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
2016–17 record11–20 (4–14 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Bass
  • David Duda
  • Geoff Arnold
Home arenaHagan Arena
2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Dayton153 .833  248  .750
VCU144 .778  269  .743
Rhode Island135 .722  2510  .714
Richmond135 .722  2213  .629
Saint Bonaventure117 .611  2012  .625
George Washington108 .556  2015  .571
George Mason99 .500  2014  .588
La Salle99 .500  1515  .500
Davidson810 .444  1715  .531
Fordham711 .389  1319  .406
Saint Louis612 .333  1221  .364
UMass414 .222  1518  .455
Saint Joseph's414 .222  1120  .355
Duquesne315 .167  1022  .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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Aaron Brown2G6'5"223RS SeniorDarby, PAGraduated
Papa Ndao12F6'8"220RS SeniorDakar, SengalGraduated
Isaiah Miles15F6'7"227SeniorBaltimore, MDGraduated
Skylar Scrivano33F6'10"233RS SeniorDoylestown, PAGraduated & transferred
DeAndre' Bembry43F6'6"210JuniorCharlotte, NCDeclare 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
SG
St. Thomas More School Philadelphia, PA 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
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 
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 
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)  
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

    Roster

    2016–17 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Lamarr Kimble 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoNeumann-Goretti Philadelphia, PA
    G 1 Shavar Newkirk  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrCardinal Hayes Bronx, NY
    F 2 Charlie Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrSt. Thomas More School Philadelphia, PA
    G 3 Mike Booth (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrBishop Shanahan Thornton, PA
    G 5 Nick Robinson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)201 lb (91 kg) FrKenwood Academy Chicago, IL
    F 10 Gerald Blount 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrPomfret School Bayonne, NJ
    G 11 Toliver Freeman (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)213 lb (97 kg) FrCatholic Baton Rouge, LA
    G 13 Christian Vega (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrColegio San José Guaynabo, PR
    G 15 Chris Clover 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)213 lb (97 kg) SoSt. Joseph's Prep Philadelphia, PA
    F 20 Brendan Casper (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)213 lb (97 kg) SrMethacton Audubon, PA
    G 21 Kyle Thompson (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrSt. Joseph's Prep Mt. Laurel, NJ
    F 22 Lorenzo Edwards 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)222 lb (101 kg) FrLake Forest Lake Forest, IL
    F 23 Markell Lodge 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)214 lb (97 kg) RS SoChristian Faith Center Academy Creedmoor, NC
    F 24 Pierfrancesco Oliva 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)207 lb (94 kg) SoBergen Catholic Taranto, Italy
    F 25 James Demery 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)198 lb (90 kg) JrNorthside Christian Greenville, NC
    F 32 Jai Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS JrPhiladelphia Electrical & Technical Charter Philadelphia, PA
    F 34 Javon Baumann 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)255 lb (116 kg) RS SrTheodor-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

    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

    1. "Flyers Picked to Win 2016-17 Men's Basketball". Atlantic10.com. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
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