SAINT JOSEPH’S BASKETBALL 2007-08 Game Notes 2007-08 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2008 ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP Overall: 21-11; Atlantic 10: 9-7; Big 5: 2-2 (5th) SAINT JOSEPH’S HAWKS (21-11; 9-7 A-10) November Mon. 12 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson & W 86-66 vs. Tue. 13 at #--/25 Syracuse & (ESPN) L 69-72 Sat. 17 at Boston University (CN8) W 57-48 (2nd) TEMPLE OWLS (20-12; 11-5 A-10) Tue. 27 BALL STATE W 74-63 Final • March 15, 2008 Thu. 29 #19/19 GONZAGA (ESPNU) L 65-70 OT December Boardwalk Hall • Atlantic City, NJ • 6 p.m. Sat. 1 PENN STATE (P) W 79-67 Tue. 4 HOLY CROSS L 66-71 GAME DAY AT A GLANCE Sun. 9 at Creighton L 84-90 OT Fri. 21 at Fairfield W 78-70 ARENA (CAPACITY) Boardwalk Hall (10,000) Fri. 28 at Siena W 74-68 TELEVISION ESPN - Dave O’Brien (pxp), Steve Bardo (color) Mon. 31 at Drexel (P) (CN8) W 69-51 RADIO WNTP 990 AM- Ken Krsolovic (pxp), Joe Lunardi (color) January AUDIO/VIDEO STREAMING www.sjuhawks.com Wed. 9 at Massachusetts W 98-92 SERIES RECORD VS. TEMPLE Temple leads 76-64 Sat. 12 RICHMOND W 81-63 Wed. 16 at Charlotte L 66-70 Sat. 19 at Penn (P) (CN8)* W 82-42 Wed. 23 MASSACHUSETTS (CN8) W 81-77 GAME STORIES Sat. 26 at Temple (ESPNU) W 68-67 • This is SJU’s fifth appearance in the championship game and the third in four years. The Hawks Wed. 30 at George Washington (CN8) W 61-59 were in the 2006 title game, losing to Xavier. February • This is the first time that SJU and Temple have met in the Atlantic 10 title game, but it’s not the Sat. 2 FORDHAM (CSN+) W 70-55 first conference championship game played between the two schools, as both were members of Mon. 4 VILLANOVA (P) (CSTV)* W 77-55 the Middle Atlantic Conference and then the East Coast Conference (full history on pg. 3). Wed. 6 at Duquesne L 88-102 Sun. 10 at #13/14 Xavier (CSN+) L 72-76 • The Hawks were also the fifth seed the last time that SJU advanced to the A-10 final in 2006. Wed. 13 ST. BONAVENTURE W 81-56 • Rob Ferguson now owns the SJU school record for games played with 133. Mon. 18 LA SALLE (P) (CSN+)* L 89-90 • Pat Calathes tops the Hawks in scoring (17.9 ppg) and rebounding (7.6) and is second assists Sun. 24 at Rhode Island (CSN+) W 90-83 (2.7). Thu. 28 SAINT LOUIS (ESPN2) L 55-64 • This is the sixth time the Hawks have won at least 20 games under Phil Martelli and the first March time it’s happened since 2004-05 (24-12). Sun. 2 TEMPLE (P) (CSN+)* L 56-57 • Saint Joseph’s and Temple have split the series this year, with each team winning by a one-point Thu. 6 #8/11 XAVIER (ESPN) W 71-66 margin. Sat. 8 at Dayton (CSN+) L 67-79 Wed. 12 vs. Fordham % W 80-62 Thu. 13 vs. Richmond % (CSN+) W 61-47 Fri. 14 vs. #10/12 Xavier% (CN8) W 61-53 Sat. 15 vs. Temple% (ESPN) 6:00 p.m. (P) at The Palestra * Big 5 game HAWKS’ LINEUP & NIT Season Tip-Off at Syracuse ‘07-08 Stats Last Game #--/-- denotes ESPN/USA Today/AP ranking PROBABLE STARTERS Yr. Ht. PPG RPG APG MPG Pts Rbs SAINT JOSEPH’S F- #52 Rob Ferguson Sr. 6-8 11.8 4.9 1.1 32.8 11 1 F- #12 Pat Calathes Sr. 6-10 17.9 7.6 2.7 33.5 24 8 MEDIA INFORMATION C- #34 Ahmad Nivins Jr. 6-9 14.3 5.7 0.4 33.5 15 6 G- #13 Darrin Govens So. 6-1 9.7 2.0 2.3 28.3 2 0 Marie Wozniak G- #0 Tasheed Carr Jr. 6-4 10.8 4.3 5.7 33.0 2 4 Asst AD/Communications (MBB Contact) Office: (610) 660-1727 OFF THE BENCH Fax: (610) 660-1724 G- #15 Garrett Williamson So. 6-5 5.5 2.6 2.7 23.3 4 3 Email: [email protected] F- #41 Arvydas Lidzius Sr. 6-9 1.5 0.9 0.1 8.5 3 1 F- #32 Idris Hilliard Fr. 6-6 1.2 0.9 0.1 5.8 0 0 Saint Joseph’s University, 5600 City Ave. G- #2 D.J. Rivera So. 6-2 4.4 1.6 0.3 10.2 DNP Philadelphia, PA 19131 G- #22 Edwin Lashley Jr. 6-4 1.5 0.3 0.2 3.6 DNP G- #11 Charoy Bentley Fr. 5-11 0.3 0.3 0.2 4.2 DNP Press Row Numbers: 610-660-2599 (Fieldhouse) G- #5 C.J. Brown So. 5-11 0.5 0.4 0.0 1.1 DNP 215-898-4324 (The Palestra) www.sjuhawks.com 2007-08 SAINT JOSEPH’S BASKETBALL - A-10 TOURNAMENT HAWKS’ ROSTER PRONUNCIATION GUIDE NO. NAME CL POS HT WT HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL 0 Tasheed Carr Jr. G 6-4 210 Philadelphia, Pa. Mt. Zion Academy (N.C.) Charoy (Bentley) . .sha-ROY 2 D.J. Rivera So. G 6-2 190 Philadelphia, Pa. Neumann-Goretti (Pat) Calathes . .kuh-LAY-thess 5 C.J. Brown So. G 5-11 165 Newark, Del. Caravel Academy (Darrin) Govens . .GUV-enz 11 Charoy Bentley Fr. G 5-11 175 West Haven, Conn. Harding 12 Pat Calathes Sr. G/F 6-10 210 Casselberry, Fla. Lake Howell Idris Hilliard . .EE-driss HILL-ee-URD 13 Darrin Govens So. G 6-1 175 Chester, Pa. Chester Arvydas Lidzius . .r-VEE-das LIDGE-uss 15 Garrett Williamson So. G/F 6-5 190 Lower Merion, Pa. Lower Merion (Bill) Lukasiewicz . .Lu-KAZ-uh-WITZ 22 Edwin Lashley Jr. G 6-4 197 Salisbury, Md. St. Thomas More (Conn.) 32 Idris Hilliard Fr. F 6-6 211 Roselle, N.J. The Hun School 34 Ahmad Nivins Jr. F 6-9 235 Jersey City, N.J. St. Anthony 41 Arvydas Lidzius Sr. F 6-9 205 Kretniga, Lithuania Montrose Christian (Md.) 52 Rob Ferguson Sr. F 6-8 230 Ft. Myers, Fla. Mariner Head Coach: Phil Martelli (Widener ‘76) - 13th year Assistant Coaches: Mark Bass (Saint Joseph’s ‘95) - 9th year; David Duda (Spring Garden ‘88) - 2nd year Doug Overton (La Salle ‘91) - 2nd year Director of Basketball Operations: Rob Sullivan (Saint Joseph’s ‘06) Athletic Trainer: Bill Lukasiewicz (Springfield ‘88) BROADCAST SCHEDULE SERIES HISTORY Date Opponent EST Radio TV Streaming SAINT JOSEPH’S vs. TEMPLE Nov. 12 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 9:30 pm WNTP A Nov. 13 vs. Syracuse 7:00 pm WNTP ESPN A All-Time Series: TU 78-64* Last 5 vs. Temple Nov. 17 at Boston University 7:00 pm WNTP CN8 A SJU Streak: 1 loss 3/2/08 L56-57 Palestra 3/6/08 W 71-66 Alumni Mem. FH Nov. 27 BALL STATE 7:00 pm WNTP A/V First Meeting: 1913, SJU 35-24 Last Meeting: 3/2/08, TU 57-56 2/10/08 L 72-76 Cintas Center Nov. 29 GONZAGA 8:00 pm WNTP ESPNU A Last SJU Win: 1/26/08, 68-67 2/28/08 L 62-72 Cintas Center Dec. 1 PENN STATE (Palestra) 4:00 pm WNTP A Last TU Win: 3/2/08, 57-56 1/21/07 W 82-74 Alumni Mem. FH Dec. 4 HOLY CROSS 7:00 pm WNTP A/V Coach Martelli vs. TU: 15-14 Dec. 9 at Creighton 3:00 pm WNTP NET A Dec. 21 at Fairfield 7:30 pm WNTP A Temple won the last meeting, 57-56, on March 2 on Mark Tyndale’s layup at :21... SJU Dec. 28 at Siena 7:00 pm WNTP A won a thriller. 68-67, on Jan. 26 at Temple on Pat Calathes’ 3-pointer with 3.9 seconds Dec. 31 at Drexel (Palestra) 6:00 pm WNTP CN8 A to play... The Hawks have won 12 of the last 14 against TU... Temple’s 55-47 win on Jan. 9 at Massachusetts 7:30 pm WNTP A Feb. 14, 2006 ended SJU’s 7-game winning streak vs. the Owls. Jan. 12 RICHMOND 7:00 pm WNTP A * Temple lists the record as 81-64, counting games prior to Saint Joseph’s having varsity status Jan. 16 at Charlotte 7:30 pm WNTP A Jan. 19 at Penn (Palestra) 7:30 pm WNTP CN8 A Jan. 23 MASSACHUSETTS 6:00 pm WNTP CN8 A/V STATISTICAL COMPARISON Jan. 26 at Temple 6:00 pm WNTP ESPNU A Saint Joseph’s Temple Jan. 30 at George Washington 7:00 pm WNTP CN8 A Overall Record 21-11 27-5 Feb. 2 FORDHAM 4:00 pm WNTP CSN+ A/V Conference Record 11-7 20-12 Feb. 4 VILLANOVA (Palestra) 8:00 pm WNTP CSTV A/V Home Record 8-5 10-5 Feb. 6 at Duquesne 7:00 pm WNTP A Away Record 9-6 7-4 Feb. 10 at Xavier Noon WNTP CSN+ A/V Neutral Record 4-0 3-3 Feb. 13 ST. BONAVENTURE 7:00 pm WNTP A/V Points per Game 73.6 72.7 Feb. 18 LA SALLE (Palestra) 8:00 pm WNTP CSN+ A Opponent Points per Game 67.2 68.7 Feb. 24 at Rhode Island 4:00 pm WNTP CSN+ A Field Goal Pct.