Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball

Saint Francis Red Flash
Saint Francis Red Flash
	2015–16 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team
	File:SFU Red Flash logo.png
University	Saint Francis University
Head coach	Rob Krimmel (3rd season)
Conference	Northeast Conference
Arena	DeGol Arena ; (capacity: 3,500)
Nickname	Red Flash
Colors	Red and white;
NCAA tournament appearances
	1991
Conference tournament champions
	1991
Conference regular season champions
	1991

The Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team represents Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Northeast Conference. They are currently led by head coach Rob Krimmel and play their home games at the DeGol Arena.

History

Jim Baron Era (1987–1992)

Baron lead The Red Flash to their first NCAA tournament appearance in 1991, where they lost in the First Round to the Arizona Wildcats 93-80. In 1992 Baron left to coach at his alma mater, Saint Bonaventure.

His record was 74-71.

Postseason results

NCAA Tournament results

The Red Flash have appeared in the NCAA Tournament one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1991	Round of 64	Arizona	L 80–93

NIT results

The Red Flash have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) three times. Their combined record is 3–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1954	First Round Quarterfinals	BYU Duquesne	W 81–68 L 63–69
1955	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game	Seton Hall Holy Cross Dayton Cincinnati	W 89–78 W 68–64 L 73–79 L 91–96
1958	First Round	Fordham	L 59–83

CIT results

The Red Flash have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2015	First Round	Bowling Green	L 64–67

NCIT results

The Red Flash have appeared in the National Catholic Invitational Tournament four times. Their combined record is 3–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1949	First Round	Regis	L 49–66
1950	First Round	Loras	L 58–59
1951	First Round	Mount St. Mary's	L 74–84
1952	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game	Loyola (MD) Saint Joseph's Siena Marquette	W 66–52 W 65–56 W 54–51 L 64–76

Retired jerseys

10 - Kevin Porter

12 - Norm Van Lier

26 - Maurice Stokes (Regardless of his number being retired, Stokes' #26 would not be a legal number under current NCAA rules, which prohibit jersey numbers containing a 6, 7, 8, or 9.)

References

^ SFU Athletics Style Guide (PDF). May 11, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2016.

External links

Website

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[1] SFU Athletics Style Guide (PDF). May 11, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2016.

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Venues	DeGol Arena (1972–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Northeast Conference men's basketball
Current teams	Central Connecticut Blue Devils Chicago State Cougars Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Le Moyne Dolphins LIU Sharks Mercyhurst Lakers Saint Francis Red Flash Stonehill Skyhawks Wagner Seahawks
Championships & awards	Regular season champions Conference tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Rookie of the Year "Battle of Brooklyn"
Seasons	1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25