Saint Joseph's (0-0) vs. Lafayette Leopards (0-0)
Monday, November 6 | 7 p.m. | Hagan Arena
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Saint Joseph's opens its 2023-24 season this Monday as the Hawks host Lafayette. Monday's tip is set for 7 p.m., with the contest streaming on ESPN+ and audio broadcasts on SJUHawks.com.

• Saint Joseph's is 84-28 all-time in season-opening contests.
• Under head coach Billy Lange, the Hawks have gone 2-2 in season openers.
• Monday's matchup marks the 44th meeting between St. Joe's and Lafayette, with the Hawks holding a 34-9 edge.
• The Hawks topped the Leopards, 63-59, a season ago as Cameron Brown and Erik Reynolds II combined for 41 points.
• Saint Joseph's is 16-3 all-time at home against Lafayette, and has won 11 of the last 12 matchups.

FOUR HAWKS NAMED 2023-24 CAPTAINS
Head Coach Billy Lange  announced that Chris Arizin, Cameron Brown, Rasheer Fleming and Erik Reynolds II will serve as captains for the 2023-24 season.

HAWKS PICKED TO FINISH FIFTH IN A-10
Saint Joseph's has been picked to finish fifth in the Atlantic 10's preseason poll that was chosen by a panel of the A-10's head coaches and select media members. The Hawks, who finished 10th a season ago after being picked 13th, received 257 points.

REYNOLDS II NAMED TO THE A-10 PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
Saint Joseph's junior guard Erik Reynolds II has been named to the Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference First Team. Reynolds II is coming off a stellar sophomore campaign that earned him A-10 All-Conference Second Team and A-10 All-Championship Team honors as he ranked second in the conference in scoring at 19.6 points per game and paced the conference in three-pointers per game (3.0).

BROWN EARNS A-10 PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE THIRD TEAM HONORS
Saint Joseph's graduate student Cameron Brown has been named to the Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference Third Team. Brown turned in a career season in 2022-23 as he paced St. Joe's in rebounding (6.0), ranked second in scoring (13.3 ppg) and finished the year fourth in the A-10 in three-pointers per game (2.5). 

RETURNING SCORING
Saint Joseph's ranks fourth nationally in returning scoring as the Hawks bring back 2,104 points of 2,388 points for 88.1 percent. St. Joe's trails only Columbia (96.9 percent), Wisconsin (92 percent) and Northern Iowa (91.2 percent).

ST. JOE'S WELCOMES NEWCOMERS
Saint Joseph's enters 2023-24 with six new Hawks in uniform with the addition of freshmen Xzayvier Brown, Anthony Finkley, Dasear Haskins, Will Lange and Shawn Simmons II to go with redshirt freshman Christ Essandoko. Brown and Finkey led Roman Catholic to a Philadelphia Catholic League title as seniors, while Haskins was a standout at nationally-ranked Camden. Simmons II and Lange were key starters at Hillcrest Prep and The Shipley School, as Essandoko averaged 15.0, 11.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game as a senior at Winston Salem Christian School.