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

2016–17 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
2016–17 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	11–20 (4–14 A-10)
Head coach	Phil Martelli (22nd season);
Assistant coaches	Mark Bass; David Duda; Geoff Arnold;
Home arena	Hagan Arena

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 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

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

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

Offseason

Departures

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

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)
Charlie Brown Jr. SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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
Gerald Blount #110 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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
Nick Robinson SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/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)
Lorenzo Edwards PF	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 June 17, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 17, 2016.

2017 recruiting class

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
Taylor Funk #46 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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: "Saint Joseph's Hawks". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 17, 2016. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 17, 2016.

Roster

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

Phil Martelli (Widener)

Assistant coach(es)

Mark Bass (Saint Joseph's)
David Duda (Spring Garden)
Geoff Arnold (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	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

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

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

Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
Venues	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (1949–2008) Palestra (2008–2009) Hagan Arena (2009–present)
Rivalries	Temple Villanova
Culture & lore	History The Hawk City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Undefeated regular season
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics