2004–05 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2004–05 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The team was coached by Ron Ganulin , who was in his fourteenth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terrier's home games were played at the Generoso Pope Athletic Complex . The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1981.
The Terriers were chosen to finish 7th in the NEC Preseason Coaches Poll.[ 1] The team finished at 13–15 overall and 9–9 in conference play to take the 7th seed as predicted. The Terriers qualified for the NEC tournament losing in the quarter-finals to Fairleigh Dickinson 60–78. After the season Ron Ganulin was fired as head coach of the program.[ 2]
Roster
2004–05 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
3
Tory Cavalieri
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Atlantic City, NJ
F
25
Damien Herard
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Sr
Jamaica, NY
G
11
Rob Wiatre
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Brooklyn, NY
G/F
13
Christian Brown
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Manhattan, NY
F
21
Devon Neckles
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Brooklyn, NY
G
2
Tristan Smith
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Amityville, NY
G
42
Nick Jones
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
St. Albans, NY
G/F
34
Nikola Traykov
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Blagoevgrad , Bulgaria
G
4
Tom Czaplinski
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Brooklyn, NY
C
50
Brian Frankly
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
So
Brooklyn, NY
G
14
Ruandy Melo
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Fr
Manhattan, NY
F
10
Sami Pekkola
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Lahti, Finland
G/F
15
Allan Sheppard
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Manhattan, NY
F
40
James St. Robert
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Fr
Copiague, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 20, 2004 *7:00 pm
at Fordham
L 62–83
0–1
Rose Hill Gym Bronx, NY
November 23, 2004 *7:30 pm
at St. John's (NY)
W 53–52
1–1
Carnesecca Arena (5,149)Queens, NY
November 30, 2004 *7:00 pm
at Binghamton
L 63–71
1–2
Binghamton University Events Center (2,606)Vestal, NY
December 4, 2004 *7:00 pm
Army
W 78–64
2–2
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (683)Brooklyn, NY
December 8, 2004 *7:30 pm
at Seton Hall
L 56–57
2–3
Izod Center (6,159)East Rutherford, NJ
December 11, 2004 *4:00 pm
Columbia
L 57–65
2–4
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (428)Brooklyn, NY
December 23, 2004 *7:00 pm
at Saint Peter's
L 58–70
2–5
Yanitelli Center (575)Jersey City, NJ
December 28, 2004 *8:00 pm
at Cornell
W 70–63
3–5
Newman Arena (587)Ithaca, NY
January 4, 2005 *7:00 pm
Lafayette
W 79–64
4–5
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (243)Brooklyn, NY
January 6, 2005 7:30 pm
at Robert Morris
W 62–53
4–6 (0–1)
Charles L. Sewall Center (438)Moon Township, PA
January 8, 2005 4:00 pm
Central Connecticut State
W 75–56
5–6 (1–1)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (367)Brooklyn, NY
January 12, 2005 8:00 pm
at Long Island
L 69–74
5–7 (1–2)
Schwartz Athletic Center (685)Brooklyn, NY
January 15, 2005 4:00 pm
Sacred Heart
W 78–66
6–7 (2–2)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (395)Brooklyn, NY
January 17, 2005 7:00 pm
Saint Francis (PA)
W 82–71
7–7 (3–2)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (318)Brooklyn, NY
January 20, 2005 7:00 pm
at Quinnipiac
W 69–63
8–7 (4–2)
Burt Kahn Court (1,007)Hamden, CT
January 26, 2005 7:00 pm
at Monmouth
L 73–77
8–8 (4–3)
William T. Boylan Gymnasium (1,550)West Long Branch, NJ
January 29, 2005 7:00 pm
at Mount St. Mary's
L 85–88
8–9 (4–4)
Knott Arena (1,562)Emmitsburg, MD
February 3, 2005 6:00 pm
Robert Morris
L 63–68
8–10 (4–5)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (489)Brooklyn, NY
February 5, 2005 7:00 pm
at Fairleigh Dickinson
L 54–78
8–11 (4–6)
Rothman Center (1,825)Hackensack, NJ
February 10, 2005 7:00 pm
Long Island Battle of Brooklyn
W 77–68
9–11 (5–6)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (683)Brooklyn, NY
February 12, 2005 8:00 pm
Wagner
L 61–62
9–12 (5–7)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (749)Brooklyn, NY
February 15, 2005 7:00 pm
at Sacred Heart
W 89–83
10–12 (6–7)
William H. Pitt Center (547)Fairfield, CT
February 17, 2005 7:00 pm
at Central Connecticut State
W 86–76
11–12 (7–7)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,652)New Britain, CT
February 19, 2005 4:00 pm
Mount St. Mary's
W 82–77
12–12 (8–7)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (462)Brooklyn, NY
February 21, 2005 7:00 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson
W 110–103
13–12 (9–7)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (516)Brooklyn, NY
February 25, 2005 8:00 pm
at Wagner
L 54–60
13–13 (9–8)
Spiro Sports Center (1,877)Staten Island, NY
February 28, 2005 7:00 pm
Monmouth
L 56–64
13–14 (9–9)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (423)Brooklyn, NY
2005 NEC tournament
March 3, 2005 7:00 pm
at Fairleigh Dickinson Quarterfinals
L 60–78
13–15
Rothman Center (1,013)Hackensack, NJ
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
References