Rob Krimmel

Rob Krimmel (born September 27, 1977) is an American men's basketball head coach who was the head coach at Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania from 2012 until 2025.

Rob Krimmel

Biographical details
Born	(1977-09-27) September 27, 1977 (age 47)
Playing career
1996–2000	Saint Francis
Position(s)	Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000–2012	Saint Francis (asst.)
2012–2025	Saint Francis
Head coaching record
Overall	170–228 (.427)
Tournaments	0–1 (NCAA) 0–1 (NIT) 1–3 (CIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NEC regular season (2019) NEC tournament (2025)
Awards
NEC Coach of the Year (2019)

Saint Francis University

Krimmel was named the 21st head coach in Saint Francis University men's basketball program history, succeeding Don Friday who was fired after 4 seasons at the helm.^[1]

Krimmel guided St. Francis to the 2025 NCAA tournament as NEC champions. In 2025, upon the announcement that St. Francis would drop down to Division III, he announced his resignation.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Saint Francis Red Flash (Northeast Conference) (2012–2025)
2012–13	Saint Francis	5–24	5–13	11th
2013–14	Saint Francis	10–21	7–9	7th
2014–15	Saint Francis	16–16	9–9	T–5th	CIT First Round
2015–16	Saint Francis	13–17	9–9	T–6th
2016–17	Saint Francis	17–17	11–7	T–3rd	CIT Second Round
2017–18	Saint Francis	18–13	12–6	T–2nd	CIT First Round
2018–19	Saint Francis	18–15	12–6	T–1st	NIT First Round
2019–20	Saint Francis	22–10	13–5	T–2nd
2020–21	Saint Francis	6–15	5–12	9th
2021–22	Saint Francis	9–21	5–13	T–8th
2022–23	Saint Francis	13–18	9–7	4th
2023–24	Saint Francis	8–22	3–13	8th
2024–25	Saint Francis	16–18	8–8	T–4th	NCAA Division I First Four
Saint Francis Red Flash:		170–228 (.427)	108–117 (.480)
Total:		170–228 (.427)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion