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Revision as of 04:41, 30 January 2010

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Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Division: NCAA Division I
Conference (basketball): Atlantic 10 Conference
Arena: Michael J. Hagan Arena

The Saint Joseph's University Hawks compete as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference in NCAA Division I basketball. The school has not competed in football since 1939. Saint Joseph's is a private Catholic (Jesuit) institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has an undergraduate enrollment of around 4,000.

The campus straddles US 1 (City Avenue) on the northwestern side of Philadelphia, between Old Lancaster Road/54th Avenue and Wynnefield Avenue. The closest freeway access is a couple of miles away at the US 1 exit (exit 339) off I-76. Rail service is only a couple of blocks away at the Overbrook station. Michael J. Hagan Arena (4,200), known as Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse prior to its 2008 renovation, sits at the eastern tip of campus on the corner of 54th and Overbrook.

Saint Joseph's main rivals are Villanova, with which it contests the "Holy War" annually, and Temple, with whom the Hawks have had an in-city, in-conference, and Big Five rivalry for over fifty years. Other major rivals include the other two Big Five schools -- La Salle and Pennsylvania.

One might think that given the Hawks' brief foray into football in the 1920s, there are no Saint Joseph's alumni among the NFL rolls. However, FB John Cole and HB/DB Ted Laux did play in the NFL in the 1940s. Even more startling, HB Vince Papale actually played for the Eagles from 1976-1978 despite attending a college with no football team, and Disney released a biopic about him in 2006. As for the NBA/ABA, eighteen Hawks have made the next step, including Matt Guokas, Mike Bantom, Jameer Nelson, and Delonte West.

Conference Affiliations

Football

no team 1940-present
Unaffiliated Independents Independent 1922-1939

Basketball

Atlantic 10 Conference NCAA I 1982-present
East Coast Conference NCAA I 1974-1982
Middle Atlantic Conference University Division NCAA I 1973-1974
Middle Atlantic Conference University Division NCAA University 1957-1973
NCAA University Division Independents NCAA 1947-1957
NCAA Independents NCAA 1910-1947
Pre-NCAA Independents Independent 1909-1910

Post-Season Appearances

Football

Saint Joseph's football never appeared in the post-season.

Basketball

NCAA Division I Men's Tournament 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008
National Invitation Tournament Championship Game 1996, 2005
National Invitation Tournament 1956, 1958, 1964, 1972, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2005, 2006
National Catholic Invitational Tournament 1952

Championships

Football

Saint Joseph's never won a championship of any kind in football.

Basketball

Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Champions 1986, 1997
Atlantic 10 Conference Regular Season Champions 1986, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2005
Atlantic 10 Conference East Division Regular Season Champions 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
East Coast Conference Tournament Champions 1981, 1982
East Coast Conference Regular Season Champions 1980
East Coast Conference East Division Regular Season Champions 1976, 1980
Middle Atlantic Conference University Division Tournament Champions 1969, 1971
Middle Atlantic Conference University Division Regular Season Champions 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974
Middle Atlantic Conference University Division East Regular Season Champions 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974

External Links

Saint Joseph's University Athletics