Mode: | Basketball |
Year: | 2017–18 |
Team: | Saint Joseph's Hawks |
Conference: | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Short Conf: | A-10 |
Record: | 16–16 |
Conf Record: | 10–8 |
Hc Year: | 23rd |
Asst Coach1: | Mark Bass |
Asst Coach2: | David Duda |
Asst Coach3: | Geoff Arnold |
The 2017–18 Saint Joseph's Hawks basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by 23rd-year head coach Phil Martelli, played their home games at Hagan Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Hawks finished the season 16–16, 10–8 in A-10 play to finish in fourth place. The defeated George Mason in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament before losing to Rhode Island in the semifinals.
The Hawks finished the 2016–17 season 11–20, 4–14 A-10 play to finish in a tie for 12th place. As the No. 13 seed in the A-10 tournament, they lost to Massachusetts in the first round.[1] [2]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brendan Casper | 20 | F | 6'6" | 213 | Senior | Walk-on; graduated | ||
Javon Baumann | 34 | F | 6'8" | 255 | RS Senior | Graduated |
In a poll of the league's head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Hawks were picked to finish in third place in the A-10.[3] Senior guard Shavar Newkirk was named to the conference's preseason second team.
|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| Atlantic 10 tournamentSource[4] [5]