2018–19 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team represented Saint Francis University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Flash, were led by seventh-year head coach Rob Krimmel, played their home games at DeGol Arena in Loretto, Pennsylvania as members of the Northeast Conference.

2018–19 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball
NEC regular season co-champions
NIT, First Round
ConferenceNortheast Conference
2018–19 record18–15 (12–6 NEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachAndrew Helton
Assistant coaches
  • Eric Taylor
  • Umar Shannon
Home arenaDeGol Arena
2018–19 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Saint Francis (PA)126 .667  1815  .545
Fairleigh Dickinson126 .667  2114  .600
Sacred Heart117 .611  1517  .469
Robert Morris117 .611  1817  .514
St. Francis Brooklyn99 .500  1716  .515
LIU Brooklyn99 .500  1616  .500
Wagner810 .444  1317  .433
Bryant711 .389  1020  .333
Mount St. Mary's612 .333  922  .290
Central Connecticut513 .278  1120  .355
2019 NEC Tournament winner

The Red Flash finished the 2018–19 season at 18–15, 12–6 in NEC play to finish in a tie for first place. Due to tie breakers they were the 1-seed in the 2019 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. The Red Flash defeated Bryant in the quarterfinals and LIU Brooklyn in the semifinals, yet lost in the championship game to Fairleigh Dickinson. As Regular Season Co-Champions they received an NIT bid. Saint Francis lost to 1-seed Indiana in the first round.

Previous season

The Red Flash finished the 2016–17 season at 18–13, 12–6 in NEC play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC Tournament to Fairleigh Dickinson. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to UIC.

Roster

2018–19 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Markus Vallien 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoSt. Pius X HS Houston, TX
G 1 Ramiir Dixon-Conover 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoSoutheastern CC Newark, NJ
G 2 Scott Meredith  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrHargrave Military Academy Pilot Mountain, NC
G 3 Jamaal King 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrBishop O'Connell HS Salisbury, MD
G 4 Randall Gaskins Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrBishop O'Connell HS Woodbridge, VA
F 5 Myles Thompson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrCamden HS Camden, NJ
G 11 Isaiah Blackmon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS JrWest Charlotte HS Charlotte, NC
G 13 Keith Braxton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)208 lb (94 kg) JrLawrenceville School Glassboro, NJ
G 14 Andre Wolford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrSaint Ignatius HS North Olmsted, OH
F 15 Precious Ikediashi  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrHudson Catholic HS Hoboken, NJ
G 20 Dan Henry 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoHamburg HS Hamburg, NY
G 22 Michael Klebon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrSouthern Columbia Area HS Paxinos, PA
G 23 A. J. Labriola (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrBishop Guilfoyle HS Altoona, PA
G 24 Jordan Forehand 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrIMG Academy Bridgewater, NJ
F/C 30 Deivydas Kuzavas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrSt. Mary's Ryken HS Kretinga, Lithuania
G 31 Bryce Laskey  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrLaurel Highlands HS Uniontown, PA
F/C 33 Luidgy Laporal 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrHarcum College Petit-Bourg, France
F 42 Mark Flagg 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoPennsbury HS Fairless Hills, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 18, 2019

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
4:00 pm
at Buffalo L 67–82  0–1
Alumni Arena (1,852)
Amherst, NY
November 9, 2018*
7:00 pm
Morgan State W 80–62  1–1
DeGol Arena (1,172)
Loretto, PA
November 16, 2018*
11:00 pm, P12N
at No. 20 UCLA
Las Vegas Invitational
L 58–95  1–2
Pauley Pavilion (6,127)
Los Angeles, CA
November 19, 2018*
8:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 7 North Carolina
Las Vegas Invitational
L 76–101  1–3
Dean Smith Center (20,547)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 24, 2018*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 13 Virginia Tech L 37–74  1–4
Cassell Coliseum (7,474)
Blacksburg, VA
November 27, 2018*
6:00 pm
Bloomsburg W 113–59  2–4
DeGol Arena (744)
Loretto, PA
November 30, 2018*
7:00 pm
Niagara W 79–75  3–4
DeGol Arena (992)
Loretto, PA
December 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, NBCSWA
at American L 82–95  3–5
Bender Arena (745)
Washington, D.C.
December 9, 2018*
2:00 pm
at Delaware L 83–88  3–6
Bob Carpenter Center (1,933)
Newark, DE
December 18, 2018*
7:00 pm
Franciscan W 96–63  4–6
DeGol Arena (558)
Loretto, PA
December 22, 2018*
12:00 pm
at Lehigh L 76–88  4–7
Stabler Arena (811)
Bethlehem, PA
NEC regular season
January 3, 2019
7:00 pm
Mount St. Mary's W 80–69  5–7
(1–0)
DeGol Arena (598)
Loretto, PA
January 5, 2019
7:00 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson L 61–79  5–8
(1–1)
DeGol Arena (704)
Loretto, PA
January 10, 2019
7:00 pm
at LIU Brooklyn W 74–67  6–8
(2–1)
Steinberg Wellness Center (437)
Brooklyn, NY
January 12, 2019
4:00 pm
at St. Francis Brooklyn L 68–72  6–9
(2–2)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (413)
Brooklyn, NY
January 19, 2019
3:30 pm
at Central Connecticut W 80–69  7–9
(3–2)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,007)
New Britain, CT
January 21, 2019
5:00 pm
at Bryant L 67–76  7–10
(3–3)
Chace Athletic Center (443)
Smithfield, RI
January 24, 2019
7:00 pm
Wagner L 79–83  7–11
(3–4)
DeGol Arena (767)
Loretto, PA
January 26, 2019
7:00 pm
Sacred Heart W 79–78  8–11
(4–4)
DeGol Arena (1,344)
Loretto, PA
January 31, 2019
7:00 pm
at Robert Morris W 76–73  9–12
(5–4)
UPMC Events Center (1,016)
Moon Township, PA
February 2, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Mount St. Mary's W 72–63  10–44
(6–4)
Knott Arena (3,121)
Emmitsburg, MD
February 7, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPNU
Central Connecticut W 90–85  11–11
(7–4)
DeGol Arena (841)
Loretto, PA
February 9, 2019
7:00 pm
Bryant W 84–75  12–11
(8–4)
DeGol Arena (1,459)
Loretto, PA
February 14, 2019
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at Fairleigh Dickinson W 87–62  13–11
(9–4)
Rothman Center 
Hackensack, NJ
February 16, 2019
7:00 pm
Robert Morris W 72–69  14–11
(10–4)
DeGol Arena (1,828)
Loretto, PA
February 21, 2019
7:00 pm
St. Francis Brooklyn W 81–71  15–11
(11–4)
DeGol Arena (1,030)
Loretto, PA
February 23, 2019
1:00 pm
LIU Brooklyn L 66–69  15–12
(11–5)
DeGol Arena (1,218)
Loretto, PA
February 28, 2019
7:00 pm
at Wagner W 83–72  16–12
(12–5)
Spiro Sports Center (1,848)
Staten Island, NY
March 2, 2019
3:30 pm
at Sacred Heart L 84–94  16–13
(12–6)
William H. Pitt Center (507)
Fairfield, CT
NEC Tournament
March 6, 2019
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row
(1) (8) Bryant
Quarterfinals
W 67-63  17-13
DeGol Arena (907)
Loretto, PA
March 9, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) (6) LIU Brooklyn
Semifinals
W 72–64  18–13
DeGol Arena (1,204)
Loretto, PA
March 12, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(1) (2) Fairleigh Dickinson
Championship
L 76–85  18–14
DeGol Arena 
Loretto, PA
NIT
March 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN
(8) at (1) Indiana
First round – Indiana bracket
L 72–89  18–15
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (5,431)
Bloomington, IN

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1].

References

  1. "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". sfuathletics.com. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
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