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Fans cheer for St. Joe’s women’s basketball team during the 2024 Women's Basketball Invitational Tournament
quarterfinal game against Villanova, March 28. PHOTO: MADELINE WILLIAMS ’26/THE HAWK

High hopes for Hawk hoops: A fan’s perspective

Christopher Sletvold '26, Columnist October 23, 2024

Like many kids, I grew up habitually watching March Madness every year. I would stay up late watching game after game, upset after upset. There is a magic to college basketball that is wholly unique. Nothing...

Men’s top five games to watch

Mia Messina ’25, Sports Editor October 23, 2024

Both the St. Joe’s men’s team and women’s team earned a bid to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) and Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament (WBIT), respectively. After the men’s team...

Women’s top five games to watch

Mia Messina ’25, Sports Editor October 23, 2024

Both the St. Joe’s men’s team and women’s team earned a bid to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) and Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament (WBIT), respectively. After the men’s team...

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 Sowinski ’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...

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...

Graduate student Matt Bohmer attacks the Towson defense, Feb. 23.
PHOTO COURTESY OF SJU ATHLETICS

Matt Bohmer sets new men’s lacrosse scoring record

Mia Messina April 17, 2024

It didn’t take long for St. Joe’s lacrosse player Matt Bohmer to find the back of the net in the Hawks’ Atlantic 10 opener against High Point March 30. Less than a minute into the game, attacker...

First-year guard Xzayvier Brown attempts a jump shot against the George Washington defense, Feb. 21. PHOTO: MADELINE WILLIAMS ’26/THE HAWK

‘There’s nothing like a Philly guard’

Mia Messina April 17, 2024
How Philly native Xzayvier Brown made an impact in his first season at St. Joe’s
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