2019–20 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Saint Joseph's Hawks basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks were led by first-year head coach Billy Lange, They played their home games at Hagan Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

2019–20 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	6–26 (2–16 A-10)
Head coach	Billy Lange (1st season)
Assistant coaches	John Griffin III Justin Scott Brenden Straughn
Home arena	Hagan Arena
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Dayton	18	–	0		1.000			29	–	2		.935
Richmond	14	–	4		.778			24	–	7		.774
Rhode Island	13	–	5		.722			21	–	9		.700
Saint Louis	12	–	6		.667			23	–	8		.742
St. Bonaventure	11	–	7		.611			19	–	12		.613
Duquesne	11	–	7		.611			21	–	9		.700
Davidson	10	–	8		.556			16	–	14		.533
Massachusetts	8	–	10		.444			14	–	17		.452
VCU	8	–	10		.444			18	–	13		.581
La Salle	6	–	12		.333			15	–	15		.500
George Washington	6	–	12		.333			12	–	20		.375
George Mason	5	–	13		.278			17	–	15		.531
Saint Joseph's	2	–	16		.111			6	–	26		.188
Fordham	2	–	16		.111			9	–	22		.290
Note: The 2020 A-10 tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

St. Joseph's finished the season with a 6–26 record and finished 2–16 in Atlantic 10 play. They entered as the bottom seed in the 2020 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament. There, they were eliminated in the first round by George Mason, 70–77.

Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2018–19 season 14–19 overall, 6–12 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for 10th 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]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Lamarr Kimble	0	G	6'0"	185	RS Junior	Philadelphia, PA	Graduate transferred to Louisville
Charlie Brown Jr.	2	F	6'7"	197	RS Sophomore	Philadelphia, PA	Declare for 2019 NBA draft
Jared Bynum	3	G	5'10"	172	Freshman	Washington, D.C.	Transferred to Providence
Chris Clover	15	G	6'3"	217	Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Graduated
Mike Muggeo	20	G	6'3"	203	Senior	River Vale, NJ	Walk-on; graduated
Markell Lodge	23	F	6'7"	217	RS Senior	Creedmoor, NC	Graduated
Pierfrancesco Oliva	24	F	6'8"	212	RS Junior	Taranto, Italy	Signed to play professionally in Italy with Roseto Sharks

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Myles Douglas	2	F	6'8"	215	RS Sophomore	Edgewood, MD	Transferred from UCF. Will be eligible to play.
Greg Foster Jr.	23	G	6'5"	195	Sophomore	Milwaukee, WI	Transferred from Gonzaga. Under NCAA transfer rules, Foster Jr. will sit out the 2019–20 season and will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Dennis Ashley	25	G	6'1"	176	RS Senior	Los Angeles, CA	Transferred from Maine. Will be eligible to play immediately since Ashley graduated from Maine.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Cameron Brown SG	Greenbelt, MD	Eleanor Roosevelt High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Rahmir Moore SG	Philadelphia, PA	Rise Prep (ON)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Chereef Knox SG	Philadelphia, PA	Imhotep Charter School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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 November 28, 2019. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 28, 2019.

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordan Hall SF	Philadelphia, PA	Neumann-Goretti High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A	Jun 25, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Anton Jansson C	Napa, CA	Golden State Prep	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Nov 15, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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 November 28, 2019. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 28, 2019.

Roster

2019–20 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Chereef Knox 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Imhotep Charter Philadelphia, PA G 1 Ryan Daly 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Archbishop John Carroll Delaware Ardmore, PA F 2 Myles Douglas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Aberdeen UCF Edgewood, MD G 3 Cameron Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Eleanor Roosevelt Greenbelt, MD G 5 Greg Smith (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Sr Rutgers Prep Flemington, NJ G 10 Rahmir Moore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr RISE Prep (Ontario) Philadelphia, PA G 11 Toliver Freeman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Catholic Baton Rouge, LA F 12 Anthony Longpré 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Glenelg Country (MD) L'Assomption, QE F 21 Lorenzo Edwards 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Lake Forest Lake Forest, IL G 23 Greg Foster Jr.   6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Ed W. Clark Gonzaga Milwaukee, WI G 32 Dennis Ashley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 176 lb (80 kg) RS Sr St. Monica Academy Maine Los Angeles, CA F 33 Taylor Funk 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Manheim Central Lancaster, PA	Head coach Billy Lange (Rowan) Assistant coach(es) John Griffin III (Bucknell) Justin Scott (East Stroudsburg) Brenden Straughn (Hood) 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	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, NBCSPHI+		Bradley	W 86–81	1–0	Hagan Arena (2,068) Philadelphia, PA
November 10, 2020* 2:00 pm, CUSA.tv		at Old Dominion	L 69–82	1–1	Chartway Arena (6,086) Norfolk, VA
November 13, 2019* 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at UConn Charleston Classic non bracket game	W 96–87	2–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (4,081) Storrs, CT
November 16, 2019* 2:00 pm, NBCSCHI		at Loyola–Chicago	L 68–85	2–2	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,921) Chicago, IL
November 21, 2019* 1:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Florida Charleston Classic quarterfinals	L 62–70	2–3	TD Arena (2,914) Charleston, SC
November 22, 2019* 2:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Missouri State Charleston Classic consolation 2nd round	L 69–71	2–4	TD Arena (3,245) Charleston, SC
November 24, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Towson Charleston Classic 7th place game	L 64–76	2–5	TD Arena  Charleston, SC
November 30, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Francis (PA)	L 63–79	2–6	Hagan Arena (2,124) Philadelphia, PA
December 3, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Lafayette	L 71–94	2–7	Hagan Arena (2,011) Philadelphia, PA
December 7, 2019* 3:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 23 Villanova Philadelphia Big 5/Holy War	L 66–78	2–8	Hagan Arena (3,456) Philadelphia, PA
December 10, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Temple Philadelphia Big 5/rivalry	L 61–108	2–9	Liacouras Center (6,197) Philadelphia, PA
December 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		William & Mary	W 84–69	3–9	Hagan Arena (1,513) Philadelphia, PA
January 2, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Richmond	L 52–84	3–10 (0–1)	Robins Center (5,016) Richmond, VA
January 5, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+		No. 20 Dayton	L 67–80	3–11 (0–2)	Hagan Arena (2,544) Philadelphia, PA
January 8, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Duquesne	L 60–78	3–12 (0–3)	Hagan Arena (1,885) Philadelphia, PA
January 11, 2020 2:30 pm, NBCSN		at Davidson	L 83–89	3–13 (0–4)	John M. Belk Arena (4,236) Davidson, NC
January 15, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Rhode Island	L 61–71	3–14 (0–5)	Hagan Arena (1,964) Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 2020* 2:00 pm, NBCSPHI		at Penn Big 5	W 87–81	4–14	Palestra (6,266) Philadelphia, PA
January 21, 2020 9:00 pm, CBSSN		VCU	L 60–73	4–15 (0–6)	Hagan Arena (1,725) Philadelphia, PA
January 25, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Washington	L 69–85	4–16 (0–7)	Charles E. Smith Center (2,667) Washington, D.C.
January 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Massachusetts	L 76–91	4–17 (0–8)	Mullins Center (2,024) Amherst, MA
February 1, 2020 6:30 pm, NBCSN		Saint Louis	L 73–78	4–18 (0–9)	Hagan Arena (2,161) Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at La Salle Big 5	L 66–83	4–19 (0–10)	Tom Gola Arena (2,118) Philadelphia, PA
February 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		St. Bonaventure	L 56-74	4–20 (0–11)	Hagan Arena (1,595) Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 2020 12:00 pm, CBSSN		at Rhode Island	L 55–73	4–21 (0–12)	Ryan Center (6,673) Kingston, RI
February 18, 2020 6:30 pm, CBSSN		Davidson	W 73–72	5–21 (1–12)	Hagan Arena (1,820) Philadelphia, PA
February 22, 2020 4:30 pm, NBCSN		at George Mason	L 55–62	5–22 (1–13)	EagleBank Arena (5,649) Fairfax, VA
February 26, 2020 9:00 pm, CBSSN		at Saint Louis	L 63–76	5–23 (1–14)	Chaifetz Arena (5,096) St. Louis, MO
February 29, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Fordham	W 73–69	6–23 (2–14)	Hagan Arena (2,257) Philadelphia, PA
March 4, 2020 7:00  pm, ESPN+		at St. Bonaventure	L 73–89	6–24 (2–15)	Reilly Center  Olean, NY
March 7, 2020 2:00 pm, NBCSPHI		La Salle	L 77-78	6–25 (2–16)	Hagan Arena (2,390) Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 11, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+	(13)	vs. (12) George Mason First round	L 70–77	6–26	Barclays Center (2,461) 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". ESPN.com. March 19, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 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.