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SAINT JOSEPH’S BASKETBALL 2020-21 GAME NOTES GAME SAINT JOSEPH’S HAWKS (0-4) 5 at #10 TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS (4-0) 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Overall: 0-4 | A-10: 0-0 | Big 5: 0-0 December 21, 2020 • 6:00 P.M. Home: 0-0 | Away: 0-2 | Neutral: 0-2 Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn. Television: SEC Network NOVEMBER DAY OPPONENT EST Audio: TuneIn (Matt Martucci, Joe Lunardi) Thurs. 26 vs. Auburn ^ L, 96-91 OT Fri., 27 vs. No. 6 Kansas ^ L, 94-72 Saint Joseph’s vs. Tennessee All-Time Matchup All-Time Meetings DECEMBER Series vs. Tennessee: Tennessee leads 2-1 12/10/98, Saint Joseph’s 55-53 Thurs. 17 at Drexel L, 81-77 First Meeting: 12/4/48, Tennessee, 83-68 Sat., 19 at No. 7 Villanova # L, 88-68 12/9/97, Tennessee 74-54 Last Meeting: 12/10/98, Saint Joseph’s, 55-53 Mon., 21 at No. 10 Tennessee 6:00 p.m. 12/4/48, Tennessee 83-68 Wed. 30 VCU * TBA Coach Lange vs. Tennessee: First Meeting Current Saint Joseph’s Streak: Won 1 JANUARY Sun. 3 at Rhode Island * 4:30 p.m. • It’s another quick turnaround for Saint Joseph’s as the Hawks travel to #10 Ten- Wed. 6 at St. Bonaventure * 4:00 p.m. Sat. 9 SAINT LOUIS * 6:00 p.m. nessee for a Monday evening matchup with the Volunteers. Tues. 12 at Davidson * 7:00 p.m. • Monday marks the third contest in five days for the Hawks as they are coming off Mon. 18 at La Salle *# TBA games at #7 Villanova on Saturday (L, 88-68) and at Drexel on Thursday (L, 81-77). Wed. 20 at George Mason * 7:00 p.m. • This season marks the first time since December of 2002 that Saint Joseph’s has Sat. 23 GEORGE MASON * 12:30 p.m. played three non-conference games over a five day period that were not part of Tues. 26 RICHMOND * 7:00 p.m. Sat. 30 at Duquesne * TBA an in-season tournament. • Monday is the second of two matchups versus top-10 teams, with the Hawks FEBRUARY facing off against rival #7 Villanova on Saturday. Wed. 3 ST. BONAVENTURE * 7:00 p.m. • Behind a game-winning shot by Andre Howard in the final seconds, the Hawks Sat. 6 LA SALLE * Noon topped #21 Tennessee, 55-53, in the previous contest on December 10, 1998 on Sat. 13 at Dayton * 2:00 p.m. Wed. 17 at George Washington * TBA Hawk Hill. Sat. 20 DAVIDSON * 12:30 p.m. • Saint Joseph’s previous back-to-back games against top-10 teams came during Wed. 24 MASSACHUSETTS * 7:00 p.m. the 2005-06 season as the Hawks faced #4 Villanova (L, 71-58) on February 7, Sat. 27 at Fordham * 1:00 p.m. then #8 George Washington (L, 64-62) on February 11. • Freshman Jordan Hall is coming off a 17-point, six-rebound, six-assists perfor- MARCH Sat. 2 RHODE ISLAND * 7:00 p.m. mance against the Wildcats on Saturday. Wed. 10 - Atlantic 10 Champinship • Redshirt junior Taylor Funk, who is averaging a career-best 16.5 points per Sun. 14 (Brooklyn, N.Y.) game this year, matched Hall with 17 points against #7 Villanova. Home games in CAPS at Hagan Arena * Atlantic 10 game HAWKS’ LINEUP # Big 5 game ** Atlantic 10 Championship Game PROBABLE STARTERS PPG RPG APG MPG NOTES ^ Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off #0 Dahmir Bishop 9.0 3.3 2.5 28.0 Finished with 8 points at Villanova #1 Ryan Daly 18.3 6.0 2.8 32.9 Added 11 points against Villanova #11 Rahmir Moore 4.0 1.8 1.0 20.8 Scored 2 points versus Villanova #22 Jordan Hall 7.8 4.5 4.5 26.8 Had 17 points at Villanova #33 Taylor Funk 16.5 6.0 1.0 28.1 Scored 17 points against Villanova Saint Joseph’s Media Contact Jack Jumper ([email protected]) OFF THE BENCH O: 610-660-3389 | C: 610-636-3701 #2 Myles Douglas 7.8 3.0 1.3 24.3 Out - Back Ailment Press Row (Hagan Arena): 610-660-2599 #3 Cameron Brown 2.5 1.5 0.5 21.2 Out #5 Greg Foster, Jr. 6.5 4.5 2.0 29.5 Out #10 Anton Jansson 0.7 0.0 0.0 4.8 Played 5 minutes against Villanova FOLLOW THE HAWKS #12 Anthony Longpré 3.3 1.8 1.3 10.4 Added 6 points versus Villanova #13 Jadrian Tracey 3.0 1.8 0.0 9.2 Had 5 points at Villanova #20 Chris Arizin -- -- -- -- Joined the team this season Twitter @SJUHawks_mbb #21 Nikkos Luna-Nash -- -- -- -- Joined the team this season Instagram @SJUHawks_mbb #24 Jack Forrest 10.3 2.0 0.5 21.2 Scored 2 points at Villanova Facebook SJUHawksmbb #30 Brian Gaether -- -- -- -- Joined the team this season #34 Ethan Griffith -- -- -- -- Second year with the team 2020-21 Roster No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown High School/Last College 0 Dahmir Bishop So. G 6-5 190 Philadelphia, Pa. Imhotep Charter/Xavier 1 Ryan Daly R-Sr. G 6-5 225 Havertown, Pa. Archbishop Carroll/Delaware 2 Myles Douglas Jr. G 6-7 215 Edgewood, Md. Aberdeen/UCF 3 Cameron Brown So. G 6-5 220 Laurel, Md. Eleanor Roosevelt 5 Greg Foster, Jr. R-So. G 6-5 200 Milwaukee, Wis. Ed W. Clark/Gonzaga 10 Anton Jansson Fr. C 6-11 235 Stockholm, Sweden Golden State Prep (Calif.) 11 Rahmir Moore So. G 6-3 205 Philadelphia, Pa. RISE Prep (Ont.) 12 Anthony Longpré Sr. F 6-10 250 L’Assomption, Quebec Glenelg Country (Md.) 13 Jadrian Tracey Fr. F 6-5 205 Fort Myers, Fla. West Oaks Academy 20 Chris Arizin Fr. G 6-3 195 Media, Pa. Saint Joseph’s Prep | 21 Nikkos Luna-Nash Fr. G 6-0 155 Seminole, Fla. Shorecrest Prep 22 Jordan Hall Fr. F 6-7 215 Wildwood, N.J. Neumann Goretti 24 Jack Forrest So. G 6-5 200 Bala Cynwyd, Pa. Lower Merion/Columbia 30 Brian Gaetens Fr. G 6-0 175 Harleysville, Pa. Saint Joseph’s Prep 33 Taylor Funk R-Jr. F 6-8 215 Lancaster, Pa. Manheim Central 34 Ethan Griffith Sr. G 6-3 190 Hillsborough, N.J. Hillsborough Head Coach PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Billy Lange (Rowan ‘94) – 2nd Season DAHMIR Bishop – DAH-meer ANTON JANSSON – ANN-taan JAN-son Associate Head Coach Anthony LONGPR´E – LONG-pray John Griffin III (Bucknell ‘08) – 2nd Season RAHMIR Moore – RUH-meer JADRIAN Tracey – JAY-dree-in Assistant Coaches Justin Scott (East Stroudsburg ‘07) – 2nd Season Brenden Staughn (Hood College ‘12) – 2nd Season Director of Scouting and Analystics Thomas Boyle (Saint Joseph’s ‘15) – 5th Season Head Strength and Condition Coach Eric Lang (West Chester ‘13) – 2nd Season Director of Basketball Operations Amanda Casale (Syracuse ‘16) – 2nd Season Graduate Managers Reggie Cameron (Georgetown ‘17) – 2nd Season Andrew Lutes (Saint Joseph’s ‘20) – 1st Season Graduate Assistant Mike Jolaoso (West Chester ’19) – 2nd Season Program Services Specialist Michelle Thomas – 2nd Season 2020-21 QUICKFACTS Location: Philadelphia, Pa. 2019-20 Overall Record: 6-26 Founded: 1851 2019-20 Conference Record: 2-16 President: Mark C. Reed, Ed.D. Lettermen Returning/Lost: 6/5 Athletics Director: Jill Bodensteiner Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Faculty Athletics Representative: Dr. Stephen Porth Newcomers: 6 Nickname: Hawks All-Time Record: 1630-1147 Colors: Crimson and Gray All-Time A-10 Record: 332-300 (36) Arena: Michael J. Hagan ’85 Arena All-Time A-10 Championship Record/Appearances: 41-33/37 Head Coach (Alma mater): Billy Lange (Rowan ‘94) Atlantic 10 Championship Titles: 4 (1986, 1997, 2014, 2016) Record at School/Years: 6-29/2nd Year All-Time NCAA Tournament Record/Appearances: 19-25/21 Career Record/Years: 137-163/10th Year Men’s Basketball Contact: Jack Jumper Associate Head Coach: John Griffin III Office Phone/Cell Phone: 610-660-3389/610-636-3701 Assistant Coaches: Justin Scott, Brenden Straughn E-mail Address: [email protected] Director of Basketball Operations: Amanda Casale Website: sjuhawks.com Graduate Managers: Reggie Cameron, Andrew Lutes Twitter: @sjuhawks_mbb Graduate Assistant: Mike Jolaoso Instagram: @sjuhawks_mbb Program Services Specialist: Michelle Thomas SJU VERSUS TENNESSEE FUNK BACK AND READY FOR ACTION STATISTICAL COMPARISON Monday marks just the fourth meeting After missing the final 25 games of last SJU UT between the Hawks and Volunteers, season due to a right hand injury, Tay- Overall Record 0-4 4-0 with Tennessee holding a 2-1 edge in lor Funk returned to the Hawks’ lineup, Home Record 0-0 4-0 the series.Below are series highlights scoring a career-best 28 points versus Away Record 0-2 0-0 and notes. Auburn and is currently averaging a ca- Neutral Record 0-2 0-0 • The Hawks are looking to snap an reer-best 16.5 points per game. Along Points per Game 77.0 75.8 eight game skid to the Wildcats that with a fully healed hand, Funk improved Opp. Points/Game 89.8 47.5 dates back to the 2012-13 season. his conditioning and strength in the Scoring margin -12.8 +28.3 • Saint Joseph’s won the last meeting, down time and enters the season weigh- Field Goal Pct. .410 .450 55-53, over #21 Tennessee on Decem- ing 215 pounds, down 15 from last sea- Opp. Field Goal Pct. .472 .329 ber 10, 1998 at Alumni Memorial Field- son thanks in part to working out with 3-Pt.