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

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

The 2018–19 Saint Joseph's Hawks basketball team will represent Saint Joseph's University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by 24th-year head coach Phil Martelli, will play their home games at Hagan Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

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)
Jared Bynum #56 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Valdir Manuel #17 PF	Elizabeth, NJ	The Patrick School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Mar 23, 2018
Valdir Manuel #17 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 81
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	Charles 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.
F	5	Valdir Manuel	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Patrick School	Angola
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 College)
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	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 9, 2018* 7:30 pm	Old Dominion	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm	Monmouth Myrtle Beach Invitational Non-Bracketed Game	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
Nov 15, 2018* 11:30 AM, ESPNU	vs. Wake Forest Myrtle Beach Invitational quarterfinals	HTC Center Conway, SC
Nov 16, 2018* 11:00 am/1:30 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	vs. UCF or Cal State Fullerton Myrtle Beach Invitational	HTC Center Conway, SC
Nov 18, 2018*	vs. TBA Myrtle Beach Invitational	HTC Center Conway, SC
Nov 24, 2018* 4:00 pm	at William & Mary	Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm	UIC	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
Dec 1, 2018* 5:30 pm, NBCSN	Temple Big 5/Rivalry	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm	Princeton	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
Dec 8, 2018* 2:00 pm, FS1	at Villanova Big 5/Holy War	Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
Dec 22, 2018* 5:00 pm, CBSSN	vs. Loyola–Chicago The Palestra Showcase	Palestra Philadelphia, PA
Dec 29, 2018* 2:00 pm	Wagner	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
Jan 3, 2019 7:30 pm, CBSSN	George Mason	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
Jan 6, 2019 2:00 pm, NBCSN	George Washington	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm, Stadium	at St. Bonaventure	Reilly Center Olean, NY
Jan 12, 2019 4:00 pm	Duquesne	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
Jan 15, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPNU	Davidson	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
Jan 18, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2	at Saint Louis	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm	Richmond	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
Jan 26, 2019* 7:00 pm	at Penn	Palestra Philadelphia, PA
Jan 30, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN	at Dayton	UD Arena Dayton, OH
Feb 2, 2019 4:30 pm, NBCSN	Massachusetts	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
Feb 5, 2019 7:00 pm	at La Salle	Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
Feb 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2	Saint Louis	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
Feb 12, 2019 6:30 pm, CBSSN	St. Bonaventure	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
Feb 15, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2	at Davidson	John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
Feb 23, 2019 TBA	at Massachusetts	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Feb 27, 2019 9:00 pm	at Fordham	Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
Mar 2, 2019 5:00 pm, NBCSN	La Salle	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
Mar 5, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN	Rhode Island	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
Mar 9, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPN2	at VCU	Siegel Center Richmond, VA
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 13–17, 2019	vs.	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[1]

References

^ "Men's Basketball - Schedule - Saint Joseph's University - Official Athletic Site". www.sjuhawks.com.

[1] "Men's Basketball - Schedule - Saint Joseph's University - Official Athletic Site". www.sjuhawks.com.

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v t e Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
Venues	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (1949–2008) Palestra (2008–2009) Hagan Arena (2009–present)
Rivalries	Temple Villanova
Culture & lore	The Hawk City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Gambling scandal Undefeated regular season
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics