Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball

The Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team represents Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Northeast Conference. They play their home games at DeGol Arena. The Red Flash have appeared in the NCAA tournament twice, most recently in 2025.

Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball
2024–25 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team
University	Saint Francis University
Head coach	Luke McConnell (1st season)
Conference	Northeast Conference
Location	Loretto, Pennsylvania
Arena	DeGol Arena (capacity: 3,500)
Nickname	Red Flash
Colors	Red and white[1]
NCAA tournament appearances
1991, 2025
Conference tournament champions
1991, 2025
Conference regular-season champions
1991, 2019

History

Jim Baron Era (1987–1992)

Baron led The Red Flash to their first NCAA tournament appearance in 1991, where they lost in the First Round to the Arizona Wildcats 93-80. In 1992 Baron left to coach at his alma mater, Saint Bonaventure.

His record was 74-71.

Season-by-season results

Statistics overview

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Frances McCreesh (1918–1920)
1918–19	Frances McCreesh	9–3
1919–20	Frances McCreesh	11–2
Frances McCreesh:		20–5 (.800)
John Loughran (1920–1924)
1920–21	John Loughran	14–2
1921–22	John Loughran	13–7
1922–23	John Loughran	12–6
1923–24	John Loughran	12–5
John Loughran:		51–20 (.718)
Jim Mahon (1924–1925)
1924–25	Jim Mahon	20–13
Jim Mahon:		20–13 (.606)
Emmet Russell (1925–1926)
1925–26	Emmet Russell	21–9
Emmet Russell:		21–9 (.700)
Eugene Stringer (1926–1927)
1926–27	Eugene Stringer	6–9
Eugene Stringer:		6–9 (.400)
William Donahue (1927–1930)
1927–28	William Donahue	5–10
1928–29	William Donahue	10–3
1929–30	William Donahue	6–8
William Donahue:		21–21 (.500)
Eugene Stringer (1930–1932)
1930–31	Eugene Stringer	5–10
1931–32	Eugene Stringer	7–7
Eugene Stringer:		12–17 (.414)
Inactive (1932–1938)
Francis Salony (1938–1942)
1938–39	Francis Salony	6–9
1939–40	Francis Salony	9–8
1940–41	Francis Salony	6–8
1941–42	Francis Salony	4–8
Francis Salony:		25–33 (.431)
Terrence Burns (1942–1943)
1942–43	Terrence Burns	1–2–1
Terrence Burns:		1–2–1 (.375)
Inactive (1943–1945)
William Hughes (1945–1955)
1945–46	William Hughes/Max Cook	1–8–1
1946–47	William Hughes	11–8
1947–48	William Hughes	15–9
1948–49	William Hughes	16–11			NCIT First Round
1949–50	William Hughes	18–9			NCIT Quarter–finals
1950–51	William Hughes	19–4			NCIT Quarter–finals
1951–52	William Hughes	23–7			NCIT Runner–up
1952–53	William Hughes	13–5
1953–54	William Hughes	21–6			NIT Quarterfinals
1954–55	William Hughes	21–9			NIT Semifinals
William Hughes (Division I Independent) (1955–1966)
1955–56	William Hughes	10–14
1956–57	William Hughes	12–12
1957–58	William Hughes	20–5			NIT First Round
1958–59	William Hughes	20–5
1959–60	William Hughes	14–9
1960–61	William Hughes	6–19
1961–62	William Hughes	14–8
1962–63	William Hughes	10–12
1963–64	William Hughes	10–14
1964–65	William Hughes	11–14
1965–66	William Hughes	8–18
William Hughes:		293–206–1 (.587)
John Clark (Division I Independent) (1966–1969)
1966–67	John Clark	20–6
1967–68	John Clark	19–6
1968–69	John Clark	16–8
John Clark:		55–20 (.733)
John Hiller (Division I Independent) (1969–1971)
1969–70	John Hiller	13–12
1970–71	John Hiller	15–10
John Hiller:		28–22 (.560)
Dick Conover (Division I Independent) (1971–1973)
1971–72	Dick Conover	12–13
1972–73	Dick Conover	5–21
Dick Conover:		17–34 (.333)
Pete Lonergan (Division I Independent) (1973–1978)
1973–74	Pete Lonergan	15–11
1974–75	Pete Lonergan	11–14
1975–76	Pete Lonergan	14–14
1976–77	Pete Lonergan	15–11
1977–78	Pete Lonergan	15–11
Pete Lonergan:		70–61 (.534)
Dave Magarity (Division I Independent) (1978–1981)
1978–79	Dave Magarity	13–13
1979–80	Dave Magarity	12–16
1980–81	Dave Magarity	17–10
Dave Magarity (ECAC Metro Conference) (1981–1983)
1981–82	Dave Magarity	6–20	3–11	5s
1982–83	Dave Magarity	12–17	7–7	2s
Dave Magarity:		60–76 (.441)	10–18 (.357)
Kevin Porter (ECAC Metro Conference) (1983–1987)
1983–84	Kevin Porter	12–15	8–8	T–5th
1984–85	Kevin Porter	9–19	6–8	5th
1985–86	Kevin Porter	10–18	8–8	5th
1986–87	Kevin Porter	11–16	7–9	T–5th
Kevin Porter:		42–68 (.382)	29–33 (.468)
Jim Baron (ECAC Metro Conference) (1987–1988)
1987–88	Jim Baron	7–20	4–12	8th
Jim Baron (Northeast Conference) (1988–1992)
1988–89	Jim Baron	13–16	6–10	T–7th
1989–90	Jim Baron	17–11	10–6	T–3rd
1990–91	Jim Baron	24–8	13–3	T–1st	NCAA Division I First Round
1991–92	Jim Baron	13–16	5–11	8th
Jim Baron:		74–71 (.510)	38–42 (.475)
Tom McConnell (Northeast Conference) (1992–1999)
1992–93	Tom McConnell	9–18	7–11	T–7th
1993–94	Tom McConnell	13–15	9–9	T–7th
1994–95	Tom McConnell	12–16	7–11	8th
1995–96	Tom McConnell	13–14	11–7	5th
1996–97	Tom McConnell	12–15	9–9	6th
1997–98	Tom McConnell	17–10	10–6	T–3rd
1998–99	Tom McConnell	9–17	7–13	T–8th
Tom McConnell:		85–105 (.447)	60–66 (.476)
Bobby Jones (Northeast Conference) (1999–2008)
1999–00	Bobby Jones	10–18	7–11	T–7th
2000–01	Bobby Jones	9–18	9–11	8th
2001–02	Bobby Jones	6–21	5–15	T–9th
2002–03	Bobby Jones	14–14	10–8	T–4th
2003–04	Bobby Jones	13–15	10–8	T–4th
2004–05	Bobby Jones	15–13	10–8	T–4th
2005–06	Bobby Jones	4–24	2–16	11th
2006–07	Bobby Jones	8–21	5–13	11th
2007–08	Bobby Jones	6–23	4–14	T–8th
Bobby Jones:		85–167 (.337)	62–104 (.373)
Don Friday (Northeast Conference) (2008–2012)
2008–09	Don Friday	6–23	3–15	11th
2009–10	Don Friday	11–19	9–9	T–6th
2010–11	Don Friday	9–21	7–11	T–8th
2011–12	Don Friday	6–23	5–13	10th
Don Friday:		32–86 (.271)	24–48 (.333)
Rob Krimmel (Northeast Conference) (2012–2025)
2012–13	Rob Krimmel	5–24	5–13	T–10th
2013–14	Rob Krimmel	10–21	7–9	T–6th
2014–15	Rob Krimmel	16–16	9–9	T–5th	CIT First Round
2015–16	Rob Krimmel	13–17	9–9	T–6th
2016–17	Rob Krimmel	17–17	11–7	T–3rd	CIT Second Round
2017–18	Rob Krimmel	18–13	12–6	T–2nd	CIT First Round
2018–19	Rob Krimmel	18–15	12–6	T–1st	NIT First Round
2019–20	Rob Krimmel	22–10	13–5	T–2nd
2020–21	Rob Krimmel	6–16	5–13	T–9th
2021–22	Rob Krimmel	9–21	5–13	T–8th
2022–23	Rob Krimmel	13–18	9–7	4th
2023–24	Rob Krimmel	8–22	3–13	8th
2024–25	Rob Krimmel	16–18	8–8	T–4th	NCAA Division I First Four
Rob Krimmel:		171–228 (.429)	108–118 (.478)
Total:		1189–1273–2 (.483)
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

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Postseason results

NCAA tournament results

The Red Flash have appeared in the NCAA Tournament twice. Their record is 0–2.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1991	15	First Round	(2) Arizona	L 80–93
2025	16	First Four	(16) Alabama State	L 68–70

NIT results

The Red Flash have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) four times. Their combined record is 3–5.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1954	First Round Quarterfinals	BYU Duquesne	W 81–68 L 63–69
1955	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game	Seton Hall Holy Cross Dayton Cincinnati	W 89–78 W 68–64 L 73–79 L 91–96
1958	First Round	Fordham	L 59–83
2019	First Round	Indiana	L 72–89

CIT results

The Red Flash have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) three times. Their combined record is 1–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2015	First Round	Bowling Green	L 64–67
2017	First Round Second Round	Jacksonville UMBC	W 78–76 L 79–87
2018	First Round	UIC	L 61–84

NCIT results

The Red Flash have appeared in the National Catholic Invitational Tournament four times. Their combined record is 3–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1949	First Round	Regis	L 49–66
1950	First Round	Loras	L 58–59
1951	First Round	Mount St. Mary's	L 74–84
1952	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game	Loyola (MD) Saint Joseph's Siena Marquette	W 66–52 W 65–56 W 54–51 L 64–76

Retired jerseys

Saint Francis has retired three jersey numbers.

Saint Francis Red Flash retired numbers
No.	Player	Pos.	Career
10	Kevin Porter	PG	1968–1972
12	Norm Van Lier	PG	1966–1969
26	Maurice Stokes	PF/C	1951–1955

See also

• Saint Francis Red Flash women's basketball