# 2016–17 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Saint Joseph's Hawks basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by 22nd-year head coach Phil Martelli, played their home games at Hagan Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the 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.

## Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 28–8, 13–5 in A-10 play to finish in fourth place. They defeated George Washington, Dayton, and VCU to be with 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.

## Preseason

Saint Joseph's was picked to finish in ninth place in the Preseason A-10 poll.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Aaron Brown | 2 | G | 6'5" | 223 | RS Senior | Darby, PA | Graduated |
| Papa Ndao | 12 | F | 6'8" | 220 | RS Senior | Dakar, Sengal | Graduated |
| Isaiah Miles | 15 | F | 6'7" | 227 | Senior | Baltimore, MD | Graduated |
| Skylar Scrivano | 33 | F | 6'10" | 233 | RS Senior | Doylestown, PA | Graduated & transferred |
| DeAndre' Bembry | 43 | F | 6'6" | 210 | Junior | Charlotte, NC | Declare for 2016 NBA draft |

### 2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Charlie Brown Jr. 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: ESPN grade: POST ||||||
| Gerald Blount #110 PF | Jersey City, NJ | Pomfret School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Nov 10, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 59 ||||||
| Nick Robinson SG | Chicago, IL | Kenwood Academy High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | Apr 13, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Lorenzo Edwards PF | Lake Forest, IL | Lake Forest High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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 June 17, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 17, 2016. ||||||

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Taylor Funk #46 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: N/A 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 June 17, 2016. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 17, 2016. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2016* 7:00 pm | | Toledo | W 77–76 | 1–0 | Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/14/2016* 7:00 pm | | Columbia | W 85–65 | 2–0 | Hagan Arena (3,543) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/18/2016* 12:30 pm | | vs. Loyola–Chicago Paradise Jam quarterfinals | W 71–57 | 3–0 | Sports and Fitness Center (512) St. Thomas, VI |
| 11/20/2016* 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Ole Miss Paradise Jam semifinals | L 66–81 | 3–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (2,755) St. Thomas, VI |
| 11/21/2016* 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. NC State Paradise Jam 3rd place game | L 63–73 | 3–2 | Sports and Fitness Center (2,699) St. Thomas, VI |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Temple Rivalry | L 72–78 | 3–3 | Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/03/2016* 1:00 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 2 Villanova Holy War | L 57–88 | 3–4 | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 12/11/2016* 6:00 pm | | at Drexel | W 72–71 | 4–4 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,252) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/14/2016* 8:00 pm | | at Princeton | W 76–68 | 5–4 | Jadwin Gymnasium (2,360) Princeton, NJ |
| 12/18/2016* 4:00 pm | | at Illinois State | L 72–81 | 5–5 | Redbird Arena (3,924) Normal, IL |
| 12/21/2016* 7:00 pm | | Lafayette | W 92–63 | 6–5 | Hagan Arena (3,411) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/30/2016 7:00 pm | | George Washington | W 68–63 | 7–5 (1–0) | Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/03/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Rhode Island | L 58–88 | 7–6 (1–1) | Ryan Center Kingston, RI |
| 01/07/2017 3:00 pm, NBCSN | | at Fordham | W 70–55 | 8–6 (2–1) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,575) Bronx, NY |
| 01/10/2017 7:00 pm, ASN | | George Mason | L 67–75 | 8–7 (2–2) | Hagan Arena (3,051) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/14/2017 12:30 pm, NBCSN | | Richmond | L 66–70 | 8–8 (2–3) | Hagan Arena (4,051) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/18/2017 7:00 pm, ASN | | at Massachusetts | L 57–62 | 8–9 (2–4) | Mullins Center (2,370) Amherst, MA |
| 01/21/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Penn | W 78–71 | 9–9 | Palestra (8,590) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/24/2017 7:00 pm, ASN | | at St. Bonaventure | L 63–67 | 9–10 (2–5) | Reilly Center (3,961) Olean, NY |
| 01/28/2017 6:00 pm, ASN | | La Salle | W 73–72 | 10–10 (3–5) | Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/31/2017 8:00 pm, ASN | | Davidson | L 60–75 | 10–11 (3–6) | Hagan Arena (3,461) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/04/2017 6:00 pm, ASN | | Fordham | L 83–86 $^{2OT}$ | 10–12 (3–7) | Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/07/2017 8:00 pm, ASN | | at Dayton | L 70–77 | 10–13 (3–8) | UD Arena (12,612) Dayton, OH |
| 02/11/2017 2:30 pm, NBCSN | | Massachusetts | L 76–87 | 10–14 (3–9) | Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/14/2017 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at VCU | L 81–91 | 10–15 (3–10) | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| 02/18/2017 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | at La Salle | L 68–83 | 10–16 (3–11) | Tom Gola Arena (3,400) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm | | St. Bonaventure | L 77–83 | 10–17 (3–12) | Hagan Arena (3,743) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/25/2017 4:30 pm, NBCSN | | at Saint Louis | L 60–61 | 10–18 (3–13) | Chaifetz Arena (6,079) St. Louis, MO |
| 03/01/2017 7:00 pm, ASN | | Rhode Island | L 49–68 | 10–19 (3–14) | Hagan Arena (3,451) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/04/2017 2:00 pm | | at Duquesne | W 63–60 | 11–19 (4–14) | Palumbo Center (1,464) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2017 6:00 pm, ASN | (13) | vs. (12) Massachusetts First round | L 63–70 | 11–20 | PPG Paints Arena (5,517) Pittsburgh, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||