2012–13 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 February 2013 Basketball 2012–13 St. Francis Terriers StFrancisBrooklynTerrierswordmark.png Northeast Conference NEC 12–18 8–10 Glenn Braica 3rd Andy Johnston 5th Clive Bentick 6th Daniel Nigro 3rd Generoso Pope Athletic Complex The 2012–2013 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third year head coach Glenn Braica, who is the reigning NEC head coach of the year. The Terrier's home games were played at the Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. They also played 2 games at the new Barclays Center in Downtown Brooklyn against Long Island in a neutral site match up and St. John's in the inaugural Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1981. They finished the season at 12–18 overall and 8–10 in the NEC to finish in eighth place, which qualified them for the NEC Basketball Tournament. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Northeast Conference Basketball tournament to number one seed Robert Morris. Season outlook In Glenn Braica's first two seasons the Terriers have made the NEC tournament. Going into this season Braica has a combined 30–30 record and is coming off of winning the 2012 NEC Coach of the Year Trophy. Last year the Terriers earned the fourth seed in the conference and hosted their first home playoff game since 1997. For the 2012–2013 season, Braica's Terriers were selected to finish fifth by the Northeast Conference men's basketball coaches.Men's Hoops Picked To Finish Fifth in Northeast Conference Pre-Season Coaches Poll http://www.sfcathletics.com/news/2012/10/23/MBB_1023123513.aspx SFCathletics.com October 25, 2012 The Terriers had four of their five starters returning for the season. The only loss in the starting five was swingman and three-point specialist Stefan Perunicic. Perunicic is the program's second-leading three-point shooter of all-time.2012–2013 Media Guide http://www.sfcathletics.com/documents/2012/10/24/MBB_MEDIA_PROGRAM_2.pdf sfcathletics.com November 2, 2012 The Terriers also lost guard Justin Newton to graduation. Yet the Terriers saw the return of former starting guard Dre Calloway, who missed most of last season after having season-ending shoulder surgery in November 2011. The Terriers returned four starters: Jalen Cannon, Akeem Johnson, Brent Jones and Ben Mockford. Power forward Jalen Cannon was selected to the 2012 NEC All-Rookie team and led the team in rebounding with 8.8 per game.2011–2012 Game Notes http://www.sfcathletics.com/documents/2012/2/29/Qpack2.pdf SFCAthletics.com November 3, 2012 Cannon also recorded 8 double-doubles. Forward-center Akeem Johnson had 3 20+ point games and started 26 out of 30 games. Johnson was also one of the more efficient players in the Northeast Conference with a 55% field goal mark. Point guard Brent Jones was last year's assists leader, averaging 3.9 per game. Jones took over the starting job down the stretch last year, starting 12 of the last 13 contests. Shooting guard Ben Mockford led the team in scoring with 11.8 points per game and started all 30 contests last year. Preseason signings The Terriers announced that 6 ft 3 in combo guard Anthony White (Mastic, New York) and 6'4" shooting guard Aleksandar Isailovic (Belgrade, Serbia) had signed National Letters-of-Intent to enroll at the college in fall 2012.St. Francis (NY) Men's Hoops Inks Two Guards in Early Signing Period http://www.northeastconference.org/news/2011/11/22/MBB_sfnysignstwo_1213.aspx northeastconference.org December 3, 2011 Anthony White came from William Floyd High School, where in his junior year he led his team in points, rebounds and assists. White was also an All-League selection, All-Conference, All-Suffolk County and was selected to the Newsday All-Long Island Team. Aleksander Isailovic is arriving from Collin College in Plano, Texas. Isailovic averaged 10.5 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 0.7 steals per game last season at Collin Community College and will have two years of eligibility as a Terrier. Regular season For the second season in a row the Terriers opened their season mostly on the road, as they played 8 of their first 11 games away from The Pope. The Terriers completed the non-conference portion of their schedule at 4–7. The team won the season opener against Lafayette on the road, with four of the five Terrier starters scoring double digits. Jalen Cannon notched his first double-double of the season with 13 points and 13 rebounds and the Terriers led by a much as 17 on their way to a 76–65 win. The Terriers snapped a three-game losing streak against the Leopards and also won for the first time on opening night since November 9, 2007. The Terriers then lost to Illinois 64–89. The Illini were the Terriers most difficult opponent all year long, they went on to be ranked as high as 10th in the nation by the AP and Coaches Polls. The Terriers home opener at The Pope was against Army, the game saw the Terriers defeated 59–67. The Terriers closed the first half down by one point, 30–31, yet they never led in the second half as the Black Knights soundly defeated the Terriers. Jalen Cannon scored a career-high 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and classmate Kevin Douglas added 15 points and rejected a career-high three shots in the losing effort. The Terriers then traveled to Rhode Island to play at Brown, where they beat the Bears 76–72 in overtime. Mockford scored 8 of his 14 points in overtime to lead the Terriers in the victory. After a 2–2 start, the Terriers went on to lose 5 straight games against Norfolk State, Albany, Boston College, Stony Brook and St. John's. Against both Norfolk State and Boston College the Terriers had second-half leads of 11 and 9 points respectively, but in both cases were unable to hold on for the win. Against Albany, Stony Brook and St. John's, the Terriers were soundly defeated. The Terriers then won their last two non-conference games against Colgate and NJIT. The game against Colgate saw Jalen Cannon drop 24 points, a new career high, and Travis Nichols 20 points off the bench. At NJIT, Johnson had the game-winning layup with five seconds remaining and Cannon put up 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for his 5th double-double of the season. The Terriers then beat Quinnipiac, to extend their winning streak to three games and win their first game of the conference schedule. The Terriers went on to finish conference play at 8–10 and qualify for the NEC tournament with the 8th seed. Their next game, at Sacred Heart, saw the Terriers lose in the final seconds of the contest 65–66, even though Cannon poured in 20 points and grabbed 16 rebounds for his 6th double-double. Against Mount St. Mary's the Terriers were led by Ben Mockford's 19 point performance to win 70–56. In that game 4 Terriers were in double figures for points scored. At Wagner, the Terriers who were underdogs beat the Seahawks by 19 points, 71–52. For the first time all season Coach Braica had to change his starting 5 by starting Aleksandar Isailovic in place of Kevin Douglas, who has an injured right hand. Travis Nichols came off the bench to score 20 points and grab 6 rebounds, which contributed to the Seahawks first loss at home this season. After the Terriers opened conference play at 3–1, they went on to go 5–9 in their next 14 contest. The Terriers lost 2 games a piece to Monmouth and Long Island, including the Battle of Brooklyn game. Down the stretch Mockford scored a career high 29 points against Mount St. Mary's and Kevin Douglas did not return to the line-up until the last game of the regular season against Sacred Heart. St. Francis Brooklyn has struggled closing out games this season. The Terriers have held a second-half lead in 22 of their 27 contests this season (exceptions are Illinois, Army, St. John's, Stony Brook, and Mount St. Mary's). St. Francis has held a second-half lead in 16 of 18 NEC contests but are just 8–10. NEC tournament The 8th-seed Terriers traveled to 1st seed Robert Morris and lost 57–75; they were led by sophomore Jalen Cannon (15 points, 6 rebs). Roster white white #0038A8 #CE1126 2012 St. Francis Terriers men Travis Nichols 14 F 6 4 190 SR Brooklyn, New York Akeem Johnson 30 F/C 6 6 200 SR Brooklyn, New York Dre Calloway 32 G 6 0 170 SR Harlem, New York Matt Milk 33 F/C 6 8 220 JR Wantagh, New York Milos Trivic 12 F 6 8 210 JR Belgrade, Serbia Ben Mockford 3 G 6 2 175 JR y Shoreham-by-Sea, England Aleksandar Isailovic 25 G 6 4 185 JR Belgrade, Serbia Kevin Douglas 34 G/F 6 5 210 SO y Bronx, New York Phillip Santavenere 11 G 6 2 175 SO Middletown, Connecticut Brent Jones 1 G 5 10 170 SO Bronx, New York Jalen Cannon 5 F 6 6 230 SO y Allentown, Pennsylvania Lowell Ulmer 23 F 6 6 210 SO Staten Island, New York Mike Nierva 25 G 5 11 175 SO Staten Island, New York Anthony White 44 G 6 2 190 FR Mastic, New York Glenn Braica (Queens College) Andy Johnston (New Hampshire) Daniel Nigro (St. Francis) Clive Bentick (Canisius) http://www.sfcathletics.com/roster.aspx?roster=105&path=mbball June 27, 2012 Depth chart 0038A8 CE1126 FFFFFF Akeem Johnson (PF/C) Jalen Cannon Kevin Douglas (SG/SF) Ben Mockford Brent Jones Matt Milk Travis Nicols Aleksander Isailovic P.J. Santavenere Dre Calloway Lowell Ulmer Milos Trivic Anthony White (PG/SG) Schedule and results yes no yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#0038A8; border: 2px solid #CE1126;;color:white;"| Non-conference regular season November 9, 2012 8:30 pm yes yes no Lafayette Kirby Sports Center Easton, PA Johnson 15 Cannon 13 Jones 6 76–65 1–0 1,217 November 12, 2012 7:00 pm yes yes no Illinois Assembly Hall (Champaign) Champaign, IL Johnson 13 Cannon 11 Jones 5 ESPN3 64–89 1–1 11,640 November 20, 2012 7:00 pm yes no Army Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Homecoming Cannon 23 Cannon 10 Jones 3 59–67 1–2 675 November 24, 2012 2:00 pm yes yes no Brown Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, RI Cannon 20 Cannon 5 Calloway 6 76–72 OT 2–2 454 November 29, 2012 7:00 pm yes yes no Norfolk State Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, VA Cannon 16 Cannon 9 Jones 6 79–85 2–3 3,376 December 5, 2012 7:00 pm yes yes no Albany SEFCU Arena Guilderland, NY Nichols 21 Cannon 7 Jones 6 73–77 2–4 2,542 December 8, 2012 2:00 pm yes yes no Boston College Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA Cannon 23 Cannon 13 Jones 6 ESPN3 64–72 2–5 2,265 December 11, 2012 7:00 pm yes no Stony Brook Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Cannon, Douglas 14 Cannon 8 Jones 5 61–77 2–6 262 December 15, 2012 5:00 pm yes yes no St. John's Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival Cannon 14 Cannon 12 Calloway 8 60–77 2–7 16,514 December 22, 2012 2:00 pm yes no Colgate Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Cannon 24 Nichols 12 Calloway 5 73–61 3–7 607 December 30, 2012 4:20 pm yes yes no NJIT Fleisher Center Newark, NJ Cannon 23 Cannon 12 Jones, Calloway 5 89–87 4–7 605 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#0038A8; border: 2px solid #CE1126;;color:white;"| NEC regular season January 3, 2013 7:00 pm yes no Quinnipiac TD Bank Sports Center Hamden, CT Nichols 15 Cannon 8 Calloway 4 63–61 5–7 (1–0) 1,258 January 5, 2013 3:30 pm yes no Sacred Heart William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT Cannon 20 Cannon 16 Jones 3 65–66 5–8 (1–1) 589 January 10, 2013 7:00 pm no Mount St. Mary's Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Mockford 19 Nichols 9 Jones 5 70–56 6–8 (2–1) 375 January 12, 2013 4:00 pm yes no Wagner Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY Nichols 20 Cannon, Nichols 6 Calloway 4 71–52 7–8 (3–1) 1,846 January 17, 2013 7:00 pm no Monmouth Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Mockford 15 Cannon 8 Johnson 4 67–71 7–9 (3–2) 405 January 19, 2013 4:30 pm no Fairleigh Dickinson Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Nichols 15 Cannon 10 Jones 6 70–51 8–9 (4–2) 455 January 24, 2013 7:00 pm no Long Island Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Battle of Brooklyn Cannon 21 Cannon 10 Jones 8 FCS/MSG2 68–78 8–10 (4–3) 1,023 January 26, 2013 3:30 pm yes no Central Connecticut William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT Cannon 18 Cannon 14 Jones 4 70–72 8–11 (4–4) 1,984 January 31, 2013 7:00 pm no Robert Morris Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Cannon, Jones 16 Johnson 10 Jones 6 71–61 9–11 (5–4) 575 February 2, 2013 5:00 pm no Saint Francis (PA) Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Cannon 20 Cannon 11 Jones 3 61–64 9–12 (5–5) 625 February 7, 2013 7:00 pm yes no Bryant Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI Isailovic 16 Cannon, Nichols 9 Jones 8 FCS/ESPN3 77–84 9–13 (5–6) 1,781 February 10, 2013 12:00 pm yes no Long Island Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Johnson 22 Johnson 6 Jones 3 75–83 9–14 (5–7) 2,436 February 14, 2013 7:00 pm yes no Fairleigh Dickinson Rothman Center Teaneck, NJ Johnson, Nichols 21 Johnson 17 Johnson 4 85–61 10–14 (6–7) 315 February 16, 2013 7:00 pm yes no Monmouth Multipurpose Activity Center West Long Branch, NJ Nichols 20 Cannon 7 Jones 5 64–73 10–15 (6–8) 2,053 February 21, 2013 7:00 pm no Wagner Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Mockford 18 Cannon 7 Calloway 3 76–75 11–15 (7–8) 912 February 23, 2013 3:30 pm yes no Mount St. Mary's Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD Mockford 29 Cannon 11 Jones 6 65–73 11–16 (7–9) 1,305 February 28, 2013 7:00 pm no Quinnipiac Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Johnson, Mockford 13 Cannon 8 Jones 5 67–78 11–17 (7–10) 400 March 2, 2013 4:30 pm no Sacred Heart Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY Mockford 22 Cannon 8 Calloway 7 92–80 12–17 (8–10) 675 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#0038A8; border: 2px solid #CE1126;;color:white;"| 2013 NEC Tournament March 6, 2013 7:00 pm yes no (1)Robert Morris Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, PA Quarterfinals Cannon 15 Cannon, Johnson 6 Johnson 3 57–75 12–18 1,788 |- AP Poll Eastern Time Season statistics + Individual Player Statistics (As of April 7, 2013) Minutes Scoring Total FGs 3-point FGs Free-Throws Rebounds Player GP GS Tot Avg Pts Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg A TO Blk Stl Cannon, Jalen 30 29 910 30.3 440 14.7 170 306 .556 6 24 .250 94 138 .681 103 161 264 8.8 20 43 11 30 Johnson, Akeem 30 30 764 25.5 301 10.0 110 232 .474 0 0 .000 81 119 .681 74 100 174 5.8 47 61 21 19 Mockford, Ben 30 26 858 28.6 332 11.1 106 272 .390 82 206 .398 38 47 .809 2 45 47 1.6 30 23 1 19 Douglas, Kevin 16 14 313 19.6 119 7.4 47 105 .448 18 48 .375 7 13 .538 13 41 54 3.4 6 18 9 6 Jones, Brent 30 28 626 20.9 179 6.0 67 183 .366 11 45 .244 34 62 .548 18 51 69 2.3 127 80 4 30 Nichols, Travis 28 1 499 17.8 269 9.6 95 220 .432 36 109 .330 43 47 .915 48 67 115 4.1 10 22 3 9 Calloway, Dre 29 2 555 19.1 152 5.2 55 126 .437 1 7 .143 41 83 .494 11 30 41 1.4 81 51 2 28 Santavenere, P. J. 27 0 298 11.0 82 3.0 27 82 .329 17 58 .293 11 13 .846 8 20 28 1.0 9 12 1 13 Isailovic, Aleksandar 30 15 531 17.7 101 3.4 33 122 .295 26 93 .280 9 10 0.900 5 35 40 1.3 18 13 4 17 Trivic, Milos 5 1 12 2.4 6 1.2 2 4 .500 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 White, Anthony 26 4 327 12.6 52 2.0 22 73 .301 2 19 .105 6 8 .750 17 28 45 1.7 25 18 6 15 Milk, Matt 27 0 144 5.3 19 0.7 8 16 .500 0 0 .000 3 5 .600 7 12 19 0.7 6 9 4 1 Ulmer, Lowell 24 0 183 7.6 53 2.2 20 56 .357 4 15 .267 9 20 .450 24 20 44 1.8 7 13 3 9 Nierva, Mike 4 0 5 1.3 3 0.8 1 2 .500 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 0.5 1 1 0 0 Team 56 54 110 6 Total 30 6025 2108 70.3 763 1789 0.426 206 628 0.328 376 565 0.665 387 667 1054 35.1 387 370 69 196 Opponents 30 6025 2143 71.4 763 1670 0.457 172 518 0.332 445 631 0.705 342 740 1082 36.1 416 403 98 183 Legend   GP  Games played   GS  Games started  Avg  Average per game   FG  Field-goals made  FGA  Field-goal attempts  Off  Offensive rebounds  Def  Defensive rebounds   A  Assists   TO Turnovers  Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals  High  Team high Awards and honors Jalen Cannon College Sports Madness 2012–2013 Northeast Preseason All-Conference Fourth Team. Choice Hotels NEC Player of the Week award (December 24–30, 2012). Cannon guided the Terriers to back-to-back wins against NJIT and Colgate by averaging 23.5 points and 9.0 rebounds.Men's Basketball Choice Hotels NEC Player of the Week http://www.northeastconference.org/awards.aspx?aow=14558&path=mbball northeastconference.org January 16, 2013 All NEC-second team honorsLIU Brooklyn's Jamal Olasewere Selected Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year http://www.northeastconference.org/news/2013/3/4/MBB_All_NEC_Rel_13.aspx northeastconference.org 5 March 2013 Akeem Johnson College Sports Madness 2012–2013 Northeast Preseason All-Conference Second Team.Madness 2012–2013 Northeast Preseason All-Conference Teams http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/5064 www.collegesportsmadness.com January 16, 2013 Travis Nichols College Sports Madness Mid-Major Conference Players of the Week award (January 7–13, 2013). Nichols paced the Terriers with 20 points off the bench at Wagner on 7-of-15 shooting, including 4-for-9 from 3-point range. Nichols also added 10 points and 9 rebounds versus Mount St. Mary's. Nichols has been in double-figures in four of his last six contests and is averaging 12.0 points in just 20.3 minutes per game during the stretch.Men's Basketball Weekly Awards http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens-basketball/weekly-awards www.collegesportsmadness.com January 16, 2013 See also 2012–13 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball team References Category:St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball seasons St. Francis St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's b St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's b