2020–21 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team
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.
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Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Record | 5–15 (3–9 A-10) |
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Home arena | Hagan Arena |
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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 |
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
2020 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jordan Hall SF |
Philadelphia, PA | Neumann-Goretti High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A | Jun 25, 2019 | |
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Anton Jansson C |
Napa, CA | Golden State Prep | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Nov 15, 2019 | |
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2021 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Erik Reynolds SG |
Potomac, MD | Bullis School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Aug 29, 2020 | |
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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.
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Predicted finish | Team | |
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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 | |
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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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.