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
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

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.

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

College recruiting information

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)
	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
	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
	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)
	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

College recruiting information (2017)
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
	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.