2011–12 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

2011–12 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
Conference Northeast Conference
2011–12 record 15–15 (12–6 NEC)
Head coach Glenn Braica (2nd year)
Assistant coach Andy Johnston (4th year)
Assistant coach Clive Bentick (5th year)
Assistant coach Daniel Nigro (2nd year)
Home arena Generoso Pope Athletic Complex
2011–12 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Long Island† 16 – 2   .889     25 – 9   .735
Wagner 15 – 3   .833     25 – 6   .806
Robert Morris 13 – 5   .722     26 – 10   .722
St. Francis (NY) 12 – 6   .667     15 – 15   .500
Quinnipiac 10 – 8   .556     18 – 13   .581
Monmouth 10 – 8   .556     12 – 20   .375
Central Connecticut 10 – 8   .556     13 – 16   .448
Sacred Heart 8 – 10   .444     14 – 18   .438
Mount St. Mary's 6 – 12   .333     8 – 21   .276
Saint Francis (PA) 5 – 13   .278     6 – 23   .207
Fairleigh Dickinson 2 – 16   .111     3 – 26   .103
*Bryant 1 – 17   .056     2 – 28   .067
† 2012 Northeast Conference tournament winner
As of March 17, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament

The 2011–2012 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is coached by Glenn Braica, who is in his second year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terrier's home games are played at the Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1981. They finished the season at 15–15 overall and 12–6 in NEC play to finish in fourth place. The Terriers went on to lose in the quarterfinals of the Northeast Conference Basketball Tournament to Quinnipiac.

Braica was awarded the NEC Jim Phelan coach of the year award and freshman forward Jalen Cannon was selected to the NEC All-Rookie team.[1] Ben Mockford led the Terriers in scoring with 11.8 points per game, Jalen Cannon led the team in rebounding with 8.8 per game and Brent Jones paced the team with 3.9 assists per game.

Season outlook

Going into Glenn Braica's second year as head coach, the Terriers were looking to build on the previous years success and get beyond the NEC quarter-finals. Although, the Terriers lost several key pieces to their team via graduation, including St. Francis College all-time leading scorer, Ricky Cadell, and Akeem Bennett.[2] These losses led in part to their NEC coaches preseason poll selection to finish 11th.

Recruiting

6' 6" power forward Lowell Ulmer, 6' 5” guard Kevin Douglas and 6' 6” power forward Jalen Cannon were signed in the spring.[3][4][5]

Regular season

The Terriers had a difficult schedule with their first 9 games on the road. To begin the year, the Terriers lost 3 close games to Seton Hall, Lafayette and Hofstra. In the season opener the Terriers were leading 62–60 with 0:09 left, yet they gave up the lead and lost in overtime 71–75.[6] Against Lafayette, the Terriers were tied 69–69 with just 1:33 left, but were unable to pull out the victory.[7] Versus Hofstra, the game was tied 9 times and there were 12 lead changes as the game went down to the wire.[8] In the fourth contest of the season the Terriers were soundly defeated by the Red Storm.[9] Against NJIT, the Terriers picked up their first win of the season behind a 22 point performance by Ben Mockford. Then in their first conference game, the Terriers rode Mockford's 19 points to beat the Mountaineers and win their second game of the season. After their 2-game winning streak, the Terriers lost to the surging Wagner Seahawks, which went on to defeat 13th ranked Pittsburgh. The Terriers next faced Colgate, a team that has never beaten them before (4–0), and loss a close contest 63–65. Then, after being on the losing end of buzzer-beaters and last minute runs, the Terriers pulled out a win in the final minute of the game at Howard.

The Terriers then began a 3 game homestand at the Pope, where they lost their first 2 to Albany and Norfolk State. In their final game of the homestand the Terriers won their first home game against Brown. The Terriers then went on the road against Army where they faltered ending the non-conference portion of the schedule and finishing 3–7 against non-conference opponents. The Terriers then got hot and won 9 out of their next 10 games against conference opponents. Their only loss was to Wagner, which swept the season series, 0–2. Heading into Rivalry Week the Terriers were set to play 2 matches against LIU and at stake was 1st place in the NEC.[10] Yet the Terriers were swept, losing both games, including the Battle of Brooklyn ending their hopes of a regular season championship. The Terriers then bounced back and beat Quinnipiac on the road, taking the season series 2–0 and clinching a NEC Tournament spot with 3 games left to play. They then went on to go 1–2 beating Sacred Heart and losing to Monmouth and Farleigh Dickinson; both loses came on the road. One high note came in the last game of the regular season, when freshman Jalen Cannon grabbed 20 rebounds against Farleigh Dickinson, which was the most by a Division I freshman in the entire country last season.[11]

The Terriers were able to get the 4th seed going into the NEC tournament. They will host their first home playoff game since 1997.[12] Additionally, coach Glenn Braica won the NEC Jim Phelan coach of the year award and Jalen Cannon was selected to the NEC All-Rookie team.[13]

Post-season

The Terriers clinched the 4th seed in the Northeast Conference tournament and faced 5th seed Quinnipiac at home. The Terriers made a quick exit from the tournament losing to Quinnipiac 72–80 in the first round of play.

Roster

2011–12 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 1 Jones, BrentBrent Jones style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Bronx, New York
G/F 2 Perunicic, StefanStefan Perunicic style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Belgrade, Serbia
G 3 Mockford, BenBen Mockford style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) So Shoreham-by-Sea, England
F 5 Cannon, JalenJalen Cannon style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Allentown, Pennsylvania
G 11 Santavenere, PhillipPhillip Santavenere style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) So Middletown, Connecticut
F 12 Trivic, MilosMilos Trivic style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) So Belgrade, Serbia
F 14 Nichols, TravisTravis Nichols style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Brooklyn, New York
G 15 Newton, JustinJustin Newton style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Queens, New York
F 23 Ulmer, LowellLowell Ulmer style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Staten Island, New York
G 25 Nierva, MikeMike Nierva style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Staten Island, New York
F 30 Johnson, AkeemAkeem Johnson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Brooklyn, New York
G 32 Calloway, DreDre Calloway  style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 170 lb (77 kg) RS Sr Harlem, New York
C 33 Milk, MattMatt Milk style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 220 lb (100 kg) So Wantagh, New York
G/F 34 Douglas, KevinKevin Douglas style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Bronx, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 21, 2012

Depth Chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Akeem Johnson (F/C) Matt Milk
PF Jalen Cannon Travis Nicols Lowell Ulmer
SF Stefan Perunicic (G/F) Kevin Douglas (G/F) Milos Trivic
SG Ben Mockford P.J. Santavenere
PG Brent Jones Justin Newton

Schedule and results

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
November 12, 2011* at Seton Hall L 71–75 OT 0–1  25 - Nichols  14 - Nichols  6 - Calloway  Prudential Center (6,988)
November 16, 2011* at Lafayette L 74–79  0–2  15 - Nichols  9 - Cannon  2 - Jones  Kirby Sports Center (1,924)
November 19, 2011* at Hofstra L 59–63  0–3  12 - Nichols  7 - Johnson/Mockford  4 - Jones/Calloway  Hofstra Arena (2,133)
November 22, 2011* at St. John's L 48–63  0–4  13 - Perunicic  7 - Cannon  4 - Calloway  Carnesecca Arena (3,922)
November 26, 2011* at NJIT W 79–60  1–4  22 - Mockford  8 - Cannon  5 - Jones  Fleisher Center (290)
December 1, 2011 at Mount St. Mary's W 64–54  2–4 (1–0)  19 - Mockford  9 - Cannon  8 - Newton  Knott Arena (789)
December 3, 2011 at Wagner L 50–90  2–5 (1–1)  9 - Jones/Mockford  8 - Douglas  2 - Jones  Spiro Sports Center (1,889)
December 10, 2011* at Colgate L 63–65  2–6  18 - Johnson  8 - Cannon  6 - Jones  Cotterell Court (576)
December 12, 2011* at Howard W 73–71  3–6  24 - Mockford  10 - Cannon  7 - Jones  Burr Gymnasium (349)
December 19, 2011* Albany L 64–76  3–7  23 - Nichols  8 - Johnson  8 - Newton  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (935)
December 23, 2011* Norfolk State L 74–84  3–8  21 - Perunicic  7 - Nichols  7 - Newton  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (763)
December 29, 2011* Brown W 66–49  4–8  14 - Perunicic  9 - Cannon  6 - Newton  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (743)
December 31, 2011* Army L 70–79  4–9  17 - Mockford/Perunicic  13 - Cannon  3 - Newton  Christl Arena (843)
January 5, 2012 Quinnipiac W 73–72  5–9 (2–1)  21 - Perunicic  8 - Newton  6 - Newton  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (732)
January 7, 2012 at Sacred Heart W 99–84  6–9 (3–1)  28 - Mockford  5 - Jones  7 - Jones  William H. Pitt Center (451)
January 12, 2012 at Monmouth W 81–64  7–9 (4–1)  14 - Perunicic/Jones  12 - Cannon  9 - Newton  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (687)
January 14, 2012 at Fairleigh Dickinson W 62–51  8–9 (5–1)  15 - Jones  12 - Cannon  3 - Jones/Mockford  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (549)
January 19, 2012 at Wagner L 61–73  8–10 (5–2)  16 - Perunicic  9 - Cannon  6 - Jones  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (978)
January 21, 2012 at Mount St. Mary's W 79–60  9–10 (6–2)  21 - Perunicic  11 - Cannon  6 - Jones  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (567)
January 26, 2012 at Saint Francis (PA) W 75–65  10–10 (7–2)  22 - Johnson  9 - Newton  8 - Newton  DeGol Arena (912)
January 28, 2012 at Robert Morris W 81–68  11–10 (8–2)  19 - Jones  11 - Cannon  4 - Jones/Newton  Charles L. Sewall Center (1,378)
February 2, 2012 at Central Connecticut W 73–67  12–10 (9–2)  16 - Nichols/Johnson  10 - Cannon  6 - Jones  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (647)
February 4, 2012 at Bryant W 80–67  13–10 (10–2)  21 - Mockford  10 - Cannon  6 - Jones  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (726)
February 8, 2012 vs. Long Island L 75–86  13–11 (10–3)  24 - Johnson  8 - Johnson  6 - Jones  Madison Square Garden (7,618)
February 12, 2012 at Long Island
(Battle of Brooklyn)		 L 78–81  13–12 (10–4)  23 - Johnson  9 - Johnson  6 - Newton  Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,472)
February 16, 2012 at Quinnipiac W 64–56  14–12 (11–4)  13 - Cannon  19 - Cannon  5 - Jones  TD Bank Sports Center (1,996)
February 18, 2012 at Sacred Heart W 58–56  15–12 (12–4)  16 - Johnson  10 - Cannon  6 - Jones  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (935)
February 23, 2012 at Monmouth L 73–79  15–13 (12–5)  16 - Mockford  14 - Cannon  5 - Jones  Multipurpose Activity Center (1,505)
February 25, 2012 at Fairleigh Dickinson L 44–45  15–14 (12–6)  14 - Douglas  20 - Cannon  3 - Jones  Rothman Center (1,433)
2012 NEC Tournament
March 1, 2012 Quinnipiac
(NEC Tournament Quarterfinals)		 L 72–80  15–15  21 - Jones  11 - Cannon  5 - Jones  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (875)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Season Statistics

Individual Player Statistics (As of March 12, 2012)
Minutes Scoring Total FGs 3-point FGs Free-Throws Rebounds
Player GP GS Tot Avg Pts Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg A TO Blk Stl
Cannon, Jalen 30 18 736 24.5 240 8 85 153 .556 0 0 .000 70 118 .593 104 161 265 8.8 22 24 16 17
Johnson, Akeem 28 27 669 23.9 317 11.3 117 204 .574 0 0 .000 83 119 .697 55 88 143 5.1 26 58 28 20
Mockford, Ben 30 30 921 30.7 354 11.8 119 336 .354 83 240 .346 33 46 .717 3 49 52 1.7 36 48 2 16
Douglas, Kevin 30 2 323 10.8 87 2.9 31 81 .383 7 31 .226 18 27 .667 11 54 65 2.2 11 20 3 15
Jones, Brent 30 12 667 22.2 237 7.9 80 228 .351 15 53 .283 62 86 .721 16 68 84 2.8 118 100 2 42
Nichols, Travis 28 14 561 20.0 261 9.3 91 207 .440 46 113 .407 33 41 .805 39 78 117 4.2 7 37 3 15
Calloway, Dre 5 5 120 24 42 8.4 15 39 .385 0 3 .000 12 25 .480 2 9 11 2.2 17 18 1 4
Santavenere, P. J. 24 0 242 10.1 85 3.5 31 72 .431 12 42 .286 11 14 .786 9 8 17 0.7 11 13 0 11
Perunicic, Stefan 29 28 851 29.3 336 11.6 109 257 .424 73 172 .424 45 66 0.682 8 62 70 2.4 36 68 6 25
Trivic, Milos 14 0 40 2.9 5 0.4 2 5 .400 0 1 .000 1 6 .167 3 2 5 0.4 2 2 0 3
Newton, Justin 30 13 558 18.6 49 1.6 16 43 .372 3 16 .188 14 26 .538 10 65 75 2.5 101 69 5 31
Milk, Matt 30 1 289 9.6 60 2.0 26 49 .531 0 0 .000 8 13 .615 20 27 47 1.6 4 15 6 6
Ulmer, Lowell 15 0 48 3.2 11 0.7 5 11 .455 0 1 .000 1 3 .333 5 6 11 0.7 1 3 1 0
Team 28 28 56 3
Total 30 6025 2084 69.5 727 1685 0.431 239 672 0.356 391 590 0.663 344 741 1085 36.2 392 486 73 205
Opponents 30 6024 2062 68.7 711 1621 0.439 138 456 0.303 502 746 0.673 308 711 1019 34.0 338 448 81 203
Legend
  GP  Games played   GS  Games started  Avg  Average per game
  FG  Field-goals made  FGA  Field-goal attempts  Off  Offensive rebounds
 Def  Defensive rebounds   A  Assists   TO Turnovers
 Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals  High  Team high

Signings

The Terriers announced that 6' 3” combo guard Anthony White (Mastic, NY) and 6' 4” shooting guard Aleksandar Isailovic (Belgrade/Serbia) have signed National Letters-of-Intent to enroll at the college fall 2012.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "LIU Brooklyn's Julian Boyd Named 2011–12 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year". Northeast Conference. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "Rebuilt Remsen Street Terriers Ready to Rumble This Season". brooklyneagle.com. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "Men's Basketball Signs Kevin Douglas & Jalen Cannon For 2011–2012 Season". sfcathletics.com. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "Lowell Ulmer". http://espn.go.com. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "St. Francis (NY) Terriers NEC Conference". http://espn.go.com. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  6. ↑ "St. Francis (NY) vs. Seton Hall Pirates- Play by Play- November 12, 2011". http://espn.go.com. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  7. ↑ "St. Francis (NY) Terriers vs. Lafayette Leopards- Play by Play- November 16, 2011". http://espn.go.com. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  8. ↑ "Moore’s 23 points, 10 rebounds help Hofstra hang on for 63–59 victory over St. Francis (NY)". http://www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  9. ↑ "Steve Lavin misses St. John's win over St. Francis (N.Y.)". espn.com. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  10. ↑ "LIU-Brooklyn basketball cools off Northeast Conference underdog St. Francis (NY) at Madison Square Garden". New York Daily News. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  11. ↑ "Top 20 Stories of the Year: #18 Jalen Cannon Grabs A Conference High 20 Rebounds Against Fairleigh Dickinson". sfcathletics.com. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  12. ↑ "Men's Hoops To Host Quinnipiac In Northeast Conference Quarterfinals Thursday Evening". SFC Athletics. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  13. ↑ "LIU Brooklyn's Julian Boyd Named 2011–12 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year". Northeast Conference. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  14. ↑ "St. Francis (NY) Men's Hoops Inks Two Guards In Early Signing Period". http://www.northeastconference.org. Retrieved 3 December 2011.

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