St. Joseph’s Hawks Men’s Basketball Returns Home Tonight To Host #18/17 Dayton Flyers

By Chris Garvin

2 6 2024

 

Saint Joseph’s Hawks (15-7, 5-4 A-10) vs. #18/17 Dayton Flyers (18-3, 8-1 A-10)
Tuesday, February 6, 2024 | 8 p.m. | Hagan Arena

 

GAMEDAY LINKS
Saint Joseph’s: Roster | Schedule | Stats
Dayton: Roster | Schedule | Stats

Saint Joseph’s begins a two-game homestand starting Tuesday versus #18/17 Dayton. Tuesday’s contest will be televised on CBS Sports Network, with audio broadcast available on SJUHawks.com.

• The Hawks enter Tuesday on a two-game win streak, and winners of four of their last five.
• Cameron Brown is set to tie Rob Ferguson’s program record for career games played (135) on Tuesday.
• St. Joe’s is coming off an 88-82 comeback victory at La Salle on Saturday, battling back from a 12-point second-half deficit.
• Lynn Greer III is coming off his second double-double of the season as he poured in 16 points and 10 rebounds against the Explorers.
• Erik Reynolds II led four Hawks in double figures with 21 points on Saturday, reaching double figures for the 39th consecutive game.
• Rasheer Fleming finished a rebound shy of a double-double grabbing nine boards to go with 17 points.
• Christ Essandoko also finished a rebound shy of a double-double, scoring 16 points and adding nine rebounds.
• Averaging 11.0 points, 12.0 rebound and 2.0 blocks per game, while shooting 50 percent (8-16) from the field in a pair of Saint Joseph’s wins, Essandoko was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week on Monday.
• Xzayvier Brown scored all nine of his points in the second half.
• St. Joe’s set season-highs in free throws and attempts (26-33) on Saturday.
• Tuesday marks the third ranked opponent the Hawks have played this year, with St. Joe’s going 1-1 against the previous two.
• It’s Eagles Night at Hagan Arena on Tuesday with a special guest appearance from a current Eagle, official autographed merchandise raffles, and a halftime
performance from the Eagles Cheer Team and Swoop.
• Tuesday’s contests is presented by Jersey Mike’s.

SAINT JOSEPH’S VERSUS DAYTON
Saint Joseph’s enters Tuesday with a 20-26 all-time mark against Dayton … The Hawks hold a 13-5 edge at home over the Flyers … Dayton has won three straight over St. Joe’s including a 76-56 win at UD Arena last January 4, and  a 60-54 win over the Hawks in the Quarterfinals of the 2023 Atlantic 10 Championship … Erik Reynolds II has averaged 15.7 points per game for his career against the Flyers.

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