2021–22 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Saint Joseph's Hawks basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by third-year head coach Billy Lange, played their home games at Hagan Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

2021–22 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record11–19 (5–13 A–10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • John Griffin III
  • Justin Scott
  • Brenden Straughn
Home arenaHagan Arena
Seasons
2021–22 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Davidson 15 3   .833 27 7   .794
Dayton 14 4   .778 24 11   .686
VCU 14 4   .778 22 10   .688
St. Bonaventure 12 5   .706 23 10   .697
Saint Louis 12 6   .667 23 12   .657
Richmond 10 8   .556 24 13   .649
George Washington 8 9   .471 12 18   .400
Fordham 8 10   .444 16 16   .500
George Mason 7 9   .438 14 16   .467
UMass 7 11   .389 15 17   .469
Rhode Island 5 12   .294 15 16   .484
La Salle 5 13   .278 11 19   .367
Saint Joseph's 5 13   .278 11 19   .367
Duquesne 1 16   .059 6 24   .200
2022 A-10 tournament winner

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Hawks finished the 2020–21 season 5–15 overall, 3–9 in A-10 play to finish in 13th place. As the No. 13 seed in the A-10 tournament, they defeated La Salle in the first round before losing to UMass in the second round.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Ryan Daly 1 G 6'5" 225 RS Senior Havertown, PA Graduated/went undrafted in 2021 NBA draft
Myles Douglas 2 F 6'7" 215 Junior Edgewood, MD Transferred to Morgan State
Greg Foster Jr. 5 G 6'5" 200 RS Sophomore Milwaukee, WI
Anthony Longpré 12 F 6'10" 250 Senior L'Assomption, QC Left the team for personal reasons
Ethan Griffith 34 G 6'3" 190 Senior Hillsborogh, NJ Walk-on; graduate transferred

Incoming Transfers

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Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Charles Coleman 32 F/C 7'0" 255 Junior Boston, MA East Carolina
Ejike Obinna 50 F/C 6'10" 243 RS Senior Enugu, Nigeria Vanderbilt

Recruiting classes

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2021 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Kacper Klaczek
SF
Chorzów, Poland Long Island Lutheran 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Feb 1, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/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 October 25, 2021.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 25, 2021.

2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Christian Winborne
PG
Baltimore, MD Gilman High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jul 20, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:     ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Rasheer Fleming
PF
Camden, NJ Camden High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A Jun 28, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/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:

Roster

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2021–22 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kacper Klaczek 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Long Island Lutheran High School Chorzów, Poland
G 1 Dahmir Bishop 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Xavier Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 2 Erik Reynolds II 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Bullis School Potomac, Maryland
G 3 Cameron Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Eleanor Roosevelt High School Laurel, Maryland
C 10 Anton Jansson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Golden State Prep Stockholm, Sweden
G 11 Rahmir Moore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr RISE Prep Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 13 Jadrian Tracey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So West Oaks Academy Fort Myers, Florida
G 20 Chris Arizin (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So St. Joseph's Prep Media, Pennsylvania
G 21 Nikkos Luna-Nash (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Shorecrest Prep Seminole, Florida
G/F 22 Jordan Hall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Neumann Goretti High School Wildwood, New Jersey
G 24 Jack Forrest 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Columbia Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
G 30 Brian Geatens (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So St. Joseph's Prep Harleysville, Pennsylvania
F/C 32 Charles Coleman 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr East Carolina Boston, Massachusetts
F 33 Taylor Funk 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Manheim Central High School Lancaster, Pennsylvania
F/C 50 Ejike Obinna 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Vanderbilt Enugu, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
USciences W 83-54 
 15  Hall   8  Hall   4  Tie  Hagan Arena (822)
Philadelphia, PA
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
Maryland Eastern Shore W 69–67  1–0
 22  Funk   9  Hall   11  Hall  Hagan Arena (1,617)
Philadelphia, PA
November 13, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Mount St. Mary's W 80–60  2–0
 18  Funk   15  Obinna   4  Tied  Hagan Arena (1,513)
Philadelphia, PA
November 17, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Drexel L 75–78  2–1
 20  Hall   7  Hall   6  Hall  Hagan Arena (1,669)
Philadelphia, PA
November 20, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Monmouth L 75–87  2–2
 24  Hall   10  Hall   5  Hall  Hagan Arena (1,400)
Philadelphia, PA
November 25, 2021*
9:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. No. 24 USC
Wooden Legacy semifinal
L 55–70  2–3
 18  Obinna   10  Obinna   6  Hall  Anaheim Convention Center 
Anaheim, CA
November 26, 2021*
9:00 p.m., ESPNU
vs. Georgetown
Wooden Legacy 3rd place game
W 77–74  3–3
 29  Funk   7  Funk   8  Hall  Anaheim Convention Center 
Anaheim, CA
December 1, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Binghamton W 79–57  4–3
 15  Hall   12  Hall   3  Tied  Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
December 4, 2021*
12:00 p.m., FS1
at No. 6 Villanova
Holy War
L 52–81  4–4
 22  Hall   6  Funk   5  Hall  Finneran Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
December 8, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Penn W 78–71  5–4
 33  Hall   9  Tied   7  Hall  Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
December 11, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Temple
Rivalry
W 68–49  6–4
 26  Hall   13  Funk   5  Hall  Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
December 18, 2021*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Bradley L 73–77  6–5
 20  Funk   9  Funk   12  Hall  Carver Arena (3,827)
Peoria, IL
December 22, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Holy Cross Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 30, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Richmond W 83–56  7–5
(1–0)
 18  Funk   14  Obinna   8  Hall  Robins Center (5,003)
Richmond, VA
January 5, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Davidson L 73–88  7–6
(1–1)
 17  Bishop   8  Funk   6  Hall  Hagan Arena (750)
Philadelphia, PA
January 12, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Rhode Island L 64–75  7–7
(1–2)
 18  Obinna   11  Obinna   7  Hall  Ryan Center (3,597)
Kingston, RI
January 17, 2022
4:00 p.m., CBSSN
La Salle L 64–75  7–8
(1–3)
 16  Funk   9  Funk   4  Hall  Hagan Arena (1,795)
Philadelphia, PA
January 19, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
George Washington
Rescheduled from January 2
W 72–61  8–8
(2–3)
 22  Funk   12  Obinna   9  Hall  Hagan Arena (777)
Philadelphia, PA
January 22, 2022
2:30 p.m., NBCU
at VCU L 54–70  8–9
(2–4)
 22  Funk   7  Hall   5  Hall  Siegel Center (7,391)
Richmond, VA
January 24, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at George Mason
Rescheduled from January 8
L 71–77  8–10
(2–5)
 18  Reynolds   9  Hall   9  Hall  EagleBank Arena (2,436)
Fairfax, VA
January 26, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Duquesne W 72–61  9–10
(3–5)
 18  Hall   10  Hall   6  Hall  Hagan Arena (1,278)
Philadelphia, PA
January 29, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at St. Bonaventure L 69–80  9–11
(3–6)
 21  Reynolds   7  Obinna   6  Hall  Reilly Center (4,860)
Olean, NY
February 5, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Fordham W 72–69  10–11
(4–6)
 23  Reynolds   10  Hall   5  Hall  Hagan Arena (1,707)
Philadelphia, PA
February 9, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Davidson L 67–73 OT 10–12
(4–7)
 20  Reynolds   13  Obinna   5  Hall  John M. Belk Arena (3,245)
Davidson, NC
February 12, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UMass L 67–69  10–13
(4–8)
 15  Brown   7  Funk   7  Hall  Mullins Center (3,127)
Amherst, MA
February 16, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
George Mason L 70–75 OT 10–14
(4–9)
 17  Hall   9  Obinna   6  Hall  Hagan Arena (1,016)
Philadelphia, PA
February 19, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Dayton L 62–74  10–15
(4–10)
 16  Reynolds   10  Obinna   4  Reynolds  Hagan Arena (2,361)
Philadelphia, PA
February 22, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Saint Louis L 61–72  10–16
(4–11)
 17  Reynolds   14  Funk   4  Reynolds  Chaifetz Arena (4,435)
St. Louis, MO
February 26, 2022
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
St. Bonaventure L 52–54  10–17
(4–12)
 19  Funk   10  Funk   4  Obinna  Hagan Arena (2,356)
Philadelphia, PA
March 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at La Salle L 48–49  10–18
(4–13)
 14  Obinna   18  Obinna   5  Hall  Tom Gola Arena (2,812)
Philadelphia, PA
March 5, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Rhode Island W 70–60  11–18
(5–13)
 27  Reynolds   8  Hall   5  Brown  Hagan Arena (2,001)
Philadelphia, PA
A-10 tournament
March 9, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
(13) vs. (12) La Salle
First round
L 56–63  11–19
 18  Coleman   14  Obinna   6  Hall  Capital One Arena (2,283)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Saint Joseph's University Athletics. Retrieved October 25, 2020.