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SAINT FRANCIS MEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-21 GAME NOTES @REDFLASHMBB @REDFLASHMBB /REDFLASHMBB THE MATCHUP SAINT FRANCIS MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS ATE PPONENT IME CORE SAINT FRANCIS (1-3, 0-0) MOUNT ST. MARY'S (1-3, 0-0) D O T /S vs NOVEMBER (1-1) GAME 5 @RedFlashMBB @MountHoops 25 at Pitt (ATTSN, RSNs) W, 80-70 28 UMBC (NECFR) L, 65-80 TUESDAY, DEC. 8 Knott Arena | Emmitsburg, Md. DECEMBER (0-2) 1 at 15/4 Virginia (ACCN) L, 51-76 3 at Liberty (ESPN+) L, 62-78 SAINT FRANCIS QUICK LOOK MOUNT ST. MARY'S QUICK LOOK 8 at Mount St. Mary's * (NECFR) 7 PM HEAD COACH Rob Krimmel (Saint Francis '00) HEAD COACH Dan Engelstad (St. Mary's '07) 12 at St. Bonaventure (ESPN+) 2 PM SFU RECORD/SEASON 120-136/9th MOUNT RECORD/SEASON 21-46/3rd 15 Fairleigh Dickinson * (NECFR) 7 PM 16 Fairleigh Dickinson * (NECFR) 4 PM OVERALL RECORD/SEASON Same OVERALL RECORD/SEASON 125-80/8th JANUARY 7 at Long Island * (NECFR) 7 PM PREVIOUS GAME STARTERS PREVIOUS GAME STARTERS 8 at Long Island * (NECFR) 4 PM 14 Bryant * (NECFR) 7 PM 1 Zahree Harrison Fr. 6-0 3.5 ppg 3.5 apg 13 Mezie Offurum Jr. 6-8 4.3 ppg 4.3 rpg 15 Bryant * (NECFR) 4 PM 5 Myles Thompson Jr. 6-6 10.0 ppg 4.8 rpg 15 Damian Chong Qui Jr. 5-8 11.5 ppg 4.0 apg 21 at Sacred Heart * (NECFR) 7 PM 11 Maxwell Land Fr. 6-4 8.0 ppg 4.5 rpg 22 Nana Opoku R-Jr. 6-9 9.0 ppg 5.3 rpg 22 at Sacred Heart * (NECFR) 4 PM 24 Bryce Laskey R-So. 6-4 8.3 ppg 1.0 apg 23 Josh Reaves Fr. 6-4 2.5 ppg 2.5 rpg 30 Central Connecticut * (NECFR) 7 PM 42 Mark Flagg Sr. 6-9 12.8 ppg 5.3 rpg 42 Malik Jefferson Jr. 6-9 9.0 ppg 4.5 rpg 31 Central Connecticut * (NECFR) 4 PM FEBRUARY 4 at Merrimack * (NECFR) 7 PM THE PREVIEW 5 at Merrimack * (NECFR) 4 PM The Saint Francis men's basketball team opens Northeast INSIDE THE SERIES 11 St. Francis Brooklyn * (NECFR) 7 PM Conference play when the Red Flash travels to Emmitsburg ALL-TIME SERIES RECORD 34-47 12 St. Francis Brooklyn * (NECFR) 4 PM to face Mount St. Mary's. AT HOME 19-14 20 at Wagner * (NECFR) 7 PM 21 at Wagner * (NECFR) 4 PM The Red Flash and Mountaineers square off to open confer- ON THE ROAD 14-25 25 Mount St. Mary's * (NECFR) 7 PM ence play on its earliest date in nine seasons. AT NEUTRAL SITE (UNKNOWN) 0-3 (1-5) MARCH LAST MEETING Feb. 27, 2020 (W, 75-62) SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS 6 NEC Semifinal LEADING SFU SCORER Blackmon (22) Mount St. Mary's is 1-3 on the year with a season-opening 9 NEC Final LAST SFU WIN Same win at Morgan State, neutral-site loss to Navy, and defeats LARGEST SFU WIN Feb. 27, 1956 (W, 101-76) at the hands of Maryland and VCU. Tuesday's matchup will LARGEST MOUNT WIN Feb. 21, 2009 (L, 63-93) Home games played at DeGol Arena serve as the Mountaineers' home opener. * - Northeast Conference game All times Eastern and subject to change Jalen Gibbs leads the Mountaineers and ranks second in the NEC in scoring at 17.7 points per game, but did not play TALE OF THE TAPE in Saturday's 60-42 setback at VCU. Damian Chong Qui is second on the team at 11.5 points per game. The Moun- SFU vs. MOUNT taineers have been held to 58.0 points per contest entering 1-3 ..............OVERALL RECORD ................. 1-3 conference play. 0-0 ..........CONFERENCE RECORD .............. 0-0 HOW TO WATCH L3 .........................STREAK .............................. L3 SERIES HISTORY -- ......... ............... -- Tuesday's meeting will be the 82nd between Saint Francis NET (NOT YET AVAILABLE) and Mount St. Mary's in a series that began 99 years ago 245 ............... KENPOM (12/6) .................... 260 with a 29-23 Mount win. SFU is 34-47 all-time against Mount 97.9 ...... O-EFFICIENCY (KENPOM) .......... 93.8 St. Mary's with a 27-36 mark since the Mountaineers joined 104.9 .....D-EFFICIENCY (KENPOM) ........ 101.9 the NEC in 1989-90. 70 ..................SOS (KENPOM) .................... 102 64.5 ........... POINTS PER GAME ................ 58.0 Play-by-Play: Adam Pohl Saint Francis has swept the regular-season series in each of 76.0 ........... SCORING DEFENSE ............... 66.8 the last two years to end a stretch in which Mount St. Mary's -11.5 ...........SCORING MARGIN ................. -8.8 had won 24 of 27 meetings from 2005-18. .413 .....FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE ......... .412 .479 .........FIELD GOAL DEFENSE ............. .470 SAINT FRANCIS ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS GEOGRAPHY BEE .325 ..... 3-POINT FG PERCENTAGE ......... .329 Primary Contact: Miles McQuiggan Due to conference realignment, Mount St. Mary's is now .276 ............ 3-POINT DEFENSE ................ .300 Email: [email protected] the closest geographic rival for the Red Flash in NEC play. Tuesday's drive from Loretto to Emmitsburg will total 143 .640 ....FREE THROW PERCENTAGE ........ .685 Cell Phone: 401.622.2192 miles in each direction. 30.3 ........REBOUNDS PER GAME ............ 30.8 Twitter: @MilesMcQuiggan -9.0 ........REBOUNDING MARGIN ............ -0.5 BACK TO DECEMBER Secondary Contact: Kaitlyn Snyder 11.8 ........... ASSISTS PER GAME ............... 10.0 The Red Flash and Mountaineers' Dec. 8 meeting marks 12.5 .......TURNOVERS PER GAME ........... 14.8 Email: [email protected] the first time NEC play will start before Christmas since the +2.0 ..........TURNOVER MARGIN ............... -3.0 Cell Phone: 610.248.6453 2011-12 season. Saint Francis is 13-7 in pre-Christmas con- 7.3 .............. ................... 5.0 ference games since 2000. STEALS PER GAME 0.8 .............BLOCKS PER GAME .................. 3.0 GAME 5: MOUNT ST. MARY'S QUICK FACTS 2020-21 SAINT FRANCIS ROSTER Location Loretto, Pa. # NAME CL POS HT WT HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL (PREV.) Founded 1847 0 Justen Anderson R-Fr. G 6-2 170 Waldorf, Md. / La Plata Enrollment 2,289 1 Zahree Harrison Fr. G 6-0 190 West Philadelphia, Pa. / Cheltenham 2 Ramiir Dixon-Conover Sr. G 6-3 185 Newark, N.J. / South Kent (Conn.) (Southeastern CC) Nickname Red Flash 3 Luke Ruggery R-Fr. G 5-11 160 Duncansville, Pa. / Bishop Guilfoyle Colors Red, White, & Black 4 Ronell Giles, Jr. Fr. G 6-4 185 Brandywine, Md. / Charles Herbert Flowers Home Court DeGol Arena 5 Myles Thompson Jr. F 6-6 230 Camden, N.J. / Camden 11 Maxwell Land Fr. G/F 6-4 185 Cincinnati, Ohio / Archbishop Moeller Capacity 3,500 13 Marlon Hargis * Jr. F 6-7 205 Mays Landing, N.J. / St. Augustine Prep (Holy Cross) Affiliation NCAA Division I 14 A.J. Burch So. G 5-9 165 Annapolis, Md. / Severn School Conference Northeast 15 Chukwu Ikediashi R-So. F 6-8 220 Hoboken, N.J. / Hudson Catholic 20 Dan Henry Sr. G 5-11 160 Hamburg, N.Y. / Hamburg President Very Rev. Malachi Van Tassell, T.O.R. 21 Ben Seidel So. G 6-0 170 Johnstown, Pa. / Bishop McCort Director of Athletics James Downer 22 Tyler Stewart R-Jr. G/F 6-8 195 Silver Spring, Md. / St. Andrew’s Episcopal (Binghamton) Athletics Dept. Phone 814.472.3286 23 A.J. Labriola Jr. G 6-2 185 Altoona, Pa. / Bishop Guilfoyle 24 Bryce Laskey R-So. G 6-4 190 Uniontown, Pa. / Laurel Highlands 31 Brad McCabe R-Fr. G 6-6 185 Manasquan, N.J. / Manasquan 32 Jeriah Coleman Fr. F 7-0 220 Anchorage, Alaska / Great Bridge Christian (Va.) HISTORY 33 Josh Cohen R-Fr. F 6-10 220 Lincroft, N.J. / Christian Brothers Academy 2019-20 Record 22-10 42 Mark Flagg Sr. F 6-9 215 Fairless Hills, Pa. / Pennsbury NEC Record/Finish 13-5/T-1st * - Hargis will sit out the 2020-21 season due to NCAA transfer rules Home 13-2 Away 8-8 COACHING STAFF Neutral 1-0 Head Coach Rob Krimmel (Saint Francis ’00, ninth season) Postseason N/A (CoVID-19) Associate Head Coach Andrew Helton (Miami (Ohio) ’92, sixth season) First Year 1905-06 Assistant Coach Eric Taylor (Saint Francis ’98, ninth season) Assistant Coach Umar Shannon (Saint Francis ’13, fifth season) All-Time Record 1,020-1,129 (.475) Director of Operations Luke McConnell (Saint Francis ’12, eighth season) ROSTER BREAKDOWN PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Letterwinners Returning/Lost 10/5 1 Ramiir Dixon-Conover ruh-MEER 15 Chukwu Ikediashi CHOO-koo EYE-keh-DEE-ash-EE Starters Returning/Lost 1/4 Redshirts 4 3 Luke Ruggery RUG-er-ee 21 Ben Seidel SIDE-ell Newcomers 5 4 Ronell Giles, Jr. ruh-NELL 32 Jeriah Coleman ja-RYE-uh Class Seniors 3 Juniors 4 Sophomores 4 MEDIA POLICIES Freshmen 8 POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE Position Saint Francis' postgame interviews for both home and road contests will take place via Zoom in 2020-21. Forwards 6 Requests for student-athletes should be made to Miles McQuiggan by the four-minute media timeout and Guards 13 will be accommodated at the discretion of the athletic communications and coaching staffs. Location New Jersey 6 The link to the postgame Zoom will be available in the Saint Francis Digital Press Box, which can be found Pennsylvania 6 Maryland 4 at bit.ly/SFU-pressbox. Alaska 1 New York 1 If student-athletes are in need of postgame athletic training attention and unable to attend the press Ohio 1 conference, quotes will be made available to media as soon as possible. SUPPORT STAFF INTERVIEW REQUEST POLICY Interview requests for head coach Rob Krimmel and the Saint Francis staff and student-athletes should be Graduate Assistant Ronnie Drinnon made via email ([email protected]) or by phone (401.622.2192).