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Billy Lange greets the boys of the St. Rose of Lima 6th grade basketball team. PHOTO: KELLY SHANNON ’24/THE HAWK

Birds of a feather: Billy Lange’s former elementary school attends game at Hagan

Mia Messina February 8, 2023

A future basketball coach may have been in the group of 6th grade boys on the St. Rose of Lima basketball team at Hagan Arena during the men’s basketball game vs. La Salle on Feb. 5. Four decades ago,...

Cameron Brown has started 67 of the 79 games he has played for the Hawks. PHOTOS: KELLY SHANNON ’24/THE HAWK

Previewing the 2022-23 St. Joe’s men’s basketball season

Mia Messina November 2, 2022

With each new season comes new lessons to learn, and Billy Lange and his team are ready to learn all that the 2022- 23 basketball season has to teach them. “We are going to learn a lot about ourselves...

First-year guard Eric Reynolds II takes a fadeaway jumper against Brandon Slater. PHOTOS: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

‘The Holy War’: Men’s basketball takes lessons away from Villanova loss

Adam Fine December 7, 2021

The Villanova University Wildcats were firing on all cylinders Saturday when they defeated St. Joe’s, 81-52, while the usually reliable sharpshooters for the Hawks misfired badly, shooting 22% from three....

PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

Inside the mind of Billy Lange

Tyler Nice November 2, 2021

Billy Lange is entering his third year as head coach of the men’s basketball team for the 2021-2022 season. The Hawk sat down with Lange to discuss his coaching roots, his goals for St. Joe’s and...

Sophomore guard/forward Jordan Hall launches a three against George Mason University last season. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS 22/THE HAWK

Men’s Basketball 2021 Season Preview

Aaron Tully November 2, 2021

Men’s team embracing competitive mindset The 2021-22 season may be the year that the pieces start to come together for Billy Lange and his team. In his first two seasons as the head coach of the...

A Minute with McCloskey

A Minute with McCloskey

James McCloskey, Jr. November 19, 2019

The missing piece for the Hawks The St. Joe’s men’s basketball team has started the season with two wins and two losses. A record of 2-2 is significantly better than how many presumed the Hawks would...

Approximately 400 students packed Hagan Arena for the mens basketball home opener. PHOTOS: MITCHELL SHIELDS 22/THE HAWK

‘Blackout’ at men’s basketball home opener promotes inclusion and diversity

Alex Hargrave November 6, 2019

Just over 24 hours after approximately 1,800 members of the university community filled Michael J. Hagan ’85 Arena for a University Forum on diversity, inclusion and equity, St. Joe’s students donned...

Langes teams at Navy lead the Patriot League in scoring in five of his seven seasons. PHOTOS: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

Coaching with an edge

Sam Britt November 5, 2019

Lange set to take on first year as head coach For St. Joe’s new head coach, Billy Lange, the road to Hawk Hill can be traced back to his childhood in Haddon Heights, New Jersey. He remembers, after...

St. Joe’s men’s basketball needs to trust the process

St. Joe’s men’s basketball needs to trust the process

Sam Britt May 2, 2019

The Philadelphia 76ers officially began “The Process” on June 27, 2013 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The Process was a long-term strategy to attain young talent in order to propel...

Billy Lange, newly appointed mens basketball head coach, was introduced to the St. Joes community on April 4 and was received by fans in Michael J. Hagan  ’85 Arena. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

Lange hopes to create winning culture on Hawk Hill

Nick Karpinski April 9, 2019

Billy Lange was officially named the 15th head coach in St. Joe's men's basketball program history on March 28. Just five days before, Lange received a phone call from Jill Bodensteiner J.D., director...

With Lange in, who will be staying and who will be leaving?

With Lange in, who will be staying and who will be leaving?

James McCloskey, Jr. April 3, 2019

With the hiring of Billy Lange, former Philadelphia 76ers assistant coach, the St. Joe’s men’s basketball team has officially begun a new era. Lange brings different energy and excitement, and most...

Billy Lange confers with Jimmy Butler on the Philadelphia 76ers sideline during his time as an assistant coach. PHOTO COURTESY OF PHILADELPHIA 76ERS

Billy Lange named St. Joe’s men’s basketball head coach

Nick Karpinski April 2, 2019

Billy Lange, former Philadelphia 76ers assistant coach, was named head coach for the St. Joe’s men’s basketball team on March 28. Jill Bodensteiner, J.D., director of athletics, told The Hawk that...

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