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2023–24 SAINT PETER’S MEN’S & WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

QUICK FACTS LOCATION JERSEY CITY, NJ

MEN’S ROSTER

WOMEN’S ROSTER No. Name Cl.

PLAYER TO WATCH Sophomore guard Jada Leonard has showcased her skills since stepping the court for her second season as a Peacock. Leonard leads the team in points, assists and steals this season. She has been a consistent top performer for Saint Peter’s, highlighted by a career-high 25 points in a December win over Hampton. A MAAC All-Rookie team selection last season, Leonard has exceeded her point total from last season, amassing over 300 points this season. She has posted multiple 20+-point scoring efforts, tallying 20 points in a non conference victory over LIU in November. Leonard paced the Peacocks with 24 points, four assists and five steals in a home win over Rider. Leonard accomplished a remarkable 24 points and six rebounds against Siena, shooting 73.3% from the floor with a season-high 11 made field goals. The competitor from the Bronx, New York has left a mark on the Peacock’s performance this season and enters the postseason with over 600 career points. NOTABLE ALUMNI Tay Hughes, who was a standout on Saint Peter's women's basketball team from 2014 to 2018, returns to Jersey City to coach the program she once played for. On January 26th, 2018, Hughes passed 1,000 career points against Monmouth in the 67-47 win. She finished her collegiate career with a total of 1,042 points. During her senior year, she played in 28 games while making 21 starts. She averaged 9.1 points per game while shooting 40.6 percent from the field, along with pulling down 5.1 rebounds per game. Hughes was named to the MAAC All-Academic team and Saint Peter’s Senior Female Student-Athlete of the Year.

NICKNAME PEACOCKS COLORS BLUE & WHITE YEAR FOUNDED 1872 PRESIDENT DR. EUGENE J. CORNACCHIA ATHLETIC DIRECTOR KATIE ARCURI HOME ARENA RUN BABY RUN ARENA (1,824)

No. Name

Cl. Sr.

Pos.

Ht.

Wt.

Hometown/High School/Previous College

Pos. Ht.

Hometown/High School/Previous College

0 Latrell Reid 1 Brent Bland

G 6-3 185 Willingboro, NJ/Coffeyville C.C./Trenton Catholic

1 3 4 5

Rachel Kuhl

Sr.

G 5-7 Old Bridge, NJ/Old Bridge

R-So. G 6-3 205 Wheatley Heights, NY/Half Hollow Hills West

Jada Leonard Tiara Bellamy

So. So.

G G

5-8 5-7

Bronx, NY/Monsignor Scanlan

2 Marcus Randolph Jr. 3 Corey Washington So.

G 6-5 205 Willingboro, NJ/University of Richmond/Arch Bishop

Plainfield, NJ/Immaculate Conception

F

6-6 180 Sherwood, AR/Sylvan Hills

Maya Hyacienth Gr.

G 5-10 Nottingham, England/Rider University/City of London Academy

4 Roy Clarke

Sr.

G 6-4 210 Brooklyn, NY/Saint Francis Brooklyn/John C. Fremont

11

Mikia Keith

Gr. G 5-3 Indianapolis, IN/Southern Illinois University Edwardsville/Pike High School

5 Armoni Zeigler 6 Michael Houge

Fr.

G 6-4 185 Amityville, NY/Our Savior Lutheran Bronx

12 Emily O'Connell

Fr. Fr.

PG 5-7 London, England/City of London Academy

Jr.

F

6-7 225 Detroit, MI/Walter State CC/Chattanooga Christian

14 15 20

Carys Roy

C 6-3 Cowbridge, Wales/Cowbridge Comprehensive School

7 Elijah Perkins

So.

G 6-4 195 Middletown, NJ/Austin Peay State/Camden

Layla Laws

Jr.

F

6-0 5-9

Pine Beach, NJ/Saint Francis University/Donovan Catholic and Saint Rose

10 Elijah Wood

Jr. Jr.

G 6-6 180 Silver Springs, MD/Colby CC/Berkmar

Reilly Sunday

So.

PG

Moon Township, PA/Duquesne University Moon Area High School

11 Jaheim Tanksley

G 5-10 169 Edison, NJ/Moberly Area CC/Union Catholic

21 Maria Fux

Gr.

F F

6-0 Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina/NJIT/C.E. Brigadier Estanislao

15 Stephon Roberts Sr.

F F

6-10 230 Brooklyn, NY/Virginia State/Medgar Evers College Prep

22 Jada Williams

Jr.

6-1 Williamstown, NJ/Temple/Gloucester Catholic

PLAYER TO WATCH The Saint Peter’s Men’s Basketball team is headlined by Corey Washington. The preseason All-MAAC honoree has lived up to the hype this season. The SPU sophomore leads the Peacocks in scoring and rebounding. In SPU’s win at NJIT on Nov. 11, Washington tallied his first-career double double on 23 points, and 10 rebounds, with two steals. The Saint Peter’s standout was named the MAAC Player of the Week and the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association Player of the Week for his performances against Siena (Feb. 16), and Iona (Feb. 18). In the Peacocks’ win over Siena, Washington scored a career-high 29 points (10-20FG), with six rebounds, two blocks, two steals, and two assists. In Saint Peter’s victory at Iona, Washington tallied his third-career double-double on 18 points, and 10 rebounds, with three steals and one block. As a freshman, last year, the Arkansas native was named to the MAAC All-Rookie Team. Development for Saint Peter’s Men’s Basketball. Clark was one of the all-time greats in men’s basketball history at Saint Peter’s. As one of the most prolific scorers in NCAA Division I history, Clark amassed 3,058 points and averaged 25.9 points per game for his career. He played at the then Saint Peter's College from 2002 to 2006. Clark briefly held the record for the most three-point shots made in NCAA history during the end of his senior season (435), later passed by J. J. Redick of Duke. Clark is the all-time leading scorer in Saint Peter's and New Jersey collegiate history. He led the MAAC in scoring for all four seasons he was at Saint Peter’s. NOTABLE ALUMNI Keydren Clark ‘06 is the Director of Player

24 Oumar Diahame

Sr.

6-9 195 Dakar, Senegal/The Patrick School 6-9 210 Dakar, Senegal/The Patrick School

23 44

Lara Aguzzi

Fr. Fr.

G 5-1 Newton, MA/Newton North High School

35 Mouhamed Sow R-So. F

Fatmata Janneh

F

6-1 London, England/Barking Abbey Sixth Form

Head Coach: Bashir Mason (Drexel ’07), Second Season Assistant Coaches: Pete Cipriano (Southern University ’05), Umar Shannon (Saint Francis ‘13/Quinnipiac ‘14), Jim Mack (Springfield ‘06)

Head Coach: Jennifer Leedham (Franklin Pierce '09) Second Season Associate Women's Head Coach: David Jollon (Thomas Edison State University '11) Second Season Associate Women's Coach: Johannah Leedham-Warner (Franklin Pierce '10) Second Season Assistant Coaches: Elena Pulanco (Wofford College '22) Second Season, Tay Hughes (Saint Peter's '18) First Season

Director of Player Development: Keydren Clark (Saint Peter’s ’06) Director of Basketball Operations: Jerrell Coleman (Rhode Island ‘17) Recruiting Coordinator: Aaron Brown (Southern Mississippi ‘09)

HEAD COACH BASHIR MASON Bashir Mason, one of the most decorated young coaches in the country was named the 16th head coach of the Saint Peter's University men's basketball program on April 12, 2022. In his first season at the helm, the Peacocks became the first 10-seed to make the MAAC Tournament Semi-Finals. Additionally, Saint Peter’s established its defensive culture as the Peacocks led the MAAC in scoring defense (65.5 points per game). Mason orchestrated a successful decade at Wagner as the Seahawks' head coach. Mason led the team to three Northeast Conference (NEC) regular season titles and posted a 165-130 record over that span in Staten Island. He became the second coach in the conference's 40-year history to win three Jim Phelan Coach of the Year honors during that time. Mason was named a finalist for the Ben Jobe Award as the topminority Division I head coach four times (2020-21, 2017-18, 2015-16, 2012-13), a finalist for the Hugh Durham Mid-Major Coach of the Year award three times (2021-22, 2020-21, 2017-18) and was the NABC District 18 Coach of the Year in 2017-18.

HEAD COACH JENNIFER LEEDHAM Jennifer Leedham, a six-year veteran in the New York Metropolitan area as a Division I assistant, was named the ninth women's basketball head coach in Saint Peter's University Athletics history in July of 2022. Leedham took over the reins at Saint Peter's after serving as an associate head coach at St. Francis Brooklyn, where she helped guide the Terriers to one of their best seasons in program history in 2021-22. Last winter, SFC posted a 17-10 overall record and finished 13-3 in the Northeast Conference, finishing second in the NEC standings and setting a new program record for victories. Under Leedham's guidance, the Terriers led the NEC in a number of offensive categories including scoring offense (64.7 ppg) and assists per game (14.3). Prior to joining the staff at SFC, Leedham served as a women's basketball assistant coach at fellow NEC member Wagner for three seasons. As a member of the Seahawks' coaching staff, Leedham helped guide the program to the 2018-19 NEC Tournament. She’ll look to continue building a legacy for a historically great program in Jersey City. On Monday November 13th Coach Leedham secured her first collegiate win for Saint Peter’s against CCSU 61-57.

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