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

2021–22 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record11–19 (5–13 A–10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • John Griffin III
  • Justin Scott
  • Brenden Straughn
Home arenaHagan Arena
Seasons
2021–22 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
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

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

Departures

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 for personal reasons
Ethan Griffith 34 G 6'3" 190 Senior Hillsborogh, NJ Walk-on; graduate transferred

Incoming Transfers

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

2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   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 
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

College recruiting information (2022)
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 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    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 
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:

Roster

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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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

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