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2011–12 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team | ||||
University | St. Francis College | |||
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Conference | NEC I Division |
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Location | Brooklyn, NY | |||
Head coach | Glenn Braica (2nd year) | |||
Arena | Pope Physical Education Center (Capacity: 2,000) |
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Nickname | Terriers | |||
Colors | Blue and Red
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Conference regular season champions | ||||
MTNY: 1954, 1956 METC: 1967 NEC: 2001, 2004 |
The St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represents St. Francis College, which is located in Brooklyn Heights, New York. The St. Francis College’s men's basketball program was founded in 1896 and is the oldest collegiate program in New York City.[1] The program had players on the court only 5 years after Dr. James Naismith invented the game in 1891. The College's first game came in 1901 against Brown University. The Boys from Brooklyn, as they were referred to, finished the 1901 season with a 13-1 mark.
The team is Division I and participates in the Northeast Conference. The Terrier home games are played at the Pope Physical Education Center on Peter Aquilone Court.[2] The Terriers also host some home games at Madison Square Garden.[3] The current head coach is Glenn Braica.[4]
The Terriers have an overall record of 1110-1145, 49.2 W-L%, over a 92 year span from the 1920-1921 to the 2010-2011 season.[5] Also in that time, they won 5 regular season championships and had 3 NIT bids. The Terriers best finish was the 1955-1956 season under Daniel Lynch posting a 21-4 record that ranked them at 13th nationally in the AP polls.[5][6] That same year the Terriers reached the NIT semi-finals.[7][6] Throughout their history the Terriers have played as NCAA Division I independents, in the Metropolitan New York Conference (1946–1963), in the Metropolitan Collegiate Conference (1966–1968) and since 1981 in the NEC.[5] In that time span, the Terriers have had 17 different head coaches, the best of which was Daniel Lynch who holds the St. Francis College record for most wins. Lynch guided St. Francis to five consecutive 20-win seasons; going 105-32 from 1951–56. Additionally he led the Terriers to 3 NIT appearances, and 3 Conference Regular Season Championships. Lynch coached great players like Al Innis and Jim Luisi.
The fiercest rival of the Terriers are the Long Island University Blackbirds, they have competed since 1928. Both the Men's and Women's Terrier teams play in the Battle of Brooklyn tournament against the Blackbirds, which has been played annually since 1975-76.[6] The Terriers also compete against Wagner College Seahawks, and it is referred to as Battle of the Verrazano due to St. Francis College in Brooklyn being separated from Wagner College in Staten Island by the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. The Battle of the Verrazano dates back to the 1973-1974 season.[8]
After joining the NEC the Terriers recovered some momentum during Ron Ganulin's tenure as head coach, in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the Terriers were one of the better teams in the NEC. From 1998 through 2004, St. Francis posted a 78-36 conference record. The 1998-99 team had their first 20 win season in 43 years and the 2003 team participated in the preseason NIT for the first time in school history, losing to the University of Massachusetts in the first round. At the time Ganulin's assistant was Glenn Braica, whom is the current head coach as of 2010. Braica was most recently an assistant under Norm Roberts at St. John's University.[9]
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The St. Francis College’s men's basketball program was founded in 1896 and is the oldest collegiate program in New York City.[1] The program had players on the court only 5 years after Dr. James Naismith invented the game in 1891. The College's first game came in 1901 against Brown University. The Boys from Brooklyn, as they were referred to, finished the 1901 season with a 13-1 mark. St. Francis was a popular team during New York City's Basketball glory days of the 1940s and 50s. The 1942 squad averaged 59 points per game and in 1949 the Terriers became the first team in the New York City area to have its game televised. The Terriers defeated Seton Hall in its inaugural telecast on WPIX.[10]
Regular Season Champions | Conference Champions | NIT Tournament berth | NCAA Tournament berth |
Season | Head coach[11][6] | Season results[11][6] | Tournament results[11][6] | ||||||||||
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Overall | Conference | Conference | NIT | NCAA | |||||||||
Wins | Losses | Conf | Wins | Losses | Finish | ||||||||
1901–02 | Unknown | 13 | 1 | Unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1902–20 | Incomplete Records | ||||||||||||
1920–21 | Brother Phillip | 14 | 3 | Ind | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1921–22 | Frank Brennan | 15 | 7 | Ind | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1922–23 | 21 | 8 | Ind | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1923–24 | 18 | 9 | Ind | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1924–25 | 9 | 8 | Ind | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1925–26 | 1 | 6 | Ind | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1926–27 | Nip Lynch | 2 | 12 | Ind | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1927–28 | 9 | 8 | Ind | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1928–29 | Edward Keating | 9 | 8 | Ind | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1929–30 | 6 | 12 | Ind | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1930–31 | George Hinchcliffe | 17 | 16 | Ind | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1931–32 | 9 | 13 | Ind | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1932–33 | Rody Cooney[12] | 12 | 9 | Ind | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1933–34 | 13 | 11 | MTNY | 3 | 8 | 6th | — | — | — | ||||
1934–35 | 12 | 12 | Ind | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1935-36 | 15 | 8 | MTNY | 4 | 6 | 6th | — | — | — | ||||
1936-37 | 13 | 8 | MTNY | 1 | 5 | 7th | — | — | — | ||||
1937-38 | 14 | 8 | MTNY | 2 | 4 | T-5th | — | — | — | ||||
1938-39 | 15 | 7 | MTNY | 15 | 7 | 4th | — | — | — | ||||
1939-40 | 13 | 5 | Ind | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1940-41 | 9 | 9 | Ind | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1941-42 | Joseph Brennan | 16 | 2 | Ind | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1942-43 | 13 | 7 | MTNY | 1 | 5 | 7th | — | — | — | ||||
1943-44 | 10 | 6 | Ind | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1944-45 | 9 | 9 | Ind | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1945-46 | 12 | 6 | MTNY | 3 | 2 | 4th | — | — | — | ||||
1946-47 | 14 | 7 | MTNY | 2 | 3 | 5th | — | — | — | ||||
1947-48 | 16 | 9 | MTNY | 2 | 3 | 6th | — | — | — | ||||
1948-49 | Daniel Lynch | 20 | 13 | MTNY | 2 | 2 | 5th | — | — | — | |||
1949-50 | 6 | 18 | MTNY | 0 | 4 | 7th | — | — | — | ||||
1950-51 | 19 | 11 | MTNY | 2 | 5 | 6th | — | — | — | ||||
1951-52 | 20 | 8 | MTNY | 4 | 2 | 2nd | — | — | — | ||||
1952-53 | 20 | 7 | MTNY | 2 | 3 | 4th | — | — | — | ||||
1953-54 | 23 | 5 | MTNY | 5 | 0 | 1st | — | NIT Quarterfinals | — | ||||
1954-55 | 21 | 8 | MTNY | 2 | 3 | 4th | — | — | — | ||||
1955-56 | 21 | 4 | MTNY | 4 | 0 | 1st | — | NIT Semifinals | — | ||||
1956-57 | 12 | 14 | MTNY | 1 | 2 | 6th | — | — | — | ||||
1957-58 | 14 | 9 | MTNY | 2 | 1 | 3rd | — | — | — | ||||
1958-59 | 5 | 18 | MTNY | 0 | 3 | 7th | — | — | — | ||||
1959-60 | 13 | 8 | MTNY | 2 | 1 | 3rd | — | — | — | ||||
1960-61 | 10 | 10 | MTNY | 2 | 1 | T-2nd | — | — | — | ||||
1961-62 | 8 | 15 | MTNY | 2 | 3 | 4th | — | — | — | ||||
1962-63 | 16 | 7 | MTNY | 4 | 2 | 3rd | — | NIT first round | — | ||||
1963-64 | 10 | 16 | Ind | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1964-65 | 11 | 9 | Ind | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1965-66 | 5 | 17 | METC | 0 | 9 | 10th | — | — | — | ||||
1966-67 | 15 | 8 | METC | 7 | 2 | T-1st | — | — | — | ||||
1967-68 | 7 | 16 | METC | 0 | 8 | 9th | — | — | — | ||||
1968-69 | 7 | 16 | Ind | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1969-70 | Lester Yellin | 9 | 12 | Ind | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1970-71 | 8 | 17 | Ind | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1971-72 | 12 | 14 | Ind | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1972-73 | 8 | 16 | Ind | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1973-74 | Jack Prenderville | 11 | 13 | Ind | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1974-75 | 7 | 19 | Ind | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1975-76 | Lucio Rossini | 13 | 13 | Ind | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1976-77 | 12 | 14 | Ind | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1977-78 | 16 | 9 | Ind | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1978-79 | 14 | 12 | Ind | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1979-80 | Gene Roberti | 11 | 15 | Ind | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1980-81 | 10 | 16 | Ind | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1981-82 | 10 | 17 | NEC North | 8 | 7 | T-3rd | Quarterfinal | — | — | ||||
1982-83 | 10 | 18 | NEC North | 7 | 7 | T-3rd | Quarterfinal | — | — | ||||
1983-84 | 2 | 26 | NEC | 1 | 15 | 9th | Quarterfinal | — | — | ||||
1984-85 | Bob Valvano | 7 | 21 | NEC | 3 | 11 | 8th | Quarterfinal | — | — | |||
1985-86 | 9 | 19 | NEC | 4 | 12 | 8th | Quarterfinal | — | — | ||||
1986-87 | 11 | 16 | NEC | 5 | 11 | T-7th | — | — | — | ||||
1987-88 | 11 | 18 | NEC | 5 | 11 | 7th | Semifinal | — | — | ||||
1988-89 | Rich Zvosec | 14 | 16 | NEC | 5 | 11 | 9th | — | — | — | |||
1989-90 | 9 | 18 | NEC | 4 | 12 | 8th | — | — | — | ||||
1990-91 | 15 | 14 | NEC | 8 | 8 | 5th | Semifinal | — | — | ||||
1991-92 | Ron Ganulin | 15 | 14 | NEC | 8 | 8 | 4th | Semifinal | — | — | |||
1992-93 | 9 | 18 | NEC | 8 | 10 | T-5th | Quarterfinal | — | — | ||||
1993-94 | 1 | 26 | NEC | 1 | 17 | 10th | Quarterfinal | — | — | ||||
1994-95 | 9 | 18 | NEC | 5 | 13 | 9th | Quarterfinal | — | — | ||||
1995-96 | 9 | 18 | NEC | 3 | 15 | 9th | Quarterfinal | — | — | ||||
1996-97 | 13 | 15 | NEC | 7 | 11 | T-7th | Semifinal | — | — | ||||
1997-98 | 15 | 12 | NEC | 10 | 6 | T-3rd | Quarterfinal | — | — | ||||
1998-99 | 20 | 8 | NEC | 16 | 4 | 2nd | Semifinal | — | — | ||||
1999-00 | 18 | 12 | NEC | 12 | 6 | T-4th | Semifinal | — | — | ||||
2000-01 | 18 | 11 | NEC | 16 | 14 | 1st | Semifinal | — | — | ||||
2001-02 | 18 | 11 | NEC | 13 | 7 | 5th | Semifinal | — | — | ||||
2002-03 | 14 | 16 | NEC | 9 | 9 | T-6th | Final[13] | Pre-Season NIT first round | — | ||||
2003-04 | 15 | 13 | NEC | 12 | 6 | T-1st | Quarterfinal[14] | — | — | ||||
2004-05 | 13 | 15 | NEC | 9 | 9 | 7th | Quarterfinal[15] | — | — | ||||
2005-06 | Brian Nash | 10 | 17 | NEC | 7 | 11 | T-8th | — | — | — | |||
2006-07 | 9 | 22 | NEC | 7 | 11 | T-6th | Quarterfinal[16] | — | — | ||||
2007-08 | 7 | 22 | NEC | 4 | 14 | T-8th | — | — | — | ||||
2008-09 | 10 | 20 | NEC | 7 | 11 | 8th | Quarterfinal[17] | — | — | ||||
2009-10 | 11 | 18 | NEC | 8 | 10 | T-8th | — | — | — | ||||
2010-11 | Glenn Braica | 15 | 15 | NEC | 10 | 8 | 5th | Quarterfinal[18] | — | — | |||
2011-12 | 4 | 9 | NEC | 1 | 1 | T-7th | — | — | — |
Overall | Conference | |||||
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Name | Years | Won-Lost | Pct. | Won-Lost | Pct. | Note |
Brother Phillip | 1920-21 | 14-3 | 82.4% | |||
Frank Brennan | 1921-26 (5yr) | 64-38 | 62.7% | |||
Nip Lynch | 1926-28 (2yr) | 11-20 | 35.5% | |||
Edward Keating | 1928-30 (2yr) | 15-20 | 42.9% | |||
George Hinchcliffe | 1930-32 (2yr) | 26-29 | 47.3% | |||
Rody Cooney | 1932-41 (9yr) | 116-77 | 60.1% | |||
Joseph Brennan | 1941-48 (7yr) | 90-46 | 66.2% | Member of the Basketball Hall of Fame and Terrier coach with highest winning percentage | ||
Daniel Lynch[19] | 1948-69 (21yr) | 283-237 | 54.4% | 3x Regular Season Conference Champion and All-Time Terrier Wins leader | ||
Lester Yellin | 1969-73 (4yr) | 37-59 | 38.5% | |||
Jack Prenderville | 1973-75 (2yr) | 18-32 | 36.0% | |||
Lucio Rossini | 1975-79 (4yr) | 55-48 | 53.4% | |||
Gene Roberti | 1979-84 (5yr) | 58-124 | 31.9% | |||
Bob Valvano[20] | 1984-88 (4yr) | 38-74 | 33.9% | 17-45 | 27.4% | |
Rich Zvosec | 1988-91 (3yr) | 38-48 | 44.1% | 17-31 | 35.4% | |
Ron Ganulin[21] | 1991-05 (14yr) | 187-207 | 47.5% | 129-125 | 50.8% | 2x Regular Season Conference Champion[22][23] and 2x NEC Coach of the Year[24] |
Brian Nash | 2005-2010 (5yr) | 47-99 | 32.2% | 33-58 | 36.3% | |
Glenn Braica | 2010-Present (2yr) | 19-24 | 44.2% | 11-9 | 55.0% |
Beginning in the 1975-1976 season, an annual Battle of Brooklyn game was dedicated to tribute William Lai and Daniel Lynch, former athletic directors at Long Island University and St. Francis College, respectively.[6] The Battle of Brooklyn has been a tradition between the basketball programs for 36 years. Each year the most valuable player of the game is given the Lai-Lynch Trophy in memory of the two ADs. St. Francis now has a Battle record of 16-20 against LIU.
Game[6] | Season[6] | Career[6] | |
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Points | 45 John Conforti vs Wagner (January 10, 1970) | 680 Ray Minlend (1998-99) | 1,643 Ricky Cadell (2007-11) |
Points Per Game | 24.3 Ray Minlend (1998-99) | 21.3 Dennis McDermott | |
Rebounds | 37 Al Inniss vs Lafayette (March 17, 1956) | 311 Jerome Williams (1974-75) | 1,018 Jerome Williams (1972-76) |
Assists | 16 Jim Paguaga vs York College (February 7, 1986) | 233 Jim Paguaga (1974-75) | 534 Greg Nunn (1997-01) |
Year | NEC Player of the Year[24] | NEC Defensive Player of the Year[24] | NEC Coach of the Year[24] | First Team All-NEC[24] | Second Team ALL-NEC[24] | NEC Rookie of the Year[24] |
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1998 | Ron Ganulin | Roque Osorio, John Thomas | Richy Dominguez | |||
1999 | Ray Minlend | Ray Minlend | Angel Santana | |||
2000 | Steven Howard, Angel Santana | |||||
2001 | Greg Nunn | Richy Dominguez, Steven Howard | ||||
2002 | Jason Morgan | |||||
2003 | Clifford Strong | |||||
2004 | Ron Ganulin | Mike Wilson | ||||
2005 | Tory Cavalieri | Allan Sheppard | ||||
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2007 | Robert Hines | |||||
2008 | Ricky Cadell | |||||
2009 | Ricky Cadell | |||||
2010 | Akeem Bennett | |||||
2010 | Akeem Bennett | Akeem Bennett, Ricky Cadell |
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