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A rangy 6’3” guard who could shoot, drive and rebound, Joe Hazinsky was a formidable force on the floor for Saint Francis during the opening decade of the 1970s. As was the case with many prior Frankie teams, this was a guard-driven unit where he served as a perfect complement to future NBA great Kevin Porter providing much of the team’s offensive punch.

Moving seamlessly into a starting role by his sophomore year, Hazinsky went on to conclude his career with 1,187 points and upon graduation was the 10th leading scorer in Saint Francis history with the eighth highest scoring average of 15.4 points per game.  A pure shooter who could just as easily put the ball on the floor and drive to the basket, he piled up points his junior and senior years averaging over 17 points a contest and had some of his best games against his team’s best competition: 30 points vs. Missouri and Old Dominion, 22 vs. Temple, 20 vs. Syracuse, 19 vs. Saint Joseph’s, and 18 vs. Virginia Commonwealth – to name just a few.

With Porter running the break, Hazinsky liked to operate on the wing where he could launch his patented jumper.  He was just as good passing the ball and with his long arms he was one of the best defensive players on his teams and a fine rebounder, taking down an average of 5.6 rebounds a game - an impressive number for a guard.