2015–16 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team

2015–16 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball
Conference Northeast Conference
2015–16 record 9–15 (5–6 NEC)
Head coach Glenn Braica (6th year)
Assistant coach Clive Bentick (9th year)
Assistant coach Ron Ganulin (3rd year)
Assistant coach Jamaal Womack (3rd year)
Home arena Generoso Pope Athletic Complex
2015–16 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Wagner 9 – 5   .643     16 – 9   .640
Fairleigh Dickinson 9 – 5   .643     13 – 12   .520
Saint Francis (PA) 9 – 5   .643     13 – 12   .520
Mount St. Mary's 9 – 5   .643     12 – 15   .444
Sacred Heart 8 – 6   .571     9 – 16   .360
LIU Brooklyn 7 – 7   .500     13 – 12   .520
St. Francis Brooklyn 7 – 7   .500     11 – 16   .407
Robert Morris 6 – 8   .429     8 – 19   .296
Bryant 4 – 10   .286     7 – 20   .259
Central Connecticut 2 – 12   .143     3 – 22   .120
† 2016 NEC Tournament winner
As of February 15, 2016; Rankings from AP

The 2015–16 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team represents St. Francis College during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. 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 and is coached by Glenn Braica, who is in his sixth year at the helm of the Terriers.


Preseason

The Terriers lost 4 players to graduation; point guard Brent Jones, forward Lowell Ulmer, swingman Kevin Douglas and forward Jalen Cannon. The biggest losses being Cannon and Jones, both of which led the team is various statistical categories last year and broke several program and conference records.

As of May the Terriers have added 3 players to their roster; Dagur Jonnson, Jagos Lasic and Joshua Nurse.[1][2]

St. Francis will also have Keon Williams, Marlin Alcindor and Jonathan Doss join their active roster. All three players were redshirts last year. In addition, the Terriers will have a senior walk-on Miles Rockafeler who played his final year of high school at powerhouse St. Anthony's (NJ).

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jalen Cannon 5 F 6'6" 230 Senior Allentown, Pennsylvania Graduated
Brent Jones 1 G 5'10" 170 Senior Bronx, New York Graduated
Lowell Ulmer 23 F 6'5" 210 Senior Staten Island, New York Graduated
Kevin Douglas 34 F 6'5" 210 Senior Bronx, New York Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jagos Lasic 33 SF 6'8" 185 Junior Belgrade, Serbia Junior college transfer from New Mexico Military Institute

Class of 2015 signees

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Joshua Nurse
PF		 Laurelton, NY Queens High School of Teaching 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Nov 8, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Dagur Jonnson
PG		 Reykjanesbær, Iceland Fjölbrautaskólinn í Breiðholti 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg)  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:


Season outlook

In Glenn Braica's first five seasons, the Terriers have made the NEC tournament each year. Going into this season Braica has a combined 83–74 overall record and 54–34 conference record. Last year the Terriers won the Regular Season Championship, participated in the NEC Tournament Championship game and participated in the 2015 NIT. The Terriers, however were selected to finish 5th in 2015–16 NEC Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll.[3]

Regular season

Non-conference games

November

The Terriers opened their schedule on the road against Boston College, a 49–75 loss in which the Terriers never led.[4] St. Francis Brooklyn missed their first 13 field goal attempts and shot 27.9% (17-of-61) for the game, the one bright spot being freshman guard Dagur Jonsson who came off the bench to score 12 points, grab 5 rebounds, and dish out 2 assists.[4] In their second game, the Terriers defeated Mount St. Vincent, a D-III program, 93–67 at home on 50% (30-of-60) overall shooting.[5] The Terriers were led by Yunus Hopkinson's career-high 25 points and contributions from Glenn Sanabria (14 Pts, 1 Reb, 2 Ast, 3 Stl) and Jonathan Doss (13 Pts, 9 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk).[5] As part of the Brooklyn Hoops Classic, the Terriers headed to St. Louis, Missouri to face the Billikens for the first time in their history. The Terriers lost 60–76 in a tightly contested game where the Terriers were down by just 4 points with 4 minutes to play; they were led by Tyreek Jewell (12 Pts, 6 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Stl).[6] The Terriers continued their Brooklyn Hoops Classic games and traveled to Louisville, Kentucky to face the Cardinals where they lost 41–85. The Terriers were led by Glenn Sanabria (11 Pts, 1 Reb, 2 Ast) and Tyreek Jewell (11 Pts, 2 Reb, 1 Blk) in the losing effort. The 44-point differential is the team's largest loss margin of the season.[7] The next two games against Hartford and North Florida, as part of the Brooklyn Hoops Classic, will be played at Hartford, while Saint Louis and Louisville face-off at the Barclays Center. The Terriers lost against North Florida 65–78 to extend their losing streak to 3 games.[8] They were led by Amdy Fall (13 Pts, 10 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Blk) in the lose that saw North Florida shoot 63% from the floor in the first 20 minutes and 51% overall. The Terriers then snapped their losing streak by defeating Hartford 74–67, in a come from behind victory where Jewell and Hopkinson each scored 20 points.[9] The Terriers closed out the month of November with a 2–4 record.

December

Terriers huddle on December 10, 2015 against NJIT at The Pope.

St. Francis Brooklyn recorded their second straight comeback win on the road, defeating the Lafayette Leopards, 69-62, on Wednesday evening at Kirby Sports Center.[10] Senior wing Tyreek Jewell led the Terriers with 17 points and freshman guard Dagur Jonsson added a season-high 15 points. Junior guard Yunus Hopkinson contributed 10 points and handed out a team-high four assists, while senior forward Amdy Fall grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds.[10] The Terriers win streak was snapped by St. John's, a 56–63 loss, in the ECAC Holiday Festival at Madison Square Garden.[11] In the closely contested game, St. Francis was down 55–57 deep into the second half until St. John's pulled away. Despite placing five players in double-digit scoring for the first time this season, St. Francis Brooklyn fell to the NJIT Highlanders in overtime, 92–86.[12] The Terrier losing streak extended to three games as they fell to Manhattan 60–71.[13] St. Francis was led by senior forward Antonio Jenifer's career-high 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting yet the season-high 19 turnovers by the Terriers was too much to overcome. After missing three games it was announced that starting point guard Glen Sanabria would have surgery to repair his partially torn labrum in his left shoulder, ending his season.[14] St. Francis snapped their 3-game losing streak against Liberty, 64–55.[15] Seniors Tyreek Jewell and Antonio Jenifer combined for half of the Terriers scoring output, producing 32 points. The Terriers then traveled to Jersey City to face Saint Peter's where they lost 45–56.[16] In the loss the Terriers shot 39% overall, 21% from the 3-point line and 44% from the free-throw line. In addition they committed a season-high 21 turnovers in the losing effort. The Terriers closed out their non-conference portion of the schedule with a loss against Albany, 66–71. St. Francis finished the mont at 2–5 and are 4–9 overall.

Northeast conference games

January

St. Francis lost their first two conference games on the road against Fairleigh Dickinson (77–86) and Mount St. Mary's (40–44, OT). At Fairleigh Dickinson, the Terriers were led by Chris Hooper's 19 points off the bench and Amdy Fall's 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 rejections. At Mount St. Mary's, St. Francis was led by Tyreek Jewell (13 pts, 8 reb) in the losing effort.

Roster

2015–16 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 15 Hooper, ChrisChris Hooper 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Odessa College Bronx, New York
F 32 Fall, AmdyAmdy Fall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr College of Central Florida Manhattan, New York
G 0 Jewell, TyreekTyreek Jewell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Jamestown Community College Bronx, New York
F 3 Jenifer, AntonioAntonio Jenifer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Hagerstown Community College Hillcrest Heights, Maryland
G 12 Rockafeler, MilesMiles Rockafeler (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr St. Anthony's High School Bronx, New York
F 14 Doss, JonathanJonathan Doss 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Eastern Wyoming College Chicago, Illinois
G 2 Hopkinson, YunusYunus Hopkinson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Lee Academy Manhattan, New York
F 33 Lasic, JagosJagos Lasic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So New Mexico Military Institute Belgrade, Serbia
G 10 Sanabria, GlennGlenn Sanabria  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So St. Peter's Boys High School Staten Island, New York
G/F 4 Olafsson, GunnarGunnar Olafsson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Menntaskolinn vid Hamrahlid Reykjavik, Iceland
F 13 Williams, KeonKeon Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr John Hardin High School Radcliff, Kentucky
F 11 Nurse, JoshuaJoshua Nurse 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Queens High School of Teaching Laurelton, New York
G 1 Jonnson, DagurDagur Jonnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Fjolbrautaskolinn i Breidholti Reykjanesbær, Iceland
F 21 Alcindor, MarlonMarlon Alcindor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr High School for Construction East Elmhurst, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 3, 2015

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV		 Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 14, 2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Boston College L 49–75[4]  0–1
  12 – Jonsson  7 – Fall  3 – Jewell  Conte Forum (3,074)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 17, 2015*
7:00 pm		 Mount Saint Vincent W 93–67[5]  1–1
  25 – Hopkinson  9 – Doss  4 – Jewell  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (483)
Brooklyn, NY
November 21, 2015*
8:00 pm, FSMW+		 at Saint Louis
Brooklyn Hoops Classic		 L 60–76[6]  1–2
  12 – Jewell  8 – Hooper  6 – Sanabria  Chaifetz Arena (6,087)
St. Louis, MO
November 24, 2015*
7:00 pm, MSG+/ESPN3		 at Louisville
Brooklyn Hoops Classic		 L 41–85[7]  1–3
  11 – Jewell, Sanabria  6 – Fall  2 – Sanabria, Jonsson  KFC Yum! Center (19,112)
Louisville, KY
November 28, 2015*
7:00 pm		 vs. North Florida
Brooklyn Hoops Classic		 L 65–78[8]  1–4
  13 – Fall  10 – Fall  5 – Sanabria  Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (152)
Hartford, CT
November 29, 2015*
4:00 pm		 at Hartford
Brooklyn Hoops Classic		 W 74–67[9]  2–4
  20 – Jewell, Hopkinson  7 – Hooper  3 – Sanabria, Jonsson  Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (507)
Hartford, CT
December 2, 2015*
7:00 pm		 at Lafayette (PA) W 69–62[10]  3–4
  17 – Jewell  13 – Fall  4 – Hopkinson  Kirby Sports Center (1,132)
Easton, PA
December 6, 2015*
11:00 am, FS1		 at St. John's
Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival		 L 56–63[11]  3–5
  10 – Hopkinson, Jenifer  10 – Fall  3 – Hopkinson  Madison Square Garden (7,196)
New York City, NY
December 10, 2015*
7:00 pm		 NJIT L 86–92 OT[12] 3–6
  21 – Jewell  11 – Jenifer  11 – Hopkinson  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (575)
Brooklyn, NY
December 14, 2015*
7:00 pm		 at Manhattan L 60–71[13]  3–7
  17 – Jenifer  8 – Hooper  4 – Hopkinson  Draddy Gymnasium (614)
Riverdale, NY
December 20, 2015*
4:00 pm		 Liberty W 64–55[15]  4–7
  17 – Jewell  11 – Jewell  4 – Jewell, Hopkinson  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (325)
Brooklyn, NY
December 23, 2015*
4:00 pm		 at Saint Peter's L 45–56[16]  4–8
  13 – Jewell  7 – Jewell  1 – 5 tied  Yanitelli Center (131)
Jersey City, NJ
December 29, 2015*
7:00 pm		 Albany L 66–71  4–9
  17 – Hooper  11 – Jewell  3 – Hooper  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (708)
Brooklyn, NY
NEC Regular Season
January 2, 2016
4:30 pm		 at Fairleigh Dickinson L 77–86  4–10
(0–1)		  19 – Hooper  10 – Fall  6 – Hopkinson  Rothman Center (638)
Hackensack, NJ
January 4, 2016
7:00 pm		 at Mount St. Mary's L 40–44 OT 4–11
(0–2)		  13 – Jewell  9 – Fall  2 – Hooper  Knott Arena (1,120)
Emmitsburg, MD
January 7, 2016
7:00 pm		 Saint Francis (PA) W 73–56  5–11
(1–2)		  17 – Jewell  8 – Jenifer  6 – Hopkinson  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (275)
Brooklyn, NY
January 9, 2016
4:00 pm		 Robert Morris W 56–49  6–11
(2–2)		  10 – Hopkinson, Jenifer, Jewell  14 – Jenifer  4 – Jewell  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (375)
Brooklyn, NY
January 14, 2016
7:00 pm		 at Bryant L 59–61  6–12
(2–3)		  20 – Jewell  10 – Fall  2 – Jenifer, Jewell, Jonsson  Chace Athletic Center (432)
Smithfield, RI
January 16, 2016
4:00 pm		 Sacred Heart W 85–67  7–12
(3–3)		  23 – Jewell  9 – Fall  5 – Jewell  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (325)
Brooklyn, NY
January 21, 2016
7:00 pm		 Wagner L 59–83  7–13
(3–4)		  22 – Hooper  7 – Jewell  4 – Hopkinson  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (405)
Brooklyn, NY
January 23, 2016
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 at LIU Brooklyn
Battle of Brooklyn		 W 64–49  8–13
(4–4)		  15 – Hooper  13 – Fall  3 – Hopkinson  Steinberg Wellness Center (417)
Brooklyn, NY
January 28, 2016
7:00 pm, MSG/FCS		 at Wagner L 61–64  8–14
(4–5)		  18 – Hopkinson  10 – Fall  1 – 5 Tied  Spiro Sports Center (1,708)
Staten Island, NY
January 30, 2016
3:30 pm		 at Central Connecticut W 60–49  9–14
(5–5)		  15 – Hooper  10 – Jewell  3 – Jewell  William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,217)
New Britain, CT
February 4, 2016
7:00 pm		 at Sacred Heart L 70–74  9–15
(5–6)		  29 – Jewell  6 – Hooper  4 – Hopkinson  William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, CT
February 6, 2016
4:00 pm		 Fairleigh Dickinson  –  –
(–)		    –      –      –    Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (–)
Brooklyn, NY
February 11, 2016
7:00 pm, MSG/FCS		 Central Connecticut  –  –
(–)		    –      –      –    Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (–)
Brooklyn, NY
February 15, 2016
1:00 pm, ESPNU		 LIU Brooklyn  –  –
(–)		    –      –      –    Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (–)
Brooklyn, NY
February 18, 2016
7:00 pm		 at Saint Francis (PA)  –  –
(–)		    –      –      –    DeGol Arena (–)
Loretto, PA
February 20, 2016
7:00 pm		 at Robert Morris  –  –
(–)		    –      –      –    Charles L. Sewall Center (–)
Moon Township, PA
February 25, 2016
 pm		 Bryant  –  –
(–)		    –      –      –    Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (–)
Brooklyn, NY
February 27, 2016
4:00 pm		 Mount St. Mary's  –  –
(–)		    –      –      –    Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (–)
Brooklyn, NY
Northeast Conference Tournament
March 2, 2016
TBA		 TBA
Quarterfinals		  –  –
    –      –      –    (–)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Season statistics

Individual Player Statistics (As of December 14, 2015)
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
Jewell, Tyreek 9 9 271 30.1 107 11.9 40 110 .364 10 42 .238 17 28 .607 19 18 37 4.1 16 18 3 8
Hopkinson, Yunus 9 3 203 22.6 87 9.7 26 74 .351 16 39 .410 19 27 .704 5 19 24 2.7 23 12 0 8
Hooper, Chris 9 9 197 21.9 84 9.3 34 59 .576 0 0 .000 16 34 .471 17 32 49 5.4 11 22 15 6
Sanabria, Glenn 6 6 145 24.2 51 8.5 17 52 .327 10 30 .333 7 10 .700 2 5 7 1.2 19 10 1 7
Doss, Jonathon 5 0 75 15 37 7.4 13 31 .419 10 23 .435 1 3 .333 8 7 15 3.0 3 3 1 4
Jonnson, Dagur 9 0 191 21.2 64 7.1 22 65 .338 10 38 .263 10 17 .588 6 13 19 2.1 14 11 0 3
Jenifer, Antonio 9 0 174 19.3 50 5.6 19 49 .388 8 29 .276 4 9 .444 15 20 35 3.9 7 11 6 5
Fall, Amdy 9 9 213 23.7 45 5.0 12 39 .308 0 0 .000 21 32 .656 25 38 63 7.0 6 17 13 10
Olafsson, Gunnar 9 9 185 20.6 44 4.9 17 36 .472 10 24 .417 0 0 .000 10 10 20 2.2 4 4 2 5
Alcindor, Marlon 3 0 15 5.0 9 3.0 2 6 .333 2 4 .500 3 4 .750 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 0 0
Williams, Keon 9 0 115 12.8 11 1.2 4 21 .190 2 12 .167 1 4 .250 3 6 9 1.0 4 2 0 5
Lasic, Jagos 4 0 20 5.0 4 1.0 2 3 .667 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 4 5 1.3 1 1 0 1
Rockafeler, Miles 1 0 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Nurse, Joshua 4 0 20 5.0 0 0.0 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 5 5 1.3 0 4 0 1
Team 23 15 38 4.8 0
Total 9 1825 593 65.9 208 547 .380 78 242 .322 99 169 .586 134 193 327 36.3 108 115 41 63
Opponents 9 1825 665 73.9 241 506 .476 42 126 .333 141 207 .681 111 237 348 38.7 116 123 36 51
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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Braziller, Zach (March 11, 2015). "St. Francis Brooklyn falls short in bid for first NCAA tourney berth". NYPost.com. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Men's Hoops Completes 2015-2016 Recruiting Class". SFCAthletics.com. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Bring on the Mayhem! Mount St. Mary's Tabbed 2015-16 NEC Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite". NortheastConference.org/. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "St. Francis (BKN) Terriers vs Boston College Eagles- Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 "Mount St. Vincent Dolphins vs St. Francis (BKN) Terriers- Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  6. 1 2 "St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers vs Saint Louis Billikens". ESPN.com. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Louisville size dominates in win over St. Francis Brooklyn". ESPN.com. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  8. 1 2 "North Florida beats St. Francis Brooklyn 78-65". ESPN.com. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  9. 1 2 "St. Francis Brooklyn overtakes Hartford in 74-67 win". ESPN.com. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 "St. Francis Brooklyn rallies late to beat Lafayette 69-62". ESPN.com. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  11. 1 2 "St. John's beats St. Francis Brooklyn 63-56". EPSN.com. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  12. 1 2 "NJIT hangs on for 92-86 win over St. Francis Brooklyn in OT". ESPN.com. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  13. 1 2 "Manhattan handles St. Francis Brooklyn 71-60". ESPN.com. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  14. ↑ "How Does Glenn Sanabria’s Season Ending Injury Affect St. Francis Brooklyn?". nycbuckets.com. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  15. 1 2 "St. Francis Brooklyn tops Liberty 64-55". ESPN.com. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  16. 1 2 "Saint Peter's grinds out 56-45 win over St. Francis". ESPN.com. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
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