2017–18 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team

2017–18 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball
CIT, First round
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	18–13 (12–6 NEC)
Head coach	Rob Krimmel (6th season)
Associate head coach	Andrew Helton
Assistant coaches	Eric Taylor Umar Shannon
Home arena	DeGol Arena
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team represented Saint Francis University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Flash, led by sixth-year head coach Rob Krimmel, played their home games at the DeGol Arena in Loretto, Pennsylvania as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 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.

The Red Flash finished the 2016–17 season at 17–17, 11–7 in NEC play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Bryant and Wagner to advance to the championship game of the NEC tournament where they lost to Mount St. Mary's. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Jacksonville in the first round to win the Hugh Durham Classic. However, they lost in the second round of the CIT to UMBC.

In a poll of league coaches at the NEC media day, the Red Flash were picked to win the NEC, receiving nine of 10 first place votes.^[1] Senior guard Isaiah Blackmon and sophomore Keith Braxton were named the preseason All-NEC team.^[2]

2017–18 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) Fr St. Pius X HS Houston, TX G 1 Malik Harmon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Christ the King HS Queens, NY G 2 Scott Meredith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Hargrave Military Academy Pilot Mountain, NC G 3 Jamaal King 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Bishop O'Connell HS Salisbury, MD G 4 Randall Gaskins Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Bishop O'Connell HS Woodbridge, VA F/C 5 Daniel Wallace 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Nansemond River HS Suffolk, VA G 11 Isaiah Blackmon   6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr West Charlotte HS Charlotte, NC G 13 Keith Braxton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) So Lawrenceville School Glassboro, NJ G 14 Andre Wolford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Saint Ignatius HS North Olmsted, OH G 15 Deon Baker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr CC of Beaver County Pittsburgh, PA G 20 Dan Henry 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Hamburg HS Hamburg, NY G 22 Michael Klebon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Southern Columbia Area HS Paxinos, PA G 24 Jordan Forehand 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr IMG Academy Bridgewater, NJ F/C 30 Deivydas Kuzavas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So St. Mary's Ryken HS Kretinga, Lithuania F/C 33 Luidgy Laporal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Harcum College Petit-Bourg, France F 42 Mark Flagg 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr 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