PHILADELPHIA (2/19/04)- Saint Joseph's head coach Phil Martelli will appear on ESPN's "Pardon the Interruption" this evening, February 19. The show runs from 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on the network and is hosted by Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon.

Martelli and the Hawks have been garnering tremendous national attention for their run this season, which now stands at 23 consecutive victories. SJU and Stanford are the nation's only unbeaten teams.

Saint Joseph's returns to action on Saturday, hosting Temple in an Atlantic 10 and Big 5 contest. The Hawks will be looking to capture their second consecutive outright Big 5 title. Game time at the sold-out Palestra is 4 p.m. with the matchup being show on the Atlantic 10 Television Network and seen locally on Comcast SportsNet.