The Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team represents Saint Joseph's University in

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. The program is classified in the

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'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

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. The team is coached by Billy Lange, who was hired on March 28, 2019, after

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was fired as head coach on March 19, 2019, after 24 seasons. Through the years they have produced a number of

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players. Saint Joseph's primary

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is with the

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. Other rivals include the

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, the

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, the

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, who make up the rest of the

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. Saint Joseph's basketball program was ranked 43rd best of all-time by Smith & Street's magazine in 2005.

History

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

. The Hawks have been ranked 77 times in their history, 51 of which have been in the top 10. The Hawks appeared in 11 NCAA Tournaments between 1959 and 1974. They were coached by

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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

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(although their 1961 third-place finish was later revoked by the

). Ramsay went on to coach several

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

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, formed the new

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. In 1980–81, the Hawks, led by coach

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, 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

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to advance to the Elite Eight before losing to eventual national champion

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. 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 Hawk's 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 Hawk's 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.

Perfect regular season

The 2003–2004 Saint Joseph's University Hawks were the last Division I College Basketball team to finish the Regular Season undefeated before the

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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

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and

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, both of whom were drafted in the 1st round of the 2004 NBA draft. The Hawks advanced to the Elite Eight with wins over

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, and #17 Wake Forest. In the Elite Eight, they lost to

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64–62.

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was named

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while coach

was named

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. In 2009, the 2004 Hawks were named the best single-season team of the decade by

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Current era

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

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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

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, 60–57. The Hawks were able to repeat their trip to the NIT in 2006, but the Hawks lost in the second round to

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. The 2007–08 team finished in 4th place in A-10 play with a 21–13 record. They lost to

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in the A-10 tournament and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. There, they lost to

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in the First Round. The Hawks made trips to the NIT in

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and

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, 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,

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, 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.

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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

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in the First Round before losing to 1 seed

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Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Hawks have appeared in the NCAA tournament 21 times. Their combined record is 19–25.

NIT results

The Hawks have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 16 times. Their combined record is 16–16.

Rivals

The main rival has been the

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Wildcats which is locally referred to as the

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. Saint Joseph's also has a heated rivalry with the

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Owls, the La Salle University Explorers, and the

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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.

Traditions

Fans of the Hawks often chant "The Hawk Will Never Die!". In a September 2003 issue,

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". :*Midnight Madness The first men's varsity basketball practice, Midnight Madness is an event which allows students and fans to attend. Players entertain the crowd by putting on events such as slam dunk contests. :*The Drum It is believed the Drum played a significant role in many important wins. The Drum leads the student section during fight songs and chants. Today this tradition lives on with a new generation of drummers. :*Rollouts During Big 5 match-ups, each student section prepares written messages on large rollouts that are passed down the crowd. :*The Double Dip Anytime the Saint Joseph's Hawks win the same day or night the Villanova Wildcats lose. The ultimate double dip occurs when the Hawks beat the Wildcats. :*Fight Songs 'When the Hawks Go Flying In' is sung before every game and 'Mine Eyes' is sung immediately after every game regardless of the outcome. :*Cheers Cheers include "Let's go St. Joe's!" and of course "The Hawk Will Never Die!" which is reserved for the end of games. :*54th Airborne The student section at SJU basketball games is known for being deafening. At

there are about 1,200 seats for students (over 1/4 of the total seating). The section, along with the pep band, leads the cheers for the rest of the crowd. In order to formalize the student section, the 54th Airborne was created in 2010 by Bryan Keister '12. The name is derived from the location of Hagan Arena at the corner of 54th St and City Ave, and while Airborne is appropriate for a Hawk mascot it also pays hommage to the military focused second place mascot name from student led voting in 1929, "Grenadiers". The core members of the 54th Airborne continue to make up the Student Booster Club. These students work to come up with the rollouts for Big 5 games.

Retired numbers

The Hawks have retired four numbers for seven players, with No. 4 retired in honor of four players:

Accolades and achievements

*In 2004, the Hawks—as Atlantic 10 East Division champions—were one of the three inaugural-year recipients of the Pride of Philadelphia Award from the

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. *In 2005, the Saint Joseph's University men's basketball team was ranked 43rd best of all-time by Smith & Street's magazine. *In 2009, the 2004 Hawks were named the best single-season team of the decade (2000–2009) by ''Sports Illustrated''. *The Hawks have won seven Atlantic 10 regular season titles and four A-10 tournament championships and rank 33rd all-time in wins with 1,439 and 44th all-time with a .605 winning percentage. *Saint Joseph's recently ranked 57th in the "Prestige Rankings" of the best programs since 1985 by ESPN.

Notable players

NBA Draftees

* 1947 – Round 2, Pick 16: Norman Butz ( Philadelphia Warriors) * 1950 – Round 4, Pick 39: Paul Sensky ( Philadelphia Warriors) * 1953 – Round 11, Pick 88: John Doogan ( Philadelphia Warriors) * 1957 – Round 4, Pick 2: Kurt Engelbert (

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) * 1957 – Round 4, Pick 6: Ray Radziszewski ( Philadelphia Warriors) * 1959 – Round 6, Pick 3: Joe Spratt (Philadelphia Warriors) * 1960 – Round 3, Pick 3: Bob McNeil (

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) * 1960 – Round 7, Pick 7: Bob Clarke (Philadelphia Warriors) * 1960 – Round 9, Pick 69: Joe Gallo (Philadelphia Warriors) * 1961 – Round 3, Pick 6: Jack Egan (Philadelphia Warriors) * 1961 – Round 15, Pick 1: Vince Kempton (New York Knicks) * 1964 – Round 3, Pick 8: Steve Courtin (

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) * 1966 – Round 1, Pick 9: Matt Guokas (

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) * 1966 – Round 5, Pick 9: Tom Duff (Philadelphia 76ers) * 1967 – Round 4, Pick 4: Cliff Anderson (

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) * 1967 – Round 8, Pick 11: Al Grundy (

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) * 1970 – Round 9, Pick 12: Mike Hauer (Philadelphia 76ers) * 1973 – Round 1, Pick 8: Mike Bantom ( Phoenix Suns) * 1973 – Round 2, Pick 10:

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(New York Knicks) * 1980 – Round 9, Pick 19: Luke Griffin (Philadelphia 76ers) * 1981 – Round 8, Pick 15: John Smith (

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) * 1982 – Round 2, Pick 2: Bryan Warrick (

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) * 1982 – Round 6, Pick 8: Jeff Clark (

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) * 1982 – Round 9, Pick 11: Mark Dearborn (Portland Trail Blazers) * 1984 – Round 2, Pick 10: Tony Costner (Washington Bullets) * 1984 – Round 3, Pick 19: Kevin Springman (Detroit Pistons) * 1985 – Round 5, Pick 5: Bob Lojewski (

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) * 1986 – Round 1, Pick 16: Mo Martin (

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) * 1987 – Round 7, Pick 3: Wayne Williams (New York Knicks) * 2004 – Round 1, Pick 20:

( Orlando Magic) * 2004 – Round 1, Pick 24:

( Boston Celtics) * 2009 – Round 2, Pick 26: Ahmad Nivins (

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) * 2016 – Round 1, Pick 21:

(

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)

Active professional players

* C. J. Aiken - Taoyuan Pauian Archiland (Taiwan - Super Basketball League) *

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(NBA) *

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(NBA) * James Demery - Koping Stars - (Sweden - Basketligan) *

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(NBA) *

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(France - LNBA Pro A) *

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(NBA) * Carl Jones, "Tay"- Mineros (Mexico) * Lamarr Kimble -

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(England - British Basketball League) *

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- Promitheas Patras B.C. (Greece - Greek Basket League) * Shavar Newkirk -

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(Indonesia - Indonesian Basketball League) * Garrett Williamson -

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(Canada - NBLC)

Men's basketball in Saint Joseph's athletics Hall of Fame

*Cliff Anderson (1999, Men's Basketball, '67) *Mike Bantom (2000, Men's Basketball, '73) *

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(2001, Men's Basketball, '88) *Harry Booth (2006, Baseball/Men's Basketball '62) *Kurt Engelbert (1976, Men's Basketball ‘57) *Bill Ferguson (2006, Men's Basketball) * James "Bruiser" Flint (1998, Men's Basketball, '87) *Matt Guokas Jr. (2000, Men's Basketball, '67) *Mike Hauer (2011, Men's Basketball, '70) *The Hawk (1999, Mascot, '56) *Dan Kelly (2011, Men's Basketball, '70) *Jim Lynam (2003, Men's Basketball, '63) *Maurice Martin (2006, Men's Basketball, '86) *Paul McDermitt (2006, Baseball/Men's Basketball/Golf/Track, '59) *

(2005, Men's Basketball, '73) * Jack McKinney (2004, Men's Basketball/Track, '57) *Bob McNeill (2001, Men's Basketball, '60) *Mighty Mites (2000, Men's Basketball, 1934–38) *

(2011, Men's Basketball, '04) *

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(2018, Men's Basketball, '09) * Marvin O'Connor (2008, Men's Basketball, '02) *Jack Ramsay (1999, Men's Basketball, '49) *George Senesky (1999, Men's Basketball, '43) *Joe Spratt (2002, Men's Basketball, '59) *Tom Wynne (2003, Men's Basketball/Baseball. '63)

Current coaching staff

* Billy Lange – Head Coach (2019) * John Griffin III – Assistant Coach (2019) * Justin Scott – Assistant Coach (2019) * Brenden Straughn – Assistant Coach (2019) *Eric Lang - Head Strength and Conditioning Coach (2019) *Amanda Casale - Director of Men's Basketball Operations (2019) *Thomas Boyle - Director of Scouting and Analytics (2019) *Reggie Cameron - Graduate Manager (2019) *Michelle Thomas - Program Services Specialist (2019)

All-time head coaches

Alumni Who Are Current Div. I Coaches/Administrators

* Geoff Arnold (1982–1986 – player) – Assistant, Rider *

Kevin Baggett Kevin Baggett (born May 3, 1966) is the current college basketball head coach for Rider University Rider University is a private university in Lawrence Township, New Jersey. It consists of four academic units: the Norm Brodsky College of Busi ...

(1986–1988 – player) – Head Coach, Rider * Rich Carragher (1996–2000 – student manager) – Associate Athletics Director, Monmouth * Na'im Crenshaw (1998-2002 – player) - Assistant, West Chester * Mike Farrelly (2001–2003 – player) – Assistant, Penn State * John Gallagher (1995–1999 – player) – Head Coach, Hartford * Matt Grady (1997–2001 – student assistant) – Associate Head Coach, Manhattan * Dwayne Lee (2002–2006 – player) – Assistant, Quinnipiac * Phil Martelli Jr. (1999–2003 – player) Associate Head Coach, Bryant * Bill Phillips (1999–2002 – player) – Assistant, Delaware * Rob Sullivan (2002-2006 – player) - Associate Athletics Director, Saint Joseph's * Ryan Whalen (2005–2008 – student assistant) – Assistant, Saint Peter's *Ernest Pearsall (2000–2004 – student assistant) – Assistant, Mississippi Valley State

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Joseph's Hawks Men's Basketball