2015–16 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Saint Joseph's Hawks St. Joseph's Hawks Script Logo.gif 200 Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 28–8 13–5 Phil Martelli 21st Mark Bass David Duda Geoff Arnold Hagan Arena Atlantic 10 tournament champions NCAA tournament Second Round The 2015–16 Saint Joseph's Hawks basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by 21st year head coach Phil Martelli, played their home games at Hagan Arena and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Hawks finished the season 28–8, 13–5 in A-10 play to finish in fourth place. They defeated George Washington, Dayton, and VCU to be champions of 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. Previous season The Hawks finished the 2014–15 season 13–18, 7–11 in A-10 play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the second round of the A-10 tournament to St. Bonaventure. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Evan Maschemeyer 0 G 6'3" 200 Senior Jeffersonville, IN Graduated Obi Romeo 5 F 6'10" 231 Freshman Lewisburg, WV Transferred to Pensacola State College Kyle Molock 22 G 6'2" 192 RS Sophomore Dublin, OH Retired from basketball due a knee injury http://articles.philly.com/2015-02-18/sports/59236812_1_sullinger-kyle-molock-trey-burke https://web.archive.org/web/20150308145033/http://articles.philly.com/2015-02-18/sports/59236812_1_sullinger-kyle-molock-trey-burke dead March 8, 2015 St. Joe's Molock a profile in inner strength Philadelphia Media Network 2014-07-12 Chris Wilson 24 G 6'3" 210 Senior Fayetteville, NC Graduated Incoming recruits no no 2015 Chris Clover SG Natrona Heights, PA St. Joseph's Prep School 6 3 180 08/03/2014 3 3 3 79 3 LaMarr Kimble PG Philadelphia, PA Neumann-Goretti High School 6 0 175 08/01/2014 3 3 3 79 3 Pierfrancesco Oliva PF Oradell, NJ Bergen Catholic High School 6 8 200 11/25/2014 NR NR NR 65 2 2015 Saint Joseph's Hawks 2603 July 12, 2015 yes Recruits Class of 2016 no yes 2016 Charlie Brown SG St. Thomas More School Philadelphia, PA 6 6 180 NR NR NR POST NR 2015 Saint Joseph's Hawks 2603 July 12, 2015 yes Roster 2015 Saint Joseph's Hawks y yes Lamarr Kimble y 0 G 6 0 197 FR Philadelphia, PA Neumann-Goretti Shavar Newkirk y 1 G 6 0 175 SO Bronx, NY Cardinal Hayes Aaron Brown 2 G 6 5 223 SR y Darby, PA Penn Wood/West Virginia Mike Booth 3 G 6 3 199 SO Thornton, PA Bishop Shanahan W Chris Clover 11 G 6 3 215 FR Philadelphia, PA St. Joseph's Prep Papa Ndao 12 F 6 8 220 SR y Dakar, Senegal Montverde Academy Isaiah Miles 15 F 6 7 227 SR Baltimore, MD Milford Mill y Brendan Casper 20 F 6 6 215 JR Audubon, PA Methacton W Kyle Thompson 21 G 6 2 191 SO Mt. Laurel, NJ St. Joseph's Prep W Markell Lodge 23 F 6 7 210 FR y Creedmoor, NC Christian Faith Center Academy Pierfrancesco Oliva 24 F 6 8 207 FR Taranto, Italy Bergen Catholic James Demery 25 F 6 6 197 SO Greenville, NC Northside Christian Jai Williams 32 F 6 9 257 SO y Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Electrical & Technical Charter Skylar Scrivano 33 F 6 10 233 SR y Doylestown, PA Central Bucks East/Rider W Javon Baumann 34 F 6 8 258 JR y Solms-Oberbiel, Germany Theodor-Heus School DeAndre' Bembry 43 F 6 6 210 JR Charlotte, NC The Patrick School C y Phil Martelli (Widener) Mark Bass (Saint Joseph's) David Duda (Spring Garden) Geoff Arnold (Saint Joseph's) http://www.sjuhawks.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=31200&SPID=127360&SPSID=750594 Schedule http://www.sjuhawks.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=31200&SPID=127360&SPSID=750587 Bites & Brews - Official Athletics Website yes 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Saint Joseph's Hawks| Regular season 11/13/2015 7:00 pm yes Drexel Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA City 6 4,200 WPHL 82–81 1–0 11/15/2015 5:00 pm yes Niagara Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA Hall of Fame Tip Off 3,486 73–62 2–0 11/18/2015 7:00 pm yes Buffalo Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA Hall of Fame Tip Off 3,451 89–67 3–0 11/21/2015 2:30 pm yes yes Florida Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT Hall of Fame Tip Off semifinals   ESPN3 63–74 3–1 11/22/2015 12:00 pm yes yes Old Dominion Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT Hall of Fame Tip Off 3rd place game 3,451 ESPN3 66–64 4–1 12/01/2015 7:00 pm yes Villanova 8 Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA Holy War 4,200 CBSSN 72–86 4–2 12/04/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Columbia Levien Gymnasium New York City, NY 1,088 80–78 5–2 12/08/2015 7:00 pm yes Princeton Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA 3,451 62–50 6–2 12/13/2015 4:00 pm yes yes Temple Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA Rivalry 6,194 CBSSN 66–65 OT 7–2 12/19/2015 2:00 pm yes Illinois State Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA 3,516 WPHL 79–65 8–2 12/22/2015 1:00 pm yes yes Virginia Tech Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Atlantic 10/ACC Showcase   79–62 9–2 12/29/2015 7:00 pm yes Maryland Eastern Shore Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA 3,721 78–68 10–2 01/02/2016 12:30 pm yes Richmond Robins Center Richmond, VA 7,048 NBCSN 77–73 11–2 1–0 01/05/2016 7:00 pm VCU Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA 3,752 ASN 82–85 11–3 1–1 01/10/2016 12:00 pm Rhode Island Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA 4,080 NBCSN 72–67 12–3 2–1 01/13/2016 7:00 pm yes George Mason EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA 3,044 87–73 13–3 3–1 01/16/2016 1:00 pm Fordham Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA 4,200 WPHL 80–55 14–3 4–1 01/20/2016 9:00 pm yes yes Penn The Palestra Philadelphia, PA 8,030 75–60 15–3 01/23/2016 4:00 pm yes La Salle Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 3,021 ASN 69–48 16–3 5–1 01/27/2016 7:00 pm Massachusetts Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA 3,856 78–70 17–3 6–1 01/30/2016 6:00 pm yes Rhode Island Ryan Center Kingston, RI 6,907 CBSSN 64–55 18–3 7–1 02/03/2016 7:00 pm St. Bonaventure Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA 4,027 73–83 18–4 7–2 02/06/2016 2:00 pm yes Fordham Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY 3,200 82–60 19–4 8–2 02/10/2016 7:00 pm yes George Washington Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 3,091 84–66 20–4 9–2 02/13/2016 8:00 pm La Salle Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA 4,200 ASN 88–62 21–4 10–2 02/17/2016 6:00 pm Dayton 15 Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA 4,200 CBSSN 79–70 22–4 11–2 02/20/2016 2:00 pm yes Davidson John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC 5,295 NBCSN 93–99 22–5 11–3 02/24/2016 7:00 pm yes Massachusetts Mullins Center Amherst, MA 74–57 23–5 12–3 02/28/2016 1:00 pm Saint Louis Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA 4,200 ASN 77–63 24–5 13–3 03/02/2016 7:00 pm yes St. Bonaventure Blue Cross Arena Rochester, NY Lightower Conference Classic 6,734 90–98 24–6 13–4 03/05/2016 4:00 pm Duquesne Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA 4,200 70–78 24–7 13–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Saint Joseph's Hawks| Atlantic 10 tournament 03/11/2016 2:30 pm yes 4 George Washington 5 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Quarterfinals NBCSN 86–80 25–7 6,519 03/12/2016 1:30 pm yes 4 Dayton 1 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Semifinals CBSSN 82–79 26–7 8,223 03/13/2016 12:30 pm yes 4 VCU 2 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Championship CBS 87–74 27–7 8,413 |- !colspan=9 style=Saint Joseph's Hawks| NCAA tournament 03/18/2016 9:57 pm yes yes 8 W Cincinnati 9 W Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, WA First Round truTV 78–76 28–7 11,274 03/20/2016 9:40 pm yes yes 8 W Oregon 1 W 5 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, WA Second Round TBS 64–69 28–8 11,296 AP Poll Eastern Time W West Region Rankings 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. 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