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2020–21 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Saint Joseph's Hawks basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by second-year head coach Billy Lange, played their home games at Hagan Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 5-15, 3-9 in A-10 Play to finish in 13th place. They defeated La Salle in the first round of the A-10 tournament before losing in the second round to UMass.

2020–21 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record5–15 (3–9 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • John Griffin III
  • Justin Scott
  • Brenden Straughn
Home arenaHagan Arena
Seasons
2020–21 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
St. Bonaventure† 11 – 4   .733 16 – 5   .762
VCU 10 – 4   .714 19 – 7   .731
Davidson 7 – 4   .636 13 – 9   .591
Saint Louis 6 – 4   .600 14 – 7   .667
UMass 6 – 4   .600 8 – 7   .533
George Mason 8 – 6   .571 13 – 9   .591
Dayton 9 – 7   .563 14 – 10   .583
Richmond 6 – 5   .545 14 – 9   .609
Duquesne 7 – 7   .500 9 – 9   .500
Rhode Island 7 – 10   .412 10 – 15   .400
George Washington 3 – 5   .375 5 – 12   .294
La Salle 6 – 11   .353 9 – 16   .360
Saint Joseph's 3 – 9   .250 5 – 15   .250
Fordham 2 – 11   .154 2 – 12   .143
† 2021 A10 Tournament winner

Previous season edit

The previous season was the first season without longtime head coach, Phil Martelli since 1994. The Hawks finished the 2018–19 season 6–26 overall, 2–16 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for 13th place. As the No. 13 seed in the A-10 tournament, they played against the No. 12 seed, George Mason in the opening round, where they lost 70–77.[1] Their season record-wise, was their poorest since the 1974–75 season.[2]

Offseason edit

Departures edit

Transfers edit

2020 recruiting class edit

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jordan Hall
SF 		Philadelphia, PA Neumann-Goretti High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A Jun 25, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Anton Jansson
C 		Napa, CA Golden State Prep 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Nov 15, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     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.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 28, 2019.

2021 recruiting class edit

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Erik Reynolds
SG 		Potomac, MD Bullis School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Aug 29, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
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:

Preseason edit

A10 media poll edit

The Atlantic 10 men's basketball media poll was released on November 9, 2020. Saint Joseph's was picked to finish 12th.

A10 Preseason Poll
Predicted finish Team
1 Richmond (19)
2 Saint Louis (7)
3 Dayton (2)
4 St. Bonaventure
5 Duquesne
6 Rhode Island
7 Davidson
8 UMass
9 VCU
10 George Mason
11 George Washington
12 Saint Joseph's
13 La Salle
14 Fordham

Roster edit

2020–21 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Dahmir Bishop 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Xavier Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 1 Ryan Daly 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Delaware Havertown, Pennsylvania
F 2 Myles Douglas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr UCF Edgewood, Maryland
G 3 Cameron Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Eleanor Roosevelt High School Laurel, Maryland
G 5 Greg Foster Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Gonzaga Milwaukee, Wisconsin
C 10 Anton Jansson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Golden State Prep Stockholm, Sweden
G 11 Rahmir Moore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So RISE Prep Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 12 Anthony Longpré 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Glenelg Country School L'Assomption, Quebec
F 13 Jadrian Tracey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr West Oaks Academy Fort Myers, Florida
G 20 Chris Arizin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr St. Joseph's Prep Media, Pennsylvania
G 21 Nikkos Luna-Nash 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Shorecrest Prep Seminole, Florida
G/F 22 Jordan Hall 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Neumann Goretti High School Wildwood, New Jersey
G 24 Jack Forrest 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Columbia Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
G 30 Brian Geatens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr St. Joseph's Prep Harleysville, Pennsylvania
F 33 Taylor Funk 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Manheim Central High School Lancaster, Pennsylvania
G 34 Ethan Griffith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Hillsborough High School Hillsborough, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: April 17, 2021

Schedule edit

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 26, 2020*
3:30 p.m., FS1 		vs. Auburn
Fort Myers Tip-Off semifinals 		L 91–96 OT 0–1
  28 – Funk   7 – Funk   7 – Daly  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (198)
Fort Myers, FL
November 27, 2020*
1:00 p.m., FS1 		vs. No. 6 Kansas
Fort Myers Tip-Off third place game 		L 72–94  0–2
  18 – Forrest   7 – Daly   5 – Hall  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (310)
Fort Myers, FL
December 5, 2020*
3:00 p.m. 		at Bradley Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Carver Arena 
Peoria, IL
December 12, 2020*
3:00 p.m., NBCSN 		Temple
Temple rivalry 		Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
December 17, 2020*
6:00 p.m., NBCSPHI 		at Drexel
City 6 		L 77–81  0–3
  30 – Daly   8 – Funk   4 – Hall  Daskalakis Center (0)
Philadelphia, PA
December 19, 2020*
2:00 p.m., FS1 		at No. 7 Villanova
Holy War 		L 68–88  0–4
  17 – Hall   6 – Hall   6 – Hall  Finneran Pavilion (0)
Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2020*
6:00 p.m., SECN 		at No. 8 Tennessee L 66–102  0–5
  13 – Daly   7 – Daly   3 – Daly  Thompson–Boling Arena (4,191)
Knoxville, TN
December 30, 2020
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		VCU L 64–80  0–6
(0–1) 		 20 – Bishop   8 – Brown   7 – Hall  Hagan Arena (0)
Philadelphia, PA
January 3, 2021
4:30 p.m., NBCSN 		at Rhode Island L 77–85 OT 0–7
(0–2) 		 29 – Funk   8 – Hall   8 – Hall  Ryan Center (0)
Kingston, RI
January 6, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at St. Bonaventure L 57–83  0–8
(0–3) 		 13 – Funk   10 – Hall   5 – Hall  Reilly Center (0)
Olean, NY
January 9, 2021*
6:00 p.m., NBCSN 		Albany W 67–64  1–8
  14 – Funk   6 – Funk   9 – Hall  Hagan Arena (0)
Philadelphia, PA
January 12, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Davidson L 66–80  1–9
(0–4) 		 19 – Forrest   7 – Hall   6 – Hall  Belk Arena (0)
Davidson, NC
January 18, 2021
4:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at La Salle
Big 5 		L 83–90  1–10
(0–5) 		 25 – Forrest   7 – Hall   11 – Hall  Gola Arena (0)
Philadelphia, PA
January 20, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at George Mason L 85–87 OT 1–11
(0–6) 		 19 – Funk   9 – Funk   11 – Hall  EagleBank Arena (180)
Fairfax, VA
January 23, 2021
12:30 p.m., NBCSN 		George Mason L 61–72  1–12
(0–7) 		 21 – Funk   7 – Hall   7 – Hall  Hagan Arena (0)
Philadelphia, PA
January 26, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Richmond L 56–79  1–13
(0–8) 		 17 – Hall   5 – Tracey   3 – Hall  Hagan Arena (0)
Philadelphia, PA
January 30, 2021
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Duquesne L 50–67  1–14
(0–9) 		 15 – Funk   11 – Tracey   4 – Moore  Kerr Fitness Center 
McCandless, PA
February 3, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		St. Bonaventure Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
February 17, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at George Washington Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Smith Center 
Washington, DC
February 20, 2021
12:30 p.m., NBCSN 		La Salle
Big 5 		W 91–82 OT 2–14
(1–9) 		 30 – Daly   12 – Hall   10 – Hall  Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
February 24, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Dayton W 97–84  3–14
(2–9) 		 36 – Funk   8 – Moore   5 – Tied  Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
March 1, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Richmond W 76–73  4–14
(3–9) 		 22 – Funk   10 – Hall   3 – Daly  Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
A-10 tournament
March 3, 2021
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		(13) vs. (12) La Salle
First round 		W 72–66  5–14
  23 – Daly   7 – Tied   2 – Tied  Siegel Center (250)
Richmond, VA
March 4, 2021
1:00 pm, NBCSN 		(13) vs. (5) Massachusetts
Second round 		L 66–100  5–15
  18 – Hall   7 – Brown   5 – Hall  Robins Center (250)
Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References edit

  1. ^ Cole, Damichael (March 11, 2020). "George Mason 77, Saint Joseph's 70: St. Joe's comeback fell short in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "All-Time Men's Basketball Statistics: 1970-1979" (PDF). Sidearm Sports. Saint Joseph's University Athletics. Retrieved December 11, 2020.

External links edit

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