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Sophomore Xzayvier Brown and assistant coach of player development Phillip Lawrence-Ricks pose at the 2024 NCAA Elite Student-Athlete Symposium for Men’s
Basketball. PHOTO COURTESY OF SJU ATHLETICS

Q&A with men’s basketball assistant coach Phillip Lawrence-Ricks

Monica Sowinksi ’26, Sports Reporter October 2, 2024

Phillip Lawrence-Ricks, assistant coach of player development for the men’s basketball team, was one of 10 coaches and administrators selected to attend the NCAA Elite Student-Athlete Symposium for Men’s...

Left to Right: Pat Carroll ’05, M.S. ’14, Rob Hartshorn ’04, Phil Martelli and Tasheed Carr ’09 at the Philadelphia Legacies Portrait & Community Awards ceremony, Sept. 7.
PHOTO COURTESY OF PAT CARROLL ’05, M.S. ’14

‘It’s now my turn to return that love’

Mia Messina ’25, Sports Editor September 18, 2024

When Phil Martelli arrived at the Philadelphia Legacies Portrait & Community Awards ceremony Sept. 7, he was greeted by a banner that read “Welcome Home Phil.” After spending five years in Ann...

Mia Messina ’25 has the “Hawk Tales” book from Jim Brennan ’58 on the shelf in her house.
PHOTOS: MIA MESSINA ’25/THE HAWK

Why ‘The Hawk Will Never Die’

Mia Messina ’25, Sports Editor September 11, 2024

At the beginning of last year, I was working on an article that led me to connect with the original Hawk mascot, Jim Brennan ’58. I emailed Brennan, not knowing what to expect because he was in his early...

Center of Hope and Journey of Hope tip off at a Hoops 4 Hope basketball game.

Hoops 4 Hope strives to cater to ‘what it is to be human’

Mia Messina ’25, Sports Editor September 11, 2024

In 2015, Tori Urban was working as a substance use coordinator for Resources for Human Development (RHD) when she was tasked with creating an action learning project that would benefit those she worked...

Hannah and Kaylie Griffin have been around St. Joe's basketball their entire lives.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF CINDY GRIFFIN

St. Joe’s basketball shaped Griffin family’s love for the game

Mia Messina April 24, 2024

When the St. Joe’s women’s basketball team won the Atlantic 10 championship in 2013, members of the program participated in the tradition of cutting down a piece of the net. Alongside the team...

graphic of a scale with a woman basketball athlete lower than the male athlete

Disparity remains in NCAA basketball revenue distribution

Billy Scott April 24, 2024

College basketball has always been a captivating product for sports fans. The fans are passionate, there’s a nostalgic feel to it and the fan bases are electric. Some would argue that March Madness...

Photo of Junior Mackenzie Smith attacks Villanova defender Bella Runyan during the 2024 Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament Quarterfinals, March 28.

Women’s basketball is ready to build off record-breaking season

Mia Messina April 10, 2024

All good things must come to an end, but the ending came a little sooner than the St. Joe’s women’s basketball team had hoped for, with a 67-59 loss at Big 5 rival Villanova March 28 in the quarterfinals...

Photo of Joe Lunardi ’82 calling a St.Joe’s men’s basketball game with Hawks' radio play-by-play announcer Matt Martucci.

From ‘PR guy’ to the face of bracketology

Mia Messina March 27, 2024
Joe Lunardi’s history with St. Joe’s
Junior guard Lynn Greer attacks Stonehill guard Austin Abrams, Nov. 14.
PHOTO: MADELINE WILLIAMS ’26/THE HAWK

The Greers: ‘No rivalries, it’s all family’

Mia Messina December 6, 2023

Countless Philadelphians have a connection to the Big 5. It has been a staple in Philly basketball since 1955, and families all over the city have allegiance to their team. But some families have two...

St. Joe’s men’s basketball team poses with the Big 5 Classic championship banner after defeating Temple University 74-65.
PHOTO COURTESY OF SIDELINE PHOTOS, LLC

St. Joe’s wins Big 5 Classic championship

Mia Messina December 6, 2023

Less than 30 seconds into the Dec. 2 Big 5 Classic title game, St. Joe’s first-year Anthony Finkley found himself at the free throw line. Just like that, St. Joe’s was on the board 2-0. Red...

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