2018–19 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team

2018–19 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball
CIT, First Round
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record17–16 (9–9 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Clive Bentick (12th season)
  • Ron Ganulin (6th season)
  • Jamaal Womack (6th season)
Home arenaGeneroso Pope Athletic Complex
Seasons
2018–19 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Saint Francis (PA) 12 – 6   .667 18 – 15   .545
Fairleigh Dickinson † 12 – 6   .667 21 – 14   .600
Sacred Heart 11 – 7   .611 15 – 17   .469
Robert Morris 11 – 7   .611 18 – 17   .514
St. Francis Brooklyn 9 – 9   .500 17 – 16   .515
LIU Brooklyn 9 – 9   .500 16 – 16   .500
Wagner 8 – 10   .444 13 – 17   .433
Bryant 7 – 11   .389 10 – 20   .333
Mount St. Mary's 6 – 12   .333 9 – 22   .290
Central Connecticut 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355
† 2019 NEC tournament winner

The 2018–19 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Terriers' home games were played at the Generoso Pope Athletic Complex in Brooklyn, New York. The team had been a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) since 1981. They were coached by Glenn Braica, who was in his ninth year at the helm of the Terriers.

The Terriers' Northeast Conference record was 9–9, earning them the fifth seed in the NEC tournament. In the opening round of the tournament, they lost to fourth-seeded Robert Morris, 65–69 in overtime. The Terriers' 17 wins in the 2018–19 campaign were the most since the 2013–14 season when they won 18 games.[1]

On March 13, it was announced that the Terriers were selected to participate in the 2019 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.[1] They lost in the first round to Hampton.

Previous season

The Terriers finished the 2017–18 season 13–18, 10–8 in NEC play. It marked a return to the NEC tournament as the Terriers gained the #5 seed and lost on the road to #4 LIU Brooklyn.

Offseason

The Terriers unveiled a new basketball floor located in the Pope Physical Education Center. The new court replaced the original one that was installed in 1969.[2]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Rasheem Dunn 0 G 6' 2" 170 Junior Brooklyn, NY Transferred to Cleveland State, then to St. John's[3]
Darelle Porter 23 G 6' 6" 185 Senior Pittsburgh, PA Graduated
Jagos Lasic 33 F 6' 8" 200 Senior Belgrade, Serbia Graduated
Gunnar Ólafsson 4 G/F 6' 3" 195 Senior Reykjavík, Iceland Graduated

Class of 2018 signees

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Stevan Krtinic
PG 		Novi Sad, Serbia Carnegie Schools Riverside 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) April 26, 2018[4] 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Larry Moreno
PG 		Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn High School For Law & Technology 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 148 lb (67 kg) November 13, 2017[5] 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 St. Francis Brooklyn Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  • "2018 St. Francis Brooklyn Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  • "2018 St. Francis Brooklyn Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  • "2018 St. Francis Brooklyn Signees". 247sports.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Christian Rohlehr 41 C 6' 9" 228 Junior Ontario, Canada Junior college transfer from Jefferson CC
Deniz Celen 33 F 6' 8" 234 Junior Ankara, Turkey Junior college transfer from Harcum College
Rosel Hurley 2 G 6' 5" 191 Junior Cleveland, OH Junior college transfer from New Mexico Military Institute

Regular season

St. Francis Brooklyn completed the non-conference portion of their schedule with an 8–7 record. The Terriers had road wins against Lafayette, Niagara and a tough Presbyterian squad that finished the season 20–16. At home the Terriers defeated Manhattan, Saint Peter's and UMass Lowell. The eight non-conference wins were one shy of tying the NEC non-conference wins record which the Terriers set in 2013–14. The eight non-conference wins were one shy of tying the NEC non-conference wins record which the Terriers set in 2013–14.

The Terriers' Northeast Conference schedule resulted in a 9–9 record, which was good for a fifth-place finish. St. Francis's margin of victory over the course of their 18 NEC contests was only 0.5 points (70.3 to 69.8).

Postseason

After finishing the regular season 17–15 the Terriers were selected to participate in the 2019 CIT. This was their first winning season since 2014–15 when they went 23–12 and were invited to the 2015 NIT. In the tournament, the Terriers faced Hampton, their first game against each other in history. The Terriers lost to Hampton 72–81 in the opening round of the CIT.

Roster

2018–19 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 10 Glenn Sanabria (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr St. Peter's Boys High School Staten Island, NY
F 13 Keon Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr John Hardin High School Atlanta, GA
F 11 Joshua Nurse 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Queens High School of Teaching Laurelton, NY
F 21 Milija Cosic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Frank Phillips College Belgrade, Serbia
C 20 Cori Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 270 lb (122 kg) RS Jr South Shore High School Brooklyn, NY
G 2 Rosel Hurley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Jr Shaker Heights High School Cleveland, OH
F 33 Deniz Celen (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 234 lb (106 kg) Jr Harcum College Ankara, Turkey
C 41 Christian Rohlehr 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Jr Notre Dame High School Ontario, Canada
F 40 Bryant Beckford (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So IMG Academy Bronx, NY
G 14 Jalen Jordan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So National Top Sports Institute Conyers, GA
G 4 Chauncey Hawkins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 140 lb (64 kg) So Saint Joseph Regional High School Spring Valley, NY
F 5 Yaradyah Evans 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So South Shore High School Brooklyn, NY
G 45 Jordan Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So St. Edmund Prep Brooklyn, NY
G 1 Stevan Krtinic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Fr Carnegie Schools Riverside Novi Sad, Serbia
G 0 Larry Moreno Current redshirt 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 148 lb (67 kg) Fr Brooklyn High School For Law & Technology Brooklyn, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 20, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2018*
7:00 p.m. 		Medgar Evers W 92–42[6]  1–0
  15 – Krtinic   12 – Rohlehr   7 – Hawkins  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (386)
Brooklyn, NY
November 11, 2018*
7:00 p.m. 		at Boston College
Fort Myers Tip-off 		L 69–74[7]  1–1
  22 – Jordan   8 – Jordan   3 – Sanabria  Conte Forum (3,974)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 14, 2018*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		at Richmond
Fort Myers Tip-off 		L 66–88[8]  1–2
  14 – Sanabria   6 – Sanabria   3 – Sanabria  Robins Center (6,851)
Richmond, VA
November 18, 2018*
2:00 p.m., WBPH-TV 		at Lafayette W 84–72[9]  2–2
  26 – Hawkins   10 – Celen   3 – Sanabria  Kirby Sports Center (1,146)
Easton, PA
November 23, 2018*
7:00 p.m. 		vs. IUPUI
Fort Myers Tip-off 		L 48–68[10]  2–3
  12 – Jordan   6 – Evans   2 – Sanabria  Gallagher Center (910)
Lewiston, NY
November 24, 2018*
7:00 p.m. 		at Niagara
Fort Myers Tip-off 		W 75–63[11]  3–3
  22 – Hawkins   9 – Rohlehr,
Williams 		  6 – Sanabria  Gallagher Center (837)
Lewiston, NY
November 28, 2018*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Presbyterian W 90–86[12]  4–3
  27 – Hawkins   7 – Hurley   5 – Hawkins  Templeton Physical Education Center (409)
Clinton, SC
December 3, 2018*
7:00 p.m. 		St. Joseph's (Brooklyn) W 104–75[13]  5–3
  19 – Jordan   8 – Rohlehr   4 – Jordan  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (574)
Brooklyn, NY
December 8, 2018*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at NJIT L 60–82[14]  5–4
  16 – Rohlehr   11 – Rohlehr   2 – Hawkins,
Williams  		Wellness and Events Center (525)
Newark, NJ
December 11, 2018*
7:00 p.m. 		UMass Lowell W 75–69[15]  6–4
  21 – Jordan,
Sanabria 		  11 – Evans   3 – Sanabria  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (518)
Brooklyn, NY
December 15, 2018*
4:00 p.m. 		Saint Peter's W 56–53[16]  7–4
  21 – Jordan   18 – Evans   4 – Celen  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (448)
Brooklyn, NY
December 19, 2018*
6:30 p.m., FS1 		at St. John's L 52–86[17]  7–5
  16 – Hawkins   8 – Rohlehr   4 – Sanabria  Carnesecca Arena (5,151)
Queens, NY
December 23, 2018*
2:00 p.m. 		Manhattan W 72–56[18]  8–5
  16 – Sanabria   8 – Hurley   5 – Hurley  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (612)
Brooklyn, NY
Northeast Conference regular season
January 3, 2019
7:00 p.m. 		at Bryant L 66–76[19]  8–6
(0–1) 		 14 – Jordan,
Sanabria 		  7 – Celen   3 – Sanabria  Chace Athletic Center (483)
Smithfield, RI
January 5, 2019
4:00 p.m. 		at Wagner W 66–59[20]  9–6
(1–1) 		 23 – Jordan   9 – Celen   5 – Celen  Spiro Sports Center (1,303)
Staten Island, NY
January 10, 2019
9:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Robert Morris L 49–52  9–7
(1–2) 		 16 – Jordan   9 – Celen   2 – Hawkins,
Hurley  		Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (421)
Brooklyn, NY
January 12, 2019
4:00 p.m. 		Saint Francis (PA) W 72–68  10–7
(2–2) 		 23 – Sanabria   8 – Celen,
Hurley 		  3 – Evans,
Hawkins  		Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (413)
Brooklyn, NY
January 19, 2019
4:00 p.m. 		Sacred Heart W 92–85  11–7
(3–2) 		 28 – Jordan   7 – Hurley   6 – Jordan  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (471)
Brooklyn, NY
January 21, 2019
3:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at LIU Brooklyn W 79–70[21]  12–7
(4–2) 		 20 – Jordan   7 – Jordan   4 – Sanabria  Steinberg Wellness Center (758)
Brooklyn, NY
January 24, 2019
7:00 p.m. 		at Fairleigh Dickinson L 58–60  12–8
(4–3) 		 19 – Hurley   10 – Celen,
Evans 		  4 – Hurley  Rothman Center (592)
Hackensack, NJ
January 26, 2019
5:00 p.m. 		at Mount St. Mary's W 74–67  13–8
(5–3) 		 16 – Hurley   10 – Celen   4 – Celen  Knott Arena (3,011)
Emmitsburg, MD
January 31, 2018
7:00 p.m. 		at Central Connecticut L 72–78  13–9
(5–4) 		 23 – Jordan   7 – Evans   4 – Evans  William H. Detrick Gymnasium (894)
New Britain, CT
February 2, 2019
3:30 p.m. 		at Sacred Heart L 62–71  13–10
(5–5) 		 16 – Celen   15 – Evans   4 – Jordan  William H. Pitt Center (638)
Fairfield, CT
February 7, 2019
7:00 p.m. 		Wagner W 51–44  14–10
(6–5) 		 12 – Hurley   5 – Celen   2 – Hawkins,
Krtinic  		Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (478)
Brooklyn, NY
February 9, 2019
4:00 p.m. 		Fairleigh Dickinson L 73–84  14–11
(6–6) 		 14 – Hawkins   6 – Hurley,
Jordan 		  3 – Hurley  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (707)
Brooklyn, NY
February 14, 2019
7:00 p.m. 		LIU Brooklyn
Battle of Brooklyn 		W 83–76  15–11
(7–6) 		 17 – Sanabria   7 – Celen   3 – Sanabria  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (672)
Brooklyn, NY
February 16, 2019
4:00 p.m. 		Central Connecticut
Alumni Day 		W 90–79  16–11
(8–6) 		 25 – Sanabria   7 – Celen   3 – Celen,
Sanabria  		Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (631)
Brooklyn, NY
February 21, 2019
7:00 p.m. 		at Saint Francis (PA) L 71–81  16–12
(8–7) 		 16 – Hawkins   4 – Williams   3 – Hurley  DeGol Arena (1,030)
Loretto, PA
February 23, 2019
5:00 p.m. 		at Robert Morris L 62–67  16–13
(8–8) 		 18 – Jordan   5 – 4 tied   3 – 4 tied  North Athletic Complex (1,016)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 28, 2019
7:00 p.m. 		Bryant W 74–66  17–13
(9–8) 		 14 – 2 tied   7 – 2 tied   5 – Celen  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (428)
Brooklyn, NY
March 2, 2018
4:00 p.m. 		Mount St. Mary's L 71–73  17–14
(9–9) 		 16 – Hurley   6 – Hawkins   4 – Sanabria  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (648)
Brooklyn, NY
Northeast Conference tournament
March 6, 2019
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		(5) at (4) Robert Morris
Quarterfinals 		L 65–69 OT 17–15
  15 – Sanabria   11 – Evans   5 – Sanabria  North Athletic Complex (1,016)
Pittsburgh, PA
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
March 21, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Hampton
First round
Coach John McLendon Classic 		L 72–81[22]  17–16
  19 – Krtinic   6 – Evans   5 – Sanabria  Hampton Convocation Center (3,124)
Hampton, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern. (#) during NIT is seed within region.

Source:[23]

Accolades

Glenn Sanabria, redshirt senior guard
  • Selected to All-NEC Third Team
  • Selected to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District 18 Second Team
  • Selected to the 2019 Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association Scholar-Athlete Team[24]
Jalen Jordan, sophomore guard
  • Selected to All-NEC Second Team
  • Selected to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District 18 Second Team

See also

References

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