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2016–17 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team

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2016–17 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball
Hugh Durham Classic champions
CIT, Second Round
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record17–17 (11–7 NEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachAndrew Helton
Assistant coaches
  • Eric Taylor
  • Umar Shannon
Home arenaDeGol Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Mount St. Mary's 14 4   .778 20 16   .556
LIU Brooklyn 13 5   .722 20 12   .625
Wagner 11 7   .611 16 14   .533
Saint Francis 11 7   .611 17 17   .500
Robert Morris 9 9   .500 14 19   .424
Bryant 9 9   .500 12 20   .375
Fairleigh Dickinson 9 9   .500 11 19   .367
Sacred Heart 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
Central Connecticut 4 14   .222 6 23   .207
St. Francis Brooklyn 2 16   .111 4 27   .129
2017 NEC tournament winner

The 2016–17 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team represented Saint Francis University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Flash, led by fifth-year head coach Rob Krimmel, played their home games at the DeGol Arena in Loretto, Pennsylvania as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 17–17, 11–7 in NEC play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Bryant and Wagner to advance to the Championship game of the NEC tournament where they lost to Mount St. Mary's. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Jacksonville in the first round to win the Hugh Durham Classic. However, they lost in the second round to UMBC.

Previous season

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The Red Flash finished the 2015–16 season 13–17, 9–9 in NEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament to Fairleigh Dickinson.

Roster

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2016–17 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F/C 0 Ifeanyi Umezurike 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Montverde Academy Uturu, Abia State, Nigeria
G 1 Malik Harmon Current redshirt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Sr Christ the King HS Queens, NY
G 2 Scott Meredith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Hargrave Military Academy Pilot Mountain, NC
G 3 Jamaal King 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Bishop O'Connell HS Salisbury, MD
G 4 Randall Gaskins Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Bishop O'Connell HS Woodbridge, VA
F/C 5 Daniel Wallace 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Nansemond River HS Suffolk, VA
G 11 Isaiah Blackmon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So West Charlotte HS Charlotte, NC
G 13 Keith Braxton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Fr Lawrenceville School Glassboro, NJ
G 14 Andre Wolford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Saint Ignatius HS North Olmsted, OH
G 15 Deon Baker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr CC of Beaver County Pittsburgh, PA
G 21 Tre McKeithen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Taylor Allderdice HS Pittsburgh, PA
G 22 Michael Klebon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Southern Columbia Area HS Paxinos, PA
G 23 Georgios Angelou 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Lykeio Kanithou Halkida, Greece
G 24 Jordan Forehand 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So IMG Academy Bridgewater, NJ
F/C 30 Deivydas Kuzavas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr St. Mary's Ryken HS Kretinga, Lithuania
F/C 32 Josh Nebo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Cypress Lakes HS Houston, TX
F 33 Patrick Wrencher 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Archbishop Moeller HS West Chester, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 12, 2016*
4:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure L 82–92  0–1
Reilly Center (4,322)
Olean, NY
Nov 16, 2016*
7:00 pm
at Duquesne W 89–75  0–2
A. J. Palumbo Center (1,025)
Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 19, 2016*
7:00 pm
Chatham W 119–59  1–2
DeGol Arena (714)
Loretto, PA
Nov 23, 2016*
7:00 pm
Longwood W 87–72  2–2
DeGol Arena (506)
Loretto, PA
Nov 26, 2016*
2:00 pm
at American W 69–62  3–2
Bender Arena (432)
Washington, DC
Nov 30, 2016*
7:00 pm
at NJIT L 70–83  3–3
Fleisher Center (752)
Newark, NJ
Dec 03, 2016*
7:00 pm
Binghamton L 70–73  3–4
DeGol Arena (671)
Loretto, PA
Dec 12, 2016*
7:00 pm
at Lehigh L 67–100  3–5
Stabler Arena (774)
Bethlehem, PA
Dec 17, 2016*
1:00 pm
Stony Brook L 63–75  3–6
DeGol Arena (336)
Loretto, PA
Dec 19, 2016*
7:00 pm
at Marquette L 65–78  3–7
BMO Harris Bradley Center (11,868)
Milwaukee, WI
Dec 21, 2016*
8:00 pm
at Texas A&M L 58–81  3–8
Reed Arena (9,207)
College Station, TX
NEC regular season
Dec 29, 2017
7:30 pm
at Fairleigh Dickinson L 65–77  3–9
(0–1)
Rothman Center (914)
Teaneck, NJ
Dec 31, 2017
3:30 pm
Sacred Heart W 87–67  4–9
(1–1)
William H. Pitt Center (275)
Fairfield, CT
Jan 5, 2017
7:00 pm
St. Francis Brooklyn W 81–56  5–9
(2–1)
DeGol Arena 
Loretto, PA
Jan 7, 2017
4:00 pm
LIU Brooklyn L 70–83  5–10
(2–2)
DeGol Arena (747)
Loretto, PA
Jan 12, 2017
6:00 pm
at Robert Morris W 77–57  6–10
(3–2)
Charles L. Sewall Center (812)
Moon Township, PA
Jan 14, 2017
4:00 pm
at Mount St. Mary's L 72–78  6–11
(3–3)
Knott Arena (2,068)
Emmitsburg, MD
Jan 19, 2017
7:00 pm
Bryant W 75–61  7–11
(4–3)
DeGol Arena (715)
Loretto, PA
Jan 21, 2017
3:00 pm
Central Connecticut L 83–84 OT 7–12
(4–4)
DeGol Arena (978)
Loretto, PA
Jan 26, 2017
7:00 pm
at Wagner W 72–67  8–12
(5–4)
Spiro Sports Center (1,601)
Staten Island, NY
Jan 28, 2017
7:00 pm
Robert Morris W 89–83 OT 9–12
(6–4)
DeGol Arena (1,510)
Loretto, PA
Feb 2, 2017
7:00 pm
at St. Francis Brooklyn W 78–61  10–12
(7–4)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (347)
Brooklyn, NY
Feb 4, 2017
4:30 pm
at LIU Brooklyn W 80–78  11–12
(8–4)
Steinberg Wellness Center (597)
Brooklyn, NY
Feb 9, 2017
7:00 pm
Wagner L 74–76 OT 11–13
(8–5)
DeGol Arena (1,105)
Loretto, PA
Feb 11, 2017
1:00 pm
Mount St. Mary's L 62–81  11–14
(8–6)
DeGol Arena (1,048)
Loretto, PA
Feb 16, 2017
7:00 pm
at Central Connecticut W 80–71  12–14
(9–6)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,009)
New Britain, CT
Feb 18, 2017
4:00 pm
at Bryant L 75–79  12–15
(9–7)
Chace Athletic Center (524)
Smithfield, RI
Feb 23, 2017
7:00 pm
Sacred Heart W 73–64  13–15
(10–7)
DeGol Arena (778)
Loretto, PA
Feb 25, 2017
7:00 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson W 70–64  14–15
(11–7)
DeGol Arena (814)
Loretto, PA
NEC tournament
Mar 1, 2017
7:00 pm
(4) (5) Bryant
Quarterfinals
W 100–78  15–15
DeGol Arena (746)
Loretto, PA
Mar 4, 2017
12:00 pm, FCS/MSG
(4) at (3) Wagner
Semifinals
L 70–71  16–15
Spiro Sports Center (1,823)
Staten Island, NY
Mar 7, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(4) at (1) Mount St. Mary's
Championship game
L 61–71  16–16
Knott Arena (3,121)
Emmitsburg, MD
CIT
Mar 14, 2017*
7:00 pm, Facebook Live
at Jacksonville
First Round
Hugh Durham Classic
W 78–76  17–16
Swisher Gymnasium (734)
Jacksonville, FL
Mar 18, 2017*
2:00 pm, Facebook Live
at UMBC
Second Round
L 79–87  17–17
Retriever Activities Center (904)
Catonsville, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. Source[1].

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 St. Francis (PA) Red Flash Schedule".