordham for five seasons (2010-15). Prior to taking over the head coaching position at Hofstra, Pecora served as the associate head coach under Jay Wright for seven seasons, the last two of which resulted in America East Conference titles and NCAA Tournament berths.
- As a head coach at Hofstra, Pecora compiled a 155-126 mark in nine seasons, leading the Pride to four postseason appearances (three NIT and one CBI), the most for any New York City team over that nine-year span. In 16 years at Hofstra with Pecora on the staff (nine years as a head coach, seven as an assistant), the Pride averaged 19 wins a season (246-161).
- During his time in Hempstead, Hofstra was the winningest program in the Metropolitan New York area. Over his last six years, Hofstra won 121 games, including four 20-win seasons. In 2006 and 2009, he was named Coach of the Year by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) and he also received regional Coach of the Year honors from the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and the Basketball Coaches Association of New York (BCANY).
- Prior to joining the staff at Hofstra, Pecora also had previous experience in running a program, serving as head basketball coach at the State University of New York at Farmingdale from 1989-92. In three seasons at Farmingdale, the Rams posted a 62-24 record, captured the Region 15 championship in 1992 (when they finished 20-9), advanced to the National Junior College Athletic Association Tournament and were ranked as one of the nation's top 20 junior college programs.
- Quinnipiac Men's Basketball has announced the addition of three players during the early signing period, as revealed by Head Coach Tom Pecora and the Bobcats on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. Keith Mcknight (Teaneck, N.J.), Jayden Reid (Cheshire, Conn.), and Lateef Patrick (Milton, Mass.) will are all set to join the reigning MAAC regular season champions ahead of the 2025-26 season.
- Full Press Release: CLICK HERE
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