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| Saint Joseph's Hawks | |||
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| University | Saint Joseph's University | ||
| Head coach | Billy Lange (6th season) | ||
| Conference | Atlantic 10 | ||
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||
| Arena | Michael J. Hagan Arena (capacity: 4,200) | ||
| Nickname | Hawks | ||
| Colors | Crimson and gray[1] | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| NCAA tournament Final Four | |||
| 1961 | |||
| NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
| 1961, 1963, 1981, 2004 | |||
| NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1981, 1997, 2004 | |||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2014, 2016 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| 1981, 1982, 1986, 1997, 2014, 2016 | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1991, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 | |||
The Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team represents Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and the team competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Saint Joseph's competes as well as part of the Philadelphia Big 5. Their home court is the Hagan Arena. The team is coached by Billy Lange, who was hired on March 28, 2019, after Phil Martelli was fired as head coach on March 19, 2019, after 24 seasons.
Through the years they have produced a number of NBA players. Saint Joseph's primary rivalry is with the Villanova Wildcats. Other rivals include the Temple Owls, the La Salle Explorers, the Penn Quakers, who make up the rest of the Big 5. Saint Joseph's basketball program was ranked 43rd best of all time by Smith & Street's magazine in 2005.[2]
Men's basketball is the most popular sport at Saint Joseph's University. The Hawks have competed in 21 NCAA Tournaments and 16 NIT Tournaments. Throughout the school's history, 29 different players have been drafted into the NBA. The Hawks have been ranked 77 times in their history, 51 of which have been in the top 10.[3] The Hawks appeared in 11 NCAA Tournaments between 1959 and 1974. They were coached by Hall of Fame coach "Dr. Jack" Ramsay from 1955 to 1966. Ramsay compiled a 234–72 record in his 11 years at Saint Joseph's. They reached the Final Four in 1961 (although their 1961 third-place finish was later revoked by the NCAA[4]). Ramsay went on to coach several NBA teams and won the 1977 NBA Championship.
Jack McKinney took over after Ramsay left and led the Hawks to four more NCAA tournaments between 1969 and 1974.
Following the 1974 season, the Hawks, with 11 fellow larger schools from the Middle Atlantic Conference, formed the new East Coast Conference.
In 1980–81, the Hawks, led by coach Jim Lynam, finished in second place in ECC play and won the ECC Tournament to receive a bid to the NCAA tournament. As a #9 seed, the Hawks defeated Creighton in the first round and upset the #1 seeded and #1 ranked DePaul to reach the Sweet Sixteen. The Hawks defeated Boston College to advance to the Elite Eight before losing to eventual national champion Indiana. Lynam also left the Hawks to enjoy a long career as a coach and executive in the NBA.
Saint Joseph's joined the Atlantic 10 Conference prior to the 1982–83 season.
The Hawks' basketball program has also produced several NBA coaches. The first St. Joseph's player to become a professional team coach was George Senesky, who led the Philadelphia Warriors from 1955 to 1958. When Jack Ramsey left Saint Joseph's in 1968 he became the head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers. Ramsey then coached the Buffalo Braves from 1972 to 1976 before moving to the Portland Trail Blazers where he won the NBA championship in 1977. This victory upset the favored 76ers who featured Julius Erving and George McGinnis. From Portland he moved on to coach the Indiana Pacers from 1986 to 1988, after which he retired.
Another noted St. Joseph alum who coached for many years in the NBA was Jack McKinney. Coach McKinney, who followed Dr. Ramsey as the Hawks' head coach, left St. Joseph's to become an assistant head coach for the Milwaukee Bucks for two years before joining Dr. Ramsey at Portland. In 1979, coach McKinney was selected as the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. His tenure in LA lasted only 14 games when he suffered major injuries in a bicycle accident. Assistant Head Coach and another St. Joe alum Paul Westhead took over for the injured McKinney and led LA to the NBA Championship. He stayed with the Lakers for three years and left to coach the Chicago Bulls and then the Denver Nuggets. He left Denver and became an assistant coach for three other NBA teams retiring in 2009. Following recovery from his injuries and with the success of Coach Westhead with the Lakers, McKinney took the head coaching job at the Indiana Pacers. After four successful years with Indiana, Coach McKinney ended his career in a nine-game stint with the Kansas City Kings.
Hawk basketball standout Jim Lynam started his NBA coaching career in 1981 as an assistant in Portland. Two years later he got his first head coaching job with the San Diego/LA Clippers. After two years in the West Coach Lynam came back home to Philadelphia to be an assistant with 76ers and in 1987 he was named the team's head coach. He remained in that position for five years before leaving to coach the Washington Bullets. In 1987 he left head coaching to become an assistant for three NBA teams before retiring in 2010.
Jim O'Brien began his NBA coaching career in 1987 as an assistant with the New York Knicks and then two years later the Boston Celtics. In 2001, he was named the Celtics head coach and stayed through part of the 2004 season. A year later he was at the helm of the 76ers then left for a four-year stint with the Pacers. He finished his coaching career as an assistant for three teams retiring in 2017.
Matty Guokas, a successful NBA player in his own right, became an assistant coach of the 76ers in 1983. He went on to coach Philadelphia from 1985 to 1988. He then left the Sixers and took the head coaching position with the Orlando Magic and retired after four seasons.
The 2003–2004 Saint Joseph's University Hawks were the last Division I College Basketball team to finish the Regular Season undefeated before the Wichita State Shockers did so in 2013–14 . Saint Joseph's ended the regular season with a 27–0 record and secured a #1 national ranking and a #1 seed in the NCAA tournament. The Hawks were led by a backcourt of Jameer Nelson and Delonte West, both of whom were drafted in the 1st round of the 2004 NBA draft. The Hawks advanced to the Elite Eight with wins over Liberty, Texas Tech, and #17 Wake Forest. In the Elite Eight, they lost to Oklahoma State 64–62.
Nelson was named National Player of the Year while coach Phil Martelli was named Coach of the Year.
In 2009, the 2004 Hawks were named the best single-season team of the decade by Sports Illustrated.[5]
The 2004–05 team attempted to repeat the prior year's success without its two star players. The Hawks again won the A-10, but lost the A-10 tournament championship to George Washington and failed to receive a bid to the NCAA tournament. However, they did receive a bid to the NIT and advanced to the Championship game before losing to South Carolina, 60–57.
The Hawks were able to repeat their trip to the NIT in 2006, but the Hawks lost in the second round to Hofstra.
The 2007–08 team finished in 4th place in A-10 play with a 21–13 record. They lost to Temple in the A-10 tournament and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. There, they lost to Oklahoma in the First Round.
The Hawks made trips to the NIT in 2012 and 2013, losing in the first round both years.
The 2013–14 Hawks finished the season with a 24–10 record and a third-place finish in A-10 play. The Hawks won the A-10 tournament by beating #23 VCU and earned the school's first bid since 2008 to the NCAA tournament. The Hawks lost to eventual National Champions, Connecticut, in the Second Round (formerly the First Round).
Following the NCAA appearance in 2014, the Hawks looked to build on their success in 2014–15, but suffered a setback, finishing the season with 13–18 record.
The most recent appearance in the NCAA Tournament came in 2016. The 2015–16 team finished the season with a 28–8 record, a game out of first place in A-10 play. DeAndre' Bembry was named A-10 Player of the Year. The Hawks won the A-10 tournament for the fourth time by defeating VCU. The Hawks were awarded a #8 seed in the NCAA Tournament and defeated 9 seed Cincinnati in the First Round before losing to 1 seed Oregon.
The Hawks won the inaugural Big 5 Classic in 2023, defeating Temple 74-65. St. Joe's went 2-0 in "pool play" defeating Penn 69-61, and defeating 18th ranked Villanova in the Holy War 78-65. This was the Hawks' 21st Big 5 Championship and 10th outright.
The Hawks have appeared in the NCAA tournament 21 times. Their combined record is 19–25.
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 1959 | Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game |
West Virginia Navy |
L 92–95 L 56–70 | |
| 1960 | Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game |
Duke West Virginia |
L 56–58 L 100–106 | |
| 1961 | Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd Place Game |
Princeton Wake Forest Ohio State Utah |
W 72–67 W 96–86 L 69–95 W 127–1204OT | |
| 1962 | Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game |
Wake Forest NYU |
L 85–96OT L 85–94 | |
| 1963 | First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
Princeton West Virginia Duke |
W 82–81OT W 97–88 L 59–73 | |
| 1965 | First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game |
Connecticut Providence NC State |
W 67–61 L 73–81OT L 81–103 | |
| 1966 | First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game |
Providence Duke Davidson |
W 65–48 L 74–76 W 92–76 | |
| 1969 | First Round | Duquesne | L 52–74 | |
| 1971 | First Round | Villanova | L 75–93 | |
| 1973 | First Round | Providence | L 76–86 | |
| 1974 | First Round | Pittsburgh | L 42–54 | |
| 1981 | #9 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
#8 Creighton #1 DePaul #5 Boston College #3 Indiana |
W 59–57 W 49–48 W 42–41 L 46–78 |
| 1982 | #6 | First Round | #11 Northeastern | L 62–63 |
| 1986 | #6 | First Round Second Round |
#11 Richmond #14 Cleveland State |
W 60–59 L 69–75 |
| 1997 | #4 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#13 Pacific #5 Boston College #1 Kentucky |
W 75–65 W 81–77OT L 68–83 |
| 2001 | #9 | First Round Second Round |
#8 Georgia Tech #1 Stanford |
W 66–62 L 83–90 |
| 2003 | #7 | First Round | #10 Auburn | L 63–65OT |
| 2004 | #1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
#16 Liberty #8 Texas Tech #4 Wake Forest #2 Oklahoma State |
W 82–63 W 70–65 W 84–80 L 62–64 |
| 2008 | #11 | First Round | #6 Oklahoma | L 64–72 |
| 2014 | #10 | Second Round | #7 Connecticut | L 81–89OT |
| 2016 | #8 | First Round Second Round |
#9 Cincinnati #1 Oregon |
W 78–76 L 64–69 |
The Hawks have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 16 times. Their combined record is 16–16.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game |
Seton Hall Louisville St. Francis (NY) |
W 74–65 L 79–89 W 93–82 |
| 1958 | First Round Quarterfinals |
Saint Peter's St. Bonaventure |
W 83–76 L 75–79 |
| 1964 | First Round Quarterfinals |
Miami (FL) Bradley |
W 86–76 L 81–83 |
| 1972 | First Round | Maryland | L 55–67 |
| 1979 | First Round | Ohio State | L 66–80 |
| 1980 | First Round | Texas | L 61–70 |
| 1984 | First Round | Boston College | L 63–75 |
| 1985 | First Round Second Round |
Missouri Virginia |
W 68–67 L 61–68 |
| 1993 | First Round | Southwest Missouri State | L 34–56 |
| 1995 | First Round | Coppin State | L 68–75 |
| 1996 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals |
Iona Providence Rhode Island Alabama Nebraska |
W 82–78 W 82–62 W 76–59 W 74–69 L 56–60 |
| 2002 | Opening Round First Round |
George Mason Ball State |
W 73–64 L 65–75 |
| 2005 | Opening Round First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals |
Hofstra Buffalo Holy Cross Texas A&M Memphis South Carolina |
W 53–44 W 55–50 W 68–60 W 58–51 W 70–58 L 57–60 |
| 2006 | First Round Second Round |
Rutgers Hofstra |
W 71–62 L 75–77 |
| 2012 | First Round | Northern Iowa | L 65–67 |
| 2013 | First Round | St. John's | L 61–63 |
The main rival has been the Villanova University Wildcats which is locally referred to as the Holy War. Saint Joseph's also has a heated rivalry with the Temple University Owls, the La Salle University Explorers, and the University of Pennsylvania Quakers. Because games against Drexel University are in-city, the two teams are sometimes considered rivals but Saint Joseph's leads the all-time series 43–6. The all-time series between La Salle and the Hawks is 63–49 in SJU's favor. They are losing the all-time series against Temple 63–75, Villanova 25–50, and winning the series with Penn 45–32.
Fans of the Hawks often chant "The Hawk Will Never Die!". In a September 2003 issue, Sports Illustrated listed that cheer among The 100 Things You Gotta Do Before You Graduate (Whatever the Cost), calling it "the most defiant cheer in college sports".[6]
The Hawks have retired four numbers for seven players, with No. 4 retired in honor of four players:
| Saint Joseph's Hawks retired numbers | |||||
| No. | Player | Career | Ref. | ||
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| 4 | George Senesky | 1939–1943 | [8] | ||
| Paul Senesky | 1947–1950 | [8] | |||
| Jim Lynam | 1960–1963 | [8] | |||
| Billy Oakes | 1963–1966 | [8] | |||
| 14 | Jameer Nelson | 2000–2004 | [8] | ||
| 30 | Cliff Anderson | 1964–1967 | [8] | ||
| 44 | Mike Bantom | 1970–1973 | [8] | ||
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