1986–87 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1986–87 St. Francis Terriers Basketball StFrancisBrooklynTerrierswordmark.png ECAC Metro NEC 11–16 5–11 Bob Valvano 3rd Generoso Pope Athletic Complex The 1986–87 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Bob Valvano, who was in his third 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 11–16 overall and 5–11 in conference play.FINAL 1987 DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1987_599_St.%20Francis%20College%20(New%20York).pdf NCAA.org 25 April 20191986-87 FINAL STANDINGS http://northeastconference.org/documents/2014/7/9/NEC_MBB_Recordbook_1415.pdf NortheastConference.org 25 April 2019 They did not qualify for the NEC Tournament. Roster white white #0038A8 #CE1126 1986 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men Barry Leskun C 6 8 SR Donald Pugh F 6 4 SR Dickens Benoit F 6 4 SR Magdi Ahamed C 6 7 JR Darwin Purdie F 6 6 SO Wilmington, Delaware Rodney Henry G 6 0 SO Juan Jorge G 6 4 SO Chris Palermo G 6 1 SO John Flannigan G 5 11 FR Stefan Jensen C 6 9 FR Vishnue Naraine F 6 5 FR Bob Dentel G 6 0 FR Bob Valvano (Virginia Wesleyan '79) Schedule and results yes no no no |- !colspan=12 style="background:#0038A8; border: 2px solid #CE1126;color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular Season November, 1986 yes no 1986 Morgan State University Morgan State Bears Morgan State Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 58–61 0–1 1,029 December 1, 1986 yes no 1986 Manhattan College Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 59–73 0–2 1,000 December 3, 1986 yes yes no 1986 Rider University Rider Broncs Rider Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ 68–59 1–2 310 December 5, 1986 yes yes no 1986 Coastal Carolina University Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Coastal Carolina Kimbel Arena Conway, SC Coastal Carolina Tournament 49–61 1–3 750 December 6, 1986 yes no 1986 Long Island University LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds Long Island Kimbel Arena Conway, SC Coastal Carolina Tournament 53–73 1–4 (0–1) 400 December 10, 1986 no 1986 Fairleigh Dickinson University Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Fairleigh Dickinson Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 55–68 1–5 (0–2) 750 December __, 1986 yes no 1986 Baruch College Baruch Bearcats Baruch Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 59–42 2–5 1,250 January 3, 1987 no Long Island Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Battle of Brooklyn 94–91 OT 3–5 (1–2) 1,500 January 7, 1987 no Marist Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 54–53 4–5 (2–2) 1,050 January, 1987 yes no 1986 Hunter College Hunter Hawks Hunter Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 95–62 5–5 750 January 13, 1987 yes yes no Bucknell Davis Gym Lewisburg, PA 59–78 5–6 1,465 January 15, 1987 yes no 1986 Saint Francis University Saint Francis Red Flash Saint Francis (PA) Maurice Stokes Athletic Center Loretto, PA 60–72 5–7 (2–3) 800 January 17, 1987 yes no 1986 Robert Morris University Robert Morris Colonials Robert Morris Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, PA 34–48 5–8 (2–4) 750 January 21, 1987 yes no Fairleigh Dickinson Rutherford, NJ 66–86 5–9 (2–5) 300 January 24, 1987 no Wagner Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 64–66 5–10 (2–6) 850 January 26, 1987 yes no 1986 Loyola University Maryland Loyola Greyhounds Loyola (MD) Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD 80–95 5–11 (2–7) 708 January 29, 1987 no Monmouth Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 61–55 6–11 (3–7) 500 January 31, 1987 yes no Long Island Schwartz Athletic Center Brooklyn, NY 67–73 6–12 (3–8) 900 February __, 1987 yes no 1986 Pace University Pace Setters Pace Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 66–59 7–12 750 February __, 1987 yes no 1986 York College York Cardinals York Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 77–59 8–12 500 February 11, 1987 yes no Marist McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY 53–64 8–13 (3–9) 2,819 February 16, 1987 yes no Loyola (MD) Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD 80–95 8–14 (3–10) 708 February 19, 1987 no 1986 Saint Francis University Saint Francis Red Flash Saint Francis (PA) Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 76–67 9–14 (4–10) 2,004 February 21, 1987 no 1986 Robert Morris University Robert Morris Colonials Robert Morris Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 55–57 9–15 (4–11) 350 February 23, 1987 yes no 1986 Monmouth University Monmouth Hawks Monmouth William T. Boylan Gymnasium West Long Branch, NJ 67–66 10–15 (5–11) 250 February 26, 1987 yes no 1986 Central Connecticut State University Central Connecticut Blue Devils Central Connecticut Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 87–82 11–15 500 February 28, 1987 yes no 1986 Wagner College Wagner Seahawks Wagner Sutter Gymnasium Staten Island, NY 66–74 11–16 2,150 AP Poll Eastern Time 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