Throughout the offseason many fans questioned the direction that Saint Joe’s was headed in. In all honesty, much of the skepticism was warranted. Saint Joe’s had just lost Ryan Daly to the NBA draft process, a player who was the heart of scoring for the Hawks. Jordan Hall, after a breakout freshman season, had also initially transferred out after just one year. Saint Joe’s was about to enter Lange’s third year with few assets to account for, but with what only could be deemed divine providence, Hall returned to Hawk Hill after an unsuccessful NBA draft bid.
On top of all of this uncertainty from the offseason, were the ugly struggles from Lange’s first and second year at Saint Joe’s. The team finished with a 5-15 record in 2020-21, with the first win not arriving until January of that year. This terrible record only added to Saint Joe’s awful 6-26 record from the year before. With a roster decimated from a coaching change, a transfer portal that was…