Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball

Saint Joseph's Hawks
2023–24 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team
UniversitySaint Joseph's University
Head coachBilly Lange (5th season)
ConferenceAtlantic 10
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
ArenaMichael J. Hagan Arena
(capacity: 4,200)
NicknameHawks
ColorsCrimson and gray[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament Final Four
1961*
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1961*, 1963, 1981, 2004
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1959, 1960, 1961*, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1981, 1997, 2004
NCAA tournament appearances
1959, 1960, 1961*, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2014, 2016
Conference tournament champions
1981, 1982, 1986, 1997, 2014, 2016
Conference regular season champions
1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1991, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
* - vacated by NCAA

The Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team represents Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and the team competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Saint Joseph's competes as well as part of the Philadelphia Big 5. Their home court is the Hagan Arena. The team is coached by Billy Lange, who was hired on March 28, 2019, after Phil Martelli was fired as head coach on March 19, 2019, after 24 seasons.

Through the years they have produced a number of NBA players. Saint Joseph's primary rivalry is with the Villanova Wildcats. Other rivals include the Temple Owls, the La Salle Explorers, the Penn Quakers, who make up the rest of the Big 5. Saint Joseph's basketball program was ranked 43rd best of all time by Smith & Street's magazine in 2005.[2]

  1. ^ Saint Joseph's University Athletic Brand Book (PDF). November 18, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  2. ^ D.A. Resler, Street and Smith's Magazine. "100 Greatest College Basketball Programs of All Time". Archived from the original on April 24, 2008. Retrieved September 22, 2008.