2020–21 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

2020–21 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
2020–21 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	5–15 (3–9 A-10)
Head coach	Billy Lange (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	John Griffin III; Justin Scott; Brenden Straughn;
Home arena	Hagan Arena
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
St. Bonaventure†	11	–	4	.733	16	–	5	.762
VCU	10	–	4	.714	19	–	7	.731
Davidson	7	–	4	.636	13	–	9	.591
Saint Louis	6	–	4	.600	14	–	7	.667
UMass	6	–	4	.600	8	–	7	.533
George Mason	8	–	6	.571	13	–	9	.591
Dayton	9	–	7	.563	14	–	10	.583
Richmond	6	–	5	.545	14	–	9	.609
Duquesne	7	–	7	.500	9	–	9	.500
Rhode Island	7	–	10	.412	10	–	15	.400
George Washington	3	–	5	.375	5	–	12	.294
La Salle	6	–	11	.353	9	–	16	.360
Saint Joseph's	3	–	9	.250	5	–	15	.250
Fordham	2	–	11	.154	2	–	12	.143

† 2021 A10 Tournament winner

The 2020–21 Saint Joseph's Hawks basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by second-year head coach Billy Lange, played their home games at Hagan Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 5-15, 3-9 in A-10 Play to finish in 13th place. They defeated La Salle in the first round of the A-10 tournament before losing in the second round to UMass.

Previous season

The previous season was the first season without longtime head coach, Phil Martelli since 1994. The Hawks finished the 2018–19 season 6–26 overall, 2–16 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for 13th place. As the No. 13 seed in the A-10 tournament, they played against the No. 12 seed, George Mason in the opening round, where they lost 70–77.^[1] Their season record-wise, was their poorest since the 1974–75 season.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Transfers

2020 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordan Hall SF	Philadelphia, PA	Neumann-Goretti High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A	Jun 25, 2019
Jordan Hall SF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Anton Jansson C	Napa, CA	Golden State Prep	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Nov 15, 2019
Anton Jansson C	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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 November 28, 2019. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 28, 2019.

2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Erik Reynolds SG	Potomac, MD	Bullis School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 29, 2020
Erik Reynolds SG	Star ratings: Scout: 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: "Saint Joseph's Hawks". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 11, 2020. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 11, 2020.

Preseason

A10 media poll

The Atlantic 10 men's basketball media poll was released on November 9, 2020. Saint Joseph's was picked to finish 12th.

Predicted finish	Team
A10 Preseason Poll
1	Richmond (19)
2	Saint Louis (7)
3	Dayton (2)
4	St. Bonaventure
5	Duquesne
6	Rhode Island
7	Davidson
8	UMass
9	VCU
10	George Mason
11	George Washington
12	Saint Joseph's
13	La Salle
14	Fordham

Roster

2020–21 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Dahmir Bishop	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Xavier	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	1	Ryan Daly	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Sr	Delaware	Havertown, Pennsylvania
F	2	Myles Douglas	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	UCF	Edgewood, Maryland
G	3	Cameron Brown	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Eleanor Roosevelt High School	Laurel, Maryland
G	5	Greg Foster Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Gonzaga	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
C	10	Anton Jansson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Golden State Prep	Stockholm, Sweden
G	11	Rahmir Moore	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	RISE Prep	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	12	Anthony Longpré	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Glenelg Country School	L'Assomption, Quebec
F	13	Jadrian Tracey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	West Oaks Academy	Fort Myers, Florida
G	20	Chris Arizin	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	St. Joseph's Prep	Media, Pennsylvania
G	21	Nikkos Luna-Nash	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	Shorecrest Prep	Seminole, Florida
G/F	22	Jordan Hall	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Neumann Goretti High School	Wildwood, New Jersey
G	24	Jack Forrest	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Columbia	Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
G	30	Brian Geatens	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	St. Joseph's Prep	Harleysville, Pennsylvania
F	33	Taylor Funk	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	Manheim Central High School	Lancaster, Pennsylvania
G	34	Ethan Griffith	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Hillsborough High School	Hillsborough, New Jersey

Head coach

Billy Lange (Rowan)

Assistant coach(es)

John Griffin III (Bucknell)
Justin Scott (East Stroudsburg)
Brenden Straughn (Hood)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 17, 2021

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 26, 2020* 3:30 p.m., FS1		vs. Auburn Fort Myers Tip-Off semifinals	L 91–96 ^OT	0–1	28 – Funk	7 – Funk	7 – Daly	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (198) Fort Myers, FL
November 27, 2020* 1:00 p.m., FS1		vs. No. 6 Kansas Fort Myers Tip-Off third place game	L 72–94	0–2	18 – Forrest	7 – Daly	5 – Hall	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (310) Fort Myers, FL
December 5, 2020* 3:00 p.m.		at Bradley	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues					Carver Arena Peoria, IL
December 12, 2020* 3:00 p.m., NBCSN		Temple Temple rivalry	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues					Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
December 17, 2020* 6:00 p.m., NBCSPHI		at Drexel City 6	L 77–81	0–3	30 – Daly	8 – Funk	4 – Hall	Daskalakis Center (0) Philadelphia, PA
December 19, 2020* 2:00 p.m., FS1		at No. 7 Villanova Holy War	L 68–88	0–4	17 – Hall	6 – Hall	6 – Hall	Finneran Pavilion (0) Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2020* 6:00 p.m., SECN		at No. 8 Tennessee	L 66–102	0–5	13 – Daly	7 – Daly	3 – Daly	Thompson–Boling Arena (4,191) Knoxville, TN
December 30, 2020 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		VCU	L 64–80	0–6 (0–1)	20 – Bishop	8 – Brown	7 – Hall	Hagan Arena (0) Philadelphia, PA
January 3, 2021 4:30 p.m., NBCSN		at Rhode Island	L 77–85 ^OT	0–7 (0–2)	29 – Funk	8 – Hall	8 – Hall	Ryan Center (0) Kingston, RI
January 6, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at St. Bonaventure	L 57–83	0–8 (0–3)	13 – Funk	10 – Hall	5 – Hall	Reilly Center (0) Olean, NY
January 9, 2021* 6:00 p.m., NBCSN		Albany	W 67–64	1–8	14 – Funk	6 – Funk	9 – Hall	Hagan Arena (0) Philadelphia, PA
January 12, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Davidson	L 66–80	1–9 (0–4)	19 – Forrest	7 – Hall	6 – Hall	Belk Arena (0) Davidson, NC
January 18, 2021 4:00 p.m., CBSSN		at La Salle Big 5	L 83–90	1–10 (0–5)	25 – Forrest	7 – Hall	11 – Hall	Gola Arena (0) Philadelphia, PA
January 20, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Mason	L 85–87 ^OT	1–11 (0–6)	19 – Funk	9 – Funk	11 – Hall	EagleBank Arena (180) Fairfax, VA
January 23, 2021 12:30 p.m., NBCSN		George Mason	L 61–72	1–12 (0–7)	21 – Funk	7 – Hall	7 – Hall	Hagan Arena (0) Philadelphia, PA
January 26, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Richmond	L 56–79	1–13 (0–8)	17 – Hall	5 – Tracey	3 – Hall	Hagan Arena (0) Philadelphia, PA
January 30, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Duquesne	L 50–67	1–14 (0–9)	15 – Funk	11 – Tracey	4 – Moore	Kerr Fitness Center McCandless, PA
February 3, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		St. Bonaventure	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues					Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
February 17, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Washington	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues					Smith Center Washington, DC
February 20, 2021 12:30 p.m., NBCSN		La Salle Big 5	W 91–82 ^OT	2–14 (1–9)	30 – Daly	12 – Hall	10 – Hall	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
February 24, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Dayton	W 97–84	3–14 (2–9)	36 – Funk	8 – Moore	5 – Tied	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
March 1, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Richmond	W 76–73	4–14 (3–9)	22 – Funk	10 – Hall	3 – Daly	Robins Center Richmond, VA
A-10 tournament
March 3, 2021 11:00 am, ESPN+	(13)	vs. (12) La Salle First round	W 72–66	5–14	23 – Daly	7 – Tied	2 – Tied	Siegel Center (250) Richmond, VA
March 4, 2021 1:00 pm, NBCSN	(13)	vs. (5) Massachusetts Second round	L 66–100	5–15	18 – Hall	7 – Brown	5 – Hall	Robins Center (250) Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ Cole, Damichael (March 11, 2020). "George Mason 77, Saint Joseph's 70: St. Joe's comeback fell short in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
^ "All-Time Men's Basketball Statistics: 1970-1979" (PDF). Sidearm Sports. Saint Joseph's University Athletics. Retrieved December 11, 2020.

External links

Saint Joseph's Basketball on ESPN

[1] Cole, Damichael (March 11, 2020). "George Mason 77, Saint Joseph's 70: St. Joe's comeback fell short in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved December 11, 2020.

[2] "All-Time Men's Basketball Statistics: 1970-1979" (PDF). Sidearm Sports. Saint Joseph's University Athletics. Retrieved December 11, 2020.

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2020–21 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

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2020 recruiting class

2021 recruiting class

Preseason

A10 media poll

Roster

Schedule

References

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