2018–19 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Saint Joseph's Hawks basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks were led by 24th-year head coach Phil Martelli, and played their home games at Hagan Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 14–19 overall, 6–12 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for tenth place. As the No. 10 seed in the A-10 tournament, they advanced to the quarterfinals, where they lost to Davidson.

2018–19 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	14–19 (6–12 A-10)
Head coach	Phil Martelli (24th season)
Assistant coaches	Mark Bass David Duda Geoff Arnold
Home arena	Hagan Arena
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
VCU	16	–	2		.889			25	–	8		.758
Davidson	14	–	4		.778			24	–	10		.706
Dayton	13	–	5		.722			21	–	12		.636
St. Bonaventure	12	–	6		.667			18	–	16		.529
George Mason	11	–	7		.611			18	–	15		.545
Saint Louis †	10	–	8		.556			23	–	13		.639
Duquesne	10	–	8		.556			19	–	13		.594
Rhode Island	9	–	9		.500			18	–	15		.545
La Salle	8	–	10		.444			10	–	21		.323
Saint Joseph's	6	–	12		.333			14	–	19		.424
Richmond	6	–	12		.333			13	–	20		.394
George Washington	4	–	14		.222			9	–	24		.273
Massachusetts	4	–	14		.222			11	–	21		.344
Fordham	3	–	15		.167			12	–	20		.375
† 2019 Atlantic 10 tournament winner

On March 19, 2019, Phil Martelli was fired after 24 seasons as the head coach.^[1] He ended his tenure at Saint Joseph's with a 444–328 record. Shortly thereafter, the school hired Philadelphia 76ers assistant coach Billy Lange as head coach.^[2]

Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2017–18 season 16–16, 10–8 in A-10 play to finish in fourth place. They defeated George Mason in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament before losing to Rhode Island in the semifinals.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Shavar Newkirk	1	G	6'0"	185	Senior	Bronx, NY	Graduated
Michael Booth	3	G	6'3"	205	Senior	Thornton, PA	Walk-on; graduated
Nick Robinson	5	G	6'6"	195	Sophomore	Chicago, IL	Transferred to Valparaiso
Gerald Blount	10	F	6'6"	225	Sophomore	Bayonne, NJ	Transferred to West Georgia
Christian Vega	13	G	6'0"	188	Senior	Guaynabo, PR	Walk-on; graduated
Kyle Thompson	21	G	6'2"	200	Senior	Mt. Laurel, NJ	Walk-on; graduated
James Demery	25	F	6'6"	210	Senior	Greenville, NC	Graduated
Jai Williams	32	F	6'9"	235	RS Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Ryan Daly	1	G	6'5"	225	Junior	Ardmore, PA	Transferred from Delaware. Under NCAA transfer rules, Daly will sit out the 2018–19 season and will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jared Bynum #56 PG	Washington, D.C.	Georgetown Prep	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	150 lb (68 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    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 October 26, 2017. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 26, 2017.

Roster

2018–19 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) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Neumann-Goretti Philadelphia, PA G 1 Ryan Daly  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Jr Archbishop John Carroll Delaware Ardmore, PA F 2 Charlie Brown Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) RS So St. Thomas More School Philadelphia, PA G 3 Jared Bynum 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr Georgetown Prep Washington, D.C. G 11 Toliver Freeman (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jr Catholic Baton Rouge, LA F 12 Anthony Longpré 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 246 lb (112 kg) So Glenelg Country (MD) L'Assomption, QE G 15 Chris Clover 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Sr St. Joseph's Prep Philadelphia, PA G 20 Mike Muggeo (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Sr Bergen Catholic River Vale, NJ F 21 Lorenzo Edwards 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS So Lake Forest Lake Forest, IL F 23 Markell Lodge 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Christian Faith Center Academy Creedmoor, NC F 24 Pierfrancesco Oliva 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) RS Jr Bergen Catholic Taranto, Italy F 33 Taylor Funk 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 232 lb (105 kg) So Manheim Central Lancaster, PA	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	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2018* 7:30 pm		Old Dominion	W 79–64	1–0	20 – Brown Jr.	14 – Oliva	3 – Kimble	Hagan Arena (4,084) Philadelphia, PA
November 12, 2018* 7:00 pm		Monmouth Myrtle Beach Invitational Non-Bracketed Game	W 78–63	2–0	21 – Brown Jr.	10 – Oliva	5 – Tied	Hagan Arena (2,494) Philadelphia, PA
November 15, 2018* 11:30 am, ESPNU		vs. Wake Forest Myrtle Beach Invitational quarterfinals	W 89–69	3–0	26 – Brown Jr.	8 – Kimble	6 – Kimble	HTC Center (3,132) Conway, SC
November 16, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. UCF Myrtle Beach Invitational semifinals	L 57–77	3–1	28 – Brown Jr.	6 – Tied	4 – Bynum	HTC Center  Conway, SC
November 18, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. West Virginia Myrtle Beach Invitational 3rd place game	L 90–97	3–2	31 – Kimble	6 – Bynum	5 – Oliva	HTC Center (3,094) Conway, SC
November 24, 2018* 4:00 pm		at William & Mary A10–CAA Challenge	L 85–87	3–3	37 – Brown Jr.	12 – Oliva	7 – Funk	Kaplan Arena (2,878) Williamsburg, VA
November 28, 2018* 7:00 pm		UIC	W 89–75	4–3	31 – Kimble	12 – Oliva	3 – Kimble	Hagan Arena (3,019) Philadelphia, PA
December 1, 2018* 5:30 pm, NBCSN		Temple Big 5/Rivalry	L 70–77	4–4	23 – Bynum	13 – Funk	5 – Bynum	Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA
December 5, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Princeton	W 92–82	5–4	22 – Kimble	7 – Funk	6 – Bynum	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,668) Princeton, NJ
December 8, 2018* 2:00 pm, FS1		at No. 21 Villanova Big 5/Holy War	L 58–70	5–5	22 – Kimble	9 – Tied	4 – Tied	Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA
December 22, 2018* 5:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. Loyola–Chicago	W 45–42	6–5	15 – Kimble	5 – Tied	2 – Oliva	Palestra (5,736) Philadelphia, PA
December 29, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Wagner	W 59–57	7–5	17 – Brown Jr.	7 – Brown Jr.	4 – Bynum	Hagan Arena (3,295) Philadelphia, PA
January 3, 2019 7:30 pm, CBSSN		George Mason	L 60–85	7–6 (0–1)	17 – Tied	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	Hagan Arena (2,989) Philadelphia, PA
January 6, 2019 2:00 pm, NBCSN		George Washington	L 56–70	7–7 (0–2)	20 – Brown Jr.	11 – Longpre	3 – Bynum	Hagan Arena (3,309) Philadelphia, PA
January 9, 2019 7:00 pm, Stadium		at St. Bonaventure	L 47–73	7–8 (0–3)	16 – Kimble	6 – Longpre	2 – Kimble	Reilly Center (2,748) Olean, NY
January 12, 2019 4:00 pm		at Duquesne	L 84–85	7–9 (0–4)	28 – Brown Jr.	8 – Longpre	8 – Bynum	A.J. Palumbo Center (2,829) Pittsburgh, PA
January 15, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPNU		Davidson	W 61–60	8–9 (1–4)	18 – Clover	7 – Bynum	9 – Bynum	Hagan Arena (3,322) Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Saint Louis	L 57–68	8–10 (1–5)	18 – Bynum	12 – Funk	8 – Bynum	Chaifetz Arena (7,852) St. Louis, MO
January 23, 2019 7:00 pm		Richmond	W 74–70	9–10 (2–5)	31 – Brown Jr.	14 – Brown Jr.	4 – Bynum	Hagan Arena (3,088) Philadelphia, PA
January 26, 2019* 7:00 pm		vs. Penn Big 5	L 70–78	9–11	27 – Brown Jr.	12 – Brown Jr.	7 – Bynum	Palestra (8,173) Philadelphia, PA
January 30, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN		at Dayton	L 64–75	9–12 (2–6)	21 – Clover	7 – Lodge	5 – Bynum	UD Arena (12,628) Dayton, OH
February 2, 2019 4:30 pm, NBCSN		Massachusetts	W 64–62	10–12 (3–6)	20 – Brown Jr.	12 – Funk	4 – Bynum	Hagan Arena (3,691) Philadelphia, PA
February 5, 2019 7:00 pm		at La Salle	L 69–83	10–13 (3–7)	22 – Edwards	4 – Edwards	5 – Brown Jr.	Tom Gola Arena (2,118) Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2		Saint Louis	W 91–61	11–13 (4–7)	28 – Brown Jr.	9 – Brown Jr.	6 – Bynum	Hagan Arena (2,784) Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 2019 6:30 pm, CBSSN		St. Bonaventure	L 51–76	11–14 (4–8)	11 – Brown Jr.	9 – Edwards	3 – Brown Jr.	Hagan Arena (1,851) Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Davidson	L 72–80	11–15 (4–9)	20 – Brown Jr.	10 – Clover	8 – Bynum	John M. Belk Arena (4,643) Davidson, NC
February 23, 2019 2:30 pm		at Massachusetts	L 79–80	11–16 (4–10)	19 – Clover	4 – Clover	5 – Bynum	Mullins Center (3,967) Amherst, MA
February 27, 2019 9:00 pm		at Fordham	W 66–52	12–16 (5–10)	20 – Brown Jr.	11 – Edwards	5 – Kimble	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,533) Bronx, NY
March 2, 2019 5:00 pm, NBCSN		La Salle	W 72–62	13–16 (6–10)	19 – Clover	5 – Bynum	4 – Bynum	Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, PA
March 5, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Rhode Island	L 85–86 OT	13–17 (6–11)	19 – Bynum	9 – Clover	7 – Bynum	Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, PA
March 8, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPN2		at VCU	L 63–75	13–18 (6–12)	15 – Brown Jr.	10 – Brown Jr.	5 – Bynum	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 14, 2019 6:00 pm, NBCSN	(10)	vs. (7) Duquesne Second Round	W 92–86	14–18	28 – Brown Jr.	8 – Brown Jr.	6 – Kimble	Barclays Center (5,968) Brooklyn, NY
March 15, 2019 6:00 pm, NBCSN	(10)	vs. (2) Davidson Quarterfinals	L 60–70	14–19	16 – Brown Jr.	12 – Brown Jr.	4 – Kimble	Barclays Center (6,857) Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[3]

References

1. "Saint Joseph's fires Martelli after 34-year run". March 19, 2019.
2. "76ers assistant Billy Lange hired as Saint Joseph's coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
3. "Men's Basketball - Schedule". Saint Joseph's University - Official Athletic Site.