1983–84 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 1983–84 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The team was coached by Gene Roberti , who was in his fifth 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, although at this time the conference was known as the ECAC Metro Conference.
The Terriers finished their season at 2–26 overall and 1–15 in conference play.[ 1] During the regular season they lost 7 games by 2 points or less. The Terriers played in the conference tournament with the 8th seed, but lost in the opening round to LIU Brooklyn 62–67. At the end of the season, it was announced that Robert Jackson won a share the ECAC Metro Conference Player of the Year Award, along with Carey Scurry of LIU Brooklyn and Chipper Harris of Robert Morris.
This marked an all-time low record[ 2] for the program and would stand until the 1993–94 season when the Terriers under Ron Ganulin went 1–26 overall and 1–17 in conference play. After the season, Gene Roberti was fired as the head coach, and was replaced by Bob Valvano .
Roster
1983–84 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
Robert Jackson
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
Sr
F
Chris Phillips
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
Jr
C
Julian McKelly
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
Jr
St. Esteban Episcopal School
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
F
Theo Graham
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
So
G
Lenny LaGrua
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
So
G
Brian LaGrua
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
So
G
Jerome Washington
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
—
So
G
Jim Paguaga
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
So
F
Jerome Scott
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
Fr
F
Dickens Benoit
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
Fr
F
Blaine Drayton
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
Fr
G
Tim Brisco
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
Fr
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 , 1983 *
at Boston University
L 56–80
0–1
Case Gym (659)Boston, MA
November , 1983 *
at Manhattan
L 59–60
0–2
Draddy Gymnasium (1,980)Bronx, NY
December , 1983 *
Utica
L 58–60
0–3
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (314)Brooklyn, NY
December , 1983 *
Saint Peter's
L 72–92
0–4
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (244)Brooklyn, NY
December , 1983 *
at Notre Dame
L 49–71
0–5
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,693)South Bend, IN
December , 1983 *
Maine
L 66–81
0–6
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (417)Brooklyn, NY
December 12, 1983 *
at Fordham
L 61–77[ 3]
0–7
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,011)Bronx, NY
December , 1983 *
at Canisius
L 69–70
0–8
Koessler Athletic Center (1,652)Buffalo, NY
December , 1983
at Long Island
L 74–76
0–9 (0–1)
Schwartz Athletic Center (1,418)Brooklyn, NY
January 4, 1984 *
at Clemson
L 63–97
0–10
Littlejohn Coliseum (4,500)Clemson, SC
January , 1984
Siena
L 73–74
0–11 (0–2)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (414)Brooklyn, NY
January , 1984
at Marist
L 62–79
0–12 (0–3)
McCann Arena (522)Poughkeepsie, NY
January , 1984
at Loyola (MD)
L 73–79
0–13 (0–4)
Reitz Arena (837)Baltimore, MD
January , 1984 *
Iona
L 73–90
0–14
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (911)Brooklyn, NY
January , 1984
Saint Francis (PA)
L 78–86
0–15 (0–5)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (263)Brooklyn, NY
January , 1984
Robert Morris
L 53–71
0–16 (0–6)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (256)Brooklyn, NY
January , 1984
at Fairleigh Dickinson
L 70–81
0–17 (0–7)
(817)Rutherford, NJ
January 28, 1984
at Wagner
W 84–74
1–17 (1–7)
Sutter Gymnasium (450)Staten Island, NY
February , 1984 *
Adelphi
W 80–69
2–17
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (617)Brooklyn, NY
February 4, 1984
Long Island Battle of Brooklyn
L 81–88
2–18 (1–8)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,003)Brooklyn, NY
February , 1984
Marist
L 59–76
2–19 (1–9)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (384)Brooklyn, NY
February , 1984
at Siena
L 78–91
2–20 (1–10)
Alumni Recreation Center (2,104)Loudonville, NY
February , 1984
Loyola (MD)
L 66–79
2–21 (1–11)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (279)Brooklyn, NY
February , 1984
at Saint Francis (PA)
L 79–86
2–22 (1–12)
Maurice Stokes Athletic Center (2,117)Loretto, PA
February , 1984
at Robert Morris
L 65–80
2–23 (1–13)
John Jay Center (1,059)Moon Township, PA
February , 1984
Fairleigh Dickinson
L 63–64
2–24 (1–14)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (391)Brooklyn, NY
February , 1984
Wagner
L 66–67
2–25 (1–15)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (399)Brooklyn, NY
ECAC Metro tournament
March 8, 1984
vs. LIU Brooklyn Quarterfinal
L 62–67[ 4]
2–26
McCann Center (2,250)Poughkeepsie, NY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
source[ 5]
References