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

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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

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.

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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Transfers

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2020 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/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 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPNN/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

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College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   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

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A10 media poll

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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

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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

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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

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  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.
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