Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball

Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball
Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball
	2024–25 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team
University	Saint Francis University
Head coach	Rob Krimmel (13th season)
Conference	Northeast Conference
Location	Loretto, Pennsylvania
Arena	DeGol Arena ; (capacity: 3,500)
Nickname	Red Flash
Colors	Red and white;
NCAA tournament appearances
	1991, 2025
Conference tournament champions
	1991, 2025
Conference regular season champions
	1991, 2019

Last updated March 17, 2025

The Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team represents Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Northeast Conference. They are currently led by 13th year head coach Rob Krimmel and play their home games at DeGol Arena. The Red Flash have appeared two times in the NCAA Tournament, most recently in 2025.

History

Jim Baron Era (1987–1992)

Baron led The Red Flash to their first NCAA tournament appearance in 1991, where they lost in the First Round to the Arizona Wildcats 93-80. In 1992 Baron left to coach at his alma mater, Saint Bonaventure.

His record was 74-71.

Season-by-season results

Statistics overview
Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Frances McCreesh (1918–1920)
1918-19	Frances McCreesh	9-3
1919-20	Frances McCreesh	11-2
Frances McCreesh:		20-5 .800
John Loughran (1920–1924)
1920-21	John Loughran	14-2
1921-22	John Loughran	13-7
1922-23	John Loughran	12-6
1923-24	John Loughran	12-5
John Loughran:		51-20 .718
Jim Mahon (1924–1925)
1924-25	Jim Mahon	20-13
Jim Mahon:		20-13 .606
Emmet Russell (1925–1926)
1925-26	Emmet Russell	21-9
Emmet Russell:		21-9 .700
Eugene Stringer (1926–1927)
1926-27	Eugene Stringer	6-9
Eugene Stringer:		6-9 .400
William Donahue (1927–1930)
1927-28	William Donahue	5-10
1928-29	William Donahue	10-3
1929-30	William Donahue	6-8
William Donahue:		21-21 .500
Eugene Stringer (1930–1932)
1930-31	Eugene Stringer	5-10
1931-32	Eugene Stringer	7-7
Eugene Stringer:		12-17 .414
Inactive (1932–1938)
Francis Salony (1938–1942)
1938-39	Francis Salony	6-9
1939-40	Francis Salony	9-8
1940-41	Francis Salony	6-8
1941-42	Francis Salony	4-8
Francis Salony:		25-33 .431
Terrence Burns (1942–1943)
1942-43	Terrence Burns	1-2-1
Terrence Burns:		1-2-1 .375
Inactive (1943–1945)
William Hughes (1945–1955)
1945-46	William Hughes/Max Cook	1-8-1
1946-47	William Hughes	11-8
1947-48	William Hughes	15-9
1948-49	William Hughes	16-11			NCIT First Round
1949-50	William Hughes	18-9			NCIT Quarter-finals
1950-51	William Hughes	19-4			NCIT Quarter-finals
1951-52	William Hughes	23-7			NCIT Runner-up
1952-53	William Hughes	13-5
1953-54	William Hughes	21-6			NIT Quarterfinals
1954-55	William Hughes	21-9			NIT Semifinals
William Hughes (Division I Independent)(1955–1966)
1955-56	William Hughes	10-14
1956-57	William Hughes	12-12
1957-58	William Hughes	20-5			NIT First Round
1958-59	William Hughes	20-5
1959-60	William Hughes	14-9
1960-61	William Hughes	6-19
1961-62	William Hughes	14-8
1962-63	William Hughes	10-12
1963-64	William Hughes	10-14
1964-65	William Hughes	11-14
1965-66	William Hughes	8-18
William Hughes:		293-206-1 .587
John Clark (Division I Independent)(1966–1969)
1966-67	John Clark	20-6
1967-68	John Clark	19-6
1968-69	John Clark	16-8
John Clark:		55-20 .733
John Hiller (Division I Independent)(1969–1971)
1969-70	John Hiller	13-12
1970-71	John Hiller	15-10
John Hiller:		28-22 .560
Dick Conover (Division I Independent)(1971–1973)
1971-72	Dick Conover	12-13
1972-73	Dick Conover	5-21
Dick Conover:		17-34 .333
Pete Lonergan (Division I Independent)(1973–1978)
1973-74	Pete Lonergan	15-11
1974-75	Pete Lonergan	11-14
1975-76	Pete Lonergan	14-14
1976-77	Pete Lonergan	15-11
1977-78	Pete Lonergan	15-11
Pete Lonergan:		70-61 .534
Dave Magarity (Division I Independent)(1978–1981)
1978-79	Dave Magarity	13-13
1979-80	Dave Magarity	12-16
1980-81	Dave Magarity	17-10
Dave Magarity (ECAC Metro Conference)(1981–1983)
1981-82	Dave Magarity	6-20	3-11	5s
1982-83	Dave Magarity	12-17	7-7	2s
Dave Magarity:		60-76 .441	10-18 .357
Kevin Porter (ECAC Metro Conference)(1983–1987)
1983-84	Kevin Porter	12-15	8-8	T-5th
1984-85	Kevin Porter	9-19	6-8	5th
1985-86	Kevin Porter	10-18	8-8	5th
1986-87	Kevin Porter	11-16	7-9	T-5th
Kevin Porter:		42-68 .382	29-33 .468
Jim Baron (ECAC Metro Conference)(1987–1988)
1987-88	Jim Baron	7-20	4-12	8th
Jim Baron (Northeast Conference)(1988–1992)
1988-89	Jim Baron	13-16	6-10	T-7th
1989-90	Jim Baron	17-11	10-6	T-3rd
1990-91	Jim Baron	24-8	13-3	T-1st	NCAA Division I First Round
1991-92	Jim Baron	13-16	5-11	8th
Jim Baron:		74-71 .510	38-42 .475
Tom McConnell (Northeast Conference)(1992–1999)
1992-93	Tom McConnell	9-18	7-11	T-7th
1993-94	Tom McConnell	13-15	9-9	T-7th
1994-95	Tom McConnell	12-16	7-11	8th
1995-96	Tom McConnell	13-14	11-7	5th
1996-97	Tom McConnell	12-15	9-9	6th
1997-98	Tom McConnell	17-10	10-6	T-3rd
1998-99	Tom McConnell	9-17	7-13	T-8th
Tom McConnell:		85-105 .447	60-66 .476
Bobby Jones (Northeast Conference)(1999–2008)
1999-00	Bobby Jones	10-18	7-11	T-7th
2000-01	Bobby Jones	9-18	9-11	8th
2001-02	Bobby Jones	6-21	5-15	T-9th
2002-03	Bobby Jones	14-14	10-8	T-4th
2003-04	Bobby Jones	13-15	10-8	T-4th
2004-05	Bobby Jones	15-13	10-8	T-4th
2005-06	Bobby Jones	4-24	2-16	11th
2006-07	Bobby Jones	8-21	5-13	11th
2007-08	Bobby Jones	6-23	4-14	T-8th
Bobby Jones:		85-167 .337	62-104 .373
Don Friday (Northeast Conference)(2008–2012)
2008-09	Don Friday	6-23	3-15	11th
2009-10	Don Friday	11-19	9-9	T-6th
2010-11	Don Friday	9-21	7-11	T-8th
2011-12	Don Friday	6-23	5-13	10th
Don Friday:		32-86 .271	24-48 .333
Rob Krimmel (Northeast Conference)(2012–present)
2012-13	Rob Krimmel	5-24	5-13	T-10th
2013-14	Rob Krimmel	10-21	7-9	T-6th
2014-15	Rob Krimmel	16-16	9-9	T-5th	CIT First Round
2015-16	Rob Krimmel	13-17	9-9	T-6th
2016-17	Rob Krimmel	17-17	11-7	T-3rd	CIT Second Round
2017-18	Rob Krimmel	18-13	12-6	T-2nd	CIT First Round
2018-19	Rob Krimmel	18-15	12-6	T-1st	NIT First Round
2019-20	Rob Krimmel	22-10	13-5	T-2nd
2020-21	Rob Krimmel	6-16	5-13	T-9th
2021-22	Rob Krimmel	9-21	5-13	T-8th
2022-23	Rob Krimmel	13-18	9-7	4th
2023-24	Rob Krimmel	8-22	3-13	8th
2024-25	Rob Krimmel	16-17	8-8	T-4th	NCAA Division I
Rob Krimmel:		171-227 .430	108-118 .478
Total:		1189-1272-2 .483
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

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Postseason results

NCAA tournament results

The Red Flash have appeared in the NCAA Tournament twice. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1991	First Round	Arizona	L 80–93
2025	First Four	Alabama State	TBD

NIT results

The Red Flash have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) four times. Their combined record is 3–5.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1954	First Round Quarterfinals	BYU Duquesne	W 81–68 L 63–69
1955	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game	Seton Hall Holy Cross Dayton Cincinnati	W 89–78 W 68–64 L 73–79 L 91–96
1958	First Round	Fordham	L 59–83
2019	First Round	Indiana	L 72–89

CIT results

The Red Flash have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) three times. Their combined record is 1–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2015	First Round	Bowling Green	L 64–67
2017	First Round Second Round	Jacksonville UMBC	W 78–76 L 79–87
2018	First Round	UIC	L 61–84

NCIT results

The Red Flash have appeared in the National Catholic Invitational Tournament four times. Their combined record is 3–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1949	First Round	Regis	L 49–66
1950	First Round	Loras	L 58–59
1951	First Round	Mount St. Mary's	L 74–84
1952	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game	Loyola (MD) Saint Joseph's Siena Marquette	W 66–52 W 65–56 W 54–51 L 64–76

Retired jerseys

Saint Francis has retired three jersey numbers. Porter played for the Red Flash from 1968-1972, Van Lier from 1966-1969, and Stokes from 1951-1955.

No.	Player	Position
10	Kevin Porter	PG
12	Norm Van Lier	PG
26	Maurice Stokes	PF/C

References

↑ SFU Athletics Style Guide (PDF). May 11, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
↑ https://sfuathletics.com/documents/2023/12/28/MBB_Recordbook_23-24.pdf

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[1] SFU Athletics Style Guide (PDF). May 11, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2016.

[2] ttps://sfuathletics.com/documents/2023/12/28/MBB_Recordbook_23-24.pdf

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v t e Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball
Venues	DeGol Arena (1972–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Northeast Conference men's basketball
Current teams	Central Connecticut Blue Devils Chicago State Cougars Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Le Moyne Dolphins LIU Sharks Mercyhurst Lakers Saint Francis Red Flash Stonehill Skyhawks Wagner Seahawks
Championships & awards	Regular season champions Conference tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Rookie of the Year "Battle of Brooklyn"
Seasons	1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25