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St. Joseph's Hawks

Saint Joseph's Hawks
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University Saint Joseph's University
Conference A-10
NCAA Division I
Athletic director Don DiJulia
Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Varsity teams 20
Basketball arena Hagan Arena (home arena)
Baseball stadium John Smithson Field
Soccer stadium Finnesey Field
Mascot The Hawk
Nickname The Hawks
Fight song Oh When the Hawks Go Flying In!!
Colors Crimson and Gray
         
Website www.sjuhawks.com

The Saint Joseph's Hawks are the varsity athletic teams at Saint Joseph's University of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. The Hawks compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference and of the Philadelphia Big 5. The school also has intramurals and extramurals, the latter of which compete with the City 6 (the six major universities in Philadelphia). The school is mostly known for its men's basketball team. The Hawk became the school's mascot in 1929. It first flapped its wings at a basketball game in 1956 in a win over La Salle University. The Saint Joseph's school colors are crimson and gray.

A member of the Atlantic 10 Conference and the Philadelphia Big 5, Saint Joseph's University sponsors teams in nine men's and ten women's NCAA sanctioned sports:

Men's Intercollegiate Sports

Women's Intercollegiate Sports

Men's basketball is the most popular sport at Saint Joseph's University. The Hawks have competed in twenty one NCAA Tournaments (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2014, 2016) and sixteen NIT Tournaments (1956, 1958,1964, 1972, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013). They have made one Final Four, three Elite Eights, and seven Sweet Sixteens. The team is currently led by coach Phil Martelli. Throughout the school's history, 29 different players have been drafted into the NBA.


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