SAINT FRANCIS RED FLASH Primary Contact: Taylor Powers • [email protected] • (o) 814-472-3128 • (c) 814-341-5189 Watch: NEC FrontRow Niagara (2-3, 0-0 MAAC) Stats: www.sfuathletics.com at Saint Francis (2-4, 0-0 NEC) Friday, Nov. 30 | 7:00 P.M. Loretto, Pa. | DeGol Arena 2018-19 SCHEDULE/RESULTS The Saint Francis men’s basketball team (2-4) looks to string together back-to-back wins for the frst time this season when it hosts Niagara NOVEMBER on Friday at 7 p.m. Tue. 6 Buffalo ..................L, 82-67 2-4 W-L 2-3 Fri. 9 MORGAN STATE ........ W, 80-62 Fri. 16 at No. 20 UCLA ...........L, 95-58 WHAT TO WATCH 71.8 (79.0) PPG 69.0 (72.6) Mon. 19 No. 7 North Carolina .......L, 101-76 • According to KenPom’s adjusted schedule metric, SFU entered Fri. 24 No. 16 Virginia Tech . L, 75-37. Tue. 27 BLOOMSBURG ......... W, 113-59 the week with the 2nd most difcult schedule in the country 38.7 (45.6) FG% 35.9 (45.5) Fri. 30 NIAGARA ..................7 p.m. and the most difcult when taking into account only Division I 30.1 (34.7) 3FG% 27.4 (38.5) DECEMBER games. Tue. 4 American...................7 p.m. • SFU recorded a season-high 26 assists on Tuesday, its most since 70.4 (72.7) FT% 77.9 (63.0) Sun. 9 Delaware...................2 p.m. the 2016-17 home opener. Tue. 18 FRANCISCAN...............7 p.m. Sat. 22 Lehigh ....................12 p.m. • Randall Gaskins Jr. set career-highs in scoring (23) and assists (6) 41.3 (39.0) RPG 38.6 (41.2) JANUARY in the win Thu. 3 * MOUNT ST.MARY’S ........7 p.m. • Saint Francis put six players in double fgures in scoring vs. 11.0 (16.8) APG 9.6 (12.4) Sat. 5 *FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON......7 p.m. Bloomsburg with the bench contributing 55 points. Thu. 10 *LIU Brooklyn ...............7 p.m. 2.8 (6.0) BLK 5.2 (4.8) Sat. 12 *St. Francis Brooklyn..........4 p.m. • The 61.5% clip from the feld was its best shooting pct. since Sat. 19 *at CCSU................3:30 p.m. Nov. of 2014 vs. Navy. 7.5 (6.5) STL 3.6 (4.6) Mon. 21 *at Bryant ..................5 p.m. Thu. 24 *WAGNER..................7 p.m. Allowed in Parenthesis Sat.. 26 *SACRED HEART............7 p.m. GASKINS GETS GOING Thu. 31 *at Robert Morris.............7 p.m. After missing his frst 17 feld goals attempts to start the season, junior guard Randall Gas- FEBRUARY Sat . 2 *Mount St. Mary’s . .4 p.m. kins Jr. broke out in a big way on Tuesday night with career-highs in points with 23 and Thu. 7 *CCSU.....................5 p.m. assists with six on 10-13 shooting in a win over Bloomsburg. Gaskins has scored in double Sat . 9 *BRYANT ..................7 p.m. fgures 19 times in his career. Tuesday was his second career game with 20 or more points Thu. 14 *Fairleigh Dickinson ..........6 p.m. Sat. 16 *ROBERT MORRIS ..........7 p.m. as his original career-high of 20 came against Robert Morris as a freshman. Thu. 21 *ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN ....7 p.m. Sat. 23 *LIU Brooklyn ...............1 p.m. BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE Thu. 28 *Wagner ...................7 p.m. Saint Francis failed to shoot 40% or better in just fve of 31 games last season, but was MARCH held under the mark in all of its frst fve games this season. The Red Flash put an emphatic Sat. 2 *Sacred Heart . 3:30 p.m. end to the streak by hitting on 61.8% of its feld goals, its best percentage since a win over * Northeast Conference game Navy on Nov. 29, 2014. The 113 total points were only six shy of the DeGol Arena scoring Home games in BOLD CAPS record set vs. Chatham. 3 5 134 14 33 PROBABLE STARTERS SERIES HISTORY Series: 13-12, Niagara leads Jamaal Myles Keith Andre Luidgy Streak: SFU, W1 King Thompson Braxton Wolford Laporal Last Meeting: Saint Francis 93 Niagara • • 6-6 • FR • G/F 6-5 • JR • G 6-2 • SR • G • • 87 (OT) - Dev. 10, 2017 - Niagara, N.Y. 5-10 SR G 6-9 SR F Krimmel vs. Niagara: 1-1 Salisbury, Md. Camden, N.J. Glassboro, N.J. Willowick, Ohio Petitboutg, France Bishop Camden Delsea Saint Ignatius Harcum C.C. O’Connell @SFU_Athletics @SFUathletics SFUathletics @RedFlashMBB @RedFlashMBB HEAD COACH ROB KRIMMEL SHARING THE BASKETBALL Sixth Season The Red Flash recorded a season-high 26 assists on Tuesday, its highest total since re- Saint Francis ‘00 cording 30 vs. Chatham on Nov. 19, 2016. King, Gaskins Jr. and sophomore Ramiir Dixon- Rob Krimmel Conover led Saint Francis with six points apiece. Everybody in the lineup beneftted as enters his seventh Saint Francis put six diferent scorers in double fgures and 10 players with fve or more season as the points. SFU’s bench scored a season-high 55 points in the victory. Saint Francis STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE head men’s According to the KenPom adjusted strength of schedule metric, Saint Francis has played basketball coach the most difcult schedule in the country when taking into account Division I games only. in 2018-19 after Four of SFU’s frst fve opponents are currently ranked in the AP Poll with SFU’s opponents he was named the going a combined 19-5 this season. 21st coach in program history on April WORKING THROUGH A SLUMP 19, 2012. He is in his 18th season SFU’s 37 points on Saturday were its fewest since scoring 37 at Cincinnati on Nov. 14, on the Red Flash bench following a 2014. The Red Flash shot 25.9% from the feld in the loss, its lowest feld goal percentage successful playing career at Saint in a game since shooting 25.0% at Wagner on February 27, 2014. Saint Francis hasn’t shot Francis. Krimmel has amassed 79 40% or higher from the feld in a game this season after doing so in 26 of 31 contests last wins in his frst fix seasons, ranking season. fourth in program history. REBOUNDING IMPROVEMENT Saint Francis recorded a +2.0 rebounding margin vs. No. 13 Virginia Tech on Saturday and Krimmel’s teams have shown grabbed 16 ofensive rebounds, its fourth game with 15 or more ofensive rebounds. SFU improvement from year-to-year in ranks t-7 in all of Division I in ofensive rebounds per game at 16.50 per contest. fve of his six seasons, culminating with the program’s frst NEC title KEEPING IT CLOSE appearance in the NEC Championship In all three of its losses, SFU has been within six points of the lead at some stage in the sec- ond half. The Red Flash trailed current No. 22 Bufalo 52-51 with 12 minutes to play, current game since 1991 in 2016-17. No. 17 UCLA 38-33 with 18:30 to play, and current No. 7 North Carolina 58-52 with 15:45 The 18-win season in 2017-18 was to play. If SFU could pull of the upset on Saturday, it would be its frst win over a ranked the most by a Saint Francis team opponent in its last 50 tries. since 1990-91. COACHING HISTORY Saint Francis University 2018-19 RED FLASH RECORD Head Coach ......... 2012-Present WHEN... Associate Head Coach .....2011-12 Overall NEC Overall NEC Assistant Coach ..........2000-11 Playing at Home 2-0 0-0 SFU Scores... Playing on the Road 0-4 0-0 59 Points or Fewer 0-2 0-0 PLAYING CAREER Leading at Halftime 2-0 0-0 60-69 Points 0-1 0-0 Saint Francis University....... 1996-2000 Three-year starter ........... 1997-2000 Tied at Halftime 0-0 0-0 70-79 Points 0-1 0-0 Two-year captain ............ 1998-2000 Trailing at Halftime 0-4 0-0 80-89 Points 1-0 0-0 NEC Men’s Basketball 90 Points or More 1-0 0-0 Scholar-Athlete of the Year.........2000 NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship ...2000 SFU Ofense Fifth on SFU’s career 3FG% list ... (39.8) Shoots 50% or Higher 1-0 0-0 Miscellaneous Stats Shoots Less than 50% 1-4 0-0 More or Same Pts in Paint 2-0 0-0 Shoots Higher than Opp. 2-0 0-0 Fewer Pts in Paint 0-4 0-0 YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD Shoots Same/Lower than Opp. 0-4 0-0 More or Same Bench Pts 2-0 0-0 AT SAINT FRANCIS Hits 8 or more 3-pointers 1-1 0-0 Fewer Bench Pts 0-4 0-0 Overall NEC Notes/ Hits 7 or fewer 3-pointers 1-3 0-0 More or Same 2nd Chance Pts 2-0 0-0 Year Record Record Postseason Fewer 2nd Chance Pts 0-4 0-0 2012-13 5-24 5-13 First Season Opponent Ofense 2013-14 10-21 7-9 NEC Semifinals Shoots 50% or Higher 0-3 0-0 More or Tied Rebounds 2-2 0-0 2014-15 16-16 9-9 NEC Semis/CIT Bid Shoots Less than 50% 2-1 0-0 Fewer Rebounds 0-2 0-0 2015-16 13-17 9-9 NEC QF Hits 8 or more 3-pointers 0-2 0-0 2016-17 17-17 11-7 NEC Final/CIT Bid Hits 7 or fewer 3-pointers 2-2 0-0 2017-18 18-13 12-6 NEC QF/CIT Bid One-Possession Games 0-0 0-0 2018-19 2-4 0-0 Overtime 0-0 0-0 Following a Win 0-1 0-0 Totals 81-112 53-53 4-5 in NEC Tourn.