1996–97 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1996–97 St. Francis Terriers StFrancisBrooklynTerrierswordmark.png Northeast Conference NEC 13–15 7–11 Ron Ganulin 6th Glenn Braica 8th Generoso Pope Athletic Complex The 1996–97 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Ron Ganulin, who was in his sixth 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. The Terriers finished their season at 13–15 overall and 7–11 in conference play. They advanced to the NEC Tournament quarterfinals after defeating Robert Morris in the first round. Roster white white #0038A8 #CE1126 1996 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men Danny Manning F 6 7 SR John Thomas 12 G 5 9 JR Ralph Auriantal 5 F 6 7 JR Montreal, Canada Daimian Cosby G 6 3 JR Tim Rail 32 G 6 3 185 SO Staten Island, New York Jason Smith F 6 7 SO Andrew Chmiel C 6 10 SO Omar Calhoun G 6 2 SO Jan Espinosa G 6 3 FR Angel Santana 24 F 6 7 210 FR Las Palmas, Spain Richard Lugo C 6 10 235 FR Caracas, Venezuela y basketball Ron Ganulin (LIU Brooklyn '67) Glenn Braica (Queens College '89) Schedule and results yes no no no |- !colspan=12 style="background:#0038A8; border: 2px solid #CE1126;;color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season November 26, 1996 yes yes no 1996-97 Lehigh University Lehigh Mountain Hawks Lehigh Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA 74–69 1–0 542 November 30, 1996 yes no 1996-97 Brown University Brown Bears Brown Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 73–55 2–0 316 December 3, 1996 yes yes no 1996-97 University of Hartford Hartford Hawks Hartford Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion Hartford, CT 53–77 2–1 361 December 7, 1996 yes yes no 1996-97 Morgan State University Morgan State Bears Morgan State Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, MD 69–80 2–2 1,812 December 7, 1996 yes yes no 1996-97 Columbia University Columbia Lions Columbia Levien Gymnasium New York City, NY 58–64 2–3 300 December 14, 1996 yes no 1996-97 Central Connecticut State University Central Connecticut Blue Devils Central Connecticut Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 69–66 3–3 217 December 20, 1996 yes yes no 1996-97 University of South Florida South Florida Bulls South Florida USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL 51–47 OT 4–3 3,344 December 21, 1996 yes yes no 1996-97 Central Connecticut State University Central Connecticut Blue Devils Central Connecticut USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL 59–50 5–3 3,319 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#0038A8; border: 2px solid #CE1126;;color:#FFFFFF;"| NEC Regular Season January 4, 1997 no 1996-97 Robert Morris University Robert Morris Colonials Robert Morris Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 53–45 6–3 (1–0) 341 January 6, 1997 no 1996-97 Saint Francis University Saint Francis Red Flash Saint Francis (PA) Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 64–74 6–4 (1–1) 185 January 9, 1997 yes no 1996-97 Wagner College Wagner Seahawks Wagner Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY 73–84 6–5 (1–2) 346 January 9, 1997 yes no 1996-97 Monmouth University Monmouth Hawks Monmouth William T. Boylan Gymnasium West Long Branch, NJ 49–46 7–5 (2–2) 2,500 January 15, 1997 yes no 1996-97 Rider University Rider Broncs Rider Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ 48–74 7–6 (2–3) 1,040 January 18, 1997 no 1996-97 Fairleigh Dickinson University Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Fairleigh Dickinson Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 71–82 7–7 (2–4) 207 January 20, 1997 yes no 1996-97 Mount St. Mary's University Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Mount St. Mary's Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD 54–52 8–7 (3–4) 1,780 January 23, 1997 yes no 1996-97 Marist University Marist Red Foxes Marist McCann Field House Poughkeepsie, NY 87–74 9–7 (4–4) 1,580 January 25, 1997 no 1996-97 Long Island University LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds Long Island Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Battle of Brooklyn 64–68 9–8 (4–5) 1,118 February 1, 1997 yes no 1996-97 Robert Morris University Robert Morris Colonials Robert Morris Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, PA 55–63 9–9 (4–6) 1,259 February 3, 1997 yes no 1996-97 Saint Francis University Saint Francis Red Flash Saint Francis (PA) DeGol Arena Loretto, PA 67–77 9–10 (4–7) 737 February 6, 1997 no 1996-97 Wagner College Wagner Seahawks Wagner Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 68–66 10–10 (5–7) 207 February 8, 1997 no Monmouth Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 61–81 10–11 (5–8) 246 February 12, 1997 no Rider Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 74–65 11–11 (6–8) 185 February 14, 1997 yes no Fairleigh Dickinson Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ 65–73 11–12 (6–9) 614 February 17, 1997 no Mount St. Mary's Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 69–86 11–13 (6–10) 251 February 20, 1997 no Marist Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 70–69 OT 12–13 (7–10) 185 February 22, 1997 yes no Long Island Schwartz Athletic Center Brooklyn, NY 92–120 12–14 (7–11) 1,700 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#0038A8; border: 2px solid #CE1126;;color:#FFFFFF;"| 1997 NEC tournament February 25, 1997 no 1996-97 Robert Morris University Robert Morris Colonials Robert Morris Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY First Round 62–59 13–14 92 February 28, 1997 yes no 1996-97 Fairleigh Dickinson University Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Fairleigh Dickinson Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ Quarterfinals 69–72 13–15 2,003 1996-97 St. Francis (NY) Men's Basketball Schedule http://www.fanbase.com/St-Francis-%28NY%29-Terriers-Mens-Basketball-1996-97/schedule fanbase.com 28 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20151208080619/http://www.fanbase.com/st-francis-%28ny%29-terriers-mens-basketball-1996-97/schedule 2015-12-08 dead1996-97 St. Francis (NY) Terriers Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/st-francis-ny/1997-schedule.html sports-reference.com 28 April 2014ST. FRANCIS (NY) TERRIERS ★ Games in 1996-97 http://bbpassport.com/team/st-francis-ny/games/1997 bbpassport.com 28 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140430071631/http://bbpassport.com/team/st-francis-ny/games/1997 2014-04-30 usurpedNEC men's basketball record book http://northeastconference.org/documents/2014/7/9/NEC_MBB_Recordbook_1415.pdf NortheastConference.org 29 October 2015FINAL 1997 DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_College%20Division_1997_599_St.%20Francis%20College%20%28New%20York%29.pdf NCAA.org 5 December 2015 References Category:St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball seasons St. Francis St. Francis St. Francis