2018–19 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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 .
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
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:
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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
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
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