2022–23 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

2022–23 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
2022–23 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	16–17 (8–10 A–10)
Head coach	Billy Lange (4th season);
Associate head coach	John Griffin III
Assistant coaches	Justin Scott; John Linehan;
Home arena	Hagan Arena
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 Saint Joseph's Hawks basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by fourth-year head coach Billy Lange, played their home games at Hagan Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

2022–23 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
VCU †	15	–	3	.833	27	–	8	.771
Fordham	12	–	6	.667	25	–	8	.758
Dayton	12	–	6	.667	22	–	12	.647
Saint Louis	12	–	6	.667	21	–	12	.636
George Mason	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
Duquesne	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
George Washington	10	–	8	.556	16	–	16	.500
Davidson	8	–	10	.444	16	–	16	.500
Saint Joseph's	8	–	10	.444	16	–	17	.485
St. Bonaventure	8	–	10	.444	14	–	18	.438
Richmond	7	–	11	.389	15	–	18	.455
La Salle	7	–	11	.389	15	–	19	.441
Massachusetts	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
Rhode Island	5	–	13	.278	9	–	22	.290
Loyola Chicago	4	–	14	.222	10	–	21	.323

† 2023 A10 tournament winner

Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2021–22 season 11–19, 5–13 in A-10 play to finish 13th place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 Tournament to La Salle.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Dahmir Bishop	1	G	6'5"	190	Junior	Philadelphia, PA	Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast
Rahmir Moore	11	G	6'3"	205	Junior	Philadelphia, PA	Mid-season transferred to Wagner
Jadrian Tracey	13	F	6'5"	205	Sophomore	Fort Myers, FL	Transferred to Florida SouthWestern State College
Nikkos Luna-Nash	21	G	6'0"	155	Sophomore	Seminole, FL	Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Jordan Hall	22	G/F	6'7"	215	Sophomore	Wildwood, NJ	Declare for 2022 NBA draft
Jake Forrest	24	G	6'5"	205	Junior	Bala Cynwyd, PA	Transferred to Bucknell
Taylor Funk	33	F	6'8"	215	RS Senior	Lancaster, PA	Graduate transferred to Utah State

Incoming Transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Lynn Greer III	5	G	6'3"	185	Sophomore	Philadelphia, PA	Dayton
Louis Bleechmore	55	G	6'5"	200	Junior	Sydney, Australia	Harcum College

Recruiting classes

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
Christian Winborne PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Christ Essandoko C	Paris, France	Winston-Salem Prep	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Apr 24, 2022
Christ Essandoko C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Rasheer Fleming PF	Camden, NJ	Camden High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A	Jun 28, 2021
Rasheer Fleming PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Quin Berger PG	Malvern, PA	Westtown School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Mar 21, 2022
Quin Berger PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A 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 October 30, 2022. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 30, 2022.

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Xzayvier Brown #35 PG	Philadelphia, PA	Roman Catholic High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jul 28, 2022
Xzayvier Brown #35 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Shawn Simmons #42 PF	Phoenix, AZ	Hillcrest Prep	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Aug 20, 2022
Shawn Simmons #42 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Anthony Finkley #48 PF	Philadelphia, PA	West Philadelphia Catholic High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A	Jun 20, 2022
Anthony Finkley #48 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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 October 30, 2022. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 30, 2022.

Roster

2022–23 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)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Long Island Lutheran High School	Chorzów, Poland
G	1	Christian Winborne	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Gilman School	Baltimore, Maryland
G	2	Erik Reynolds II	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Bullis School	Potomac, Maryland
G	3	Cameron Brown	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Eleanor Roosevelt High School	Laurel, Maryland
G	5	Lynn Greer III	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Dayton	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
C	10	Anton Jansson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Golden State Prep	Stockholm, Sweden
G	12	Quin Berger	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Westtown School	Malvern, Pennsylvania
F	13	Rasheer Fleming	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Camden High School	Camden, New Jersey
G	15	Cooper Vogel (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Howell High School	Howell, New Jersey
G	20	Chris Arizin (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	St. Joseph's Prep	Media, Pennsylvania
C	22	Christ Essandoko	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Fr	Winston Salem Christian School	Paris, France
G	25	Brian Geatens (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	St. Joseph's Prep	Harleysville, Pennsylvania
F/C	32	Charles Coleman	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS Jr	East Carolina	Boston, Massachusetts
F/C	50	Ejike Obinna	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	GS	Vanderbilt	Enugu, Nigeria
F	55	Louis Bleechmore	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Harcum College	Sydney, Australia

Head coach

Billy Lange (Rowan)

Assistant coach(es)

John Griffin III (Bucknell)
Justin Scott (East Stroudsburg)
John Linehan (Providence)

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	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Towson	W 78–76		22 – Winborne	9 – Klaczek	3 – Tied	Hagan Arena (634) Philadelphia, PA
November 4, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Widener	W 92–80		22 – Brown	9 – Tied	5 – Winborne	Hagan Arena (753) Philadelphia, PA
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2022* 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		vs. No. 3 Houston Veterans Classic	L 55–81	0–1	17 – Reynolds II	12 – Klaczek	2 – Greer III	Alumni Hall (2,889) Annapolis, MD
November 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lafayette	W 63–59	1–1	21 – Reynolds II	12 – Brown	5 – Greer III	Hagan Arena (1,296) Philadelphia, PA
November 17, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Albany Sunshine Slam campus site game	W 99–79	2–1	32 – Reynolds II	11 – Brown	7 – Greer III	Hagan Arena (1,452) Philadelphia, PA
November 21, 2022* 8:30 p.m., CBSSN		vs. Georgia Sunshine Slam semifinals	L 53–66	2–2	10 – Tied	10 – Klaczek	3 – Reynolds II	Ocean Center (1,612) Daytona Beach, FL
November 22, 2022* 6:30 p.m., FloSports		vs. South Florida Sunshine Slam consolation game	L 62–75	2–3	15 – Greer III	10 – Fleming	2 – Tied	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 30, 2022* 8:30 p.m., NBCSP+/ESPN+		at Penn Philadelphia Big 5	W 85–80 ^OT	3–3	27 – Reynolds II	9 – Klaczek	6 – Klaczek	Palestra (3,246) Philadelphia, PA
December 3, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Fairleigh Dickinson	L 80–97	3–4	21 – Reynolds II	5 – Fleming	4 – Tied	Hagan Arena (1,162) Philadelphia, PA
December 6, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Temple Rivalry	L 60–70	3–5	25 – Brown	10 – Brown	3 – Reynolds II	Liacouras Center (4,402) Philadelphia, PA
December 10, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Saint Peter's	W 73–57	4–5	17 – Brown	6 – Brown	2 – Tied	Hagan Arena (1,279) Philadelphia, PA
December 17, 2022* 4:00 p.m., CBSSN		Villanova Holy War	L 64–71	4–6	27 – Reynolds II	6 – Klaczek	6 – Greer III	Hagan Arena (3,924) Philadelphia, PA
December 19, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sacred Heart	W 77–59	5–6	19 – Brown	11 – Brown	8 – Greer III	Hagan Arena (819) Philadelphia, PA
December 22, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Central Connecticut	W 83–66	6–6	24 – Brown	7 – Obinna	5 – Tied	Hagan Arena (527) Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 31, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Saint Louis	L 78–83	6–7 (0–1)	18 – Reynolds II	9 – Brown	9 – Greer III	Hagan Arena (1,382) Philadelphia, PA
January 4, 2023 7:00 p.m.		at Dayton	L 56–76	6–8 (0–2)	13 – Brown	5 – Tied	3 – Greer III	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
January 7, 2023 2:00 p.m.		at Fordham	L 54–66	6–9 (0–3)	15 – Quisenberry	15 – Moore	3 – Tied	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,259) Bronx, NY
January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Duquesne	L 80–92	6–10 (0–4)	25 – Brown	9 – Fleming	7 – Reynolds II	Hagan Arena (1,003) Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 2023 12:30 p.m., USA		Loyola Chicago	W 86–55	7–10 (1–4)	17 – Tied	8 – Obinna	5 – Tied	Hagan Arena (1,442) Philadelphia, PA
January 16, 2023 2:00 p.m., CBSSN		at La Salle Philadelphia Big 5	W 71–59	8–10 (2–4)	20 – Brown	9 – Tied	6 – Greer	Tom Gola Arena (2,134) Philadelphia, PA
January 21, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMass	W 74–68	9–10 (3–4)	25 – Brown	6 – Tied	4 – Tied	Hagan Arena (1,611) Philadelphia, PA
January 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Washington	L 91–92	9–11 (3–5)	31 – Greer III	11 – Greer III	5 – Klaczek	Charles E. Smith Center (1,254) Washington, D.C.
January 29, 2023 12:00 p.m., USA		at George Mason	W 79–76	10–11 (4–5)	30 – Reynolds II	12 – Obinna	4 – Greer III	EagleBank Arena (4,011) Fairfax, VA
February 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Rhode Island	W 64–50	11–11 (8–4)	18 – Borwn	8 – Brown	4 – Greer III	Hagan Arena (1,121) Philadelphia, PA
February 5, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPNU		La Salle Philadelphia Big 5	L 65–73	11–12 (5–6)	15 – Reynolds II	7 – Brown	5 – Brown	Hagan Arena (2,213) Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 2023 9:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Loyola Chicago	W 83–71	12–12 (6–6)	24 – Reynolds	9 – Obinna	4 – Winborne	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,911) Chicago, IL
February 11, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		George Washington	W 81–69	13–12 (7–6)	24 – Reynolds II	8 – Tied	6 – Greer III	Hagan Arena (1,843) Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Duquesne	L 62–76	13–13 (7–7)	22 – Greer III	11 – Fleming	3 – Greer III	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,758) Pittsburgh, PA
February 18, 2023 12:30 p.m., USA		at Davidson	L 75–76	13–14 (7–8)	17 – Brown	9 – Tied	3 – Tied	John M. Belk Arena (3,567) Davidson, NC
February 21, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		VCU	L 63–88	13–15 (7–9)	21 – Reynolds II	11 – Fleming	4 – Brown	Hagan Arena (1,398) Philadelphia, PA
February 26, 2023 12:00 p.m., USA		at St. Bonaventure	L 76–89	13–16 (7–10)	33 – Reynolds II	7 – Greer III	3 – Greer III	Reilly Center (4,394) Olean, NY
March 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Richmond	W 83–67	14–16 (8–10)	33 – Reynolds II	12 – Fleming	3 – Tied	Hagan Arena (1,594) Philadelphia, PA
A-10 tournament
March 7, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	(10)	vs. (15) Loyola Chicago First round	W 72–67	15–16	22 – Greer III	10 – Greer III	7 – Greer III	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
March 8, 2023 5:00 p.m., USA	(10)	vs. (7) George Washington Second round	W 87–76	16–16	34 – Reynolds II	8 – Fleming	4 – Tied	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
March 9, 2023 5:00 p.m., USA	(10)	vs. (2) Dayton Quarterfinals	L 54–60	16–17	19 – Reynolds II	9 – Tied	5 – Greer III	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Saint Joseph's University Athletics. Retrieved October 3, 2022.

[1] "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Saint Joseph's University Athletics. Retrieved October 3, 2022.

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