2020–21 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record5–15 (3–9 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • John Griffin III
  • Justin Scott
  • Brenden Straughn
Home arenaHagan Arena
2020–21 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
St. Bonaventure114 .733165  .762
VCU104 .714197  .731
Davidson74 .636139  .591
Saint Louis64 .600147  .667
UMass64 .60087  .533
George Mason86 .571139  .591
Dayton97 .5631410  .583
Richmond65 .545149  .609
Duquesne77 .50099  .500
Rhode Island710 .4121015  .400
George Washington35 .375512  .294
La Salle611 .353916  .360
Saint Joseph's39 .250515  .250
Fordham211 .154212  .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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    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

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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   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:

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.

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

Roster

2020–21 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Dahmir Bishop 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoXavier Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 1 Ryan Daly 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SrDelaware Havertown, Pennsylvania
F 2 Myles Douglas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrUCF Edgewood, Maryland
G 3 Cameron Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoEleanor Roosevelt High School Laurel, Maryland
G 5 Greg Foster Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoGonzaga Milwaukee, Wisconsin
C 10 Anton Jansson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrGolden State Prep Stockholm, Sweden
G 11 Rahmir Moore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoRISE Prep Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 12 Anthony Longpré 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) SrGlenelg Country School L'Assomption, Quebec
F 13 Jadrian Tracey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrWest Oaks Academy Fort Myers, Florida
G 20 Chris Arizin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrSt. Joseph's Prep Media, Pennsylvania
G 21 Nikkos Luna-Nash 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)155 lb (70 kg) FrShorecrest Prep Seminole, Florida
G/F 22 Jordan Hall 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrNeumann Goretti High School Wildwood, New Jersey
G 24 Jack Forrest 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoColumbia Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
G 30 Brian Geatens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrSt. Joseph's Prep Harleysville, Pennsylvania
F 33 Taylor Funk 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS JrManheim Central High School Lancaster, Pennsylvania
G 34 Ethan Griffith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrHillsborough High School Hillsborough, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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

  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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