2015–16 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Saint Joseph's Hawks basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by 21st year head coach Phil Martelli, played their home games at Hagan Arena and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Hawks finished the season 28–8, 13–5 in A-10 play to finish in fourth place. They defeated George Washington, Dayton, and VCU to be champions of the A-10 tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a #8 seed, they defeated Cincinnati in the first round, their first NCAA Tournament victory since 2004, to advance to the second round where they lost to Oregon. DeAndre' Bembry was named A-10 player of the year.

2015–16 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
Atlantic 10 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	28–8 (13–5 A-10)
Head coach	Phil Martelli (21st season)
Assistant coaches	Mark Bass David Duda Geoff Arnold
Home arena	Hagan Arena
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Dayton	14	–	4		.778			25	–	8		.758
VCU	14	–	4		.778			25	–	11		.694
St. Bonaventure	14	–	4		.778			22	–	9		.710
Saint Joseph's †	13	–	5		.722			28	–	8		.778
George Washington	11	–	7		.611			28	–	10		.737
Davidson	10	–	8		.556			20	–	13		.606
Rhode Island	9	–	9		.500			17	–	15		.531
Fordham	8	–	10		.444			17	–	14		.548
Richmond	7	–	11		.389			16	–	16		.500
UMass	6	–	12		.333			14	–	18		.438
Duquesne	6	–	12		.333			17	–	17		.500
George Mason	5	–	13		.278			11	–	21		.344
Saint Louis	5	–	13		.278			11	–	21		.344
La Salle	4	–	14		.222			9	–	22		.290
† 2016 A10 Tournament winner

Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2014–15 season 13–18, 7–11 in A-10 play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the second round of the A-10 tournament to St. Bonaventure.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Evan Maschemeyer	0	G	6'3"	200	Senior	Jeffersonville, IN	Graduated
Obi Romeo	5	F	6'10"	231	Freshman	Lewisburg, WV	Transferred to Pensacola State College
Kyle Molock	22	G	6'2"	192	RS Sophomore	Dublin, OH	Retired from basketball due a knee injury ^[1]
Chris Wilson	24	G	6'3"	210	Senior	Fayetteville, NC	Graduated

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Chris Clover SG	Natrona Heights, PA	St. Joseph's Prep School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 3, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
LaMarr Kimble PG	Philadelphia, PA	Neumann-Goretti High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Aug 1, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Pierfrancesco Oliva PF	Oradell, NJ	Bergen Catholic High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Nov 25, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 65
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 July 12, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 12, 2015.

Recruits Class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Charlie Brown SG	St. Thomas More School	Philadelphia, PA	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: POST
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 July 12, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 12, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 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) 197 lb (89 kg) Fr Neumann-Goretti Philadelphia, PA G 1 Shavar Newkirk 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Cardinal Hayes Bronx, NY G 2 Aaron Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 223 lb (101 kg) RS Sr Penn Wood/West Virginia Darby, PA G 3 Mike Booth (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 199 lb (90 kg) So Bishop Shanahan Thornton, PA G 11 Chris Clover 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr St. Joseph's Prep Philadelphia, PA F 12 Papa Ndao 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Montverde Academy Dakar, Senegal F 15 Isaiah Miles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Sr Milford Mill Baltimore, MD F 20 Brendan Casper (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Methacton Audubon, PA G 21 Kyle Thompson (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 191 lb (87 kg) So St. Joseph's Prep Mt. Laurel, NJ F 23 Markell Lodge 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Christian Faith Center Academy Creedmoor, NC F 24 Pierfrancesco Oliva 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Fr Bergen Catholic Taranto, Italy F 25 James Demery 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 197 lb (89 kg) So Northside Christian Greenville, NC F 32 Jai Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 257 lb (117 kg) RS So Philadelphia Electrical & Technical Charter Philadelphia, PA F 33 Skylar Scrivano (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 233 lb (106 kg) RS Sr Central Bucks East/Rider Doylestown, PA F 34 Javon Baumann 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 258 lb (117 kg) RS Jr Theodor-Heus School Solms-Oberbiel, Germany F 43 DeAndre' Bembry (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr The Patrick School Charlotte, NC	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

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm, WPHL		Drexel City 6	W 82–81	1–0	Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA
11/15/2015* 5:00 pm		Niagara Hall of Fame Tip Off	W 73–62	2–0	Hagan Arena (3,486) Philadelphia, PA
11/18/2015* 7:00 pm		Buffalo Hall of Fame Tip Off	W 89–67	3–0	Hagan Arena (3,451) Philadelphia, PA
11/21/2015* 2:30 pm, ESPN3		vs. Florida Hall of Fame Tip Off semifinals	L 63–74	3–1	Mohegan Sun Arena  Uncasville, CT
11/22/2015* 12:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Old Dominion Hall of Fame Tip Off 3rd place game	W 66–64	4–1	Mohegan Sun Arena (3,451) Uncasville, CT
12/01/2015* 7:00 pm, CBSSN		No. 8 Villanova Holy War	L 72–86	4–2	Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA
12/04/2015* 7:00 pm		at Columbia	W 80–78	5–2	Levien Gymnasium (1,088) New York City, NY
12/08/2015* 7:00 pm		Princeton	W 62–50	6–2	Hagan Arena (3,451) Philadelphia, PA
12/13/2015* 4:00 pm, CBSSN		at Temple Rivalry	W 66–65 ^OT	7–2	Liacouras Center (6,194) Philadelphia, PA
12/19/2015* 2:00 pm, WPHL		Illinois State	W 79–65	8–2	Hagan Arena (3,516) Philadelphia, PA
12/22/2015* 1:00 pm		vs. Virginia Tech Atlantic 10/ACC Showcase	W 79–62	9–2	Barclays Center  Brooklyn, NY
12/29/2015* 7:00 pm		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 78–68	10–2	Hagan Arena (3,721) Philadelphia, PA
01/02/2016 12:30 pm, NBCSN		at Richmond	W 77–73	11–2 (1–0)	Robins Center (7,048) Richmond, VA
01/05/2016 7:00 pm, ASN		VCU	L 82–85	11–3 (1–1)	Hagan Arena (3,752) Philadelphia, PA
01/10/2016 12:00 pm, NBCSN		Rhode Island	W 72–67	12–3 (2–1)	Hagan Arena (4,080) Philadelphia, PA
01/13/2016 7:00 pm		at George Mason	W 87–73	13–3 (3–1)	EagleBank Arena (3,044) Fairfax, VA
01/16/2016 1:00 pm, WPHL		Fordham	W 80–55	14–3 (4–1)	Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA
01/20/2016* 9:00 pm		at Penn	W 75–60	15–3	The Palestra (8,030) Philadelphia, PA
01/23/2016 4:00 pm, ASN		at La Salle	W 69–48	16–3 (5–1)	Tom Gola Arena (3,021) Philadelphia, PA
01/27/2016 7:00 pm		Massachusetts	W 78–70	17–3 (6–1)	Hagan Arena (3,856) Philadelphia, PA
01/30/2016 6:00 pm, CBSSN		at Rhode Island	W 64–55	18–3 (7–1)	Ryan Center (6,907) Kingston, RI
02/03/2016 7:00 pm		St. Bonaventure	L 73–83	18–4 (7–2)	Hagan Arena (4,027) Philadelphia, PA
02/06/2016 2:00 pm		at Fordham	W 82–60	19–4 (8–2)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,200) Bronx, NY
02/10/2016 7:00 pm		at George Washington	W 84–66	20–4 (9–2)	Charles E. Smith Center (3,091) Washington, D.C.
02/13/2016 8:00 pm, ASN		La Salle	W 88–62	21–4 (10–2)	Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA
02/17/2016 6:00 pm, CBSSN		No. 15 Dayton	W 79–70	22–4 (11–2)	Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA
02/20/2016 2:00 pm, NBCSN		at Davidson	L 93–99	22–5 (11–3)	John M. Belk Arena (5,295) Davidson, NC
02/24/2016 7:00 pm		at Massachusetts	W 74–57	23–5 (12–3)	Mullins Center  Amherst, MA
02/28/2016 1:00 pm, ASN		Saint Louis	W 77–63	24–5 (13–3)	Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA
03/02/2016 7:00 pm		vs. St. Bonaventure Lightower Conference Classic	L 90–98	24–6 (13–4)	Blue Cross Arena (6,734) Rochester, NY
03/05/2016 4:00 pm		Duquesne	L 70–78	24–7 (13–5)	Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/11/2016 2:30 pm, NBCSN	(4)	vs. (5) George Washington Quarterfinals	W 86–80	25–7	Barclays Center (6,519) Brooklyn, NY
03/12/2016 1:30 pm, CBSSN	(4)	vs. (1) Dayton Semifinals	W 82–79	26–7	Barclays Center (8,223) Brooklyn, NY
03/13/2016 12:30 pm, CBS	(4)	vs. (2) VCU Championship	W 87–74	27–7	Barclays Center (8,413) Brooklyn, NY
NCAA tournament
03/18/2016* 9:57 pm, truTV	(8 W)	vs. (9 W) Cincinnati First Round	W 78–76	28–7	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,274) Spokane, WA
03/20/2016* 9:40 pm, TBS	(8 W)	vs. (1 W) No. 5 Oregon Second Round	L 64–69	28–8	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,296) Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

See also: 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.

Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP													RV	RV	RV				RV	*N/A
Coaches												RV	RV	RV	RV	RV			25	RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

1. "St. Joe's Molock a profile in inner strength". Philadelphia Media Network. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
2. "Bites & Brews - Official Athletics Website".