The forecast calls for sunny skies with temps in the upper 20’s. Not great Homecoming weather to say the least. Tailgating in Lot L before the game beginning at noon.
Preseason predictions:
St. Joe’s was picked to finish 7th in A10 Preseason Polls. They are currently in 4th place.
Justice Ajogbor - All-Defensive Team
The major news concerning St. Joe’s came back in December when leading scorer Deuce Jones III was dismissed from the program after just 10 games. He was averaging 15.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game. He was a Preseason 1st Team All-Conference pick and was A10 Rookie of the Year last season.
The game is on ESPN+.
KenPom: Gives us an 81% chance of winning.
GMU - 76
St. Joe’s - 149
NET:
GMU - 65
St. Joe’s - 155
History:
We are 12-8 against St. Joe’s all-time.
Tony Skinn is 2-2 against the Hawks.
St. Joe’s is currently 15-8 on the season and 7-3 in A10 play. They are 10-2 at home, 3-6 on the road, and 2-0 at neutral sites.
The Hawks are 0-4 against Quad 1 teams, 0-0 vs Quad 2, 6-3 against Quad 3, and 6-1 against Quad 4 teams.
Schedule: https://sjuhawks.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule
Wins: Lafayette (85-76), Drexel (76-65), Rutgers-Camden (100-61), Princeton (60-58), Temple (70-69), Coppin St. (87-65), Delaware St. (67-51), Arcadia (87-65), Duquesne (97-90 OT), Richmond (67-65), St. Bonaventure (68-64), Dayton (81-74), Loyola Chicago (85-64), La Salle (67-58), GW (76-73 )
Losses: Va Tech (94-59), Penn (83-74), UNLV (99-85), Syracuse (71-63), Coastal Carolina (68-62), St. Louis (102-79), Davidson (62-56), vcu (79-72),
Probable Starters:
6’6” Jaiden Glover-Toscano - 15.6 ppg & 4.5 reb - Sophomore
6’3” Derek Simpson - 13.0 ppg & 5.3 reb - Senior
6’8” Dasear Haskins - 11.2 ppg & 6.4 reb - Sophomore
6’4” Austin Williford - 6.8 ppg - Freshman
6’10” Justice Ajogbor - 5.1 ppg & 5.0 reb - Grad Student
Reserves averaging double figure minutes:
6’7” Anthony Finkley - 6.7 ppg - Junior - has 13 starts
5’10” Khaafiq Myers - 5.0 ppg - Freshman
6’11” Jaden Smith - 3.2 ppg - Sophomore - has 1 start
Roster: https://sjuhawks.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Team Stats:
St. Joe’s averages 74.9 points per game (9th in the A10) while giving up 72.0 (7th in the A10).
The Hawks shoot 43.0% from the floor (12th in the A10) and 30.2% from 3 (12th in the A10).
Opponents are shooting 41.7% from the field and 33.0% from 3.
The Hawks shoot 75.8% from the free throw line (6th in the A10).
They have out rebounded opponents by 3.5 boards per game and average 12.3 turnovers per contest.
Stats: https://sjuhawks.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2025-26
Thoughts: They are young with 5 of their top 8 being freshmen or sophomores. But, they also come in hot having won 7 of their last 8. They are a well balanced squad on all counts sharing the scoring and rebounding equally. It’s going to take a complete team effort to win this one. We need to avoid a slow start.
This has become a must win. Hoping that we have a packed house and rowdy crowd for this one. Go Mason!
Discuss.
Preseason predictions:
St. Joe’s was picked to finish 7th in A10 Preseason Polls. They are currently in 4th place.
Justice Ajogbor - All-Defensive Team
The major news concerning St. Joe’s came back in December when leading scorer Deuce Jones III was dismissed from the program after just 10 games. He was averaging 15.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game. He was a Preseason 1st Team All-Conference pick and was A10 Rookie of the Year last season.
The game is on ESPN+.
KenPom: Gives us an 81% chance of winning.
GMU - 76
St. Joe’s - 149
NET:
GMU - 65
St. Joe’s - 155
History:
We are 12-8 against St. Joe’s all-time.
Tony Skinn is 2-2 against the Hawks.
St. Joe’s is currently 15-8 on the season and 7-3 in A10 play. They are 10-2 at home, 3-6 on the road, and 2-0 at neutral sites.
The Hawks are 0-4 against Quad 1 teams, 0-0 vs Quad 2, 6-3 against Quad 3, and 6-1 against Quad 4 teams.
Schedule: https://sjuhawks.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule
Wins: Lafayette (85-76), Drexel (76-65), Rutgers-Camden (100-61), Princeton (60-58), Temple (70-69), Coppin St. (87-65), Delaware St. (67-51), Arcadia (87-65), Duquesne (97-90 OT), Richmond (67-65), St. Bonaventure (68-64), Dayton (81-74), Loyola Chicago (85-64), La Salle (67-58), GW (76-73 )
Losses: Va Tech (94-59), Penn (83-74), UNLV (99-85), Syracuse (71-63), Coastal Carolina (68-62), St. Louis (102-79), Davidson (62-56), vcu (79-72),
Probable Starters:
6’6” Jaiden Glover-Toscano - 15.6 ppg & 4.5 reb - Sophomore
6’3” Derek Simpson - 13.0 ppg & 5.3 reb - Senior
6’8” Dasear Haskins - 11.2 ppg & 6.4 reb - Sophomore
6’4” Austin Williford - 6.8 ppg - Freshman
6’10” Justice Ajogbor - 5.1 ppg & 5.0 reb - Grad Student
Reserves averaging double figure minutes:
6’7” Anthony Finkley - 6.7 ppg - Junior - has 13 starts
5’10” Khaafiq Myers - 5.0 ppg - Freshman
6’11” Jaden Smith - 3.2 ppg - Sophomore - has 1 start
Roster: https://sjuhawks.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Team Stats:
St. Joe’s averages 74.9 points per game (9th in the A10) while giving up 72.0 (7th in the A10).
The Hawks shoot 43.0% from the floor (12th in the A10) and 30.2% from 3 (12th in the A10).
Opponents are shooting 41.7% from the field and 33.0% from 3.
The Hawks shoot 75.8% from the free throw line (6th in the A10).
They have out rebounded opponents by 3.5 boards per game and average 12.3 turnovers per contest.
Stats: https://sjuhawks.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2025-26
Thoughts: They are young with 5 of their top 8 being freshmen or sophomores. But, they also come in hot having won 7 of their last 8. They are a well balanced squad on all counts sharing the scoring and rebounding equally. It’s going to take a complete team effort to win this one. We need to avoid a slow start.
This has become a must win. Hoping that we have a packed house and rowdy crowd for this one. Go Mason!
Discuss.
