2015–16 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Saint Joseph's Hawks basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by 21st year head coach Phil Martelli, played their home games at Hagan Arena and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Hawks finished the season 28–8, 13–5 in A-10 play to finish in fourth place. They defeated George Washington, Dayton, and VCU to be champions of 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.

2015–16 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2015–16 record28–8 (13–5 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Bass
  • David Duda
  • Geoff Arnold
Home arenaHagan Arena
201516 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Dayton144 .778  258  .758
VCU144 .778  2511  .694
St. Bonaventure144 .778  229  .710
Saint Joseph's135 .722  288  .778
George Washington117 .611  2810  .737
Davidson108 .556  2013  .606
Rhode Island99 .500  1715  .531
Fordham810 .444  1714  .548
Richmond711 .389  1616  .500
UMass612 .333  1418  .438
Duquesne612 .333  1717  .500
George Mason513 .278  1121  .344
Saint Louis513 .278  1121  .344
La Salle414 .222  922  .290
2016 A10 Tournament winner

Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2014–15 season 13–18, 7–11 in A-10 play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the second round of the A-10 Tournament to St. Bonaventure.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Evan Maschemeyer0G6'3"200SeniorJeffersonville, INGraduated
Obi Romeo5F6'10"231FreshmanLewisburg, WVTransferred to Pensacola State College
Kyle Molock22G6'2"192RS SophomoreDublin, OHRetired from basketball due a knee injury [1]
Chris Wilson24G6'3"210SeniorFayetteville, NCGraduated

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chris Clover
SG
Natrona Heights, PA St. Joseph's Prep School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 3, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 79
LaMarr Kimble
PG
Philadelphia, PA Neumann-Goretti High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 1, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 79
Pierfrancesco Oliva
PF
Oradell, NJ Bergen Catholic High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Nov 25, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 65
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 12, 2015.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 12, 2015.

    Recruits Class of 2016

    Roster

    2015–16 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Lamarr Kimble 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)197 lb (89 kg) FrNeumann-Goretti Philadelphia, PA
    G 1 Shavar Newkirk 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoCardinal Hayes Bronx, NY
    G 2 Aaron Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)223 lb (101 kg) RS SrPenn Wood/West Virginia Darby, PA
    G 3 Mike Booth (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)199 lb (90 kg) SoBishop Shanahan Thornton, PA
    G 11 Chris Clover 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrSt. Joseph's Prep Philadelphia, PA
    F 12 Papa Ndao 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SrMontverde Academy Dakar, Senegal
    F 15 Isaiah Miles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)227 lb (103 kg) SrMilford Mill Baltimore, MD
    F 20 Brendan Casper (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrMethacton Audubon, PA
    G 21 Kyle Thompson (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)191 lb (87 kg) SoSt. Joseph's Prep Mt. Laurel, NJ
    F 23 Markell Lodge 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS FrChristian Faith Center Academy Creedmoor, NC
    F 24 Pierfrancesco Oliva 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)207 lb (94 kg) FrBergen Catholic Taranto, Italy
    F 25 James Demery 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)197 lb (89 kg) SoNorthside Christian Greenville, NC
    F 32 Jai Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)257 lb (117 kg) RS SoPhiladelphia Electrical & Technical Charter Philadelphia, PA
    F 33 Skylar Scrivano (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)233 lb (106 kg) RS SrCentral Bucks East/Rider Doylestown, PA
    F 34 Javon Baumann 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)258 lb (117 kg) RS JrTheodor-Heus School Solms-Oberbiel, Germany
    F 43 DeAndre' Bembry (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrThe Patrick School Charlotte, NC
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule

    [2]

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    11/13/2015*
    7:00 pm, WPHL
    Drexel
    City 6
    W 82–81  1–0
    Hagan Arena (4,200)
    Philadelphia, PA
    11/15/2015*
    5:00 pm
    Niagara
    Hall of Fame Tip Off
    W 73–62  2–0
    Hagan Arena (3,486)
    Philadelphia, PA
    11/18/2015*
    7:00 pm
    Buffalo
    Hall of Fame Tip Off
    W 89–67  3–0
    Hagan Arena (3,451)
    Philadelphia, PA
    11/21/2015*
    2:30 pm, ESPN3
    vs. Florida
    Hall of Fame Tip Off semifinals
    L 63–74  3–1
    Mohegan Sun Arena 
    Uncasville, CT
    11/22/2015*
    12:00 pm, ESPN3
    vs. Old Dominion
    Hall of Fame Tip Off 3rd place game
    W 66–64  4–1
    Mohegan Sun Arena (3,451)
    Uncasville, CT
    12/01/2015*
    7:00 pm, CBSSN
    No. 8 Villanova
    Holy War
    L 72–86  4–2
    Hagan Arena (4,200)
    Philadelphia, PA
    12/04/2015*
    7:00 pm
    at Columbia W 80–78  5–2
    Levien Gymnasium (1,088)
    New York City, NY
    12/08/2015*
    7:00 pm
    Princeton W 62–50  6–2
    Hagan Arena (3,451)
    Philadelphia, PA
    12/13/2015*
    4:00 pm, CBSSN
    at Temple
    Rivalry
    W 66–65 OT 7–2
    Liacouras Center (6,194)
    Philadelphia, PA
    12/19/2015*
    2:00 pm, WPHL
    Illinois State W 79–65  8–2
    Hagan Arena (3,516)
    Philadelphia, PA
    12/22/2015*
    1:00 pm
    vs. Virginia Tech
    Atlantic 10/ACC Showcase
    W 79–62  9–2
    Barclays Center 
    Brooklyn, NY
    12/29/2015*
    7:00 pm
    Maryland Eastern Shore W 78–68  10–2
    Hagan Arena (3,721)
    Philadelphia, PA
    01/02/2016
    12:30 pm, NBCSN
    at Richmond W 77–73  11–2
    (1–0)
    Robins Center (7,048)
    Richmond, VA
    01/05/2016
    7:00 pm, ASN
    VCU L 82–85  11–3
    (1–1)
    Hagan Arena (3,752)
    Philadelphia, PA
    01/10/2016
    12:00 pm, NBCSN
    Rhode Island W 72–67  12–3
    (2–1)
    Hagan Arena (4,080)
    Philadelphia, PA
    01/13/2016
    7:00 pm
    at George Mason W 87–73  13–3
    (3–1)
    EagleBank Arena (3,044)
    Fairfax, VA
    01/16/2016
    1:00 pm, WPHL
    Fordham W 80–55  14–3
    (4–1)
    Hagan Arena (4,200)
    Philadelphia, PA
    01/20/2016*
    9:00 pm
    at Penn W 75–60  15–3
    The Palestra (8,030)
    Philadelphia, PA
    01/23/2016
    4:00 pm, ASN
    at La Salle W 69–48  16–3
    (5–1)
    Tom Gola Arena (3,021)
    Philadelphia, PA
    01/27/2016
    7:00 pm
    Massachusetts W 78–70  17–3
    (6–1)
    Hagan Arena (3,856)
    Philadelphia, PA
    01/30/2016
    6:00 pm, CBSSN
    at Rhode Island W 64–55  18–3
    (7–1)
    Ryan Center (6,907)
    Kingston, RI
    02/03/2016
    7:00 pm
    St. Bonaventure L 73–83  18–4
    (7–2)
    Hagan Arena (4,027)
    Philadelphia, PA
    02/06/2016
    2:00 pm
    at Fordham W 82–60  19–4
    (8–2)
    Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,200)
    Bronx, NY
    02/10/2016
    7:00 pm
    at George Washington W 84–66  20–4
    (9–2)
    Charles E. Smith Center (3,091)
    Washington, D.C.
    02/13/2016
    8:00 pm, ASN
    La Salle W 88–62  21–4
    (10–2)
    Hagan Arena (4,200)
    Philadelphia, PA
    02/17/2016
    6:00 pm, CBSSN
    No. 15 Dayton W 79–70  22–4
    (11–2)
    Hagan Arena (4,200)
    Philadelphia, PA
    02/20/2016
    2:00 pm, NBCSN
    at Davidson L 93–99  22–5
    (11–3)
    John M. Belk Arena (5,295)
    Davidson, NC
    02/24/2016
    7:00 pm
    at Massachusetts W 74–57  23–5
    (12–3)
    Mullins Center 
    Amherst, MA
    02/28/2016
    1:00 pm, ASN
    Saint Louis W 77–63  24–5
    (13–3)
    Hagan Arena (4,200)
    Philadelphia, PA
    03/02/2016
    7:00 pm
    vs. St. Bonaventure
    Lightower Conference Classic
    L 90–98  24–6
    (13–4)
    Blue Cross Arena (6,734)
    Rochester, NY
    03/05/2016
    4:00 pm
    Duquesne L 70–78  24–7
    (13–5)
    Hagan Arena (4,200)
    Philadelphia, PA
    Atlantic 10 Tournament
    03/11/2016
    2:30 pm, NBCSN
    (4) vs. (5) George Washington
    Quarterfinals
    W 86–80  25–7
    Barclays Center (6,519)
    Brooklyn, NY
    03/12/2016
    1:30 pm, CBSSN
    (4) vs. (1) Dayton
    Semifinals
    W 82–79  26–7
    Barclays Center (8,223)
    Brooklyn, NY
    03/13/2016
    12:30 pm, CBS
    (4) vs. (2) VCU
    Championship game
    W 87–74  27–7
    Barclays Center (8,413)
    Brooklyn, NY
    NCAA Tournament
    03/18/2016*
    9:57 pm, truTV
    (8 W) vs. (9 W) Cincinnati
    First round
    W 78–76  28–7
    Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,274)
    Spokane, WA
    03/20/2016*
    9:40 pm, TBS
    (8 W) vs. (1 W) No. 5 Oregon
    Second round
    L 64–69  28–8
    Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,296)
    Spokane, WA
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Rankings

    Ranking movement
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
    PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Final
    AP RV RV RV RV *N/A
    Coaches RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV

    *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

    References

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