The 2017–18 Saint Joseph's Hawks basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by 23rd-year head coach Phil Martelli, played their home games at Hagan Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Hawks finished the season 16–16, 10–8 in A-10 play to finish in fourth place. The defeated George Mason in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament before losing to Rhode Island in the semifinals.
Previous season The Hawks finished the 2016–17 season 11–20, 4–14 A-10 play to finish in a tie for 12th place. As the No. 13 seed in the A-10 tournament, they lost to Massachusetts in the first round.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Brendan Casper 20 F 6'6" 213 Senior Audubon, PA Walk-on; graduated Javon Baumann 34 F 6'8" 255 RS Senior Solms-Oberbiel, Germany Graduated
2017 recruiting class
2018 recruiting class
Preseason In a poll of the league's head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Hawks were picked to finish in third place in the A-10. Senior guard Shavar Newkirk was named to the conference's preseason second team.
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=| Atlantic 10 tournament
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