2019–20 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

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2019–20 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
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Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
Record6–26 (2–16 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • John Griffin III
  • Justin Scott
  • Brenden Straughn
Home arena Hagan Arena
Seasons
  2018–19
2020–21  
2019–20 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Dayton 180 1.000292  .935
Richmond 144 .778247  .774
Rhode Island 135 .722219  .700
Saint Louis 126 .667238  .742
St. Bonaventure 117 .6111912  .613
Duquesne 117 .611219  .700
Davidson 108 .5561614  .533
Massachusetts 810 .4441417  .452
VCU 810 .4441813  .581
La Salle 612 .3331515  .500
George Washington 612 .3331220  .375
George Mason 513 .2781715  .531
Saint Joseph's 216 .111626  .188
Fordham 216 .111922  .290
Note: The 2020 A-10 tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Saint Joseph's Hawks basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks were led by first-year head coach Billy Lange, They played their home games at Hagan Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Contents

St. Joseph's finished the season with a 6–26 record and finished 2–16 in Atlantic 10 play. They entered as the bottom seed in the 2020 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament. There, they were eliminated in the first round by George Mason, 70–77.

Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2018–19 season 14–19 overall, 6–12 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for 10th place. As the No. 10 seed in the A-10 tournament, they advanced to the quarterfinals, where they lost to Davidson.

On March 19, 2019, Phil Martelli was fired after 24 seasons as the head coach. [1] He ended his tenure at Saint Joseph's with a 444–328 record. Shortly thereafter, the school hired Philadelphia 76ers assistant coach Billy Lange as head coach. [2]

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Lamarr Kimble 0G6'0"185RS Junior Philadelphia, PA Graduate transferred to Louisville
Charlie Brown Jr. 2F6'7"197RS Sophomore Philadelphia, PA Declare for 2019 NBA draft
Jared Bynum3G5'10"172Freshman Washington, D.C. Transferred to Providence
Chris Clover15G6'3"217Senior Philadelphia, PA Graduated
Mike Muggeo20G6'3"203Senior River Vale, NJ Walk-on; graduated
Markell Lodge23F6'7"217RS Senior Creedmoor, NC Graduated
Pierfrancesco Oliva24F6'8"212RS Junior Taranto, Italy Signed to play professionally in Italy with Roseto Sharks

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Myles Douglas2F6'8"215RS Sophomore Edgewood, MD Transferred from UCF. Will be eligible to play.
Greg Foster Jr.23G6'5"195Sophomore Milwaukee, WI Transferred from Gonzaga. Under NCAA transfer rules, Foster Jr. will sit out the 2019–20 season and will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Dennis Ashley25G6'1"176RS Senior Los Angeles, CA Transferred from Maine. Will be eligible to play immediately since Ashley graduated from Maine.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Cameron Brown
SG
Greenbelt, MDEleanor Roosevelt High School6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Rahmir Moore
SG
Philadelphia, PARise Prep (ON)6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)N/A 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Chereef Knox
SG
Philadelphia, PAImhotep Charter School6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Saint Joseph's Hawks". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 28, 2019.

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Jordan Hall
SF
Philadelphia, PANeumann-Goretti High School6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)N/AJun 25, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Anton Jansson
C
Napa, CAGolden State Prep6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (100 kg)Nov 15, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2019–20 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0Chereef Knox6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)210 lb(95 kg)Fr Imhotep Charter Philadelphia, PA
G 1 Ryan Daly 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)225 lb(102 kg)RS Jr Archbishop John Carroll
Delaware
Ardmore, PA
F 2Myles Douglas6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)215 lb(98 kg)RS So Aberdeen
UCF
Edgewood, MD
G 3Cameron Brown6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)210 lb(95 kg)Fr Eleanor Roosevelt Greenbelt, MD
G 5Greg Smith (W)6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)183 lb(83 kg)Sr Rutgers Prep Flemington, NJ
G 10Rahmir Moore6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)205 lb(93 kg)FrRISE Prep (Ontario) Philadelphia, PA
G 11Toliver Freeman6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)215 lb(98 kg)Sr Catholic Baton Rouge, LA
F 12Anthony Longpré6 ft 10 in(2.08 m)245 lb(111 kg)Jr Glenelg Country (MD) L'Assomption, QE
F 21Lorenzo Edwards6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)215 lb(98 kg)RS Jr Lake Forest Lake Forest, IL
G 23Greg Foster Jr.  Redshirt.svg 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)195 lb(88 kg)So Ed W. Clark
Gonzaga
Milwaukee, WI
G 32Dennis Ashley6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)176 lb(80 kg)RS Sr St. Monica Academy
Maine
Los Angeles, CA
F 33 Taylor Funk 6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)230 lb(104 kg)Jr Manheim Central Lancaster, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm,  NBCSPHI+
Bradley W 86–81 1–0
Hagan Arena  (2,068)
Philadelphia, PA
November 10, 2020*
2:00 pm, CUSA.tv
at  Old Dominion L 69–82 1–1
Chartway Arena  (6,086)
Norfolk, VA
November 13, 2019*
7:00 pm,  CBSSN
at  UConn
Charleston Classic non bracket game
W 96–87 2–1
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion  (4,081)
Storrs, CT
November 16, 2019*
2:00 pm,  NBCSCHI
at  Loyola–Chicago L 68–85 2–2
Joseph J. Gentile Arena  (2,921)
Chicago, IL
November 21, 2019*
1:30 pm,  ESPN2
vs.  Florida
Charleston Classic quarterfinals
L 62–70 2–3
TD Arena  (2,914)
Charleston, SC
November 22, 2019*
2:30 pm,  ESPNU
vs.  Missouri State
Charleston Classic consolation 2nd round
L 69–71 2–4
TD Arena (3,245)
Charleston, SC
November 24, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
vs.  Towson
Charleston Classic 7th place game
L 64–76 2–5
TD Arena 
Charleston, SC
November 30, 2019*
7:00 pm,  ESPN+
Saint Francis (PA) L 63–79 2–6
Hagan Arena (2,124)
Philadelphia, PA
December 3, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Lafayette L 71–94 2–7
Hagan Arena (2,011)
Philadelphia, PA
December 7, 2019*
3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 23  Villanova
Philadelphia Big 5/Holy War
L 66–78 2–8
Hagan Arena (3,456)
Philadelphia, PA
December 10, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at  Temple
Philadelphia Big 5/rivalry
L 61–108 2–9
Liacouras Center  (6,197)
Philadelphia, PA
December 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
William & Mary W 84–69 3–9
Hagan Arena (1,513)
Philadelphia, PA
January 2, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at  Richmond L 52–84 3–10
(0–1)
Robins Center  (5,016)
Richmond, VA
January 5, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 20  Dayton L 67–80 3–11
(0–2)
Hagan Arena (2,544)
Philadelphia, PA
January 8, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Duquesne L 60–78 3–12
(0–3)
Hagan Arena (1,885)
Philadelphia, PA
January 11, 2020
2:30 pm,  NBCSN
at  Davidson L 83–89 3–13
(0–4)
John M. Belk Arena  (4,236)
Davidson, NC
January 15, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Rhode Island L 61–71 3–14
(0–5)
Hagan Arena (1,964)
Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 2020*
2:00 pm, NBCSPHI
at  Penn
Big 5
W 87–81 4–14
Palestra  (6,266)
Philadelphia, PA
January 21, 2020
9:00 pm, CBSSN
VCU L 60–73 4–15
(0–6)
Hagan Arena (1,725)
Philadelphia, PA
January 25, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at  George Washington L 69–85 4–16
(0–7)
Charles E. Smith Center  (2,667)
Washington, D.C.
January 29, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at  Massachusetts L 76–91 4–17
(0–8)
Mullins Center  (2,024)
Amherst, MA
February 1, 2020
6:30 pm, NBCSN
Saint Louis L 73–78 4–18
(0–9)
Hagan Arena (2,161)
Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at  La Salle
Big 5
L 66–83 4–19
(0–10)
Tom Gola Arena  (2,118)
Philadelphia, PA
February 11, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
St. Bonaventure L 56-74 4–20
(0–11)
Hagan Arena (1,595)
Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 2020
12:00 pm, CBSSN
at Rhode IslandL 55–73 4–21
(0–12)
Ryan Center  (6,673)
Kingston, RI
February 18, 2020
6:30 pm, CBSSN
DavidsonW 73–72 5–21
(1–12)
Hagan Arena (1,820)
Philadelphia, PA
February 22, 2020
4:30 pm, NBCSN
at  George Mason L 55–62 5–22
(1–13)
EagleBank Arena  (5,649)
Fairfax, VA
February 26, 2020
9:00 pm, CBSSN
at Saint LouisL 63–76 5–23
(1–14)
Chaifetz Arena  (5,096)
St. Louis, MO
February 29, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Fordham W 73–69 6–23
(2–14)
Hagan Arena (2,257)
Philadelphia, PA
March 4, 2020
7:00  pm, ESPN+
at St. BonaventureL 73–89 6–24
(2–15)
Reilly Center  
Olean, NY
March 7, 2020
2:00 pm, NBCSPHI
La SalleL 77-78 6–25
(2–16)
Hagan Arena (2,390)
Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 11, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
(13) vs. (12) George Mason
First round
L 70–77 6–26
Barclays Center  (2,461)
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source [3]

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