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 Chris Wilson 24 G 6'3" 210 Senior Fayetteville, NC Graduated
Incoming recruits
Recruits Class of 2016
Roster
Schedule
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!colspan=9 style=| Atlantic 10 tournament
!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament
Rankings
+ Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked. Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final AP RVRVRV RV*N/A Coaches RV RVRVRV RV 25 RV *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
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