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

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: 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 |
| 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: 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: "Saint Joseph's Hawks". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 25, 2021. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 25, 2021. |||||||

## 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 | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | 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. |||||||||