Saint Peter's

Official Name: 
Saint Peter's College
Nickname: 
Peacocks
Mailing Address: 

2641 Kennedy Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ 07306-5997

Website: 
www.saintpeterspeacocks.com/
Telephone: 
(201) 915-9101
Fax: 
(201) 915-9102
Enrollment: 
3,280
Arena: 

Yanitelli Center
Capacity: 3,200
Year Opened: 1975

School Colors: 
Blue and White
Conference: 

Metro Atlantic Athletic (since 1982)
Former Member of Metropolitan Collegiate (1966-69)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(2) 1991 and 1995
0-2 record (.000)

NIT Appearances: 

(12) 1957, 1958, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1987, and 1989
5-13 record (.278)
Finished 4th in 1968

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(2) 1953 and 1954
3-2 record (.600)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Don Kennedy (22 years from 1951-72 when school was classified as a small college most of that span, 323-195 record, .624)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Ricky Bellinger (1,743 points from 1997-2000)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Pete O'Dea (1,033 from 1966-68)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Rich Rinaldi (54 points as senior vs. St. Francis (ny), on 2/13/71)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Rich Rinaldi (54 vs. St. Francis, N.Y.)
February 13, 1971 (senior/28.6 ppg)

1

2

Total

Saint Peter's

54

57

111

St. Francis, NY

37

52

89

Saint Peter's

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Rinaldi

21-42

12-19

54

Anderson

2

0-0

4

Fuller

3

2-4

8

Martiniuk

8

7-10

23

Cierski

2

0-0

4

Guitano

5

3-3

13

Sutor

1

0-0

2

Richmond

0

0-0

0

O'Reilly

1

1-2

3

Colford

0

0-0

0

Totals

43

25-38

111

Percentages

.658

St. Francis, NY

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Roberts

6

1-4

13

McDermott

8

2-4

18

Ruth

4

3-6

11

Santos

7

8-10

22

Freison

0

1-1

1

Rowinski

4

4-4

12

Dottrina

2

0-0

4

Egan

3

2-3

8

Lewis

0

0-0

0

Totals

34

21-32

89

Percentages

.656
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Tommy Meyers

3

1931-33

12-29

.293

1931, 1932

.333

Nicholas Landers

1

1934

4-9

.308

1934

4-9

H. Morgan Sweetman

8

1935-42

54-96

.360

1941

9-8

Thomas O'Brien

1

1943

5-7

.417

1943

5-7

George Babich

3

1947-49

39-26

.600

1949

18-5

Pete Caruso

1

1950

13-11-1

.542

1950

13-11-1

Don Kennedy

22

1951-72

323-195

.624

1968

24-4

Bernie Ockene

2

1973-74

16-36

.308

both years

.308

Dick McDonald

3

1975-77

47-36

.566

1976

19-11

Bob Kelly

2

1978-79

18-33

.353

1979

10-15

Bob Dukiet

7

1980-86

135-64

.678

1983

22-5

Ted Fiore

9

1987-95

151-110

.579

1991

24-7

Rodger Blind

5

1996-2000

55-84

.396

1996

15-12

Bob Leckie

6

2001-06

67-107

.385

2004

17-12

John Dunne

5

2007-11

58-96

.299

2011

20-14
  • All-Time W-L Record: 983-939 (.511) from 1931 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Saint Peter's (NJ) moved up to major-college status in 1965
  • The school did not field a team from 1943-44 through 1945-46 during World War II.