SAINT JOSEPH'S HAWKS (7-9; 0-4 A-10) vs. DAVIDSON WILDCATS (12-4; 3-0 A-10)
January 15, 2019 • 9 p.m. • ESPNU
Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena • Philadelphia, Pa.
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THE MATCHUP
Series vs. DAV: SJU leads 8-7
Last Meeting: 2/6/18, DAV 91-62
Coaches (years/record at school): Phil Martelli - 24th Year (437-318); Bob McKillop 30th Year (565-345)
Teams' Leading Scorers: Charlie Brown, Jr. -20.1 ppg; Kellan Grady- 19.2 ppg
THE HAWKS
➟ SJU was edged by Duquesne, 85-84, in a tightly-contested game on Saturday. Charlie Brown led four Hawks in double figures with 28 points
➟ Saint Joseph's suffered even bigger losses in the game with injuries to Pierfrancesco Oliva and Lamarr Kimble. Oliva is out for the year and Kimble will be sidelined indefinitely
➟ Saint Joseph's continues to rank second in the nation in turnovers per game, with an aver-age of 9.1. Freshman Jared Bynum tops the conference and ranks 59th in the nation in assist/turnover ratio with 2.9 per game
➟ Charlie Brown is the leading scorer in the Atlantic 10, averaging 20.1 ppg
➟ SJU's 0-4 start in the A-10 matches the 2010-11 season when the Hawks went 0-8 to begin conference play. That team won four of its last six as it reached the semifinals of the A-10 Championship
➟ The Hawks started the new semester on Monday, but are in the midst of a stretch of 18 straight days of action, with six games, three road trips and practices mixed in between
➟ Saint Joseph's goes back on the road to Saint Louis for an A-10 Friday Night Showcase game on ESPN2
INJURY REPORT
• Pierfrancesco Oliva will miss the rest of the season and Lamarr Kimble will be sidelined indefinitely as both sustained injuries in the Hawks' loss at Duquesne
• Oliva, a redshirt junior forward, dislocated his left knee in the first half of the game and has ligament damage. He will require surgery but his rehabilitation timetable is unspecified
• Kimble, a redshirt junior guard, suffered a fracture in his right hand in Saturday's second half and will undergo further evaluation to determine whether surgery is necessary
• Lorenzo Edwards has sat out the past three games with a shoulder injury and is probable for this game
THE INJURY PLAGUE
• Saint Joseph's has certainly faced its share of significant injuries in three straight years with the current injuries to Pierfrancesco Oliva and Lamarr Kimble
• In 2017-18, Lamarr Kimble (foot) and Charlie Brown, Jr., (wrist) were lost for the year. Kimble played in only the season opener and Brown was sidelined in the preseason
• The previous year saw four players miss time with injuries. They were, with games missed: Shavar Newkirk (19), Pierfrancesco Oliva (entire season), Lorenzo Edwards (all but one game) and Lamarr Kimble (7)
BROWN IS BACK
• After matching a season-low with 11 points at St. Bonaventure, Charlie Brown scored 28 points at Duquesne
• The redshirt sophomore made 11-of-18 from the field and connected on four three-pointers, tying his season high
LOOKING AHEAD
• The Hawks return to the road on Jan. 18, heading to Saint Louis for an ESPN2 Atlantic 10 Friday Night Showcase game
• Saint Joseph's will follow that with a pair of games in Philadelphia, against Richmond on Jan. 23 and facing Penn at the Palestra on Jan. 26
