2024–25 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Saint Joseph's Hawks basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by sixth-year head coach Billy Lange, played their home games at Hagan Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

2024–25 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 A–10)
Head coach	Billy Lange (6th season)
Associate head coach	Justin Scott
Assistant coaches	Thomas Boyle Dwayne Jones
Home arena	Hagan Arena

2024–25 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Davidson	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Dayton	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Duquesne	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Fordham	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
George Mason	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
George Washington	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
La Salle	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Loyola Chicago	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Massachusetts	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Richmond	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Rhode Island	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Saint Louis	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
VCU	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
† 2025 A10 Tournament winner

Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2023–24 season 21–14, 9–9 in A-10 play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. As a 9th seed, they defeated Loyola Chicago in the second round of the A-10 Tournament and Richmond in the quaterfinals before losing in the semifinals to VCU.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Kacper Klaczek	0	G	6'8"	225	Junior	Chorzów, Poland	Transferred to Albany
Christian Winborne	1	G	6'2"	185	Sophomore	Baltimore, MD	Transferred to Iona
Cameron Brown	3	G	6'5"	225	GS Senior	Laurel, MD	Graduated
Lynn Greer III	5	G	6'2"	180	Junior	Philadelphia, PA	Transferred to Temple
Cooper Vogel	15	G	6'3"	180	Senior	Howell, NJ	Walk-on; graduated
Chris Arizin	20	G	6'3"	200	Senior	Media, PA	Walk-on; graduated
Chris Essandoko	22	C	7'0"	285	RS Freshman	Paris, France	Transferred to Providence
Brian Geatens	25	G	6'0"	180	Senior	Harleysville, PA	Walk-on; graduated
Charles Coleman	32	F/C	7'0"	265	RS Senior	Boston, MA	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Derek Simpson	0	G	6'3"	165	Sophomore	Mount Laurel, NJ	Rutgers
Justice Ajogbor	22	F	6'10"	255	GS Senior	Benin City, Nigeria	Harvard

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Steve Solano #49 C	Bronx, NY	La Lumiere School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Apr 13, 2024
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 79
Kevin Kearney SF	Brooklyn, NY	South Shore High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 30, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Mekai Johnson SG	Upper Marlboro, MD	Bishop Ireton High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Nov 9, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Khaafiq Myers PG	Philadelphia, PA	Neumann Goretti High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Nov 9, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   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 July 23, 2023. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.

2025 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Owen Verna #42 SG	Santa Ana, CA	Mater Dei High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jun 26, 2024
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    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: "Saint Joseph's Hawks". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.

Roster

2024–25 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Derek Simpson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Rutgers Mount Laurel, New Jersey F 1 Kevin Kearney 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr South Shore Brooklyn, New York G 2 Erik Reynolds II 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Bullis School Potomac, Maryland F 3 Khaafiq Myers 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Neumann Goretti Philadelphia, Pennsylvania F 5 Anthony Finkley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Roman Catholic Philadelphia, Pennsylvania F 7 Dasear Haskins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Camden Willingboro, New Jersey G 10 Shawn Simmons II 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Hillcrest Prep (AZ) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania G 11 Xzayvier Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Roman Catholic Philadelphia, Pennsylvania F 13 Rasheer Fleming 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Camden High School Camden, New Jersey C 15 Steven Solano 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Fr La Lumiere School Bronx, New York F 22 Justice Ajogbor 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) GS Harvard Benin City, Nigeria G 23 Mekai Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Bishop Ireton Silver Spring, Maryland G/F 24 Will Lange 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Shipley School Newtown Square, PA	Head coach Billy Lange (Rowan) Assistant coach(es) Justin Scott (East Stroudsburg) Thomas Boyle (Saint Joseph's) Dwayne Jones (Saint Joseph's) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* TBA		Navy						Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, PA
November 8, 2024* TBA		Central Connecticut						Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, PA
November 12, 2024* TBA		Villanova Big 5 Classic Pod 2/Holy War						Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, PA
November 15, 2024* TBA		at Penn Big 5 Classic Pod 1						Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
November 21, 2024* TBA		vs. Syracuse/Texas/Texas Tech Legends Classic						Barclays Center  Brooklyn, NY
November 22, 2024* TBA		vs. Syracuse/Texas/Texas Tech Legends Classic						Barclays Center  Brooklyn, NY
November 26, 2024* TBA		Coppin State						Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, PA
December 3, 2024* TBA		Princeton						Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, PA
December 7, 2024* TBA		vs. TBA Big 5 Classic						Wells Fargo Center  Philadelphia, PA
December 10, 2024* TBA		Charleston						Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, PA
December 18, 2024* TBA		American						Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2024* TBA		vs. Virginia Tech						Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
December 28, 2024* TBA		Delaware State						Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 regular season
A-10 tournament
March 11–16, 2025 TBA		vs.						Barclays Center  Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.