# 2017–18 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Saint Joseph's Hawks basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by 23rd-year head coach Phil Martelli, played their home games at Hagan Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Hawks finished the season 16–16, 10–8 in A-10 play to finish in fourth place. The defeated George Mason in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament before losing to Rhode Island in the semifinals.

## Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2016–17 season 11–20, 4–14 A-10 play to finish in a tie for 12th place. As the No. 13 seed in the A-10 tournament, they lost to Massachusetts in the first round.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Brendan Casper | 20 | F | 6'6" | 213 | Senior | Audubon, PA | Walk-on; graduated |
| Javon Baumann | 34 | F | 6'8" | 255 | RS Senior | Solms-Oberbiel, Germany | Graduated |

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Taylor Funk #58 PF | Manheim Central High School | Manheim, PA | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | N/A | May 12, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76 ||||||
| Anthony Longpre C | Ellicott City, MD | Glenelg Country School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | N/A | Sep 27, 2016 |
| 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 26, 2017. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 26, 2017. ||||||

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Jared Bynum #55 PG | Washington, D.C. | Georgetown Prep | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| 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 26, 2017. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 26, 2017. |||||||

## Preseason

In a poll of the league's head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Hawks were picked to finish in third place in the A-10. Senior guard Shavar Newkirk was named to the conference's preseason second team.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| Nov 11, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Toledo | L 87–98 | 0–1 | 21 – Newkirk | 6 – Tied | 4 – Robinson | Savage Arena (3,609) Toledo, OH |
| Nov 13, 2017* 8:00 pm, NBCSP+ | | at UIC | W 86–82 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | 25 – Demery | 9 – Funk | 5 – Tied | UIC Pavilion (3,175) Chicago, IL |
| Nov 17, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Princeton | W 71–58 | 2–1 | 23 – Funk | 8 – Oliva | 3 – Oliva | Hagan Arena (4,121) Philadelphia, PA |
| Nov 23, 2017* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Washington State Wooden Legacy quarterfinals | L 71–75 | 2–2 | 24 – Newkirk | 10 – Oliva | 6 – Oliva | Titan Gym (2,131) Fullerton, CA |
| Nov 24, 2017* 4:00 pm, ESPNews | | vs. Harvard Wooden Legacy consolation 2nd round | L 71–77 | 2–3 | 18 – Demery | 10 – Demery | 3 – Tied | Titan Gym (2,513) Fullerton, CA |
| Nov 26, 2017* 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Sacramento State Wooden Legacy 7th place game | W 74–69 | 3–3 | 22 – Newkirk | 9 – Edwards | 4 – Newkirk | Honda Center (1,733) Anaheim, CA |
| Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Bucknell | W 83–70 | 4–3 | 20 – Demery | 10 – Tied | 6 – Newkirk | Hagan Arena (3,783) Philadelphia, PA |
| Dec 2, 2017* 5:30 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 4 Villanova Big 5/Holy War | L 53–94 | 4–4 | 14 – Demery | 6 – Robinson | 3 – Robinson | Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA |
| Dec 9, 2017* 2:30 pm, CBSSN | | at Temple Big 5/Rivalry | L 78–81 | 4–5 | 18 – Newkirk | 11 – Oliva | 6 – Newkirk | Liacouras Center (7,288) Philadelphia, PA |
| Dec 17, 2017* 4:30 pm | | Maine | W 72–59 | 5–5 | 19 – Tied | 10 – Demery | 4 – Newkirk | Hagan Arena (3,551) Philadelphia, PA |
| Dec 20, 2017* 4:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. St. John's Basketball Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase | L 73–77 | 5–6 | 26 – Newkirk | 18 – Oliva | 4 – Oliva | Mohegan Sun Arena (5,518) Uncasville, CT |
| Dec 30, 2017 4:00 pm | | at George Washington | L 64–70 | 5–7 (0–1) | 24 – Demery | 8 – Demery | 2 – Oliva | Charles E. Smith Center (2,225) Washington, DC |
| Jan 3, 2018 7:00 pm | | VCU | W 87–81 $^{OT}$ | 6–7 (1–1) | 19 – Funk | 8 – Tied | 5 – Newkirk | Hagan Arena (3,518) Philadelphia, PA |
| Jan 6, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | St. Bonaventure | W 85–78 | 7–7 (2–1) | 24 – Demery | 10 – Newkirk | 8 – Oliva | Hagan Arena (4,061) Philadelphia, PA |
| Jan 10, 2018 7:00 pm | | at George Mason | L 79–81 | 7–8 (2–2) | 24 – Newkirk | 7 – Newkirk | 5 – Newkirk | EagleBank Arena (2,783) Fairfax, VA |
| Jan 14, 2018 5:00 pm, NBCSN | | at Massachusetts | L 69–72 | 7–9 (2–3) | 22 – Tied | 7 – Tied | 7 – Longpre' | Mullins Center (2,476) Amherst, MA |
| Jan 17, 2018 6:30 pm, CBSSN | | Dayton | W 81–65 | 8–9 (3–3) | 19 – Demery | 15 – Oliva | 3 – Oliva | Hagan Arena (3,251) Philadelphia, PA |
| Jan 20, 2018 1:00 pm | | Fordham | W 68–46 | 9–9 (4–3) | 25 – Demery | 8 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Hagan Arena (3,634) Philadelphia, PA |
| Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at St. Bonaventure | L 67–70 | 9–10 (4–4) | 13 – Tied | 7 – Tied | 5 – Robinson | Reilly Center (3,548) Olean, NY |
| Jan 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, NBCSP | | at Penn Big 5 | L 56–67 | 9–11 | 19 – Newkirk | 7 – Oliva | 3 – Oliva | Palestra (7,682) Philadelphia, PA |
| Jan 31, 2018 7:00 pm | | Saint Louis | L 59–60 | 9–12 (4–5) | 21 – Funk | 6 – Newkirk | 6 – Robinson | Hagan Arena (3,143) Philadelphia, PA |
| Feb 3, 2018 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | at La Salle Big 5 | L 78–81 | 9–13 (4–6) | 30 – Newkirk | 11 – Demery | 4 – Newkirk | Tom Gola Arena (3,045) Philadelphia, PA |
| Feb 6, 2018 7:00 pm, Stadium | | at Davidson | L 62–91 | 9–14 (4–7) | 16 – Newkirk | 6 – Robinson | 4 – Robinson | John M. Belk Arena (3,134) Davidson, NC |
| Feb 10, 2018 4:00 pm | | Massachusetts | W 85–73 | 10–14 (5–7) | 22 – Funk | 9 – Newkirk | 7 – Newkirk | Hagan Arena (3,751) Philadelphia, PA |
| Feb 14, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Fordham | W 71–55 | 11–14 (6–7) | 20 – Demery | 6 – Tied | 7 – Newkirk | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,032) Bronx, NY |
| Feb 17, 2018 6:00 pm | | Duquesne | W 82–75 | 12–14 (7–7) | 26 – Newkirk | 11 – Robinson | 10 – Newkirk | Hagan Arena (3,651) Philadelphia, PA |
| Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm | | George Mason | L 76–79 | 12–15 (7–8) | 23 – Newkirk | 13 – Funk | 3 – Tied | Hagan Arena (3,082) Philadelphia, PA |
| Feb 24, 2018 7:00 pm, NBCSP+ | | at Richmond | W 72–70 | 13–15 (8–8) | 20 – Robinson | 8 – Robinson | 5 – Robinson | Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA |
| Feb 27, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 17 Rhode Island | W 78–48 | 14–15 (9–8) | 21 – Demery | 7 – Demery | 7 – Newkirk | Ryan Center (7,186) Kingston, RI |
| Mar 3, 2018 2:00 pm, Stadium | | La Salle | W 78–70 | 15–15 (10–8) | 18 – Demery | 7 – Oliva | 4 – Newkirk | Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA |
| Atlantic 10 tournament |||||||||
| Mar 9, 2018 2:30 pm, NBCSN | (4) | vs. (5) George Mason Quarterfinals | W 68–49 | 16–15 | 14 – Robinson | 10 – Funk | 5 – Newkirk | Capital One Arena (7,321) Washington, D.C. |
| Mar 10, 2018 1:00 pm, CBSSN | (4) | vs. (1) Rhode Island Semifinals | L 87–90 | 16–16 | 18 – Newkirk | 8 – Newkirk | 6 – Newkirk | Capital One Arena (8,756) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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