2022–23 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Saint Joseph's Hawks basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by fourth-year head coach Billy Lange, played their home games at Hagan Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

2022–23 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record16–17 (8–10 A–10)
Head coach
Associate head coachJohn Griffin III
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHagan Arena
Seasons
2022–23 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
VCU 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
Fordham 12 6   .667 25 8   .758
Dayton 12 6   .667 22 12   .647
Saint Louis 12 6   .667 21 12   .636
George Mason 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
Duquesne 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
George Washington 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
Davidson 8 10   .444 16 16   .500
Saint Joseph's 8 10   .444 16 17   .485
St. Bonaventure 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
Richmond 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
La Salle 7 11   .389 15 19   .441
Massachusetts 6 12   .333 15 16   .484
Rhode Island 5 13   .278 9 22   .290
Loyola Chicago 4 14   .222 10 21   .323
2023 A10 tournament winner

Previous season

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The Hawks finished the 2021–22 season 11–19, 5–13 in A-10 play to finish 13th place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 Tournament to La Salle.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Dahmir Bishop 1 G 6'5" 190 Junior Philadelphia, PA Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast
Rahmir Moore 11 G 6'3" 205 Junior Philadelphia, PA Mid-season transferred to Wagner
Jadrian Tracey 13 F 6'5" 205 Sophomore Fort Myers, FL Transferred to Florida SouthWestern State College
Nikkos Luna-Nash 21 G 6'0" 155 Sophomore Seminole, FL Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Jordan Hall 22 G/F 6'7" 215 Sophomore Wildwood, NJ Declare for 2022 NBA draft
Jake Forrest 24 G 6'5" 205 Junior Bala Cynwyd, PA Transferred to Bucknell
Taylor Funk 33 F 6'8" 215 RS Senior Lancaster, PA Graduate transferred to Utah State

Incoming Transfers

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Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Lynn Greer III 5 G 6'3" 185 Sophomore Philadelphia, PA Dayton
Louis Bleechmore 55 G 6'5" 200 Junior Sydney, Australia Harcum College

Recruiting classes

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2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Christian Winborne
PG
Baltimore, MD Gilman High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jul 20, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:     ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Christ Essandoko
C
Paris, France Winston-Salem Prep 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Apr 24, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:     ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Rasheer Fleming
PF
Camden, NJ Camden High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A Jun 28, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Quin Berger
PG
Malvern, PA Westtown School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Mar 21, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    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 October 30, 2022.
  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 30, 2022.

2023 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Xzayvier Brown
#35 PG
Philadelphia, PA Roman Catholic High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jul 28, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Shawn Simmons
#42 PF
Phoenix, AZ Hillcrest Prep 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 20, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Anthony Finkley
#48 PF
Philadelphia, PA West Philadelphia Catholic High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A Jun 20, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   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:

Roster

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2022–23 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kacper Klaczek 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Long Island Lutheran High School Chorzów, Poland
G 1 Christian Winborne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Gilman School Baltimore, Maryland
G 2 Erik Reynolds II 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Bullis School Potomac, Maryland
G 3 Cameron Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Eleanor Roosevelt High School Laurel, Maryland
G 5 Lynn Greer III 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Dayton Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
C 10 Anton Jansson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Golden State Prep Stockholm, Sweden
G 12 Quin Berger 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Westtown School Malvern, Pennsylvania
F 13 Rasheer Fleming 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Camden High School Camden, New Jersey
G 15 Cooper Vogel (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Howell High School Howell, New Jersey
G 20 Chris Arizin (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr St. Joseph's Prep Media, Pennsylvania
C 22 Christ Essandoko 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Fr Winston Salem Christian School Paris, France
G 25 Brian Geatens (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr St. Joseph's Prep Harleysville, Pennsylvania
F/C 32 Charles Coleman 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr East Carolina Boston, Massachusetts
F/C 50 Ejike Obinna 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) GS Vanderbilt Enugu, Nigeria
F 55 Louis Bleechmore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Harcum College Sydney, Australia
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 High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Towson W 78–76 
 22  Winborne   9  Klaczek   3  Tied  Hagan Arena (634)
Philadelphia, PA
November 4, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Widener W 92–80 
 22  Brown   9  Tied   5  Winborne  Hagan Arena (753)
Philadelphia, PA
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2022*
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
vs. No. 3 Houston
Veterans Classic
L 55–81  0–1
 17  Reynolds II   12  Klaczek   2  Greer III  Alumni Hall (2,889)
Annapolis, MD
November 14, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Lafayette W 63–59  1–1
 21  Reynolds II   12  Brown   5  Greer III  Hagan Arena (1,296)
Philadelphia, PA
November 17, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Albany
Sunshine Slam campus site game
W 99–79  2–1
 32  Reynolds II   11  Brown   7  Greer III  Hagan Arena (1,452)
Philadelphia, PA
November 21, 2022*
8:30 p.m., CBSSN
vs. Georgia
Sunshine Slam semifinals
L 53–66  2–2
 10  Tied   10  Klaczek   3  Reynolds II  Ocean Center (1,612)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 22, 2022*
6:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. South Florida
Sunshine Slam consolation game
L 62–75  2–3
 15  Greer III   10  Fleming   2  Tied  Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
November 30, 2022*
8:30 p.m., NBCSP+/ESPN+
at Penn
Philadelphia Big 5
W 85–80 OT 3–3
 27  Reynolds II   9  Klaczek   6  Klaczek  Palestra (3,246)
Philadelphia, PA
December 3, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Fairleigh Dickinson L 80–97  3–4
 21  Reynolds II   5  Fleming   4  Tied  Hagan Arena (1,162)
Philadelphia, PA
December 6, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Temple
Rivalry
L 60–70  3–5
 25  Brown   10  Brown   3  Reynolds II  Liacouras Center (4,402)
Philadelphia, PA
December 10, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Saint Peter's W 73–57  4–5
 17  Brown   6  Brown   2  Tied  Hagan Arena (1,279)
Philadelphia, PA
December 17, 2022*
4:00 p.m., CBSSN
Villanova
Holy War
L 64–71  4–6
 27  Reynolds II   6  Klaczek   6  Greer III  Hagan Arena (3,924)
Philadelphia, PA
December 19, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Sacred Heart W 77–59  5–6
 19  Brown   11  Brown   8  Greer III  Hagan Arena (819)
Philadelphia, PA
December 22, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Central Connecticut W 83–66  6–6
 24  Brown   7  Obinna   5  Tied  Hagan Arena (527)
Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 31, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Saint Louis L 78–83  6–7
(0–1)
 18  Reynolds II   9  Brown   9  Greer III  Hagan Arena (1,382)
Philadelphia, PA
January 4, 2023
7:00 p.m.
at Dayton L 56–76  6–8
(0–2)
 13  Brown   5  Tied   3  Greer III  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
January 7, 2023
2:00 p.m.
at Fordham L 54–66  6–9
(0–3)
 15  Quisenberry   15  Moore   3  Tied  Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,259)
Bronx, NY
January 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Duquesne L 80–92  6–10
(0–4)
 25  Brown   9  Fleming   7  Reynolds II  Hagan Arena (1,003)
Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 2023
12:30 p.m., USA
Loyola Chicago W 86–55  7–10
(1–4)
 17  Tied   8  Obinna   5  Tied  Hagan Arena (1,442)
Philadelphia, PA
January 16, 2023
2:00 p.m., CBSSN
at La Salle
Philadelphia Big 5
W 71–59  8–10
(2–4)
 20  Brown   9  Tied   6  Greer  Tom Gola Arena (2,134)
Philadelphia, PA
January 21, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
UMass W 74–68  9–10
(3–4)
 25  Brown   6  Tied   4  Tied  Hagan Arena (1,611)
Philadelphia, PA
January 25, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at George Washington L 91–92  9–11
(3–5)
 31  Greer III   11  Greer III   5  Klaczek  Charles E. Smith Center (1,254)
Washington, D.C.
January 29, 2023
12:00 p.m., USA
at George Mason W 79–76  10–11
(4–5)
 30  Reynolds II   12  Obinna   4  Greer III  EagleBank Arena (4,011)
Fairfax, VA
February 1, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Rhode Island W 64–50  11–11
(8–4)
 18  Borwn   8  Brown   4  Greer III  Hagan Arena (1,121)
Philadelphia, PA
February 5, 2023
12:00 p.m., ESPNU
La Salle
Philadelphia Big 5
L 65–73  11–12
(5–6)
 15  Reynolds II   7  Brown   5  Brown  Hagan Arena (2,213)
Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 2023
9:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Loyola Chicago W 83–71  12–12
(6–6)
 24  Reynolds   9  Obinna   4  Winborne  Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,911)
Chicago, IL
February 11, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
George Washington W 81–69  13–12
(7–6)
 24  Reynolds II   8  Tied   6  Greer III  Hagan Arena (1,843)
Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Duquesne L 62–76  13–13
(7–7)
 22  Greer III   11  Fleming   3  Greer III  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,758)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 18, 2023
12:30 p.m., USA
at Davidson L 75–76  13–14
(7–8)
 17  Brown   9  Tied   3  Tied  John M. Belk Arena (3,567)
Davidson, NC
February 21, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
VCU L 63–88  13–15
(7–9)
 21  Reynolds II   11  Fleming   4  Brown  Hagan Arena (1,398)
Philadelphia, PA
February 26, 2023
12:00 p.m., USA
at St. Bonaventure L 76–89  13–16
(7–10)
 33  Reynolds II   7  Greer III   3  Greer III  Reilly Center (4,394)
Olean, NY
March 1, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Richmond W 83–67  14–16
(8–10)
 33  Reynolds II   12  Fleming   3  Tied  Hagan Arena (1,594)
Philadelphia, PA
A-10 tournament
March 7, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
(10) vs. (15) Loyola Chicago
First round
W 72–67  15–16
 22  Greer III   10  Greer III   7  Greer III  Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
March 8, 2023
5:00 p.m., USA
(10) vs. (7) George Washington
Second round
W 87–76  16–16
 34  Reynolds II   8  Fleming   4  Tied  Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
March 9, 2023
5:00 p.m., USA
(10) vs. (2) Dayton
Quarterfinals
L 54–60  16–17
 19  Reynolds II   9  Tied   5  Greer III  Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Saint Joseph's University Athletics. Retrieved October 3, 2022.