SAINT FRANCIS MEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-21 GAME NOTES @REDFLASHMBB @REDFLASHMBB /REDFLASHMBB THE MATCHUP SAINT FRANCIS MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS SAINT FRANCIS (6-15, 5-12) MOUNT ST. MARY'S (9-10, 8-7) DATE OPPONENT TIME/SCORE vs NOVEMBER (1-1) GAME 22 @RedFlashMBB @MountHoops 25 at Pitt (ATTSN, RSNs) W, 80-70 28 UMBC (NECFR) L, 65-80 FEBRUARY 25, 2021 DeGol Arena | Loretto, Pa. DECEMBER (0-3) 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) L, 57-75 HEAD COACH Rob Krimmel (Saint Francis '00) HEAD COACH Dan Engelstad (St. Mary's [Md.]) JANUARY (4-6) SFU RECORD/SEASON 125-148/9th MOUNT RECORD/SEASON 29-53/3rd 7 at Long Island * (NECFR) L, 75-78 OVERALL RECORD/SEASON Same OVERALL RECORD/SEASON 133-87/8th 8 at Long Island * (NECFR) L, 58-71 14 Bryant * (ESPN+) W, 89-82 15 Bryant * (NECFR) L, 63-72 PREVIOUS GAME STARTERS PREVIOUS GAME STARTERS 21 at Sacred Heart * (NECFR) W, 76-58 22 at Sacred Heart * (NECFR) L, 70-82 2 Ramiir Dixon-Conover Sr. 6-3 15.5 ppg 5.6 rpg 13 Mezie Offurum Jr. 6-8 9.3 ppg 5.6 rpg 26 Fairleigh Dickinson * (NECFR) ot L, 92-94 4 Ronell Giles, Jr. Fr. 6-4 8.5 ppg 2.5 rpg 15 Damian Chong Qui Jr. 5-8 14.8 ppg 5.4 apg 27 Fairleigh Dickinson * (NECFR) W, 90-82 5 Myles Thompson Jr. 6-6 10.2 ppg 5.4 rpg 22 Nana Opoku R-Jr. 6-9 9.7 ppg 7.3 rpg 30 Central Connecticut * (NECFR) W, 62-59 13 Marlon Hargis Jr. 6-7 8.0 ppg 3.7 rpg 23 Josh Reaves Fr. 6-4 7.3 ppg 2.4 rpg 31 Central Connecticut * (NECFR) L, 77-85 42 Mark Flagg Sr. 6-9 8.0 ppg 6.1 rpg 42 Malik Jefferson Jr. 6-9 8.1 ppg 7.4 rpg FEBRUARY (1-5) 4 at Merrimack * (NECFR) L, 62-68 5 at Merrimack * (NECFR) L, 54-59 THE PREVIEW 11 St. Francis Brooklyn * (NECFR) L, 67-70 The Saint Francis men's basketball team closes out the 2020- INSIDE THE SERIES 21 season Thursday night when Mount St. Mary's visits DeGol 12 St. Francis Brooklyn * (NECFR) W, 80-66 ALL-TIME SERIES RECORD 34-48 20 at Wagner * (NECFR) L, 52-67 Arena on Senior Night. AT HOME 19-14 21 at Wagner * (NECFR) L, 68-70 ON THE ROAD 14-26 25 Mount St. Mary's * (NECFR) 7 PM SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS Mount St. Mary's is in the hunt for one of the four NEC tour- AT NEUTRAL SITE (UNKNOWN) 0-3 (1-5) nament berths with three games remaining on its schedule. LAST MEETING Dec. 8, 2020 (L, 57-75) Home games played at DeGol Arena The Mountaineers are 8-7 in the league with two games LEADING SFU SCORER Flagg (13) * - Northeast Conference game against Bryant to follow Thursday's contest. All times Eastern and subject to change LAST SFU WIN Feb. 27, 2020 (W, 75-62) LARGEST SFU WIN Feb. 27, 1956 (W, 101-76) Damian Chong Qui leads the Mountaineers with 14.8 points LARGEST MOUNT WIN Feb. 21, 2009 (L, 63-93) and a league-leading 5.4 assists per game. Chong Qui's 33.9% assist rate ranks 36th nationally. Malik Jefferson has been a force on the glass, ranking seventh in the league at 7.4 re- bounds per game. Jefferson's 16.2% offensive rebounding TALE OF THE TAPE rate is 12th in the nation. SFU vs. MOUNT CROWDED HOUSE 6-15 ............OVERALL RECORD ............... 9-10 KenPom currently projects a three-way tie for the fourth and 5-12 ........CONFERENCE RECORD ............... 8-7 final spot with Mount St. Mary's, LIU, and St. Francis Brooklyn HOW TO WATCH L2 .........................STREAK ............................. W1 at 9-9 and Fairleigh Dickinson a game back at 8-10. 255 .................... NET (2/23)......................... 176 SERIES HISTORY 304 ............... KENPOM (2/23) .................... 254 The Red Flash is 34-48 all-time against the Mountaineers af- 288 ....... O-EFFICIENCY (KENPOM) ........... 302 ter dropping the conference opener in Emmitsburg. Senior 292 ........D-EFFICIENCY (KENPOM) ........... 173 PxP: Pat Farabaugh Mark Flagg had a team-high 13 points in the 75-57 defeat 292 ................SOS (KENPOM) .................... 330 that snapped a four-game Red Flash winning streak. Analyst: Tom Fox 69.0 ........... POINTS PER GAME ................ 62.7 73.4 ........... SCORING DEFENSE ............... 62.0 LAST TIME OUT: WAGNER 70, SAINT FRANCIS 68 -4.4 .............SCORING MARGIN ................ +0.7 The Red Flash shot a blistering 69.6% in the first half, but a .428 .....FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE ......... .425 key stretch from Wagner in the closing minutes allowed the .455 ......... ............. .409 SAINT FRANCIS ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Seahawks to escape at the buzzer after both teams failed to FIELD GOAL DEFENSE .316 ..... 3-POINT FG PERCENTAGE ......... .338 Primary Contact: Miles McQuiggan cleanly inbound the ball in the closing seconds. .309 ............ 3-POINT DEFENSE ................ .305 Email: [email protected] THE SEGABABA STRIKES AGAIN .720 ....FREE THROW PERCENTAGE ........ .676 Cell Phone: 401.622.2192 The Second Game of a Back-to-Back, often referred to on 35.4 ........REBOUNDS PER GAME ............ 36.5 Twitter: @MilesMcQuiggan Twitter as a "SEGABABA," has provided its share of statisti- 0.0 .........REBOUNDING MARGIN ........... +4.9 cal anomalies this season. Secondary Contact: Kaitlyn Snyder 13.0 ........... ASSISTS PER GAME ............... 11.8 14.1 .......TURNOVERS PER GAME ........... 13.1 Email: [email protected] Saint Francis shot 12% (3-for-25) in the first half of Satur- -1.0 ...........TURNOVER MARGIN ............... -2.6 Cell Phone: 610.248.6453 day's opener at Wagner before a 69.6% mark (16-for-23) in 5.8 .............. ................... 4.3 the first 20 minutes Sunday. STEALS PER GAME 2.2 .............BLOCKS PER GAME .................. 3.9 GAME 22: 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 1 Zahree Harrison Fr. G 6-0 190 West Philadelphia, Pa. / Cheltenham (Southeastern CC) Enrollment 2,289 2 Ramiir Dixon-Conover Sr. G 6-3 185 Newark, N.J. / South Kent (Conn.) 3 Luke Ruggery R-Fr. G 5-11 160 Duncansville, Pa. / Bishop Guilfoyle Nickname Red Flash 4 Ronell Giles, Jr. Fr. G 6-4 185 Brandywine, Md. / Charles Herbert Flowers Colors Red, White, & Black 5 Myles Thompson Jr. F 6-6 230 Camden, N.J. / Camden Home Court DeGol Arena 11 Maxwell Land Fr. G/F 6-4 185 Cincinnati, Ohio / Archbishop Moeller 13 Marlon Hargis Jr. F 6-7 205 Mays Landing, N.J. / St. Augustine Prep (Holy Cross) 3,500 Capacity 14 A.J. Burch So. G 5-9 165 Annapolis, Md. / Severn School Affiliation NCAA Division I 15 Chukwu Ikediashi R-So. F 6-8 220 Hoboken, N.J. / Hudson Catholic Conference Northeast 20 Dan Henry Sr. G 5-11 160 Hamburg, N.Y. / Hamburg 21 Ben Seidel So. G 6-0 170 Johnstown, Pa. / Bishop McCort President Very Rev. Malachi Van Tassell, T.O.R. 22 Tyler Stewart R-Jr. G/F 6-8 195 Silver Spring, Md. / St. Andrew’s Episcopal (Binghamton) Director of Athletics James Downer 23 A.J. Labriola Jr. G 6-2 185 Altoona, Pa. / Bishop Guilfoyle Athletics Dept. Phone 814.472.3286 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.) 33 Josh Cohen R-Fr. F 6-10 220 Lincroft, N.J. / Christian Brothers Academy HISTORY 42 Mark Flagg Sr. F 6-9 215 Fairless Hills, Pa. / Pennsbury 2019-20 Record 22-10 NEC Record/Finish 13-5/T-1st Home 13-2 COACHING STAFF Away 8-8 Head Coach Rob Krimmel (Saint Francis ’00, ninth season) Neutral 1-0 Associate Head Coach Andrew Helton (Miami (Ohio) ’92, sixth season) Postseason N/A (CoVID-19) Assistant Coach Eric Taylor (Saint Francis ’98, ninth season) First Year 1905-06 Assistant Coach Umar Shannon (Saint Francis ’13, fifth season) Director of Operations Luke McConnell (Saint Francis ’12, eighth season) All-Time Record 1,025-1,141 (.473) 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 3 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 13 Marlon Hargis HAR-ghiss Class Seniors 3 Juniors 4 Sophomores 4 MEDIA POLICIES Freshmen 7 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 12 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 3 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).