# 2015–16 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Saint Joseph's Hawks basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by 21st year head coach Phil Martelli, played their home games at Hagan Arena and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Hawks finished the season 28–8, 13–5 in A-10 play to finish in fourth place. They defeated George Washington, Dayton, and VCU to be champions of the A-10 tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a #8 seed, they defeated Cincinnati in the first round, their first NCAA Tournament victory since 2004, to advance to the second round where they lost to Oregon. DeAndre' Bembry was named A-10 player of the year.

## Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2014–15 season 13–18, 7–11 in A-10 play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the second round of the A-10 tournament to St. Bonaventure.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Evan Maschemeyer | 0 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Senior | Jeffersonville, IN | Graduated |
| Obi Romeo | 5 | F | 6'10" | 231 | Freshman | Lewisburg, WV | Transferred to Pensacola State College |
| Kyle Molock | 22 | G | 6'2" | 192 | RS Sophomore | Dublin, OH | Retired from basketball due a knee injury |
| Chris Wilson | 24 | G | 6'3" | 210 | Senior | Fayetteville, NC | Graduated |

## Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Chris Clover SG | Natrona Heights, PA | St. Joseph's Prep School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 3, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| LaMarr Kimble PG | Philadelphia, PA | Neumann-Goretti High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Aug 1, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Pierfrancesco Oliva PF | Oradell, NJ | Bergen Catholic High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Nov 25, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 65 ||||||
| 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 July 12, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 12, 2015. ||||||

### Recruits Class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Charlie Brown SG | St. Thomas More School | Philadelphia, PA | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: POST |||||||
| 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 July 12, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 12, 2015. |||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm, WPHL | | Drexel City 6 | W 82–81 | 1–0 | Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/15/2015* 5:00 pm | | Niagara Hall of Fame Tip Off | W 73–62 | 2–0 | Hagan Arena (3,486) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/18/2015* 7:00 pm | | Buffalo Hall of Fame Tip Off | W 89–67 | 3–0 | Hagan Arena (3,451) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/21/2015* 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Florida Hall of Fame Tip Off semifinals | L 63–74 | 3–1 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| 11/22/2015* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Old Dominion Hall of Fame Tip Off 3rd place game | W 66–64 | 4–1 | Mohegan Sun Arena (3,451) Uncasville, CT |
| 12/01/2015* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | No. 8 Villanova Holy War | L 72–86 | 4–2 | Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/04/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Columbia | W 80–78 | 5–2 | Levien Gymnasium (1,088) New York City, NY |
| 12/08/2015* 7:00 pm | | Princeton | W 62–50 | 6–2 | Hagan Arena (3,451) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/13/2015* 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Temple Rivalry | W 66–65 $^{OT}$ | 7–2 | Liacouras Center (6,194) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/19/2015* 2:00 pm, WPHL | | Illinois State | W 79–65 | 8–2 | Hagan Arena (3,516) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/22/2015* 1:00 pm | | vs. Virginia Tech Atlantic 10/ACC Showcase | W 79–62 | 9–2 | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| 12/29/2015* 7:00 pm | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 78–68 | 10–2 | Hagan Arena (3,721) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/02/2016 12:30 pm, NBCSN | | at Richmond | W 77–73 | 11–2 (1–0) | Robins Center (7,048) Richmond, VA |
| 01/05/2016 7:00 pm, ASN | | VCU | L 82–85 | 11–3 (1–1) | Hagan Arena (3,752) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/10/2016 12:00 pm, NBCSN | | Rhode Island | W 72–67 | 12–3 (2–1) | Hagan Arena (4,080) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/13/2016 7:00 pm | | at George Mason | W 87–73 | 13–3 (3–1) | EagleBank Arena (3,044) Fairfax, VA |
| 01/16/2016 1:00 pm, WPHL | | Fordham | W 80–55 | 14–3 (4–1) | Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/20/2016* 9:00 pm | | at Penn | W 75–60 | 15–3 | The Palestra (8,030) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/23/2016 4:00 pm, ASN | | at La Salle | W 69–48 | 16–3 (5–1) | Tom Gola Arena (3,021) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/27/2016 7:00 pm | | Massachusetts | W 78–70 | 17–3 (6–1) | Hagan Arena (3,856) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/30/2016 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Rhode Island | W 64–55 | 18–3 (7–1) | Ryan Center (6,907) Kingston, RI |
| 02/03/2016 7:00 pm | | St. Bonaventure | L 73–83 | 18–4 (7–2) | Hagan Arena (4,027) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/06/2016 2:00 pm | | at Fordham | W 82–60 | 19–4 (8–2) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,200) Bronx, NY |
| 02/10/2016 7:00 pm | | at George Washington | W 84–66 | 20–4 (9–2) | Charles E. Smith Center (3,091) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/13/2016 8:00 pm, ASN | | La Salle | W 88–62 | 21–4 (10–2) | Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/17/2016 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | No. 15 Dayton | W 79–70 | 22–4 (11–2) | Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/20/2016 2:00 pm, NBCSN | | at Davidson | L 93–99 | 22–5 (11–3) | John M. Belk Arena (5,295) Davidson, NC |
| 02/24/2016 7:00 pm | | at Massachusetts | W 74–57 | 23–5 (12–3) | Mullins Center Amherst, MA |
| 02/28/2016 1:00 pm, ASN | | Saint Louis | W 77–63 | 24–5 (13–3) | Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/02/2016 7:00 pm | | vs. St. Bonaventure Lightower Conference Classic | L 90–98 | 24–6 (13–4) | Blue Cross Arena (6,734) Rochester, NY |
| 03/05/2016 4:00 pm | | Duquesne | L 70–78 | 24–7 (13–5) | Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| 03/11/2016 2:30 pm, NBCSN | (4) | vs. (5) George Washington Quarterfinals | W 86–80 | 25–7 | Barclays Center (6,519) Brooklyn, NY |
| 03/12/2016 1:30 pm, CBSSN | (4) | vs. (1) Dayton Semifinals | W 82–79 | 26–7 | Barclays Center (8,223) Brooklyn, NY |
| 03/13/2016 12:30 pm, CBS | (4) | vs. (2) VCU Championship | W 87–74 | 27–7 | Barclays Center (8,413) Brooklyn, NY |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/18/2016* 9:57 pm, truTV | (8 W) | vs. (9 W) Cincinnati First Round | W 78–76 | 28–7 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,274) Spokane, WA |
| 03/20/2016* 9:40 pm, TBS | (8 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 5 Oregon Second Round | L 64–69 | 28–8 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,296) Spokane, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
| AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | | | | RV | *N/A |
| Coaches | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | 25 | RV |
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings