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1 SAINT JOSEPH S BASKETBALL Game Notes SCHEDULE/RESULTS Overall: 10-6; Atlantic 10: 3-1; Big 5: 1-0 November Tue. 14 FAIRFIELD W Fri. 17 at Lafayette W Sun. 19 BUCKNELL W Sat. 25 at Penn State L Mon. 27 BOSTON UNIV. W December Sat. 2 DREXEL (at Palestra) L Fri. 8 vs. Bellarmine % W Sat. 9 at Louisville % L Sun. 10 vs. Ohio % L Tue. 19 SAINT MARY S W Thu. 28 vs. Hofstra! L Fri. 29 vs. Boston Univ.! W January Wed. 3 DUQUESNE W Sun. 7 at Charlotte W Wed. 10 at ^ W Sat. 13 RHODE ISLAND (CSN+) L Wed. 17 at Fordham 7:00 Sun. 21 XAVIER (CSN+) Noon* Wed. 24 at George Washington 7:30 Sat. 27 PENN (at Palestra) ^ 7:00 February Thu. 1 SAINT LOUIS (ESPN2) 8:30 Sun. 4 DAYTON (CSN+) Noon* Tue. 6 at Villanova (ESPN2) ^ 7:00 Sat. 10 at La Salle (at Palestra) ^ 1:00 Wed. 14 GEORGE WASHINGTON 7:00 Sat. 17 at St. Bonaventure 4:00 Thu. 22 TEMPLE (at Palestra) (CSTV) 8:00 Sat. 24 at Richmond 7:00 Wed. 28 at 7:00 March Sat. 3 MASSACHUSETTS (CSN+) 4:00* Wed. 7- Atlantic 10 Championship Sat. 10 (at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ) (CSN+) Denotes game televised in Phila. on Comcast SportsNet, as well as other outlets nationally via CSTV Network % NABC Classic at Louisville ^ Big 5 game! Aeropostale Holiday Festival at Madison Square Garden * note time changes from original schedule SAINT JOSEPH S MEDIA INFORMATION Marie Wozniak Asst AD/Communications (MBB Contact) Office: (610) Fax: (610) mwozniak@sju.edu Saint Joseph s University, 5600 City Ave. Philadelphia, PA Press Row Numbers: (Fieldhouse) (The Palestra) SAINT JOSEPH S HAWKS (10-6; 3-1 A-10) vs. FORDHAM RAMS (9-7; 2-2 A-10) Game #17 January 17, 2007 Rose Hill Gym Bronx, NY 7 pm GAME DAY AT A GLANCE ARENA Rose Hill Gym (3,200) TELEVISION none RADIO - Tom McCarthy (pxp), Joe Lunardi (color) AUDIO STREAMING SERIES RECORD SJU leads HAWKS NEXT GAME Sun., Jan. 21 vs., Noon GAME STORIES... SJU has won four of its last five, after having its four-game winning streak ended by Rhode Island. It was SJU s best conference start (3-0) since the squad won its first four league games. The Hawks lead the Atlantic 10 in scoring defense, limiting the opponents to 60.8 points per game. Ahmad Nivins is averaging 21.0 points in conference games, while converting 71.1 percent of his field-goal attempts. Ahmad Nivins earned Big 5 Player of the Week honors for the second consecutive week. Phil Martelli owns the most Atlantic 10 wins among active coaches with 117. His winning percentage in conference games (.650) is the highest among active coaches who have been in the league for more than one season. He also owns the longest tenure at one school of any of the league s coaches. Phil Martelli needs three wins to surpass Hall of Famer Jack Ramsay on SJU s list for coaching victories. Ramsay totaled 234 in 11 years ( from 1955 to 66) while Martelli s 12-year mark stands at Four SJU games will now be televised in Philadelphia on Comcast SportsNet, with more outlets nationally, via the CSTV Network. The games are Jan. 13 vs. Rhode Island (2 pm); Jan. 21 vs. (Noon); Feb. 4 vs. Dayton (Noon); and Mar. 3 vs. UMass (4 pm). HAWKS LINEUP Stats Last Game PROBABLE STARTERS Yr. Ht. PPG RPG APG MPG Pts Rbs F- #52 Rob Ferguson Jr F- #12 Pat Calathes Jr C- #34 Ahmad Nivins So G- #23 Garrett Williamson Fr G- #3 Jawan Carter Fr OFF THE BENCH G- #13 Darrin Govens Fr G- #10 D.J. Rivera Fr F- #41 Arvydas Lidzius Jr F- #40 Rockwell Moody Fr DNP C- #32 Alvin Mofunanya So DNP G- #22 Edwin Lashley Fr DNP G- #15 Pete Kathopoulis Jr DNP C- #11 Artur Surov Jr DNP F- #33 Marcus Mitchell Fr DNP

2 SAINT JOSEPH S BASKETBALL - PG. 2 HAWKS ROSTER NO. NAME YR POS HT WT HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL 3 Jawan Carter Fr. G Chester, PA Tatnall School (DE) 10 D.J. Rivera Fr. G Philadelphia, PA Neumann-Goretti 11 Artur Surov Sr. C Helsinki, Finland Memorial Day (GA) 12 Pat Calathes Jr. G/F Casselberry, FL Lake Howell 13 Darrin Govens Fr. G Chester, PA Chester 15 Pete Kathopoulis Jr. G Upper Darby, PA Haverford School 22 Edwin Lashley So. G Salisbury, MD St. Thomas More (CT) 23 Garrett Williamson Fr. G/F Lower Merion, PA Lower Merion 32 Alvin Mofunanya So. F Englewood, NJ Dwight Morrow 33 Marcus Mitchell So. F Philadelphia, PA Athens Area 34 Ahmad Nivins So. F Jersey City, NJ St. Anthony 40 Rockwell Moody Fr. F Washington, DC Bishop O Connell (VA) 41 Arvydas Lidzius Jr. F Kretniga, Lithuania Montrose Christian (MD) 52 Rob Ferguson Jr. F Ft. Myers, FL Mariner PRONUNCIATION GUIDE (Pat) Calathes..... KUH-lay-THESS (Darrin) Govens.... GUV-enz Arvydas Lidzius.... R-vee-DAS LIDGE-uss (Alvin) Mofunanya.. MO-foo-NAHN-yah Artur Surov R-tour SURR-ov (Bill) Lukasiewicz... Lu-KAZ-uh-WITZ Head Coach: Phil Martelli (Widener 76) - 12th year Assistant Coaches: Mark Bass (Saint Joseph s 95) - 8th year; David Duda (Spring Garden 88) - 1st year Doug Overton (La Salle 91) - 1st year Director of Basketball Operations: Rob Sullivan (Saint Joseph s 07) Athletic Trainer: Bill Lukasiewicz (Springfield 88) BROADCAST SCHEDULE Date Opponent EST Radio TV Streaming Nov. 14 FAIRFIELD 7:00 WNTP A/V Nov. 17 at Lafayette 9:00 WHAT A Nov. 19 BUCKNELL 2:00 WFIL A/V Nov. 25 at Penn State 4:00 WFIL A Nov. 27 BOSTON UNIV. 7:00 WHAT A/V Dec. 2 DREXEL (P) 2:00 WFIL A Dec. 8 vs. Bellarmine 9:30 WNTP A Dec. 9 at Louisville 7:05 WFIL WHAS A Dec. 10 vs. Ohio 2:30 WFIL A Dec. 19 SAINT MARY S 7:00 WHAT A/V Dec. 28 vs. Hofstra 6:30 WHAT MSG A Dec. 29 vs. St.John s/bu 6:30/8:30 WNTP Fox NY A Wed. 3 DUQUESNE 8:00 WHAT A/V Sun. 7 at Charlotte 6:00 WNTP A Wed. 10 at 7:00 WNTP A Sat. 13 RHODE ISLAND 2:00 WFIL CSN+ A/V Wed. 17 at Fordham 7:00 SJSN A Sun. 21 XAVIER Noon WNTP CSN+ A/V Wed. 24 at Geo. Washington 7:30 SJSN A Sat. 27 PENN (P) 7:00 WNTP A Thu. 1 SAINT LOUIS 8:30 SJSN ESPN2 A Sun. 4 DAYTON Noon WNTP CSN+ A/V Tue. 6 at Villanova 7:00 WNTP ESPN2 A Sat. 10 at La Salle (P) 1:00 WNTP A Wed. 14 GEO. WASHINGTON7:00 SJSN A/V Sat. 17 at St. Bonaventure 4:00 WFIL A Thu. 22 TEMPLE (P) 8:00 WNTP CSTV A/V Sat. 24 at Richmond 7:00 WNTP A Wed. 28 at 7:00 SJSN A Sat. 3 MASSACHUSETTS 4:00 WNTP CSN+ A/V Wed. 7- Atlantic 10 Championship TBA Sat. 10 (at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ) WFIL= 560 AM WNTP= 990 AM WHAT= 1340 AM SJSN= Audio streaming on CSN+=Comcast SportsNet plus other regional outlets tba via CSTV Networks A= Audio streaming on V= Video streaming on All-Time Series: SJU Streak: 12 wins First Meeting: 1919, SJU Last Meeting: 2/22/06, SJU Last SJU Win: 2/22/06, Last Fordham Win: 2/16/99, Coach Martelli vs. Fordham: 18-2 SERIES HISTORY SAINT JOSEPH S vs. FORDHAM Last 5 vs. Fordham 2/22/06 W Alumni Mem. FH 3/5/05 W Alumni Mem. FH 1/5/05 W Rose Hill Gym 2/18/04 W Rose Hill Gym 1/13/04 W Alumni Mem. FH SJU has won 12 in a row and 13 of the last 14 meetings with Fordham... The Hawks 12-game streak is the longest of the series with Fordham and is also SJU s longest current streak against an A-10 opponent... Fordham s last win vs. the Hawks came on Feb. 16, 1999 (76-68) in the Bronx... In Saint Joseph s last trip to the Bronx in 05-06, it registered a win. STATISTICAL COMPARISON Saint Joseph s Fordham Overall Record Conference Record Home Record Away Record Neutral Record Points per Game Opponent Points per Game Field Goal Pct Opponent Field Goal Pct Pt. Field Goals Made per Game Pt. Field Goal Pct Opponent 3-Pt. Field Goal Pct Free Throws Made per Game Free Throw Pct Rebounds per Game Opponent Rebounds per Game Assists per Game Turnovers per Game Opponent Turnovers per Game

3 SAINT JOSEPH S BASKETBALL - PG. 3 HEAD COACH PHIL MARTELLI Now in his 12th season as head coach at Saint Joseph s, Phil Martelli has built a program that is consistently one of the top in the conference, a perennial post-season participant and a key player on the national scene. Martelli turned in another top-notch coaching performance in , as the Hawks went from a record in February to win the final five games of the regular season, and three straight in the conference tournament, to reach the Atlantic 10 championship for the second year in a row, falling just one point short of the title. The Hawks were rewarded with their sixth consecutive postseason bid, but saw the season come to an end in the NIT Second Round, closing with a mark. Martelli s effort was similar to the previous season where he turned in perhaps a more remarkable coaching job than in when he was the consensus National Coach of the Year. Faced with the loss of two NBA first-round draft picks from the squad that went 30-2, the Hawks struggled early on, but Martelli reworked the team s style of play to guide SJU to 21 wins in the calendar year of 2005 to finish Saint Joseph s posted the conference s best record (14-2) and won its fifth straight regular-season title to tie the league record. The Hawks garnered the top seed in the conference tournament for the second year in a row and reached the championship game. He was named the Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year for the second straight season and the fourth time in his career. The Hawks earned their fifth consecutive postseason bid and made an exciting six-game run in the NIT, falling on a last-second shot in the championship game. It marked the second time in his career that he guided SJU to the NIT title game. Martelli s 12-year career record is now , but more impressively, his teams have gone in the previous six seasons, an average of over 23 victories per year. He currently ranks third on SJU s all-time list for coaching victories and needs just three to surpass Hall of Famer Jack Ramsay s total of 234. Martelli is also fourth in winning percentage (.639) among SJU coaches. Setting the school record for wins in a season in 2004 (30), Martelli has guided SJU to 20 or more victories five times in 11 seasons. He is in Atlantic 10 play, which is the most conference wins for any active coach in the A-10. Martelli has also been at his best when it counts the most as his 17 postseason wins (6 NCAA, 11 NIT) are the most in school history, ahead of Ramsay s 12. Martelli ranks first among Hawk coaches with a.680 postseason winning percentage (17-8) and has taken Saint Joseph s to the postseason in six consecutive years, and eight times in his 11 seasons. Martelli s efforts and the success of the SJU program have been recognized on a consistent basis. In fact, he has earned a Coach of the Year award, whether it be a city, conference or regional honor, in six of his 11 seasons. In the summer of 2005, Martelli served as the head coach of the USA Men s U21 World Championship Team, which competed at the FIBA U21 World Championship in Argentina, and earned a fifth-place finish. It was the coach's third assignment with USA Basketball. In , Martelli guided a focused and unselfish squad that became the most compelling story in college basketball with its undefeated regular season, a numberone national ranking and number-one seed in the NCAA Tournament. Led by consensus National Player of the Year Jameer Nelson, the Hawks advanced to the Elite Eight. After 10 years as an assistant at SJU, Martelli was named the school s 14th head coach in 1995 and is just the third non-alumnus to hold the position. Martelli burst onto the scene in his first season ( ) and took the squad to the NIT championship game. Prior to his arrival at SJU, Martelli spent seven years as head basketball coach at Bishop Kenrick High School. At Kenrick, he led his team to six straight Catholic League playoff appearances, a school re c o rd, and still owns the school's all-time mark for wins with 108. M a rtelli began his career as the junior varsity coach at Cardinal O'Hara High in Springfield, PA, for the season. He moved on the following year to become an assistant at his alma mater, where he helped guide Widener to the NCAA Division III Final Four. After that season, he accepted the head job at Kenrick. As a player, the St. Joseph s Prep graduate was part of Wi d e n e r s NCAA To u rnament teams in both and , serving as team co-captain as a s e n i o r. Martelli and his wife Judy, a former basketball player with the legendary Immaculata College teams, have three children. Philip, Jr., a 2003 SJU graduate, is an assistant basketball coach at Niagara University, Jimmy is an assistant coach at Randolph-Macon College, and Elizabeth is a sophomore attending Saint Joseph s. THE MARTELLI FILE Career Record: (12 years) Atlantic 10 Record: Birthdate: August 31, 1954 Hometown: Media, PA Education: Widener University, 1976 Playing Career: Widener University, College Coaching Career: Head Coach, Saint Joseph s, July 20, 1995 to present; Assistant Coach, Saint Joseph s, to Family: Wife, Judy; children - Philip, Jr., Jimmy, Elizabeth Honors: Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year (2005, 2004, 2001, 1997) Consensus National Coach of the Year (2004) USBWA District Coach of the Year (2004, 1997) Eastern College Coach of the Year- Herb Good Club (2004, 2003, 2001, 1997) Philadelphia Big 5 Coach of the Year (2004, 1997, 1996) Honorary Doctorate, Widener University, 2004 March of Dimes 2004 Citizen of the Year M A RTELLI YEAR-BY-YEAR O V E R A L L ATLANTIC 10 Y E A R W L P C T W L P C T P O S T S E A S O N N I T R u n n e r- u p N C A A Sweet NCAA 2nd Round NIT 2nd Round NCAA 1st Round NCAA Elite Eight N I T R u n n e r- u p NIT 2nd Round To t a l s MOVING UP THE LADDER... SJU COACHES BY VICTORIES COACH YRS W L 1. Bill Ferguson Jack Ramsay Phil Martelli Jack McKinney Jim Lynam John Donahue John Griffin Jim Boyle John Lavin H a rry Booth John McMenamin Tom John Dever E d w a rd Bennis SJU COACHES BY WINNING PCT. COACH YRS W L PCT. 1. Jack Ramsay Jim Lynam Jack McKinney Phil Martelli John Dever John Donahue Bill Ferguson Jim Boyle John McMenamin John Griffin E d w a rd Bennis John Lavin H a rry Booth Tom

4 SAINT JOSEPH S BASKETBALL - PG. 4 LAST TIME OUT: Saint Joseph s fell short in its rally to overcome Rhode Island, 86-81, to end its four-game winning streak. The Hawks dug a hole early, trailing at halftime and then by as much as 18 in the second half. SJU rallied, led by 17 second-half points from Ahmad Nivins, to come within single digits by the 5-minute mark. An offensive rebound and tip-in by Arvydas Lidzius pulled the Hawks to at 1:08 and then with :50 to play, Pat Calathes scored on a layup to close the gap to A potential tying jumper by Darrin Govens at :17 was off the mark and URI ran out the clock while hitting three of four free throws. The loss ruined high-scoring efforts by Nivins, who tied his career-highs with 28 points and 11 rebounds and a personal best 20 points and 11 rebounds from Calathes. Govens also set a new career-high with 17 points, as he scored 12 in the final 7:41 to aid the SJU rally. KEEPING THE RESOLUTIONS: If the Hawks made a list of New Year s resolutions, they certainly seem to be keeping them. Here are the numbers in the three conference victories, with a comparison to the games prior to Jan. 3: A-10 Wins Non-Conference Scoring Scoring Defense FG% 54.3% 35.4% 3-pt FG% 53.7% 45.7% FT% 85.2% 69.5% Rebounds Turnovers Assists SCORING MACHINE: SJU s scoring average of 81.2 points in conference games even has Phil Martelli scratching his head. The scoring has me absolutely flabbergasted. It s like overnight there s a confidence level. I don t know where it came from... They carry themselves differently... The shooting has been a surprise to me all year. The last time the Hawks had 75 points or more for four games in a row was a six-game string in the middle of SJU s 27-0 regular season in ON FIRE: Phil Martelli has been pleasantly surprised with the way the Hawks have been shooting the ball as of late, with the team hitting 52.6 percent from the field and 46.2 from 3-point range in the past four games. Martelli sees the shooting percentages as a direct correlation to the Hawks taking better care of the ball, limiting themselves to 11 turnovers per game. This is a decrease from the 16.6 per game they were averaging before the conference season began. PHIL S FOUR FRESHMEN: With all due respect to other standout groups of freshmen across the country, the Hawks four guards have started to come into their own and make an impact. At, Jawan Carter, Garrett Williamson, D.J. Rivera and Darrin Govens had collectively, one of their best games so far. Rivera and Govens provided a spark off the bench and combined for 15 points in the first as the Hawks came back from an early deficit. Williamson and Rivera shut down s leading scorer Dionte Christmas, limiting him to nine points. Carter ran the offense and scored nine points while handing out four assists. COMEBACK KIDS: The Hawks fought back from a double-digit deficit at Charlotte to pull out a win. It was the largest deficit (13 pts in 1st half; 12 in 2nd) overcome for a win this season. Down with 15:40 to go, the Hawks outscored Charlotte to take their first lead, 57-56, with 6:50 to play. The game featured 64.3 percent shooting and only six turnovers in the second half by the Hawks. SJU fought back from an 18- point deficit against Rhode Island to come within two points, 83-81, with 50 seconds to play, but fell short in the attempt to take the lead. HONOR ROLL Ahmad Nivins Big 5 Player of the Week (Jan. 15, Jan. 8) Atlantic 10 Co-Player of the Week (Dec. 9) Aeropostale Holiday Festival All-Tournament Team NABC Classic All-Tournament Team D.J. Rivera Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (Jan. 7) CONFERENCE CALL: In conference games only, the Hawks have four players notching double figures - Ahmad Nivins (21.0 ppg), Pat Calathes (15.0), Rob Ferguson (14.5) and Darrin Govens (10.8). Nivins is shooting 71.1 percent from the field in A-10 contests. THE BIG THREE: The Hawks are getting balanced scoring and have had their three leading scorers- Ahmad Nivins, Rob Ferg u s o n and P a t Calathes - provide 59.8 percent of the offense. In fact, there have been eight games this year in which all three have notched double figures, and the Hawks have won seven of those contests. SEEING DOUBLE: Ahmad Nivins and Pat Calathes put up some careerbest numbers against Rhode Island. Nivins matched his career-highs with 28 points and 11 rebounds, while Calathes posted 20 points and 11 boards. WHERE S THE D?: The Hawks defense deserted them against Rhode Island, as they gave up a season-high 86 points. It was the highest total produced against SJU since Gonzaga scored 102 on Dec. 31, Saint Joseph s allowed the Rams to shoot 53.7 percent, the best effort for an opponent since Ohio hit 60.4 percent on Dec. 10. Heading into the URI game, the Hawks led the A-10 with a scoring defense of NOTING NIVINS: Ahmad Nivins had another strong week and earned his second consecutive Big 5 Player of the Week honor. In two games, the sophomore averaged 24.0 points and 9.5 rebounds, while shooting 16-for- 22 (72.7%) from the field and 16-for-20 (80%) from the foul line. Nivins had a team-high 20 points in the win at, and then tied his careerhighs with 28 points and 11 rebounds vs. URI. STRONG POINT: Darrin Govens has seen signifcant minutes as of late, averaging 26.0 in conference games. He s averaging double figures (10.8) ON THE LINE: Despite being the top free throw shooting team in the nation last year (79.9), it has been one of the Hawks biggest inconsistencies this season. The percentage has improved with the start of the conference season but with a season-low 42.9% effort against Rhode Island, the Hawks are shooting 70.4%. Here s a look at the ups and downs, game-by-game: FT Pct. 80% 70% 60% 50% Game

5 SAINT JOSEPH S BASKETBALL - PG. 5 while shooting 53.1 percent from the field and making 53.8 percent of his 3-point attempts. After a 14-point game at, Govens followed that with a personal best 17 points against Rhode Island. FERG S FINEST: SJU s coaches told Rob Ferguson he needs to be more aggressive on offense, and he responded with the kind of game against Duquesne that has been expected of him. The junior made seven of his first eight shots to score 17 points in the first half alone, en route to tying his career-high with 22 points. He finished the game going 9-for-12 from the field and making 4-of-7 3-pointers. Ferguson also matched his career-high with eight rebounds and blocked a personal best three shots. He s now averaging 12.3 points and 5.4 rebounds, while shooting 47.0 percent from the field and 81 percent from the foul line. FRIDAY NIGHT SPRAINS: Strangely enough, the Hawks have had two players suffer sprained right ankles in the past two Friday evening practices. Rob Ferguson injured his on Jan. 5, but started and played 31 minutes two days later at Charlotte, finishing with eight points and six rebounds. Garrett Williamson injured his ankle on Jan. 12, but still made the start the next day vs. Rhode Island. Picking up two quick fouls, Williamson was limited to a season-low eight minutes. PAT S PLAY: Pat Calathes has been one of the Hawks more consistent scorers, tallying double figures in all but four games. The junior is second on the team in scoring (12.4), rebounding (6.4) and assists (3.1). He also ranks among the A-10 leaders in six different categories, including blocked shots, rebounding and free throw shooting. SEASON-BESTS: The Hawks posted some of their best numbers of the season in the win over Duquesne. They were: most points (89); assists (28); blocks (10); largest winning margin since Jan. 24, 2004 ( win at St. Bonaventure) best shooting percentages - FG (56.3%); 3-pt (37.6%); FT (100%) ** fewest turnovers (9) fewest points by an opponent in a game (41) and a half (12) ** surpassed in game GIVEN BY GOVENS: Freshman reserve guard Darrin Govens leads the Hawks in assists (3.38) and ranks third in the A-10 in assist/turnover ratio with 2.2. Govens handed out a season-best seven assists against Duquesne and has totalled 22 in the past six games. At Charlotte, he had what Phil Martelli called his best college game, with a career-high 14 points and four assists in 29 minutes. Martelli said it wasn t the points that stood out, but the fact that he had the right pace of the game and had the guys running with him. INSIDE INFO: SJU players are hearing the words, pass it inside more than they have in the past few years, with frontcourt players Rob Ferguson and Ahmad Nivins proving to be the main scoring threats. This is a marked change from the guard-dominated teams of the last few years. Nivins currently leads the team with 17.2 ppg while Ferguson is scoring 12.3 ppg. DEAN OF COACHES: Phil Martelli owns the most Atlantic 10 wins among active coaches with 117. His winning percentage in conference games (.650) is also the highest among active coaches who have been in the league for more than one season. Martelli owns the longest tenure at one school of any of the league s coaches. Only Jim Baron of Rhode Island has been in the A-10 longer (14 years), but it s been at two schools, St. Bonaventure and URI. D.J. s DEFENSE: D.J. Rivera has given the Hawks a spark off the bench with his energy and defense. Phil Martelli refers to his fierceness on defense, and equates that to the qualities that Tyrone Barley, one of the Hawks top defenders, brought to the Hawks from Rivera defi- HAWK DOUBLES Double-Figure Points Streak Career Ahmad Nivins Pat Calathes Rob Ferguson Jawan Carter Garrett Williamson D.J. Rivera Darrin Govens Alvin Mofunanya Double-Figure Rebounds Streak Career Ahmad Nivins Pat Calathes Garrett Williamson Point Games Streak Career Ahmad Nivins Rob Ferguson Pat Calathes Double-Doubles (pts-rebs) Streak Career Garrett Williamson Ahmad Nivins HAWK LEADERS (number of games led in each category; includes shared highs) Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Ahmad Nivins Pat Calathes Rob Ferguson Jawan Carter Garrett Williamson D.J. Rivera Alvin Mofunanya Darrin Govens Rockwell Moody Aryvdas Lidzius What Phil s Saying... (on Ahmad Nivins): We have a basket waiting to happen. I don t know what people are going to do with Ahmad Nivins. (on team s scoring): The scoring has me flabbergasted. Whatever we had against Duquesne (89 pts), 75 against Charlotte and then 80 here (at ). I remember years where we didn t get 80 points against in both games. (after Duquesne win): Every night won t be like this, but that was a good way to start the new year and the new league (season). I would say we moved forward. (on Garrett Williamson): Jameer (Nelson) called me this summer and said, Coach, you ve got a guy that I can t get by. I thought who could that possibly be. Jameer said it was Garrett. Garrett has a fire in his belly that really drives him... I thought his defense really turned the (BU) game. (on Rob Ferguson and Ahmad Nivins): I think at the end of the year, those two guys have to be in the discussion for all-league positions. That s what I think has to happen if we re to have success. The bottom line is - at the end of the year, you have to be talking about two of the best 15 players in the league.

6 SAINT JOSEPH S BASKETBALL - PG. 6 nitely gave the Hawks a boost at, scoring seven first-half points, blocking three shots and helping limit TU s Dionte Christmas to just nine points. Rivera tops the Hawks in steals with 1.6 per game. TO THE POINT: Although Phil Martelli prefers to not label his guards by position, he does have five players capable of running the point, and has the flexibility of using a number of combinations in the backcourt. Jawan Carter is the primary point guard, but at times, Darrin Govens, Pat Calathes, Garrett Williamson and D.J. Rivera have filled that role. WATCHING THE HAWKS: Four SJU games will be televised in Philadelphia on Comcast SportsNet, with more outlets nationally to be announced, via the CSTV Network. The games are Jan. 13 vs. Rhode Island (2 pm); Jan. 21 vs. (Noon); Feb. 4 vs. Dayton (Noon); and Mar. 3 vs. UMass (4 pm). All four game times have changed from the original schedule. The appearances are part of the Atlantic 10 s new agreement with CSTV. YOUTH MOVEMENT: Phil Martelli is giving plenty of minutes to his freshmen, and SJU has often had three or four of them on the court at the same time. Jawan Carter and Garrett Williamson comprise the starting backcourt, with D.J. Rivera and Darrin Govens being among the first players off the bench. Carter ranks fourth on the team in minutes played with 25.9, with Williamson averaging 24.8, with Rivera at 23.8 and Govens seeing 23.2 minutes per game. NO PLACE LIKE HOME: The Hawks are 5-1 in Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse this season and are 58-9 (86.5 winning pct.) over the past seven years. During the course of 58 seasons in the Fieldhouse (counting this one), the Hawks have won 80 percent on the home court, with the overall re c o rd now at THE FOUR FRESHMEN: In the Saint Mary s win, SJU had four freshmen on the court for one of the longest periods of the season thus far (approx. four minutes). The Hawks trailed at the time, but Rockwell Moody, D.J. Rivera, Garrett Williamson, and Darrin Govens (replaced by Jawan Carter) teamed with upperclassman Rob Ferguson, and then Pat Calathes, to overtake the lead, SJU used that momentum to outscore the Gaels, 7-2, at the end of the half and then go into halftime tied, STEALING AWAY: The Hawks rank fifth in the Atlantic 10 in steals per game (6.9) while D.J. Rivera is fifth with 1.6 per game. SJU registered a seasonhigh 16 steals in the Bellarmine win, the most for the Hawks since the NCAA Second Round win over Liberty in Rivera had a career-high six steals vs. Bellarmine which was the most since Jameer Nelson had six in the Liberty game. CALLING ON ALVIN: Sophomore Alvin Mofunanya made his first start of the season against Saint Mary s in place of the injured Ahmad Nivins and notched four points in 14 minutes. Mofunanya now has two career starts to his credit, with the first coming last season. In his first start against St. Bonaventure (Feb. 4, 2006), he recorded a career-high 13 points on 5-for- 8 shooting in 21 minutes. THE COMEBACK KID: Darrin Govens made an extremely quick return to action playing in the Boston University game, just 10 days after having surgery on his fractured right hand (fourth metacarpal). Govens, who had surgery on Nov. 17, asked to participate in practice on Nov. 26, and then was cleared by the doctor just hours before the BU game. The freshman made an impact, playing 24 minutes and scoring 11 points, while making 3-of-3 3-point field goals. He s now averaging 23.2 minutes per game. DOUBLE DOUBLES: After five games with nine rebounds, Pat Calathes finally hit the double-double mark with career-highs of 20 points and 11 rebounds against Rhode Island. Ahmad Nivins also had a double-double in that game with 28 points-11 rebounds. Freshman Garrett Williamson had the first double-double for a Hawk this year with 10 pts-10 rebs against Boston Univ. STRONG FINISH: After a 4-7 start in conference play last year, Saint Joseph s finished strong, putting together a five-game winning streak heading into the A-10 Tournament, and finishing with a 9-7 mark. The Hawks then went on to win three straight in the conference tournament, before losing to by a point in the championship game. PERIMETER PLAY: SJU seemed to be without that defined 3-point threat that they ve had over the past few years, but Rob Ferguson is close to filling the role. He s currently hitting 44.2 percent from beyond the arc, with Pat Calathes posting the second best number at 43.1 percent. The team is shooting 38.4 percent on the year and made a season-high 10 3-pointers against Duquesne. FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS: Jawan Carter is the first freshman to start at point guard since Jameer Nelson did so in Carter, who hails from the same hometown as Nelson, (Chester, PA), finished his high school career at the Tatnall School as Delaware s all-time leading scorer with 2,464 points. YOUTH BE SERVED: Phil Martelli is putting one of his youngest teams on the floor this year, with five freshmen on the squad of 14. Only three returning players - Rob Ferguson, Pat Calathes, and Ahmad Nivins- averaged double figures in minutes last season. The freshmen have already seen ample playing time and on a number of instances, three or four of them have been on the floor at the same time. CHESTER PIPELINE: Jawan Carter is not the only Hawk freshman with the Chester, PA, ties. Darrin Govens played for Chester High School and was the Class 4A Pennsylvania Player of the Year while finishing his career with 1,598 points. Carter and Govens are distant cousins and have been friends since they were children. PRESEASON PICKS: The Hawks were picked to finish eighth in the Atlantic 10, in the preseason voting of media and coaches. In , SJU finished fifth in the conference after being picked sixth in the preseason. The Hawks took that even one step better, reaching the Atlantic 10 title game and falling two points short to. Freshman Jawan Carter was named to the Preseason Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team. LONE STAR: Artur Surov is the only senior on the Hawks squad. Arvydas Lidzius entered SJU the same year as Surov, but he sat out last season to concentrate on academics and is classified as a junior this year. Surov and Lidzius are the last remaining players from the NCAA Elite Eight team. Rob Ferguson was also here at SJU that year, but redshirted. SIGN HIM UP: Idris (pronounced E-driss) Hilliard signed a national letter of intent to attend Saint Joseph s and will enroll in the University in the fall of Hilliard, a 6-7, 205-pound forward from Roselle, NJ, and The Hun School (Princeton, NJ), was an All-State Prep First Team selection in He averaged 17.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, helping his team to a 17-9 record. Hilliard, who averaged 15.0 points as a sophomore, earned 2006 All-League and All-Prep honors, while also being named the 2006 Player of the Year by the Princeton Packet. He is currently listed among the Rivals.com Top 150 players for THREE FOR ALL: SJU owns a streak of 420 straight games with at least one 3-pointer made, a string which began at the start of the season. The last game in which a Hawks team did not hit a three was at Southwest Missouri State on Mar. 18, 1993.

7 SAINT JOSEPH S BASKETBALL - PG. 7 HALLMARK OF SUCCESS: Entering this season, SJU had compiled a record in the past six seasons, with six consecutive postseason berths. FIVE FRESHMEN: Phil Martelli brought in another stellar recruiting class this year. Freshmen Darrin Govens, D.J. Rivera and Garrett Williamson held three of the five spots on the Pennsylvania All-State 1st Team as chosen by Associated Press. Rounding out the highly-recognized class, Jawan Carter was an All-State honoree and Delaware s Player of the Year, while Rockwell Moody garnered Virginia Independent Schools All-State recognition. Four of the players were 1,000-point scorers in their scholastic c a reers- Carter (2,462); Govens (1,598), Williamson (1,349) Rivera (1,122). The four combined amassed a total of 6,531 points. SJU s recruits also come from succesful high school programs. Carter (Tatnall School), Williamson (Lower Merion) and Moody (Bishop O Connell) saw their teams each win state titles while Govens Chester squad reached the title game (vs. Lower Merion) and Rivera s Neumann-Goretti team captured the Philadelphia Catholic League title. NEW FACES: Phil Mart e l l i has two new faces on the bench with first-year assistant coaches David Duda and Doug Overt o n. Duda served as the head coach at M a rt e l l i s alma mater Widener for the past eight seasons, where he compiled a re c o rd with two conference titles and three trips to the NCAA Division III To u rnament. Overton is a familiar face in Philadelphia basketball, starring at La Salle and then playing in the NBA for 11 seasons, concluding his career with the L.A. Clippers. An All-Big 5 selection, he also played for the Philadelphia 76ers and came to SJU after a year as the director of player development for that team. F o rmer SJU standout Mark Bass is the veteran on the staff, as he is now in his eighth year with Martelli. WAITING ON THE SIDELINE: Philadelphia native Tasheed Carr will sit out this season after transferring to the Hawks from Iowa State. The 6-4 guard averaged 5.8 points and 2.2 rebounds as the Cyclones sixth man last season, and was named to the Big 10 All-Bench Team. Carr attended University City H.S., but then graduated from Mt. Zion Academy in North Carolina. Carr can practice with SJU and will have two years of eligibility left. IF YOU BUILD IT...: An expansion of Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse and a dedicated center for men's and women's basketball highlight a comprehensive plan for enhancing varsity and recreational athletics at Saint Joseph's. The total project will proceed in three phases over the next several years. Phase one will be the construction of a 17,700-square foot center adjacent to the existing Fieldhouse that will house state-of-the-art facilities for men's and women's basketball. The center is to include new locker rooms, coaches' offices, meeting areas, and dedicated academic and study space. Phase two will see the relocation of at least five varsity sports and the student re c reation/intramural program by 2009 to SJU's Maguire Campus (Episcopal Academy), followed by renovations to the existing Rec Center to house new athletic offices along with locker rooms and meeting space for the remaining varsity sports. A permanent practice area for men's and women's basketball will also be added to the Rec Center during phase two. Phase three is the expansion of the Fieldhouse to include a full-service concourse around the perimeter of the arena and an increase in capacity by at least 1,000 seats. It is expected that men's and women's basketball will need to play one full season off campus during the heaviest construction period, but both squads will retain access to the basketball center and new practice area. ALL IN THE FAMILY: Coaching certainly runs in the Martelli blood as the head coach s two sons are currently working the sidelines. Oldest son Phil, Jr., a 2003 SJU graduate, is an assistant coach at Niagara University. Jimmy, a 2005 graduate of Dickinson College, is assisting at Randolph- Macon College. MUST-SEE TV: It doesn t have as long of a run as Law and Order, but the most unique coaches tv show in the nation - Phil Martelli s HawkTalk - is in its 11th year. Called the nation s best coach s show by The Sporting News in 2001, Martelli hosts the unscripted show in a Tonight Show setting with a variety of guests. It will air on Comcast SportsNet every Wednesday at 11 p.m. beginning on Jan. 10 (except for Jan. 31 at 7 p.m.) and then nationally on CSTV on Fridays at 6:30 p.m. Comcast SportsNet will air replays on Thursdays at either 4:00 or 4:30 p.m. (check listings). H AWKS IN THE PROS: Saint Joseph s is currently re p resented in the NBA by 2004 first-round picks Jameer Nelson (Orlando Magic) and Delonte We s t ( B o s t o n Celtics), as well as 2005 A-10 Defensive Player of the Year Dwayne Jones (Cleveland Cavaliers). Here are their current stats: Nelson - 34 starts, 13.3 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 4.0 apg West - 31 games, 10 starts, 9.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 3.5 apg Jones - 1 game, 1.0 rpg CRADLE OF COACHES: The Saint Joseph s coaching connection is an impressive one. A total of seven Saint Joseph s graduates have gone on to become head coaches in the NBA, and SJU is now tied with Illinois for second on the list of universities with alums that have served as NBA head coaches. Indiana tops the list with 11 graduates that have coached in the league. Below is the list of former Hawks who have been NBA head coaches. Player (Class) NBA Teams W-L (yrs.) Jack Ramsay ( 49) Phila., Buf., Port., Ind (21) Jim Lynam ( 63) L.A. Clippers, Phila., Wash (10) Matt Guokas ( 67) Phila., Orlando (7) Paul Westhead ( 61) L.A. Lakers, Chicago, Denver (6) Jack McKinney ( 57) L.A. Lakers, Indiana (5) George Senesky ( 43) Philadelphia (3) Jim O Brien ( 74) Philadelphia, Boston (5) LOOKING AHEAD: SJU re t u rns home for a meeting with on Sunday, J a n u a ry 21 at Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (noon). It will be televised on Comcast SportsNet and Fox Sports Ohio. A-10 COACHES CONFERENCE CALL Every Monday from Jan. 8-Mar. 12, the A-10 will conduct a teleconference with each of its head men's basketball coaches and one selected women's coach. Members of the media are strongly encouraged to participate in the questioning and should contact the Atlantic 10 for the phone number. Below is the schedule for the teleconference (all times are EASTERN): 10:00am - Atlantic 10 update 10:10am - Fran Dunphy, 10:17am - Brian Gregory, Dayton 10:24am - Sean Miller, 10:31am - Bobby Lutz, Charlotte 10:38am - Travis Ford, Massachusetts 10:45am - John Giannini, La Salle 10:52am - Ron Everhart, Duquesne 10:59am - Chris Mooney, Richmond 11:06am - Karl Hobbs, George Washington 11:13am - Brad Soderberg, Saint Louis 11:20am - Anthony Solomon, St. Bonaventure 11:27am - Dereck Whittenburg, Fordham 11:34am - Jim Baron, Rhode Island 11:41am - Phil Martelli, Saint Joseph's 11:48am - Women's Basketball Report

8 SAINT JOSEPH S BASKETBALL - PG. 8 THE LAST TIME... SAINT JOSEPH S... Won in overtime over St. Bonaventure, 2/1/01 Lost in overtime to Hofstra, 3/20/06 Won in double overtime over Lafayette, 12/29/00 Lost in double overtime to, 3/3/02 Played a Top 10 opponent loss to #8 Geo. Washington, 2/11/06 Played a ranked opponent loss to #8 Geo. Washington, 2/11/06 Defeated a Top 10 opponent win over #10 Gonzaga, 11/24/04 Defeated a Top 25 opponent win over #17 Wake Forest, 3/25/04 Was ranked in the Top #5 by AP and ESPN/USA Today, 4/7/04 Won by 50 points or more (51 pts) over St. Bonaventure, 1/24/04 Scored 100 points or more win over St. Bonaventure, 1/24/04 Scored less than 50 points loss at, 2/14/06 Shot 50 percent or better % at, 1/10/07 Shot under 30 percent % at Kansas, 11/23/05 Made 10 or more 3-point field goals vs. Duquesne, 1/3/07 Totalled 50 or more rebounds at La Salle, 1/15/05 Had less than 25 rebounds vs. Bucknell, 11/19/06 Totalled 20 or more assists vs. Duquesne, 1/3/07 Had 20 or more turnovers at Lafayette, 11/17/06 Had 15 or more steals vs. Bellarmine, 12/8/06 Had 10 or more blocks vs. St. Bonaventure, 2/19/05 Had 4 or more players in double-figures vs. Rhode Island, 1/13/07 A SAINT JOSEPH S PLAYER... Scored 40 or more points , Tony Costner vs. Alaska-An., 12/30/83 Scored 30 or more points , Abdulai Jalloh vs. Ohio State, 12/10/05 Scored points: , Ahmad Nivins vs. Rhode Island, 1/13/07 Scored points: , Pat Calathes vs. Rhode Island, 1/13/07 Made 8 or more 3-point field goals: , Pat Carroll vs. Duquesne, 2/5/05 Made 10 or more free throws: (11 att), Dwayne Lee vs. Rutgers, 3/16/06 Attempted 15 or more free throws: (14 made), Jameer Nelson vs. Dayton, /14/05 Attempted 20 or more field goals: (11 made), Abdulai Jalloh vs. Ohio St., /10/05 Had 10 or more rebounds: , Ahmad Nivins and Pat Calathes vs Rhode Island, 1/13/07 Had 20 or more rebounds: , Carlin Warley vs. Morgan State, 12/4/92 Blocked 10 or more shots: , Dwayne Jones vs. St. Bonaventure, 3/19/05 Had 5 or more steals: , D.J. Rivera vs. Bellarmine, 12/8/06 Had 10 or more assists: , Dwayne Lee vs., 2/12/05 Had a double-double: Ahmad Nivins (28-11 and Pat Calathes (20-11) vs. Rhode Island, 1/13/07 Had a triple-double: Dwayne Jones (11 rbs, 11 pts, 10 blk) vs. St Bonaventure, 2/19/05 Played 40 minutes (in regulation): Dwayne Lee vs., 3/11/06 AN OPPONENT... Scored less than 50 points by Duquesne, 1/3/07 Scored less than 40 points by Boston Univ., 11/27/06 Shot under 30 percent % by Duquesne, 1/3/07 Scored 100 points or more by Gonzaga, 12/31/05 FREE THROW SHOOTING Final 5:00 of game Player FTM FTA Pct. Rob Ferg u s o n Pat Calathes Ahmad Nivins G a rrett Wi l l i a m s o n Jawan Cart e r D a rrin Govens D.J. Rivera Final 1:00 of game Player FTM FTA Pct. Rob Ferg u s o n Jawan Cart e r Pat Calathes Ahmad Nivins G a rrett Wi l l i a m s o n D.J. Rivera D a rrin Govens HAWKS IN THE A-10 STATS (thru games of Jan. 15) Pat Calathes Free Throw Pct. 13th-tie Rebounding 12th Assists 9th Defensive Rebounds 6th Blocks 13th Ast/Turnover Ratio 15th Rob Ferguson Blocks 10th- tie Ahmad Nivins Scoring 7th FG Pct. 2nd Blocked Shots 5th Rebounding 7th Offensive Rebounds 2nd Minutes Played 7th-tie Darrin Govens Assists 7th Ast/Turnover Ratio 3rd D.J. Rivera Steals 5th TEAM Scoring Offense 9th Scoring Defense 1st Scoring Margin 4th FG Pct. 2nd FT Pct. 5th 3-Pt. FG Pct. 3rd FG Pct. Defense 7th 3-pt. FG Defense 8th Rebounding Offense 11th Rebounding Defense 1st Rebounding Margin 4th Blocked Shots 4th Assists 8th Steals 5th Turnover Margin 9th Ast/TO Ratio 8th Offensive Rebounds 8th Defensive Rebounds 12th 3-Pt. FG Made 13th MISCELLANEOUS STATS Dunks Nivins 14; Rivera 9; Calathes 1

9 SAINT JOSEPH S BASKETBALL - PG. 9 HAWKS BY THE NUMBERS IN The Hawks are: 5-1 at home (Fieldhouse) 5-2 at home (Fieldhouse and Palestra) 3-2 on the road 2-2 at a neutral site 0-1 at The Palestra 0-0 in overtime 2-1 in black uniforms 5-2 when scoring the game s first field goal 7-1 when leading at halftime 2-5 when trailing at halftime 8-2 when outrebounding the opponent 1-4 when outrebounded 6-4 when shooting 40% or better 4-1 when shooting 50% or better 3-0 when holding the opponent to 40% FG pct. or below 1-3 when opponent shoots 50% or better 9-1 when making more free throws than the opponent 3-1 when scoring points 2-3 when scoring points 2-1 when scoring points 3-1 when scoring points 1-0 when opponent scores points 2-0 when opponent scores points 3-0 when opponent scores points 2-2 when opponent scores points 2-2 when opponent scores points 0-1 when opponent scores points 3-2 when committing less turnovers than the opponent 6-1 when committing more turnovers than the opponent 7-3 when Rob Ferguson scores in double figures 9-4 when Ahmad Nivins scores in double figures 8-4 when Pat Calathes scores in double figures Largest Winning Margin Largest Lead in a Game MISCELLANEOUS STATS 48 vs. Duquesne 18 vs. Lafayette and Fairfield MARGIN OF VICTORY 1 to 9 points: 4 games points: 5 games 20 or more points: 1 game Points Rebounds Assists FG% 3-pt FG% FT% Points Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals STATS BY HALF High: 50 vs. Rhode Island (2nd) Low: 23 vs. Drexel (1st) High: 24 vs. Boston U.-#2 (1st) Low: 9 vs. Bucknell (1st) High: 15 vs. Duquesne (2nd) Low: 2 vs. Saint Mary s (2nd) High: 64.3% vs. Charlotte (2nd) Low: 29.0% vs. Drexel 91st) High: 100% at (1st); vs. Fairfield (2nd) Low: 0.0% vs. Bucknell (2nd) High: 100% vs. Duquesne Low: 33.3% vs. Rhode Island (1st) INDIVIDUAL HIGHS BY HALF 17, Rob Ferguson vs. Duquesne (1st) 7, Nivins vs. URI (2nd); Ferguson vs. Duquesne (1st); Nivins vs. Bucknell (2nd); Calathes vs. Fairfield (1st) 5, Darrin Govens vs. Duquesne (2nd) 3, Ahmad Nivins vs. Duquesne (1st) 6, D.J. Rivera vs. Bellarmine (2nd) ON THE AIR RADIO: Hawk games will be broadcast this year on either WNTP 990 AM, WFIL 560 AM or WHAT 1340 AM, while all games can be heard via audio streaming on (complete broadcast schedule on pg. 2). The Saint Joseph s Sports Network team of Tom McCarthy and Joe Lunardi will provide the play-by-play and color commentary, respectively, for the fourth consecutive year. McCarthy just completed his first year as the play-by-play announcer for the New York Mets radio broadcasts, after three years with the Philadelphia Phillies. Lunardi, in his 17th year on the Hawks radio broadcasts, is the Assistant Vice President for Marketing at Saint Joseph s, and is a college basketball analyst for ESPN and the resident bracketologist. HAWKTALK : Phil Martelli s HawkTalk will return for its 11th season in The most unique coach s television show in college basketball, it was named the Best Coach s Show in the Nation by The Sporting News. Martelli s show combines a Tonight Show format with unique guests and just a few basketball highlights. The show will air locally on Comcast SportsNet on Wednesdays at 11 p.m. (except for Jan. 31 at 7 pm) beginning on January 10. It will be aired nationally on CSTV on Fridays at 6:30 p.m. Martelli s HawkTalk Radio Show will air live every Monday (beginning on Jan. 8) from the Boulevard Restaurant in Havertown, PA, from 7-8 p.m. and be broadcast on WNTP (990 AM). INTERNET: Information for Saint Joseph s basketball is found at SJU s athletic website, with game notes, and live in-game statistics for all Hawk home games, and selected road games. The newly redesigned site introduces video streaming for the first time this year. Through Hawks All-Access, fans can watch and listen to every game from Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse. THE HAW K The Saint Joseph s Hawk mascot has been flapping its wings for more than a half a century, having celebrated its golden anniversary in One of the most famous mascots in college s p o rts, the Hawk is best known for staying in constant motion by flapping its wings throughout every basketball game and re p resenting the Saint Joseph s motto, The Hawk Will Never Die. The idea for the Hawk as a mascot was originated by Jim Brennan during the season. B rennan, an ex-marine and SJU cheerleader, at first wanted to secure an actual hawk, but later switched to the costume idea. The student government raised the 120 dollars needed to buy the initial costume, which Brennan donned for thre e years. He made his debut as the Hawk on January 4, 1956, a win over La Salle at the Palestra. The Hawk has not missed a men s basketball game since that first season. In addition to the constant flapping, the Hawk is also recognized by its flying in figu re eights around the court during timeouts. The constant motion, coupled with the scrappy play of the University s athletic teams, helped to spawn the school s familiar slogan The Hawk Will Never Die! A few years ago, ESPN used a flap-o-meter on the national telecast of a Saint Joseph s game to estimate that the Hawk flaps its wings 3,500 times during a regulation game. The Hawk is unique because it is one of the few mascots in the nation that travels to every game, and the student who holds the position gains a full scholarship. The student, who is selected through an interview process during the previous spring semest e r, also serves as a team manager for the men s basketball team and travels with the squad. Jim Miller is this year s Hawk mascot, and the 30th student to wear the wings. He is a junior public administration major from Broomall, PA.

10 SAINT JOSEPH S BASKETBALL - PG. 10 #3 JAWAN CARTER PTS: 18 vs. Lafayette (11/17/06) REB: 4 (2x) last vs. Saint Mary s (12/19/06) AST: 6 vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) FGM: 5 (2x) last vs. Ohio (12/10/06) FGA: 10 (2x) last vs. Hofstra (12/28/06) 3FGM: 5 vs. Ohio (12/10/06) 3 FGA: 7 vs. Ohio (12/10/06) FTM: 4 (3x) last vs. (1/10/07) FTA: 6 vs. Lafayette (11/17/06) BLK: - - STL: 2 vs. Bucknell (11/19/06) TO: 5 vs. Lafayette (11/17/06) MIN: 38 vs. Hofstra (12/28/06) #12 PAT CALATHES PTS: 20 vs. Rhode Island (1/13/07) REB: 11 vs. Rhode Island (1/13/07) AST: 7 (2x) last vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) FGM: 8 (2x) last vs. Rhode Island (1/13/07) FGA: 14 vs. Drexel (12/2/06) 3FGM: 4 vs. Rhode Island (1/13/07) 3FGA: 7 vs. Rhode Island (1/13/07) FTM: 7 vs. Penn St. (11/25/06) FTA: 8 (2x) last vs. Penn St. (11/25/06) BLK: 3 vs. Louisville (12/9/06) STL: 2 (2x) vs. Drexel (12/2/06) TO: 7 vs. Fairfield (11/14/06) MIN: 37 (2x) last vs. Rhode Island (1/13/07) #52 ROB FERGUSON PTS: 22 (2x) last vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) REB: 8 (5x) last vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) AST: 4 (5x) last vs. Dayton (3/8/06) FGM: 9 (2x) last vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) FGA: 18 vs. Rutgers (3/16/06) 3FGM: 4 (2x) vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) 3FGA: 8 vs. Rutgers (3/16/06) FTM: 6 (2x) last vs. Lafayette (11/17/06) FTA: 6 (2x) last vs. Lafayette (11/17/06) BLK: 3 (10x) last vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) STL: 3 (3x) last vs. Boston Univ. (11/27/06) TO: 4 (4x) last vs. Charlotte (1/7/07) MIN: 39 (2x) last vs. Boston Univ. (12/29/06) #13 DARRIN GOVENS PTS: 17 vs. Rhode Island (1/13/07) REB: 2 (3x) last vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) AST: 7 vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) FGM: 7 vs. Rhode Island (1/13/07) FGA: 14 vs. Rhode Island (1/13/07) 3FGM: 3 (2x) last vs. Rhode Island (1/13/07) 3 FGA: 6 vs. Rhode Island (1/13/07) FTM: 3 vs. Drexel (12/2/06) FTA: 3 (2x) last vs. Saint Mary s (12/19/06) BLK: 1 vs. Louisville (12/9/06) STL: 2 (3x) last vs. Bellarmine (12/8/06) TO: 3 (2x) last vs. (1/10/07) MIN: 29 (2x) last vs. Rhode Island (1/13/07) #15 PETE KATHOPOULIS PTS: 3 vs. Lafayette (11/18/05) REB: 2 vs. Duquesne (3/4/06) AST: 1 vs. Duquesne (2/5/05) FGM: 1 (3x) last vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) FGA: 1 (4x) last vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) 3FGM: 1 (2x) last vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) 3 FGA: 1 (2x) last vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) FTM: 1 vs. (3/10/06) FTA: 1 vs. (3/10/06) BLK: - - STL: - - TO: - - MIN: 6 vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) Career Highs #22 EDWIN LASHLEY PTS: 5 vs. St. Bonaventure (2/4/06) REB: 2 vs. Charlotte (1/17/06) AST: 2 vs. St. Bonaventure (2/4/06) FGM: 2 vs. St. Bonaventure (2/4/06) FGA: 4 vs. St. Bonaventure (2/4/06) 3FGM: 1 (5x) last vs. Saint Louis (3/9/06) 3FGA: 3 vs. Richmond (2/25/06) FTM: - - FTA: 1 vs. St. Bonaventure (2/4/06) BLK: - - STL: 1 vs. Richmond (2/25/06) TO: 2 vs. Lafayette (11/18/05) MIN: 12 vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) #41 ARVYDAS LIDZIUS PTS: 7 (2x) last vs. Bellarmine (12/8/06) REB: 6 vs St. Bonaventure (3/2/04) AST: 2 vs. Richmond (1/6/04) FGM: 3 (2x) last vs. Bellarmine (12/8/06) FGA: 4 vs. UC-Davis (12/10/04) 3FGM: 1 (4x) last vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) 3FGA: 2 (5x), last vs. G. Washington (3/12/05) FTM: 3 vs. Fordham (1/13/04) FTA: 4 vs. Fordham (1/13/04) BLK: 1 (2x) last vs. St. Bonaventure (2/19/05) STL: 1 (3x) last vs. (3/11/05) TO: 4 vs. San Francisco (12/11/04) MIN: 13 vs. San Francisco (12/11/04) #32 ALVIN MOFUNANYA PTS: 13 vs. St. Bonaventure (2/4/06) REB: 4 (2x) last vs. Duquesne (3/4/06) AST: 1 vs. St. Bonaventure (2/4/06) FGM: 5 vs. St. Bonaventure (2/4/06) FGA: 8 vs. St. Bonaventure (2/4/06) 3FGM: FGA: - - FTM: 3 vs. St. Bonaventure (2/4/06) FTA: 3 (2x) last vs. Bellarmine (12/8/06) BLK: 2 (3x) last vs. Bellarmine (12/8/06) STL: 1 (2x) last vs. Villanova (2/7/06) TO: 3 vs. Rhode Island (2/18/06) MIN: 21 vs. St. Bonaventure (2/4/06) #33 MARCUS MITCHELL PTS: - - REB: 1 vs. St. Bonaventure (2/4/06) AST: - - FGM: - - FGA: 1 vs. St. Bonaventure (2/4/06) 3FGM: FGA: - - FTM: - - FTA: - - BLK: - - STL: - - TO: 1 vs. St. Bonaventure (2/4/06) MIN: 5 vs. St. Bonaventure (2/4/06) #40 ROCKWELL MOODY PTS: - - REB: 3 vs. Saint Mary s (12/19/06) AST: - - FGM: - - FGA: 2 vs. Saint Mary s (12/19/06) 3FGM: FGA: - - FTM: - - FTA: - - BLK: 1 vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) STL: 1 vs. Saint Mary s (12/19/06) TO: 1 vs. Saint Mary s (12/19/06) MIN: 14 vs. Saint Mary s (12/19/06) #34 AHMAD NIVINS PTS: 28 (2x) last vs. Rhode Island (1/13/07) REB: 12 vs. (1/4/06) AST: 2 vs. Geo. Washington (1/14/06) FGM: 11 vs. Bellarmine (12/8/06) FGA: 16 vs. Bellarmine (12/8/06) 3FGM: - - 3FGA: 1 (2x) last vs. Rhode Island (1/13/07) FTM: 10 vs. Davidson (11/26/05) FTA: 12 (2x) last vs. Rhode Island (1/13/07) BLK: 5 (2x) last vs. Saint Louis (3/9/06) STL: 4 vs. Bellarmine (12/8/06) TO: 5 vs. Bellarmine (12/8/06) MIN: 39 vs. Rhode Island (1/13/07) #10 D.J. RIVERA PTS: 19 vs. Bellarmine (12/8/06) REB: 5 (2x) last vs. Boston Univ. (12/29/06) AST: 4 vs. Bellarmine (12/8/06) FGM: 8 vs. Bellarmine (12/8/06) FGA: 12 vs. Bellarmine (12/8/06) 3FGM: 1 (2x) last vs. Ohio (12/10/06) 3FGA: 3 vs. Penn St. (11/25/06) FTM: 3 vs. Bellarmine (12/8/06) FTA: 5 vs. Boston Univ. (11/27/06) BLK: 3 vs. (1/10/07) STL: 6 vs. Bellarmine (12/8/06) TO: 3 (3x) last vs. Hofstra (12/28/06) MIN: 30 vs. Lafayette (11/17/06) #11 ARTUR SUROV PTS: 8 vs. Fordham (1/13/04) REB: 3 (2x) last vs. Lafayette (11/18/05) AST: 1 (3x) last vs. Davidson (11/26/05) FGM: 4 vs. Fordham (1/13/04) FGA: 4 (3x) last vs. Lafayette (11/18/05) 3FGM: -- 3FGA: -- FTM: 2 vs. Richmond (2/25/06) FTA: 4 vs. La Salle (2/7/04) BLK: 1 (3x) last vs. (1/4/06) STL: 1 (2x) last vs. Davidson (11/26/05) TO: 3 vs. Lafayette (11/18/05) MIN: 14 vs. Lafayette (11/18/05) #23 GARRETT WILLIAMSON PTS: 11 vs. Lafayette (11/17/06) REB: 10 vs. Boston Univ. (11/27/06) AST: 5 (2x) last vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) FGM: 5 vs. Boston Univ. (11/27/06) FGA: 8 (2x) last vs. Drexel (12/2/06) 3FGM: 2 vs. Lafayette (11/17/06) 3 FGA: 2 (3x) last vs. Saint Mary s (12/19/06) FTM: 9 vs. Bucknell (11/19/06) FTA: 11 vs. Bucknell (11/19/06) BLK: 2 (2x) last vs. Saint Mary s (12/19/06) STL: 3 (3x) last vs. Louisville (12/9/06) TO: 4 vs. Lafayette (11/17/06) MIN: 36 vs. Drexel (12/2/06)

11 SAINT JOSEPH S BASKETBALL - PG. 11 #3 JAWAN CARTER PTS: 18 vs. Lafayette (11/17/06) REB: 4 (2x) last vs. Saint Mary s (12/19/06) AST: 6 vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) FGM: 5 (2x) last vs. Ohio (12/10/06) FGA: 10 (2x) last vs. Hofstra (12/28/06) 3FGM: 5 vs. Ohio (12/10/06) 3 FGA: 7 vs. Ohio (12/10/06) FTM: 4 (3x) last vs. (1/10/07) FTA: 6 vs. Lafayette (11/17/06) BLK: - - STL: 2 vs. Bucknell (11/19/06) TO: 5 vs. Lafayette (11/17/06) MIN: 38 vs. Hofstra (12/28/06) #12 PAT CALATHES PTS: 20 vs. Rhode Island (1/13/07) REB: 11 vs. Rhode Island (1/13/07) AST: 7 (2x) last vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) FGM: 8 vs. Rhode Island (1/13/07) FGA: 13 vs. Rhode Island (1/13/07) 3FGM: 4 vs. Rhode Island (1/13/07) 3FGA: 7 vs. Rhode Island (1/13/07) FTM: 7 vs. Penn St. (11/25/06) FTA: 8 (8x) last vs. Penn St. (11/25/06) BLK: 3 (2x) last vs. Boston Univ. (12/29/06) STL: 2 vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) TO: 7 vs. Fairfield (11/14/06) MIN: 37 vs. Rhode Island (1/13/07) #52 ROB FERGUSON PTS: 22 vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) REB: 8 (3x) last vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) AST: 2 vs. Fairfield (11/14/06) FGM: 9 vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) FGA: 15 vs. Boston Univ. (12/29/06) 3FGM: 4 (2x) last vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) 3FGA: 7 (2x) last vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) FTM: 6 vs. Lafayette (11/17/06) FTA: 6 vs. Lafayette (11/17/06) BLK: 3 vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) STL: 3 vs. Boston Univ. (11/27/06) TO: 4 (3x) last vs. Charlotte (1/7/07) MIN: 39 vs. Boston Univ. (12/29/06) #13 DARRIN GOVENS PTS: 17 vs. Rhode Island (1/13/07) REB: 2 (3x) last vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) AST: 7 vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) FGM: 7 vs. Rhode Island (1/13/07) FGA: 14 vs. Rhode Island (1/13/07) 3FGM: 3 (2x) last vs. Rhode Island (1/13/07) 3 FGA: 6 vs. Rhode Island (1/13/07) FTM: 3 vs. Drexel (12/2/06) FTA: 3 (2x) last vs. Saint Mary s (12/19/06) BLK: 1 vs. Louisville (12/9/06) STL: 2 (3x) last vs. Bellarmine (12/8/06) TO: 3 (2x) last vs. (1/10/07) MIN: 29 (2x) last vs. Rhode Island (1/13/07) #15 PETE KATHOPOULIS PTS: 3 vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) REB: - - AST: - - FGM: 1 vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) FGA: 1 vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) 3FGM: 1 vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) 3 FGA: 1 vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) FTM: - - FTA: - - BLK: - - STL: - - TO: - - MIN: 6 vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) Season Highs #22 EDWIN LASHLEY PTS: 3 vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) REB: 1 (3x) last vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) AST: 1 vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) FGM: 1 vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) FGA: 3 vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) 3FGM: 1 vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) 3FGA: 1 vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) FTM: - - FTA: - - BLK: - - STL: - - TO: 1 vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) MIN: 12 vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) #41 ARVYDAS LIDZIUS PTS: 7 vs. Bellarmine (12/8/06) REB: 3 vs. Bellarmine (12/8/06) AST: 1 (2x) last vs. Saint Mary s (12/19/06) FGM: 3 vs. Bellarmine (12/8/06) FGA: 3 (2x) last vs. Bellarmine (12/8/06) 3FGM: 1 vs. Bellarmine (12/8/06) 3FGA: 1 (3x) last vs. Hofstra (12/28/06) FTM: - - FTA: 1 vs. Bellarmine (12/8/06) BLK: - - STL: - - TO: 1 vs. Louisville (12/9/06) MIN: 12 vs. Drexel (12/2/06) #32 ALVIN MOFUNANYA PTS: 4 vs. Saint Mary s (12/19/06) REB: 3 (2x) last vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) AST: - - FGM: 2 vs. Saint Mary s (12/19/06) FGA: 3 vs. Saint Mary s (12/19/06) 3FGM: FGA: - - FTM: 1 vs. Bellarmine (12/8/06) FTA: 3 vs. Bellarmine (12/8/06) BLK: 2 vs. Bellarmine (12/8/06) STL: - - TO: 2 (3x) last vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) MIN: 14 vs. Saint Mary s (12/19/06) #33 MARCUS MITCHELL PTS: - - REB: - - AST: - - FGM: - - FGA: - - 3FGM: FGA: - - FTM: - - FTA: - - BLK: - - STL: - - TO: - - MIN: 1 vs. Fairfield (11/14/06) #40 ROCKWELL MOODY PTS: - - REB: 3 vs. Saint Mary s (12/19/06) AST: - - FGM: - - FGA: 2 vs. Saint Mary s (12/19/06) 3FGM: FGA: - - FTM: - - FTA: - - BLK: 1 vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) STL: 1 vs. Saint Mary s (12/19/06) TO: 1 vs. Saint Mary s (12/19/06) MIN: 14 vs. Saint Mary s (12/19/06) #34 AHMAD NIVINS PTS: 28 (2x) last vs. Rhode Island (1/13/07) REB: 11 vs. Rhode Island (1/13/07) AST: 1 (2x) last vs. Lafayette (11/17/06) FGM: 11 vs. Bellarmine (12/8/06) FGA: 16 vs. Bellarmine (12/8/06) 3FGM: FGA: 1 vs. Rhode Island (1/13/07) FTM: 9 vs. Charlotte (1/7/07) FTA: 12 (2x) last vs. Rhode Island (1/13/07) BLK: 4 vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) STL: 4 vs. Bellarmine (12/8/06) TO: 5 vs. Bellarmine (12/8/06) MIN: 39 vs. Rhode Island (1/13/07) #10 D.J. RIVERA PTS: 19 vs. Bellarmine (12/8/06) REB: 5 (2x) last vs. Boston Univ. (12/29/06) AST: 4 vs. Bellarmine (12/8/06) FGM: 8 vs. Bellarmine (12/8/06) FGA: 12 vs. Bellarmine (12/8/06) 3FGM: 1 (2x) last vs. Ohio (12/10/06) 3FGA: 3 vs. Penn St. (11/25/06) FTM: 3 vs. Bellarmine (12/8/06) FTA: 5 vs. Boston Univ. (11/27/06) BLK: 3 vs. (1/10/07) STL: 6 vs. Bellarmine (12/8/06) TO: 3 (3x) last vs. Hofstra (12/28/06) MIN: 30 vs. Lafayette (11/17/06) #11 ARTUR SUROV PTS: 2 vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) REB: 1 vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) AST: - - FGM: 1 vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) FGA: 1 vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) 3FGM: -- 3FGA: -- FTM: - - FTA: - - BLK: 1 vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) STL: - - TO: - - MIN: 5 vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) #23 GARRETT WILLIAMSON PTS: 11 vs. Lafayette (11/17/06) REB: 10 vs. Boston Univ. (11/27/06) AST: 5 (2x) last vs. Duquesne (1/3/07) FGM: 5 vs. Boston Univ. (11/27/06) FGA: 8 (2x) last vs. Drexel (12/2/06) 3FGM: 2 vs. Lafayette (11/17/06) 3 FGA: 2 (3x) last vs. Saint Mary s (12/19/06) FTM: 9 vs. Bucknell (11/19/06) FTA: 11 vs. Bucknell (11/19/06) BLK: 2 (2x) last vs. Saint Mary s (12/19/06) STL: 3 (3x) last vs. Louisville (12/9/06) TO: 4 vs. Lafayette (11/17/06) MIN: 36 vs. Drexel (12/2/06)

12 SJU 63- Fairfield 47: The Hawks won their season opener for the second year in a row, defeating Fairfield, at Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse. Ahmad Nivins scored a career-high 20 points, with 15 of them in the second half as the Hawks maintained a double-digit lead through the final 20 minutes. Rob Ferguson added 14 points as the Hawks put their new inside game into play. Pat Calathes scored 13 and grabbed a career-high nine rebounds, as the Hawks shot 58.8 percent in the second half alone. The game was turnover-ridden as SJU committed 22 while Fairfield had 16. SJU led by as many as 18 points late in the game. SJU 81- Lafayette 73: Solid shooting and a balanced scoring attack helped the Hawks to an win over Lafayette to improve to 2-0. SJU went 27- of-49 from the floor (55.1 percent) and had five players in double figures. Rob Ferguson and Ahmad Nivins led the way for the Hawks, scoring 19 points apiece with freshman Jawan Carter hitting for a personal best 18. After a back-and-forth opening 14 minutes of play, the Hawks began to pull away. Leading 26-24, the Hawks went on an 18-6 run over the next five minutes, capped by a pair of free throws by Carter. SJU would enter halftime up despite the Leopards hitting 62 percent of their shots. In the second half, Saint Joseph's quickly opened an 18-point lead, and held the same advantage, 60-42, at the 11:11 mark. The Hawks committed 16 turnovers in the second half and allowed Lafayette to fight back to within five, 78-73, at :28. But SJU hung on as Pat Calathes converted three free throws to seal the win, as he finished with 10 points and a career-high nine rebounds. SJU 63- Bucknell 53: SJU put together an impressive win over Bucknell, to end a two-game losing streak against the Bison. The Hawks trailed in the early going, 18-12, nine minutes into the game, but then turned up the intensity on defense, forcing three straight Bison turnovers and tying the game, 21-21, with 5:49 to play. Pat Calathes then hit a 3- pointer to give the Hawks a lead they would never relinquish. That started a 13-1 Hawk run, which included seven points from Nivins, that gave SJU a lead with under two minutes left in the half. After a Bison basket, Jawan Carter hit a 3-pointer from the deep left corner to give the Hawks a advantage at the half. Ahmad Nivins had 15 points and nine rebounds, Calathes scored 14 and Rob Ferguson had 11 points. Penn State 65- SJU 61: Penn State erased an eight-point SJU lead with a minute to play to earn the win, giving the Hawks their first loss of the season. A 3-pointer banked in by PSU s Danny Morrissey with 25 seconds to play was the gamewinner. Trailing 62-61, Saint Joseph's last chance came when Ahmad Nivins' shot was blocked by Geary Claxton at :02. Phil Martelli was assessed a technical foul after the play and PSU made three free throws to provide the final margin. SJU had led since the 14:27 mark of the second half, and with 5:07 to play, had a advantage. A layup by Rob Ferguson put the Hawks ahead, 60-52, with 1:20 to play, but PSU would go on to score the next seven points, Ahmad Nivins made one of two free throws before Morrissey hit the game winner at :25.SJU made 11 consecutive free throws before its first miss, and 14 of its first 15, but went cold down the stretch, missing three foul shots, including two on the front ends of one-and-one opportunities. Pat Calathes had 16 points and seven rebounds for the Hawks, with Nivins adding 15 points and eight boards. Jawan Carter notched 11 points. PSU led at halftime, 31-28, as it shot 50 percent from the field. SJU came out strong in the second half, running off the first six points, while shooting 48.5 percent in that half. SJU 55- Boston Univ. 39: SJU s defense keyed the win over Boston University at the Fieldhouse. After a sloppy first half, in which the teams combined for 30 turnovers, the Hawks used their defense to take control in the second half. SJU forced BU into 11 turnovers and a 2-for-20 shooting performance in the final 20 minutes.trailing at halftime, SJU scored SAINT JOSEPH S BASKETBALL - PG. 12 GAME RECAPS six straight points to open the second half. The Terriers tied the score on a 3-pointer at 12:21, but that would be BU's final field goal of the game. The Hawks then went on a 13-1 run, to take command with a lead. Ahmad Nivins had 12 points and Garrett Williamson had his first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Darrin Govens made his return from a fracture in his hand (and surgery on Nov. 17) to score 11 points, including a 3-for-3 effort from beyond the arc. Drexel 72- SJU 56: SJU couldn t recover from an early 21-2 run by Drexel, to fall to the Dragons, 72-56, at the Palestra in the first city game for the Hawks. Drexel took a 25-9 lead with seven minutes to play in the half as SJU needed 13 first-half points from Pat Calathes to keep it close. Drexel finished a 14-3 run with 10 minutes to play to give it a lead. DU s defense recorded 13 blocks and held Hawks leading scorer Ahmad Nivins to just one point. Calathes had a career-high 19 points and was the only Hawk in double figures. SJU 75- Bellarmine 63: Ahmad Nivins scored a career-high 28 points and freshman D.J. Rivera had a career-high 19 off the bench to lead Saint Joseph's to a win over Bellarmine in the NABC Classic at Louisville. SJU led from the start but Bellarmine trimmed a Hawk lead to with 5:36 remaining. The Hawks then put together a 13-4 run, with five consecutive points from Rivera to build the lead back up to with 1:28 left in the half. Nivins finished the half with 15 points as the Hawks made 16 of 29 shots (55.2%) from the field. Bellarmine opened the second half with a 9-1 run to close within A layup from Alvin Mofunanya, plus a 3-point play by Rivera and another 3-point play by Nivins quickly built SJU's lead back to at 13:41.The Knights would not fold and closed to with 5:40 remaining. Free throws by the Hawks increased the lead to five, but two foul shots pulled the Knights within three one more time. Then Nivins was fouled as he grabbed one of his six offensive rebounds and converted both shots to give the Hawks a edge. Darrin Govens picked up a steal and went coast-to-coast for the layup, followed by another dunk from Nivins at 3:43 SJU's defense forced Bellarmine into 22 turnovers while recording a season-high 16 steals. Louisville 74- SJU 64: Louisville led for all but the first two minutes and held a double digit lead for most of the game as the Cardinals defeated Saint Joseph s, 74-64, in the NABC Classic. Ahmad Nivins led the Hawks with 26 points and eight rebounds while Pat Calathes added 19 points and nine boards The Cardinals led by as much as 15, but allowed the Hawks to pull within midway through the second half. The host team went on a 14-5 run, capping it with a 3-pointer to put Louisville up Ohio 79- SJU 72: Ohio shot 65 percent in the second half to put away Saint Joseph's, 79-72, in the final game of the NABC Classic for both teams at Louisville's Freedom Hall on Dec 10. Ohio led the entire game, but the Hawks closed a 12-point deficit to with 8:14 to play, helped by two 3-pointers from Jawan Carter. Then trailing by only at 7:35, the Hawks committed three consecutive turnovers that allowed the Bobcats to build their lead back to Rob Ferguson hit a 3-pointer to again close within at 5:07, but Ohio guard Bubba Walther put away the Hawks with back-to-back 3-pointers, including one that was at least six feet behind the arc, giving OU a lead with under four minutes to play. With the Hawks pressing, D.J. Rivera stole the ball in the backcourt and Garrett Williamson converted the layup and the ensuing free throw to cut the SJU deficit to at :50. But with the Hawks forced to foul, Ohio made 6-of- 6 from the line in the final 30 seconds to ice the game.

13 SJU 55- Saint Mary s 51: Rob Ferguson scored 15 points and D.J. Rivera hit two crucial free throws in the last 11 seconds as Saint Joseph's defeated Saint Mary's, at home. Pat Calathes and Jawan Carter each had 13 points for SJU, playing without leading scorer Ahmad Nivins, who was sidelined with a sprained ankle. The Hawks started the second half with 11 unanswered points to take a lead and led with 11:37 left to play. SMC then went on a 13-4 spurt, and the Gaels tied the score on a layup at the 5:11 mark. SJU moved ahead before a Gaels layup by narrowed the gap to with 2:07 remaining. Neither team scored again, as Garrett Williamson had a key block at :04, and Rivera's two free throws accounted for the final score. Hofstra 65- SJU 63: SJU was the victim of a last-second shot and fell to Hofstra by two points, 65-63, for the second year in a row. Loren Stokes jumper with 2.2 seconds left was the gamewinner, as the Hawks squandered 10-point leads in both halves. Hofstra trailed with 13:17 to play but went on an 8-0 run. The Hawks still led with 9:21 left, but they managed just one field goal the rest of the way, suddenly struggling against Hofstra's 2-3 zone defense. Jawan Carter made the second of two free throws, the first rattled in and out, with 31 seconds left to tie the game at 63. Hofstra called a timeout with 23 seconds left and ran the clock down for Stokes' game-winner. Ahmad Nivins had 14 points in his first game back after missing one contest with an ankle injury. SJU 58- Boston Univ. 53: Ahmad Nivins had 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead SJU over Boston University, 58-53, in the third-place game of the Aeropostale Holiday Festival at Madison Square Garden. The Hawks beat BU for the second time this season. The Terriers pulled within with 13:25 to play, but the Hawks went on an 11-0 run and the Terriers didn't make a field goal for seven minutes, although they did get as close as five points twice. Rob Ferguson added 13 points for the Hawks, who committed 17 turnovers, but finished with a rebounding advantage and blocked seven shots. Nivins was named to the All-Tournament team. SJU 89- Duquesne 41: Rob Ferguson scored 17 of his career-high 22 points in the first half as Saint Joseph s dominated Duquesne, 89-41, in the Atlantic 10 opener for both teams. Ferguson made seven of his first eight shots from the field as the Hawks stormed out to a 21-6 lead in the first 10 minutes. The junior tied his career-high in both points (22) and rebounds (8). Ahmad Nivins had 17 points on 6-for-7 shooting while freshman D.J. Rivera notched 14 points off the bench. Pat Calathes had 12 points, eight rebounds and tied his career-high with seven assists. Leading 8-6 in the early going, Saint Joseph's took advantage of 16 consecutive missed field goals by Duquesne, as the visitors did not score another basket until the 6:48 mark of the half. By that time, the Hawks owned a 23-9 lead, en route to a halftime margin. The game was more of the same in the second half as Saint Joseph's went on a 16-6 run in the first five minutes, while shooting 61.3 percent from the field in the final 20 minutes. It was SJU s largest margin of victory since Jan. 24, 2004, when it won at St. Bonaventure, SJU 75- Charlotte 70: Ahmad Nivins scored 12 of his 19 points in the second half as Saint Joseph's rallied to beat Charlotte, Pat Calathes and Darrin Govens (career-high) added 14 points apiece. Saint Joseph's trailed by 13 in the first half and 11 early in the second before Nivins went to work inside. He scored seven points in an 11-2 run that gave the Hawks their first lead with 5:47 left. Nivins' two free throws with 3 minutes left made it and Rivera's layup with just over 2 minutes left gave the Hawks a lead. After Charlotte cut its deficit to 70-67, Calathes hit a jumper with 34 seconds left then made two free throws with 10 seconds remaining to put it away for SJU, which shot 64 percent in the second half SAINT JOSEPH S BASKETBALL - PG. 13 GAME RECAPS Charlotte hit 11 3-pointers in the game, but the Hawks went 18-for-24 from the foul line. SJU 80-67: Ahmad Nivins had 20 points to lead Saint Joseph s to an win at, for the Hawks ninth win over the Owls in 10 tries. Rob Ferguson added 17 points and seven rebounds while Pat Calathes scored 14 points. jumped out to an early 15-6 lead, hitting six of its first nine shots. The Hawks rallied, going on a 19-4 run and taking their first lead at on Garrett Williamson's layup with 8:25 remaining. Darrin Govens scored eight straight points and helped Saint Joseph's to its largest lead of the half, 38-29, and the Hawks went into the lockerroom with a lead. Govens and D.J. Rivera combined for 15 points off the bench in the half as the Hawks shot 62.5 percent from the field. SJU used a 10-2 run at the start of the second half to take its biggest lead, made a 15-6 run to pull within with 11:14 to play. Williamson scored a three-point play and Ferguson hit a layup to give Saint Joseph's a edge at 9:51. Nivins added six points in a span of five minutes to push the Hawks' lead to with over four minutes to play. Rhode Island 86- SJU 81: Saint Joseph s fell short in its rally to overcome Rhode Island, 86-81, to end its four-game winning streak. The Hawks dug a hole early, trailing at halftime and then by as much as 18 in the second half. SJU rallied, led by 17 second-half points from Ahmad Nivins, to come within single digits by the 5-minute mark. An offensive rebound and tip-in by Arvydas Lidzius pulled the Hawks to at 1:08 and then with :50 to play, Pat Calathes scored on a layup to close the gap to A potential tying jumper by Darrin Govens at :17 was off the mark and URI ran out the clock while hitting three of four free throws. The loss ruined high-scoring efforts by Nivins, who tied his career-highs with 28 points and 11 rebounds and a personal best 20 points and 11 rebounds from Calathes. Govens also set a new career-high with 17 points, as he scored 12 in the final 7:41 to aid the SJU rally.

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