PHILADELPHIA (AP) — There is a tradition at Saint Joseph’s for fans to cheer “The Hawk Will Never Die!”
They need to believe in that defiant slogan more than ever this season.
Hard times, indeed, have hit Hawk Hill.
Jameer Nelson and Delonte West once ruled Saint Joseph’s, where fans and scouts flocked to watch the Hawks romp their way toward a No. 1 national ranking and stamp themselves as the dominant darlings of college basketball.
Now, seven years after Nelson and West left for the NBA, the record has never been worse under coach Phil Martelli.
The only thing Saint Joseph’s is known for these days landing at the bottom of the Atlantic 10. This season, the Hawks are 5-16 overall, 0-7 in the A-10, and have lost eight straight games entering Wednesday’s game at Richmond.
