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(AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File) (Jessica Hill)JERSEY CITY, N.J. — (AP) — Bashir Mason is looking forward to the challenge of taking over at Saint Peter's after its incredible run to the Elite Eight. “Getting the roster settled is what I'm focused on,” Mason said Wednesday, shortly after being introduced as the Peacocks' new coach. Banks said Mason tried to recruit him out of high school, so he knows him. Athletic director Rachelle Paul said there was a lot of interest in the Saint Peter's job from all walks of college and high school coaches. Wagner senior guard Elijah Ford said Saint Peter's is getting a really good coach who will let the players know where they stand.

Bashir Mason is looking forward to the challenge of taking over at Saint Peter’s after its incredible run to the Elite Eight.

Saint Peter’s guard Doug Edert and Hofstra wing Kvonn Cramer will both suit up for the Bulldogs in 2022-23.

Saint Peter's saw its fantastic run in the NCAA Tournament end with a 69-49 loss to North Carolina in the East Region final.

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Saint Peter’s has knocked off Kentucky, Murray State and Purdue and now has its sights on pulling another NCAA Tournament upset.

NCAA St Peters Purdue Basketball Saint Peter's Doug Edert (25), Hassan Drame (14) and Matthew Lee (15) celebrate after Saint Peter's won a college basketball game against Purdue in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament, Friday, March 25, 2022, in Philadelphia. Consider, just 434 fans were listed as the total attendance for Saint Peter’s home opener this season against LIU. More than that turned out to give the team a Sweet 16 sendoff from campus this week. 15 seed ever to reach the Sweet 16. Notre Dame faces North Carolina State in the women’s Sweet 16 on Saturday morning.

The Peacocks, who won Friday's game 67-64, will now face either UCLA or North Carolina in the East Region final on Sunday.

NCAA St Peters Purdue Basketball Saint Peter's Doug Edert celebrates after Saint Peter's won a college basketball game against Purdue in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament, Friday, March 25, 2022, in Philadelphia. Saint Peter’s had the fans inside the packed Wells Fargo Center on its side from the opening tip and the arena erupted when Banks tied the game 57-all on a turnaround jumper. 2 seed Kentucky and Murray State -- and held off a Purdue team that gamely tried to bully them inside. Almost 30 years to the day that Duke’s Christian Laettner’s overtime buzzer-beater stunned Kentucky to win a regional final at the since-razed Spectrum, Purdue (29-8) and Saint Peter’s pulled off their own Philly classic. Consider, just 434 fans were listed as the total attendance for Saint Peter’s home opener this season against LIU.

Daryl Banks III scored the tying and go-ahead baskets that pushed 15th-seeded Saint Peter’s to the brink of the Final Four.

The Saint Peter's Peacocks look to keep their surprise run in the NCAA Tournament going when they play Purdue in the East Region semifinal in Philadelphia.

The Sweet 16 at the East region features one game between UCLA and North Carolina and another between Purdue and underdog Saint Peter’s.

Saint Peter’s broke the hearts of Kentuckians yet again, getting 17 points from KC Ndefo to beat Murray State 70-60 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament and complete its rise from obscurity into the Sweet 16.

The 15th-seeded Peacocks took down college basketball royalty in an 85-79 overtime victory over the second-seeded Wildcats.

APTOPIX NCAA Saint Peters Kentucky Basketball Saint Peter's guard Matthew Lee, right, steals the all from Kentucky guard TyTy Washington Jr. (3) during overtime in a college basketball game in the first round of the NCAA tournament, Thursday, March 17, 2022, in Indianapolis. Saint Peter’s (20-11) moves on to face either Murray State or San Francisco in Saturday’s second round in the East Region. Not bad for a private Jesuit school in Jersey City, New Jersey, that’s made half as many NCAA Tournament appearances (four) as Kentucky has national titles (eight). Saint Peter's followed with seven unanswered points, capped by Edert's go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:25 remaining. BIG PICTURESaint Peter’s: The Peacocks didn’t flinch against their more talented foe, keeping up with and sometimes dictating the pace.

Tiny Saint Peter’s took down basketball royalty, getting 27 points from Daryl Banks III in an 85-79 overtime victory over second-seeded Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.