2018–19 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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 .
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
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 0
Markus Vallien 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg)
So St. Pius X HS
Houston, TX
G 1
Ramiir Dixon-Conover 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
So Southeastern CC
Newark, NJ
G 2
Scott Meredith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Sr Hargrave Military Academy
Pilot Mountain, NC
G 3
Jamaal King 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
Sr Bishop O'Connell HS
Salisbury, MD
G 4
Randall Gaskins Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Jr Bishop O'Connell HS
Woodbridge, VA
F 5
Myles Thompson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg)
Fr Camden HS
Camden, NJ
G 11
Isaiah Blackmon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
RS Jr West Charlotte HS
Charlotte, NC
G 13
Keith Braxton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg)
Jr Lawrenceville School
Glassboro, NJ
G 14
Andre Wolford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
Sr Saint Ignatius HS
North Olmsted, OH
F 15
Precious Ikediashi 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
Fr Hudson Catholic HS
Hoboken, NJ
G 20
Dan Henry 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg)
So Hamburg HS
Hamburg, NY
G 22
Michael Klebon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
Sr Southern Columbia Area HS
Paxinos, PA
G 23
A. J. Labriola (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
Fr Bishop Guilfoyle HS
Altoona, PA
G 24
Jordan Forehand 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Sr IMG Academy
Bridgewater, NJ
F/C 30
Deivydas Kuzavas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
Jr St. Mary's Ryken HS
Kretinga, Lithuania
G 31
Bryce Laskey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Fr Laurel Highlands HS
Uniontown, PA
F/C 33
Luidgy Laporal 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg)
Sr Harcum College
Petit-Bourg, France
F 42
Mark Flagg 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
So Pennsbury HS
Fairless Hills, PA
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018 *4:00 pm
at Buffalo
L 67–82 0–1
Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
November 9, 2018 *7:00 pm
Morgan State W 80–62 1–1
DeGol Arena Loretto, PA
November 16, 2018 *11:00 pm, P12N
at No. 20 UCLA Las Vegas Invitational L 58–95 1–2
Pauley Pavilion 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 Chapel Hill, NC
November 24, 2018 *1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 13 Virginia Tech
L 37–74 1–4
Cassell Coliseum 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 Washington, D.C.
December 9, 2018 *2:00 pm
at Delaware
L 83–88 3–6
Bob Carpenter Center 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 Bethlehem, PA
NEC regular season
January 3, 2019 7:00 pm
Mount St. Mary's W 80–69 5–7
DeGol Arena (598)Loretto, PA
January 5, 2019 7:00 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson L 61–79 5–8
DeGol Arena (704)Loretto, PA
January 10, 2019 7:00 pm
at LIU Brooklyn
W 74–67 6–8
Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY
January 12, 2019 4:00 pm
at St. Francis Brooklyn
L 68–72 6–9
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY
January 19, 2019 3:30 pm
at Central Connecticut
W 80–69 7–9
William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT
January 21, 2019 5:00 pm
at Bryant
L 67–76 7–10
Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI
January 24, 2019 7:00 pm
Wagner L 79–83 7–11
DeGol Arena (767)Loretto, PA
January 26, 2019 7:00 pm
Sacred Heart W 79–78 8–11
DeGol Arena (1,344)Loretto, PA
January 31, 2019 7:00 pm
at Robert Morris
W 76–73 9–12
UPMC Events Center Moon Township, PA
February 2, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Mount St. Mary's
W 72–63 10–44
Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD
February 7, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPNU
Central Connecticut W 90–85 11–11
DeGol Arena (841)Loretto, PA
February 9, 2019 7:00 pm
Bryant W 84–75 12–11
DeGol Arena (1,459)Loretto, PA
February 14, 2019 6:00 pm, CBSSN
at Fairleigh Dickinson
W 87–62 13–11
Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ
February 16, 2019 7:00 pm
Robert Morris W 72–69 14–11
DeGol Arena (1,828)Loretto, PA
February 21, 2019 7:00 pm
St. Francis Brooklyn W 81–71 15–11
DeGol Arena (1,030)Loretto, PA
February 23, 2019 1:00 pm
LIU Brooklyn L 66–69 15–12
DeGol Arena (1,218)Loretto, PA
February 28, 2019 7:00 pm
at Wagner
W 83–72 16–12
Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY
March 2, 2019 3:30 pm
at Sacred Heart
L 84–94 16–13
William H. Pitt Center 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 Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Source
[ 1] .
References
