1987–88 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1987–88 St. Francis Terriers Basketball StFrancisBrooklynTerrierswordmark.png ECAC Metro NEC 11–18 5–11 Bob Valvano 4th Generoso Pope Athletic Complex The 1987–88 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Bob Valvano, who was in his fourth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terrier's home games were played at the Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1981, although at this time the conference was known as the ECAC Metro Conference. The Terriers finished their season at 11–18 overall and 5–11 in conference play.FINAL 1988 DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1988_599_St.%20Francis%20College%20(New%20York).pdf NCAA.org 29 March 20191987-88 FINAL STANDINGS http://northeastconference.org/documents/2014/7/9/NEC_MBB_Recordbook_1415.pdf NortheastConference.org 29 March 2019 They qualified for the NEC Tournament with the 6th seed and beat Robert Morris in the opening round before losing to Monmouth in the semifinals. Roster white white #0038A8 #CE1126 1987 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men Darwin Purdie F 6 6 JR Wilmington, Delaware Rodney Henry G 6 0 JR Juan Jorge G 6 4 JR Chris Palermo G 6 2 JR John Flannigan G 5 11 SO Andre Kibbler 6 7 SO Stefan Jensen C 6 9 SO Kevin Israel G 5 8 FR John Szymczyk G 6 2 FR Fred Cooper 6 7 FR Bob Valvano (Virginia Wesleyan '79) Schedule and results 1987-88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1987 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers| Regular season November 28, 1987 yes 1987 Saint Joseph's (New York) Bears St. Joseph's Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 107–55 1–0 1,128 December 3, 1987 yes yes 1987 Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan Draddy Gymnasium Bronx, NY 73–85 1–1 1,500 December 5, 1987 yes 1987 Rider Broncs Rider Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 118–115 2OT 2–1 550 December __, 1987 yes Southampton Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 75–58 3–1 507 December 9, 1987 yes yes 1987 Morgan State Bears Morgan State Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, MD 59–61 OT 3–2 1,350 December 12, 1987 yes 1987 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds Long Island Schwartz Athletic Center Brooklyn, NY Battle of Brooklyn 63–66 3–3 0–1 500 December __, 1987 yes 1987 Staten Island Dolphins Staten Island Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 68–66 4–3 1,021 January 6, 1988 yes 1987 Marist Red Foxes Marist McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY 48–52 4–4 0–2 2,598 January 11, 1988 yes 1987 Hofstra Pride Hofstra Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 66–58 5–4 750 January 14, 1988 yes 1987 Loyola Greyhounds Loyola (MD) Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD 57–78 5–5 0–3 400 January 16, 1988 yes yes 1987 UCF Knights Central Florida UCF Gymnasium Orlando, FL 79–80 5–6 444 January 18, 1988 yes yes 1987 FIU Panthers Florida International U.S. Century Bank Arena Miami, FL 86–97 5–7 602 January 21, 1988 1987 Saint Francis Red Flash Saint Francis (PA) Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 61–58 6–7 1–3 750 January 23, 1988 1987 Robert Morris Colonials Robert Morris Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 66–53 7–7 2–3 575 January 25, 1988 yes Fairleigh Dickinson Rutherford, NJ 61–78 7–8 2–4 1,000 January 27, 1988 yes 1987 Monmouth Hawks Monmouth William T. Boylan Gymnasium West Long Branch, NJ 67–65 8–8 3–4 1,129 January 30, 1988 yes 1987 Wagner Seahawks Wagner Sutter Gymnasium Staten Island, NY 70–69 9–8 4–4 1,003 February __, 1988 yes 1987 Pace Setters Pace Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 65–68 9–9 850 February 6, 1988 Long Island Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 62–71 9–10 4–5 1,050 February 8, 1988 yes yes 1987 Central Connecticut Blue Devils Central Connecticut Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 61–68 9–11 702 February 10, 1988 Marist Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 43–59 9–12 4–6 1,800 February 13, 1988 Fairleigh Dickinson Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 54–71 9–13 4–7 750 February 18, 1988 Loyola (MD) Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 62–66 9–14 4–8 550 February 25, 1988 yes Saint Francis (PA) Maurice Stokes Athletic Center Loretto, PA 60–67 9–15 4–9 551 February 27, 1988 yes Robert Morris Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, PA 58–91 9–16 4–10 750 March 1, 1988 Monmouth Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 53–73 9–17 4–11 450 March 3, 1988 Wagner Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 66–64 10–17 5–11 550 |- !colspan=9 style=St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers| ECAC Metro tournament March 6, 1988 yes 7 Robert Morris 4 Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, PA Quarterfinal 59–56 11–17 603 March 8, 1988 yes 7 Monmouth 2 Rutherford, NJ Semifinal 48–61 11–18 3,172 AP Poll Eastern Time NEC awards Andre Kibbler, Rookie of the Year References Category:St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball seasons St. Francis St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball