2016–17 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Saint Joseph's Hawks basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by 22nd-year head coach Phil Martelli, played their home games at Hagan Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 4–14 A-10 play to finish in a tie for 12th place. As the No. 13 seed in the A-10 tournament, they lost to Massachusetts in the first round.

2016–17 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record11–20 (4–14 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Bass
  • David Duda
  • Geoff Arnold
Home arenaHagan Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Dayton 15 3   .833 24 8   .750
VCU 14 4   .778 26 9   .743
Rhode Island 13 5   .722 25 10   .714
Richmond 13 5   .722 22 13   .629
Saint Bonaventure 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
George Washington 10 8   .556 20 15   .571
George Mason 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
La Salle 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
Davidson 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Fordham 7 11   .389 13 19   .406
Saint Louis 6 12   .333 12 21   .364
UMass 4 14   .222 15 18   .455
Saint Joseph's 4 14   .222 11 20   .355
Duquesne 3 15   .167 10 22   .313
2017 A10 Tournament winner

Previous season

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The Hawks finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 28–8, 13–5 in A-10 play to finish in fourth place. They defeated George Washington, Dayton, and VCU to be with the A-10 tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a #8 seed, they defeated Cincinnati in the first round, their first NCAA Tournament victory since 2004, to advance to the second round where they lost to Oregon. DeAndre' Bembry was named A-10 player of the year.

Preseason

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Saint Joseph's was picked to finish in ninth place in the Preseason A-10 poll.[1]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Aaron Brown 2 G 6'5" 223 RS Senior Darby, PA Graduated
Papa Ndao 12 F 6'8" 220 RS Senior Dakar, Sengal Graduated
Isaiah Miles 15 F 6'7" 227 Senior Baltimore, MD Graduated
Skylar Scrivano 33 F 6'10" 233 RS Senior Doylestown, PA Graduated & transferred
DeAndre' Bembry 43 F 6'6" 210 Junior Charlotte, NC Declare for 2016 NBA draft

2016 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Charlie Brown Jr.
SG
St. Thomas More School Philadelphia, PA 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: POST
Gerald Blount
#110 PF
Jersey City, NJ Pomfret School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Nov 10, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 59
Nick Robinson
SG
Chicago, IL Kenwood Academy High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A Apr 13, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:     ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Lorenzo Edwards
PF
Lake Forest, IL Lake Forest High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:     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 June 17, 2016.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 17, 2016.

2017 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Taylor Funk
#46 PF
Manheim Central High School Manheim, PA 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A May 12, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 77
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

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2016–17 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Lamarr Kimble 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Neumann-Goretti Philadelphia, PA
G 1 Shavar Newkirk   6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Cardinal Hayes Bronx, NY
F 2 Charlie Brown Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr St. Thomas More School Philadelphia, PA
G 3 Mike Booth (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Bishop Shanahan Thornton, PA
G 5 Nick Robinson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Kenwood Academy Chicago, IL
F 10 Gerald Blount 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Pomfret School Bayonne, NJ
G 11 Toliver Freeman (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr Catholic Baton Rouge, LA
G 13 Christian Vega (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Colegio San José Guaynabo, PR
G 15 Chris Clover 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 213 lb (97 kg) So St. Joseph's Prep Philadelphia, PA
F 20 Brendan Casper (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Sr Methacton Audubon, PA
G 21 Kyle Thompson (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr St. Joseph's Prep Mt. Laurel, NJ
F 22 Lorenzo Edwards 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Fr Lake Forest Lake Forest, IL
F 23 Markell Lodge 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) RS So Christian Faith Center Academy Creedmoor, NC
F 24 Pierfrancesco Oliva 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 207 lb (94 kg) So Bergen Catholic Taranto, Italy
F 25 James Demery 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr Northside Christian Greenville, NC
F 32 Jai Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Philadelphia Electrical & Technical Charter Philadelphia, PA
F 34 Javon Baumann 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Sr Theodor-Heus School Solms-Oberbiel, Germany
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/12/2016*
7:00 pm
Toledo W 77–76  1–0
Hagan Arena (4,200)
Philadelphia, PA
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm
Columbia W 85–65  2–0
Hagan Arena (3,543)
Philadelphia, PA
11/18/2016*
12:30 pm
vs. Loyola–Chicago
Paradise Jam quarterfinals
W 71–57  3–0
Sports and Fitness Center (512)
St. Thomas, VI
11/20/2016*
6:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Ole Miss
Paradise Jam semifinals
L 66–81  3–1
Sports and Fitness Center (2,755)
St. Thomas, VI
11/21/2016*
6:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. NC State
Paradise Jam 3rd place game
L 63–73  3–2
Sports and Fitness Center (2,699)
St. Thomas, VI
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Temple
Rivalry
L 72–78  3–3
Hagan Arena (4,200)
Philadelphia, PA
12/03/2016*
1:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 2 Villanova
Holy War
L 57–88  3–4
The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
12/11/2016*
6:00 pm
at Drexel W 72–71  4–4
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,252)
Philadelphia, PA
12/14/2016*
8:00 pm
at Princeton W 76–68  5–4
Jadwin Gymnasium (2,360)
Princeton, NJ
12/18/2016*
4:00 pm
at Illinois State L 72–81  5–5
Redbird Arena (3,924)
Normal, IL
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm
Lafayette W 92–63  6–5
Hagan Arena (3,411)
Philadelphia, PA
12/30/2016
7:00 pm
George Washington W 68–63  7–5
(1–0)
Hagan Arena (4,200)
Philadelphia, PA
01/03/2017
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Rhode Island L 58–88  7–6
(1–1)
Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
01/07/2017
3:00 pm, NBCSN
at Fordham W 70–55  8–6
(2–1)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,575)
Bronx, NY
01/10/2017
7:00 pm, ASN
George Mason L 67–75  8–7
(2–2)
Hagan Arena (3,051)
Philadelphia, PA
01/14/2017
12:30 pm, NBCSN
Richmond L 66–70  8–8
(2–3)
Hagan Arena (4,051)
Philadelphia, PA
01/18/2017
7:00 pm, ASN
at Massachusetts L 57–62  8–9
(2–4)
Mullins Center (2,370)
Amherst, MA
01/21/2017*
7:00 pm
at Penn W 78–71  9–9
Palestra (8,590)
Philadelphia, PA
01/24/2017
7:00 pm, ASN
at St. Bonaventure L 63–67  9–10
(2–5)
Reilly Center (3,961)
Olean, NY
01/28/2017
6:00 pm, ASN
La Salle W 73–72  10–10
(3–5)
Hagan Arena (4,200)
Philadelphia, PA
01/31/2017
8:00 pm, ASN
Davidson L 60–75  10–11
(3–6)
Hagan Arena (3,461)
Philadelphia, PA
02/04/2017
6:00 pm, ASN
Fordham L 83–86 2OT 10–12
(3–7)
Hagan Arena (4,200)
Philadelphia, PA
02/07/2017
8:00 pm, ASN
at Dayton L 70–77  10–13
(3–8)
UD Arena (12,612)
Dayton, OH
02/11/2017
2:30 pm, NBCSN
Massachusetts L 76–87  10–14
(3–9)
Hagan Arena (4,200)
Philadelphia, PA
02/14/2017
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at VCU L 81–91  10–15
(3–10)
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
02/18/2017
4:00 pm, CBSSN
at La Salle L 68–83  10–16
(3–11)
Tom Gola Arena (3,400)
Philadelphia, PA
02/22/2017
7:00 pm
St. Bonaventure L 77–83  10–17
(3–12)
Hagan Arena (3,743)
Philadelphia, PA
02/25/2017
4:30 pm, NBCSN
at Saint Louis L 60–61  10–18
(3–13)
Chaifetz Arena (6,079)
St. Louis, MO
03/01/2017
7:00 pm, ASN
Rhode Island L 49–68  10–19
(3–14)
Hagan Arena (3,451)
Philadelphia, PA
03/04/2017
2:00 pm
at Duquesne W 63–60  11–19
(4–14)
Palumbo Center (1,464)
Pittsburgh, PA
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/08/2017
6:00 pm, ASN
(13) vs. (12) Massachusetts
First round
L 63–70  11–20
PPG Paints Arena (5,517)
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Flyers Picked to Win 2016-17 Men's Basketball". Atlantic10.com. Retrieved February 21, 2017.