Courtesy of SJUHawks.com Saint Joseph’s head coach Phil Martelli will join an outstanding list of honorees for dinner when he accepts the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association’s Good Guy Award at the 113th annual PSWA banquet Friday, Feb. 3 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cherry Hill. Martelli, always helpful and accessible to the media in good times and bad, capped off a … [Read more...] about Phil Martelli to receive Good Guy Award from Phila. sportswriters
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Saint Joseph’s holds off Princeton, 76-68
Courtesy of SJUHawks.com PRINCETON, N.J. – Sophomore guard Lamarr Kimble scored 17 points, grabbed eight rebounds and added nine assists as the Saint Joseph's men's basketball team came back from a late deficit to beat Princeton, 76-68, on Wednesday night at Jadwin Gym. Junior Shavar Newkirk scored a game-high 19 points – including 10-of-11 from the free-throw line – and … [Read more...] about Saint Joseph’s holds off Princeton, 76-68
Shavar Newkirk Named Big 5 Co-Player of the Week
Courtesy of SJUHawks.com Saint Joseph’s junior Shavar Newkirk was named the Philadelphia Big 5 Co-Player of the Week for December 12, sharing the award with Josh Hart of Villanova. Newkirk scored a game-high 27 points and netted the game-winning three-point play to lead Saint Joseph’s to a 72-71 come-from-behind win over local rival Drexel in SJU’s only action of the … [Read more...] about Shavar Newkirk Named Big 5 Co-Player of the Week
Newkirk leads Saint Joseph’s over Drexel, 72-71
Courtesy of SJUHawks.com PHILADELPHIA - Shavar Newkirk converted the game-winning three-point play with 6.7 seconds to go, and scored Saint Joseph's final 11 points, as the Hawks rallied to defeat Drexel, 72-71, at the Daskalaskis Center. Newkirk finished the game with 27 points, seven rebounds and four assists as Saint Joseph’s (4-4) ended a four-game losing streak. He … [Read more...] about Newkirk leads Saint Joseph’s over Drexel, 72-71
Saint Joseph’s defeated by No. 2 Villanova, 88-57
Courtesy of SJUHawks.com VILLANOVA, Pa. - Lamarr Kimble scored 15 points and Shavar Newkirk added 11 more, but the Saint Joseph's men's basketball team fell at second-ranked Villanova, 88-57, in a Big 5 matchup in front of a sellout crowd at The Pavilion on Saturday afternoon. The Hawks held a 27-24 lead with six minutes remaining in the first half, but the Wildcats (8-0; … [Read more...] about Saint Joseph’s defeated by No. 2 Villanova, 88-57