2021–22 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

2021–22 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
2021–22 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	11–19 (5–13 A–10)
Head coach	Billy Lange (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	John Griffin III; Justin Scott; Brenden Straughn;
Home arena	Hagan Arena
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Davidson	15	–	3	.833	27	–	7	.794
Dayton	14	–	4	.778	24	–	11	.686
VCU	14	–	4	.778	22	–	10	.688
St. Bonaventure	12	–	5	.706	23	–	10	.697
Saint Louis	12	–	6	.667	23	–	12	.657
Richmond †	10	–	8	.556	24	–	13	.649
George Washington	8	–	9	.471	12	–	18	.400
Fordham	8	–	10	.444	16	–	16	.500
George Mason	7	–	9	.438	14	–	16	.467
UMass	7	–	11	.389	15	–	17	.469
Rhode Island	5	–	12	.294	15	–	16	.484
La Salle	5	–	13	.278	11	–	19	.367
Saint Joseph's	5	–	13	.278	11	–	19	.367
Duquesne	1	–	16	.059	6	–	24	.200

† 2022 A-10 tournament winner

The 2021–22 Saint Joseph's Hawks basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by third-year head coach Billy Lange, played their home games at Hagan Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season[edit]

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Hawks finished the 2020–21 season 5–15 overall, 3–9 in A-10 play to finish in 13th place. As the No. 13 seed in the A-10 tournament, they defeated La Salle in the first round before losing to UMass in the second round.

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Ryan Daly	1	G	6'5"	225	RS Senior	Havertown, PA	Graduated/went undrafted in 2021 NBA draft
Myles Douglas	2	F	6'7"	215	Junior	Edgewood, MD	Transferred to Morgan State
Greg Foster Jr.	5	G	6'5"	200	RS Sophomore	Milwaukee, WI
Anthony Longpré	12	F	6'10"	250	Senior	L'Assomption, QC	Left the team due to personal reasons
Ethan Griffith	34	G	6'3"	190	Senior	Hillsborogh, NJ	Walk-on; graduate transferred

Incoming Transfers[edit]

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Charles Coleman	32	F/C	7'0"	255	Junior	Boston, MA	East Carolina
Ejike Obinna	50	F/C	6'10"	243	RS Senior	Enugu, Nigeria	Vanderbilt

Recruiting classes[edit]

2021 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Erik Reynolds SG	Potomac, MD	Bullis School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 29, 2020
Erik Reynolds SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Kacper Klaczek SF	Chorzów, Poland	Long Island Lutheran	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Feb 1, 2021
Kacper Klaczek SF	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 October 25, 2021. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 25, 2021.

2022 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Christian Winborne PG	Baltimore, MD	Gilman High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jul 20, 2021
Christian Winborne PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Rasheer Fleming PF	Camden, NJ	Camden High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A	Jun 28, 2021
Rasheer Fleming PF	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 October 25, 2021. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 25, 2021.

Roster[edit]

2021–22 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kacper Klaczek	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Long Island Lutheran High School	Chorzów, Poland
G	1	Dahmir Bishop	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Xavier	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	2	Erik Reynolds II	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Bullis School	Potomac, Maryland
G	3	Cameron Brown	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Eleanor Roosevelt High School	Laurel, Maryland
C	10	Anton Jansson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Golden State Prep	Stockholm, Sweden
G	11	Rahmir Moore	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	RISE Prep	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	13	Jadrian Tracey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	West Oaks Academy	Fort Myers, Florida
G	20	Chris Arizin (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	St. Joseph's Prep	Media, Pennsylvania
G	21	Nikkos Luna-Nash (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	So	Shorecrest Prep	Seminole, Florida
G/F	22	Jordan Hall	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Neumann Goretti High School	Wildwood, New Jersey
G	24	Jack Forrest	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Columbia	Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
G	30	Brian Geatens (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	St. Joseph's Prep	Harleysville, Pennsylvania
F/C	32	Charles Coleman	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	East Carolina	Boston, Massachusetts
F	33	Taylor Funk	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Manheim Central High School	Lancaster, Pennsylvania
F/C	50	Ejike Obinna	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS Sr	Vanderbilt	Enugu, Nigeria

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[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021* 7:00 p.m.		USciences	W 83-54		15 – Hall	8 – Hall	4 – Tie	Hagan Arena (822) Philadelphia, PA
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 69–67	1–0	22 – Funk	9 – Hall	11 – Hall	Hagan Arena (1,617) Philadelphia, PA
November 13, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Mount St. Mary's	W 80–60	2–0	18 – Funk	15 – Obinna	4 – Tied	Hagan Arena (1,513) Philadelphia, PA
November 17, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Drexel	L 75–78	2–1	20 – Hall	7 – Hall	6 – Hall	Hagan Arena (1,669) Philadelphia, PA
November 20, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Monmouth	L 75–87	2–2	24 – Hall	10 – Hall	5 – Hall	Hagan Arena (1,400) Philadelphia, PA
November 25, 2021* 9:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. No. 24 USC Wooden Legacy semifinal	L 55–70	2–3	18 – Obinna	10 – Obinna	6 – Hall	Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA
November 26, 2021* 9:00 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Georgetown Wooden Legacy 3rd place game	W 77–74	3–3	29 – Funk	7 – Funk	8 – Hall	Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA
December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Binghamton	W 79–57	4–3	15 – Hall	12 – Hall	3 – Tied	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
December 4, 2021* 12:00 p.m., FS1		at No. 6 Villanova Holy War	L 52–81	4–4	22 – Hall	6 – Funk	5 – Hall	Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
December 8, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Penn	W 78–71	5–4	33 – Hall	9 – Tied	7 – Hall	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
December 11, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Temple Rivalry	W 68–49	6–4	26 – Hall	13 – Funk	5 – Hall	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
December 18, 2021* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bradley	L 73–77	6–5	20 – Funk	9 – Funk	12 – Hall	Carver Arena (3,827) Peoria, IL
December 22, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Holy Cross	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols					Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Richmond	W 83–56	7–5 (1–0)	18 – Funk	14 – Obinna	8 – Hall	Robins Center (5,003) Richmond, VA
January 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Davidson	L 73–88	7–6 (1–1)	17 – Bishop	8 – Funk	6 – Hall	Hagan Arena (750) Philadelphia, PA
January 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Rhode Island	L 64–75	7–7 (1–2)	18 – Obinna	11 – Obinna	7 – Hall	Ryan Center (3,597) Kingston, RI
January 17, 2022 4:00 p.m., CBSSN		La Salle	L 64–75	7–8 (1–3)	16 – Funk	9 – Funk	4 – Hall	Hagan Arena (1,795) Philadelphia, PA
January 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		George Washington Rescheduled from January 2	W 72–61	8–8 (2–3)	22 – Funk	12 – Obinna	9 – Hall	Hagan Arena (777) Philadelphia, PA
January 22, 2022 2:30 p.m., NBCU		at VCU	L 54–70	8–9 (2–4)	22 – Funk	7 – Hall	5 – Hall	Siegel Center (7,391) Richmond, VA
January 24, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Mason Rescheduled from January 8	L 71–77	8–10 (2–5)	18 – Reynolds	9 – Hall	9 – Hall	EagleBank Arena (2,436) Fairfax, VA
January 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Duquesne	W 72–61	9–10 (3–5)	18 – Hall	10 – Hall	6 – Hall	Hagan Arena (1,278) Philadelphia, PA
January 29, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at St. Bonaventure	L 69–80	9–11 (3–6)	21 – Reynolds	7 – Obinna	6 – Hall	Reilly Center (4,860) Olean, NY
February 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Fordham	W 72–69	10–11 (4–6)	23 – Reynolds	10 – Hall	5 – Hall	Hagan Arena (1,707) Philadelphia, PA
February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Davidson	L 67–73 ^OT	10–12 (4–7)	20 – Reynolds	13 – Obinna	5 – Hall	John M. Belk Arena (3,245) Davidson, NC
February 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UMass	L 67–69	10–13 (4–8)	15 – Brown	7 – Funk	7 – Hall	Mullins Center (3,127) Amherst, MA
February 16, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		George Mason	L 70–75 ^OT	10–14 (4–9)	17 – Hall	9 – Obinna	6 – Hall	Hagan Arena (1,016) Philadelphia, PA
February 19, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Dayton	L 62–74	10–15 (4–10)	16 – Reynolds	10 – Obinna	4 – Reynolds	Hagan Arena (2,361) Philadelphia, PA
February 22, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Louis	L 61–72	10–16 (4–11)	17 – Reynolds	14 – Funk	4 – Reynolds	Chaifetz Arena (4,435) St. Louis, MO
February 26, 2022 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		St. Bonaventure	L 52–54	10–17 (4–12)	19 – Funk	10 – Funk	4 – Obinna	Hagan Arena (2,356) Philadelphia, PA
March 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at La Salle	L 48–49	10–18 (4–13)	14 – Obinna	18 – Obinna	5 – Hall	Tom Gola Arena (2,812) Philadelphia, PA
March 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Rhode Island	W 70–60	11–18 (5–13)	27 – Reynolds	8 – Hall	5 – Brown	Hagan Arena (2,001) Philadelphia, PA
A-10 tournament
March 9, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	(13)	vs. (12) La Salle First round	L 56–63	11–19	18 – Coleman	14 – Obinna	6 – Hall	Capital One Arena (2,283) Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References[edit]

^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Saint Joseph's University Athletics. Retrieved October 25, 2020.

[1] "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Saint Joseph's University Athletics. Retrieved October 25, 2020.

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v t e Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
Venues	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (1949–2008) Palestra (2008–2009) Hagan Arena (2009–present)
Rivalries	Temple Villanova
Culture & lore	History The Hawk City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Undefeated regular season
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics