# 2020–21 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Saint Joseph's Hawks basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by second-year head coach Billy Lange, played their home games at Hagan Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 5-15, 3-9 in A-10 Play to finish in 13th place. They defeated La Salle in the first round of the A-10 tournament before losing in the second round to UMass.

## Previous season

The previous season was the first season without longtime head coach, Phil Martelli since 1994. The Hawks finished the 2018–19 season 6–26 overall, 2–16 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for 13th place. As the No. 13 seed in the A-10 tournament, they played against the No. 12 seed, George Mason in the opening round, where they lost 70–77. Their season record-wise, was their poorest since the 1974–75 season.

## Offseason
### 2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jordan Hall SF | Philadelphia, PA | Neumann-Goretti High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A | Jun 25, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Anton Jansson C | Napa, CA | Golden State Prep | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Nov 15, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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 November 28, 2019. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 28, 2019. ||||||

### 2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| 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 December 11, 2020. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 11, 2020. ||||||

## Preseason
### A10 media poll

The Atlantic 10 men's basketball media poll was released on November 9, 2020. Saint Joseph's was picked to finish 12th.
A10 Preseason Poll :
| Predicted finish | Team |
| 1 | Richmond (19) |
| 2 | Saint Louis (7) |
| 3 | Dayton (2) |
| 4 | St. Bonaventure |
| 5 | Duquesne |
| 6 | Rhode Island |
| 7 | Davidson |
| 8 | UMass |
| 9 | VCU |
| 10 | George Mason |
| 11 | George Washington |
| 12 | Saint Joseph's |
| 13 | La Salle |
| 14 | Fordham |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 26, 2020* 3:30 p.m., FS1 | | vs. Auburn Fort Myers Tip-Off semifinals | L 91–96 $^{OT}$ | 0–1 | 28 – Funk | 7 – Funk | 7 – Daly | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (198) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 27, 2020* 1:00 p.m., FS1 | | vs. No. 6 Kansas Fort Myers Tip-Off third place game | L 72–94 | 0–2 | 18 – Forrest | 7 – Daly | 5 – Hall | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (310) Fort Myers, FL |
| December 5, 2020* 3:00 p.m. | | at Bradley | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Carver Arena Peoria, IL |
| December 12, 2020* 3:00 p.m., NBCSN | | Temple Temple rivalry | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA |
| December 17, 2020* 6:00 p.m., NBCSPHI | | at Drexel City 6 | L 77–81 | 0–3 | 30 – Daly | 8 – Funk | 4 – Hall | Daskalakis Center (0) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 19, 2020* 2:00 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 7 Villanova Holy War | L 68–88 | 0–4 | 17 – Hall | 6 – Hall | 6 – Hall | Finneran Pavilion (0) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 21, 2020* 6:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 8 Tennessee | L 66–102 | 0–5 | 13 – Daly | 7 – Daly | 3 – Daly | Thompson–Boling Arena (4,191) Knoxville, TN |
| December 30, 2020 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | VCU | L 64–80 | 0–6 (0–1) | 20 – Bishop | 8 – Brown | 7 – Hall | Hagan Arena (0) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 3, 2021 4:30 p.m., NBCSN | | at Rhode Island | L 77–85 $^{OT}$ | 0–7 (0–2) | 29 – Funk | 8 – Hall | 8 – Hall | Ryan Center (0) Kingston, RI |
| January 6, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at St. Bonaventure | L 57–83 | 0–8 (0–3) | 13 – Funk | 10 – Hall | 5 – Hall | Reilly Center (0) Olean, NY |
| January 9, 2021* 6:00 p.m., NBCSN | | Albany | W 67–64 | 1–8 | 14 – Funk | 6 – Funk | 9 – Hall | Hagan Arena (0) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 12, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Davidson | L 66–80 | 1–9 (0–4) | 19 – Forrest | 7 – Hall | 6 – Hall | Belk Arena (0) Davidson, NC |
| January 18, 2021 4:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at La Salle Big 5 | L 83–90 | 1–10 (0–5) | 25 – Forrest | 7 – Hall | 11 – Hall | Gola Arena (0) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 20, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Mason | L 85–87 $^{OT}$ | 1–11 (0–6) | 19 – Funk | 9 – Funk | 11 – Hall | EagleBank Arena (180) Fairfax, VA |
| January 23, 2021 12:30 p.m., NBCSN | | George Mason | L 61–72 | 1–12 (0–7) | 21 – Funk | 7 – Hall | 7 – Hall | Hagan Arena (0) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 26, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Richmond | L 56–79 | 1–13 (0–8) | 17 – Hall | 5 – Tracey | 3 – Hall | Hagan Arena (0) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 30, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Duquesne | L 50–67 | 1–14 (0–9) | 15 – Funk | 11 – Tracey | 4 – Moore | Kerr Fitness Center McCandless, PA |
| February 3, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | St. Bonaventure | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA |
| February 17, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Washington | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Smith Center Washington, DC |
| February 20, 2021 12:30 p.m., NBCSN | | La Salle Big 5 | W 91–82 $^{OT}$ | 2–14 (1–9) | 30 – Daly | 12 – Hall | 10 – Hall | Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA |
| February 24, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Dayton | W 97–84 | 3–14 (2–9) | 36 – Funk | 8 – Moore | 5 – Tied | Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA |
| March 1, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Richmond | W 76–73 | 4–14 (3–9) | 22 – Funk | 10 – Hall | 3 – Daly | Robins Center Richmond, VA |
| A-10 tournament |||||||||
| March 3, 2021 11:00 am, ESPN+ | (13) | vs. (12) La Salle First round | W 72–66 | 5–14 | 23 – Daly | 7 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Siegel Center (250) Richmond, VA |
| March 4, 2021 1:00 pm, NBCSN | (13) | vs. (5) Massachusetts Second round | L 66–100 | 5–15 | 18 – Hall | 7 – Brown | 5 – Hall | Robins Center (250) Richmond, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||