SAINT JOSEPH'S HAWKS (2-0) vs. WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS (1-0)
Myrtle Beach Invitational
November 15, 2018 • 11:30 a.m. • ESPNU
HTC Center • Conway, S.C.
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THE HAWKS
• SJU won its second straight by defeating Monmouth, 78-63, on Monday night at Hagan Arena. Charlie Brown, Jr., scored 19 of his 21 points in the second half to key the win. Lamarr Kimble added 19 points and Pierfrancesco Oliva had his second game with double-figure rebounds (10). Lorenzo Edwards scored a career-high 11 points off the bench
‹ Saint Joseph's has won both games this year by 15-point margins and almost identical scores (79-64, 78-63)
‹ The Hawks own a 7-9 record in early-season tournaments over the past five years. Last season SJU participated in the Wooden Legacy in Fullerton, Calif., and in 2016-17, was at the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, V.I.
‹ SJU is 2-0 for the first time since 2016-17
‹ SJU will play either UCF or Cal State Fullerton on Friday at 11 a.m. or 1 p.m
LAST TIME OUT
• Charlie Brown, Jr., scored 19 of his game-high 21 points in the second half as Saint Joseph's pulled away from Monmouth, 78-63, at Hagan Arena for its second win. Lamarr Kimble added 19 points and redshirt sophomore Lorenzo Edwards scored a career-high 11 points
• After playing just five first-half minutes after picking up two fouls, Brown scored eight straight to open the second half, giving SJU a 37-25 lead. That started a 14-5 run for the Hawks which saw them gain a 43-28 advantage in the first four minutes of the second
• Another 8-0 run by SJU, which included a three-point play from Brown, gave the Hawks a 19-point margin, 55-36, their biggest of the game at 11:26. Monmouth would come no closer than 13 points the rest of the way
WHEN WE LAST MET
• The only meeting thus far between Saint Joseph's and Wake Forest was memorable for Hawk fans, as it vaulted SJU into the NCAA Elite Eight
• It came during SJU's magical run in 2003-04 which saw the Hawks go 27-0 during the regular season, earn the nation's top ranking for a week and receive the school's first-ever top seed in the NCAA Tournament
• Led by the Consensus National Player of the Year Jameer Nelson, the Hawks defeated Wake Forest in the East Regional Semfinals, 84-80, to earn a date with Oklahoma State
• Saint Joseph's would fall two points short to Oklahoma State, 64-62, in its bid to reach the Final Four
• The Hawks finished the year at 30-2 and Phil Martelli was named the Consensus National Coach of the Year
YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN
• Charlie Brown, Jr., has regained his form and already notched two games of 20-plus points. He scored 19 in the second half vs. Monmouth after sitting for all but five minutes in the first due to foul trouble (2 fouls)
• “That's what he can do. He can score baskets. The put-back on an air ball was a big play. You have a guy that's going to score 21 points in 23 minutes; he did that in one of our scrimmages, so we know that. But we have to have balanced play in order for him to be a featured player,” said Phil Martelli
CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN
• Redshirt junior Lamarr “Fresh” Kimble was voted team captain for the third consecutive season, becoming the only player in SJU history to serve as captain for three years
• As a sophomore, Kimble became just the third player in Hawk history to be named a captain in his second season
• Kimble's leadership is appreciated by Phil Martelli: "I'm glad he's on my team and I'm glad he's in my program because whatever I need . . . He's in charge of that locker room...
'Fresh' is just legit. He's one of those guys that embraces being a Philadelphian and playing in Philadelphia.... I'm a big 'Fresh' fan, forget the basketball playing. He is the epitome of a captain."
NEXT UP
• Friday, November 16 vs. UCF or Cal State Fullerton, 11 am./1 p.m.
