2018–19 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team represented Saint Francis University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Flash, were led by seventh-year head coach Rob Krimmel, played their home games at DeGol Arena in Loretto, Pennsylvania as members of the Northeast Conference.

2018–19 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball
NEC regular season co-champions
NIT, First Round
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	18–15 (12–6 NEC)
Head coach	Rob Krimmel (7th season)
Associate head coach	Andrew Helton
Assistant coaches	Eric Taylor Umar Shannon
Home arena	DeGol Arena
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Saint Francis (PA)	12	–	6		.667			18	–	15		.545
Fairleigh Dickinson †	12	–	6		.667			21	–	14		.600
Sacred Heart	11	–	7		.611			15	–	17		.469
Robert Morris	11	–	7		.611			18	–	17		.514
St. Francis Brooklyn	9	–	9		.500			17	–	16		.515
LIU Brooklyn	9	–	9		.500			16	–	16		.500
Wagner	8	–	10		.444			13	–	17		.433
Bryant	7	–	11		.389			10	–	20		.333
Mount St. Mary's	6	–	12		.333			9	–	22		.290
Central Connecticut	5	–	13		.278			11	–	20		.355
† 2019 NEC tournament winner

The Red Flash finished the 2018–19 season at 18–15, 12–6 in NEC play to finish in a tie for first place. Due to tie breakers, they were the 1-seed in the 2019 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. The Red Flash defeated Bryant in the quarterfinals and LIU Brooklyn in the semifinals, yet lost in the championship game to Fairleigh Dickinson. As Regular Season co-champions they received an NIT bid. Saint Francis lost to 1-seed Indiana in the first round.

Previous season

The Red Flash finished the 2016–17 season at 18–13, 12–6 in NEC play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament to Fairleigh Dickinson. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to UIC.

Roster

2018–19 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Markus Vallien 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So St. Pius X HS Houston, TX G 1 Ramiir Dixon-Conover 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Southeastern CC Newark, NJ G 2 Scott Meredith  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Hargrave Military Academy Pilot Mountain, NC G 3 Jamaal King 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Bishop O'Connell HS Salisbury, MD G 4 Randall Gaskins Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Bishop O'Connell HS Woodbridge, VA F 5 Myles Thompson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Camden HS Camden, NJ G 11 Isaiah Blackmon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr West Charlotte HS Charlotte, NC G 13 Keith Braxton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Jr Lawrenceville School Glassboro, NJ G 14 Andre Wolford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Saint Ignatius HS North Olmsted, OH F 15 Precious Ikediashi  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Hudson Catholic HS Hoboken, NJ G 20 Dan Henry 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Hamburg HS Hamburg, NY G 22 Michael Klebon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Southern Columbia Area HS Paxinos, PA G 23 A. J. Labriola (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Bishop Guilfoyle HS Altoona, PA G 24 Jordan Forehand 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr IMG Academy Bridgewater, NJ F/C 30 Deivydas Kuzavas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr St. Mary's Ryken HS Kretinga, Lithuania G 31 Bryce Laskey  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Laurel Highlands HS Uniontown, PA F/C 33 Luidgy Laporal 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Harcum College Petit-Bourg, France F 42 Mark Flagg 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Pennsbury HS Fairless Hills, PA	Head coach Rob Krimmel (Saint Francis (PA)) Assistant coach(es) Andrew Helton (Miami (OH)) Eric Taylor (Saint Francis (PA)) Umar Shannon (Saint Francis (PA)) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 18, 2019

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018* 4:00 pm		at Buffalo	L 67–82	0–1	Alumni Arena (1,852) Amherst, NY
November 9, 2018* 7:00 pm		Morgan State	W 80–62	1–1	DeGol Arena (1,172) Loretto, PA
November 16, 2018* 11:00 pm, P12N		at No. 20 UCLA Las Vegas Invitational	L 58–95	1–2	Pauley Pavilion (6,127) Los Angeles, CA
November 19, 2018* 8:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at No. 7 North Carolina Las Vegas Invitational	L 76–101	1–3	Dean Smith Center (20,547) Chapel Hill, NC
November 24, 2018* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at No. 13 Virginia Tech	L 37–74	1–4	Cassell Coliseum (7,474) Blacksburg, VA
November 27, 2018* 6:00 pm		Bloomsburg	W 113–59	2–4	DeGol Arena (744) Loretto, PA
November 30, 2018* 7:00 pm		Niagara	W 79–75	3–4	DeGol Arena (992) Loretto, PA
December 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, NBCSWA		at American	L 82–95	3–5	Bender Arena (745) Washington, D.C.
December 9, 2018* 2:00 pm		at Delaware	L 83–88	3–6	Bob Carpenter Center (1,933) Newark, DE
December 18, 2018* 7:00 pm		Franciscan	W 96–63	4–6	DeGol Arena (558) Loretto, PA
December 22, 2018* 12:00 pm		at Lehigh	L 76–88	4–7	Stabler Arena (811) Bethlehem, PA
NEC regular season
January 3, 2019 7:00 pm		Mount St. Mary's	W 80–69	5–7 (1–0)	DeGol Arena (598) Loretto, PA
January 5, 2019 7:00 pm		Fairleigh Dickinson	L 61–79	5–8 (1–1)	DeGol Arena (704) Loretto, PA
January 10, 2019 7:00 pm		at LIU Brooklyn	W 74–67	6–8 (2–1)	Steinberg Wellness Center (437) Brooklyn, NY
January 12, 2019 4:00 pm		at St. Francis Brooklyn	L 68–72	6–9 (2–2)	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (413) Brooklyn, NY
January 19, 2019 3:30 pm		at Central Connecticut	W 80–69	7–9 (3–2)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,007) New Britain, CT
January 21, 2019 5:00 pm		at Bryant	L 67–76	7–10 (3–3)	Chace Athletic Center (443) Smithfield, RI
January 24, 2019 7:00 pm		Wagner	L 79–83	7–11 (3–4)	DeGol Arena (767) Loretto, PA
January 26, 2019 7:00 pm		Sacred Heart	W 79–78	8–11 (4–4)	DeGol Arena (1,344) Loretto, PA
January 31, 2019 7:00 pm		at Robert Morris	W 76–73	9–12 (5–4)	UPMC Events Center (1,016) Moon Township, PA
February 2, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Mount St. Mary's	W 72–63	10–44 (6–4)	Knott Arena (3,121) Emmitsburg, MD
February 7, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPNU		Central Connecticut	W 90–85	11–11 (7–4)	DeGol Arena (841) Loretto, PA
February 9, 2019 7:00 pm		Bryant	W 84–75	12–11 (8–4)	DeGol Arena (1,459) Loretto, PA
February 14, 2019 6:00 pm, CBSSN		at Fairleigh Dickinson	W 87–62	13–11 (9–4)	Rothman Center  Hackensack, NJ
February 16, 2019 7:00 pm		Robert Morris	W 72–69	14–11 (10–4)	DeGol Arena (1,828) Loretto, PA
February 21, 2019 7:00 pm		St. Francis Brooklyn	W 81–71	15–11 (11–4)	DeGol Arena (1,030) Loretto, PA
February 23, 2019 1:00 pm		LIU Brooklyn	L 66–69	15–12 (11–5)	DeGol Arena (1,218) Loretto, PA
February 28, 2019 7:00 pm		at Wagner	W 83–72	16–12 (12–5)	Spiro Sports Center (1,848) Staten Island, NY
March 2, 2019 3:30 pm		at Sacred Heart	L 84–94	16–13 (12–6)	William H. Pitt Center (507) Fairfield, CT
NEC tournament
March 6, 2019 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row	(1)	(8) Bryant Quarterfinals	W 67-63	17-13	DeGol Arena (907) Loretto, PA
March 9, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN3	(1)	(6) LIU Brooklyn Semifinals	W 72–64	18–13	DeGol Arena (1,204) Loretto, PA
March 12, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2	(1)	(2) Fairleigh Dickinson Championship	L 76–85	18–14	DeGol Arena  Loretto, PA
NIT
March 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN	(8)	at (1) Indiana First round – Indiana bracket	L 72–89	18–15	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (5,431) Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Source[1].