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

Mode:Basketball
Year:2019–20
Prev Year:2018–19
Next Year:2020–21
Team:Saint Joseph's Hawks
Conference:Atlantic 10 Conference
Short Conf:A-10
Record:6–26
Conf Record:2–16
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:John Griffin III
Asst Coach2:Justin Scott
Asst Coach3:Brenden Straughn

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.

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
0 G 6'0" 185 RS Junior Graduate transferred to Louisville
2 F 6'7" 197 RS Sophomore Declare for 2019 NBA draft
Jared Bynum 3 G 5'10" 172 Freshman Transferred to Providence
Chris Clover 15 G 6'3" 217 Senior Graduated
Mike Muggeo 20 G 6'3" 203 Senior Walk-on; graduated
Markell Lodge 23 F 6'7" 217 RS Senior Graduated
Pierfrancesco Oliva 24 F 6'8" 212 RS Junior 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 Transferred from UCF. Will be eligible to play.
Greg Foster Jr. 23 G 6'5" 195 Sophomore 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 Transferred from Maine. Will be eligible to play immediately since Ashley graduated from Maine.

2020 recruiting class

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| Atlantic 10 tournamentSource[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saint Joseph's fires Martelli after 34-year run. 2019-03-19. ESPN.com. en. 2019-11-26.
  2. Web site: 76ers assistant Billy Lange hired as Saint Joseph's coach. USA TODAY. en-US. 2019-11-26.
  3. Web site: Men's Basketball - Schedule . Saint Joseph's University - Official Athletic Site.