2016–17 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team represented Saint Francis University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Flash, led by fifth-year head coach Rob Krimmel, played their home games at the DeGol Arena in Loretto, Pennsylvania as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 17–17, 11–7 in NEC play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Bryant and Wagner to advance to the Championship game of the NEC tournament where they lost to Mount St. Mary's. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Jacksonville in the first round to win the Hugh Durham Classic. However, they lost in the second round to UMBC.

2016–17 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball
Hugh Durham Classic champions
CIT, Second Round
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	17–17 (11–7 NEC)
Head coach	Rob Krimmel (5th season)
Associate head coach	Andrew Helton
Assistant coaches	Eric Taylor Umar Shannon
Home arena	DeGol Arena
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Mount St. Mary's †	14	–	4		.778			20	–	16		.556
LIU Brooklyn	13	–	5		.722			20	–	12		.625
Wagner	11	–	7		.611			16	–	14		.533
Saint Francis	11	–	7		.611			17	–	17		.500
Robert Morris	9	–	9		.500			14	–	19		.424
Bryant	9	–	9		.500			12	–	20		.375
Fairleigh Dickinson	9	–	9		.500			11	–	19		.367
Sacred Heart	8	–	10		.444			13	–	19		.406
Central Connecticut	4	–	14		.222			6	–	23		.207
St. Francis Brooklyn	2	–	16		.111			4	–	27		.129
† 2017 NEC tournament winner

Previous season

The Red Flash finished the 2015–16 season 13–17, 9–9 in NEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament to Fairleigh Dickinson.

Roster

2016–17 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F/C 0 Ifeanyi Umezurike 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Montverde Academy Uturu, Abia State, Nigeria G 1 Malik Harmon   6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Sr Christ the King HS Queens, NY G 2 Scott Meredith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Hargrave Military Academy Pilot Mountain, NC G 3 Jamaal King 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Bishop O'Connell HS Salisbury, MD G 4 Randall Gaskins Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Bishop O'Connell HS Woodbridge, VA F/C 5 Daniel Wallace 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Nansemond River HS Suffolk, VA G 11 Isaiah Blackmon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So West Charlotte HS Charlotte, NC G 13 Keith Braxton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Fr Lawrenceville School Glassboro, NJ G 14 Andre Wolford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Saint Ignatius HS North Olmsted, OH G 15 Deon Baker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr CC of Beaver County Pittsburgh, PA G 21 Tre McKeithen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Taylor Allderdice HS Pittsburgh, PA G 22 Michael Klebon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Southern Columbia Area HS Paxinos, PA G 23 Georgios Angelou 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Lykeio Kanithou Halkida, Greece G 24 Jordan Forehand 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So IMG Academy Bridgewater, NJ F/C 30 Deivydas Kuzavas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr St. Mary's Ryken HS Kretinga, Lithuania F/C 32 Josh Nebo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Cypress Lakes HS Houston, TX F 33 Patrick Wrencher 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Archbishop Moeller HS West Chester, OH	Head coach Rob Krimmel (Saint Francis (PA)) Assistant coach(es) Andrew Helton (Miami (OH)) Eric Taylor (Saint Francis (PA)) Umar Shannon (Saint Francis (PA)) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 12, 2016* 4:00 pm		at St. Bonaventure	L 82–92	0–1	Reilly Center (4,322) Olean, NY
Nov 16, 2016* 7:00 pm		at Duquesne	W 89–75	0–2	A. J. Palumbo Center (1,025) Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 19, 2016* 7:00 pm		Chatham	W 119–59	1–2	DeGol Arena (714) Loretto, PA
Nov 23, 2016* 7:00 pm		Longwood	W 87–72	2–2	DeGol Arena (506) Loretto, PA
Nov 26, 2016* 2:00 pm		at American	W 69–62	3–2	Bender Arena (432) Washington, DC
Nov 30, 2016* 7:00 pm		at NJIT	L 70–83	3–3	Fleisher Center (752) Newark, NJ
Dec 03, 2016* 7:00 pm		Binghamton	L 70–73	3–4	DeGol Arena (671) Loretto, PA
Dec 12, 2016* 7:00 pm		at Lehigh	L 67–100	3–5	Stabler Arena (774) Bethlehem, PA
Dec 17, 2016* 1:00 pm		Stony Brook	L 63–75	3–6	DeGol Arena (336) Loretto, PA
Dec 19, 2016* 7:00 pm		at Marquette	L 65–78	3–7	BMO Harris Bradley Center (11,868) Milwaukee, WI
Dec 21, 2016* 8:00 pm		at Texas A&M	L 58–81	3–8	Reed Arena (9,207) College Station, TX
NEC regular season
Dec 29, 2017 7:30 pm		at Fairleigh Dickinson	L 65–77	3–9 (0–1)	Rothman Center (914) Teaneck, NJ
Dec 31, 2017 3:30 pm		Sacred Heart	W 87–67	4–9 (1–1)	William H. Pitt Center (275) Fairfield, CT
Jan 5, 2017 7:00 pm		St. Francis Brooklyn	W 81–56	5–9 (2–1)	DeGol Arena  Loretto, PA
Jan 7, 2017 4:00 pm		LIU Brooklyn	L 70–83	5–10 (2–2)	DeGol Arena (747) Loretto, PA
Jan 12, 2017 6:00 pm		at Robert Morris	W 77–57	6–10 (3–2)	Charles L. Sewall Center (812) Moon Township, PA
Jan 14, 2017 4:00 pm		at Mount St. Mary's	L 72–78	6–11 (3–3)	Knott Arena (2,068) Emmitsburg, MD
Jan 19, 2017 7:00 pm		Bryant	W 75–61	7–11 (4–3)	DeGol Arena (715) Loretto, PA
Jan 21, 2017 3:00 pm		Central Connecticut	L 83–84 ^OT	7–12 (4–4)	DeGol Arena (978) Loretto, PA
Jan 26, 2017 7:00 pm		at Wagner	W 72–67	8–12 (5–4)	Spiro Sports Center (1,601) Staten Island, NY
Jan 28, 2017 7:00 pm		Robert Morris	W 89–83 ^OT	9–12 (6–4)	DeGol Arena (1,510) Loretto, PA
Feb 2, 2017 7:00 pm		at St. Francis Brooklyn	W 78–61	10–12 (7–4)	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (347) Brooklyn, NY
Feb 4, 2017 4:30 pm		at LIU Brooklyn	W 80–78	11–12 (8–4)	Steinberg Wellness Center (597) Brooklyn, NY
Feb 9, 2017 7:00 pm		Wagner	L 74–76 ^OT	11–13 (8–5)	DeGol Arena (1,105) Loretto, PA
Feb 11, 2017 1:00 pm		Mount St. Mary's	L 62–81	11–14 (8–6)	DeGol Arena (1,048) Loretto, PA
Feb 16, 2017 7:00 pm		at Central Connecticut	W 80–71	12–14 (9–6)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,009) New Britain, CT
Feb 18, 2017 4:00 pm		at Bryant	L 75–79	12–15 (9–7)	Chace Athletic Center (524) Smithfield, RI
Feb 23, 2017 7:00 pm		Sacred Heart	W 73–64	13–15 (10–7)	DeGol Arena (778) Loretto, PA
Feb 25, 2017 7:00 pm		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 70–64	14–15 (11–7)	DeGol Arena (814) Loretto, PA
NEC tournament
Mar 1, 2017 7:00 pm	(4)	(5) Bryant Quarterfinals	W 100–78	15–15	DeGol Arena (746) Loretto, PA
Mar 4, 2017 12:00 pm, FCS/MSG	(4)	at (3) Wagner Semifinals	L 70–71	16–15	Spiro Sports Center (1,823) Staten Island, NY
Mar 7, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2	(4)	at (1) Mount St. Mary's Championship game	L 61–71	16–16	Knott Arena (3,121) Emmitsburg, MD
CIT
Mar 14, 2017* 7:00 pm, Facebook Live		at Jacksonville First Round Hugh Durham Classic	W 78–76	17–16	Swisher Gymnasium (734) Jacksonville, FL
Mar 18, 2017* 2:00 pm, Facebook Live		at UMBC Second Round	L 79–87	17–17	Retriever Activities Center (904) Catonsville, MD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Source^[1].

References

1. "2021-22 St. Francis (PA) Red Flash Schedule".