2021–22 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team

2021–22 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball
2021–22 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	9–21 (5–13 NEC)
Head coach	Rob Krimmel (10th season);
Associate head coach	Andrew Helton
Assistant coaches	Eric Taylor; Luke McConnell;
Home arena	DeGol Arena
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bryant †	16	–	2	.889	22	–	10	.688
Wagner	15	–	3	.833	21	–	6	.778
LIU	12	–	6	.667	16	–	14	.533
Merrimack*	10	–	8	.556	14	–	16	.467
Mount St. Mary's	9	–	9	.500	14	–	16	.467
St. Francis Brooklyn	7	–	11	.389	10	–	20	.333
Sacred Heart	6	–	12	.333	10	–	20	.333
Saint Francis (PA)	5	–	13	.278	9	–	21	.300
Central Connecticut	5	–	13	.278	8	–	24	.250
Fairleigh Dickinson	4	–	13	.235	4	–	22	.154
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2022 NEC tournament winner

The 2021–22 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team represented Saint Francis University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Flash, led by eleventh-year head coach Rob Krimmel, played their home games at the DeGol Arena in Loretto, Pennsylvania as members of the Northeast Conference.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Red Flash finished the 2020–21 season 6–16, 5–13 in NEC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. Due to complications caused by the pandemic, only the top four teams were eligible to participate in the NEC tournament.^[1]

Roster

2021–22 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Zahree Harrison	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Cheltenham	West Philadelphia, PA
G	2	Ramiir Dixon-Conover	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Southeastern CC	Newark, NJ
G	3	Luke Ruggery	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	RS So	Bishop Guilfoyle	Duncansville, PA
G	4	Ronell Giles Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Charles Herbert Flowers	Brandywine, MD
F	5	Myles Thompson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Camden	Camden, NJ
F	11	Maxwell Land	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Archbishop Moeller	Cincinnati, OH
F	13	Marlon Hargis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Holy Cross	Mays Landing, NJ
F	15	Chukwu Ikediashi	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	Hudson Catholic	Hoboken, NJ
G	20	Brendan Scanlon	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	Saint Joseph's	State College, PA
G	21	Ben Seidel	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Bishop McCort	Johnstown, PA
G/F	22	Tyler Stewart	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Sr	Binghamton	Silver Spring, MD
G	23	A.J. Labriola	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Bishop Guilfoyle	Altoona, PA
G	31	Brad McCabe	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Manasquan	Manasquan, NJ
F	32	Jeriah Coleman	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Great Bridge Christian	Anchorage, AK
F	33	Josh Cohen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS So	Christian Brothers Academy	Lincroft, NJ
F	42	Mark Flagg	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Pennsbury	Fairless Hills, PA

Head coach

Rob Krimmel (Saint Francis (PA))

Assistant coach(es)

Andrew Helton (Miami (OH))
Eric Taylor (Saint Francis (PA))
Luke McConnell (Saint Francis (PA))

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 30, 2021

Schedule and results

NEC COVID-19 policy provided that if a team could not play a conference game due to COVID-19 issues within its program, the game would be declared a forfeit and the other team would receive a conference win. However, wins related to COVID-19 do not count pursuant to NCAA policy.^[2]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Washington	L 72–75	0–1	Charles E. Smith Center (1,821) Washington, D.C.
November 15, 2021* 7:00 pm		Franciscan	W 100–54	1–1	DeGol Arena (898) Loretto, PA
November 18, 2021* 8:00 pm, ACCN		at Virginia Tech	L 55–85	1–2	Cassell Coliseum (6,437) Blacksburg, VA
November 24, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cornell	L 80–93	1–3	Newman Arena (331) Ithaca, NY
November 28, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lehigh	W 79–68	2–3	Stabler Arena (593) Bethlehem, PA
December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Bucknell	W 93–67	3–3	DeGol Arena (289) Loretto, PA
December 4, 2021* 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at Ohio	L 75–78	3–4	Convocation Center (4,371) Athens, OH
December 8, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at American	L 73-83	3–5	Bender Arena (992) Washington, D.C.
December 14, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Hartford	W 81-66	4–5	Chase Arena (667) West Hartford, CT
December 18, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Illinois	L 48-106	4–6	State Farm Center (12,302) Champaign, IL
December 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Robert Morris	L 67–75	4–7	DeGol Arena (224) Loretto, PA
NEC regular season
December 29, 2021 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Wagner	L 64–72	4–8 (0–1)	DeGol Arena (374) Loretto, PA
December 31, 2021 4:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Fairleigh Dickinson	L 62–70	4–9 (0–2)	DeGol Arena (188) Loretto, PA
January 6, 2022 7:00 pm		at St. Francis Brooklyn	L 53–70	4–10 (0–3)	Daniel J. Lynch Gym (173) Brooklyn, NY
January 8, 2022 2:00 pm		at LIU	L 70–75 ^OT	4–11 (0–4)	Steinberg Wellness Center (113) Brooklyn, NY
January 15, 2022 3:00 pm		at Merrimack	W 62–46	5–11 (1–4)	Hammel Court (204) North Andover, MA
January 17, 2022 7:00 pm		at Bryant	L 52–82	5–12 (1–5)	Chace Athletic Center (600) Smithfield, RI
January 21, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Central Connecticut	W 68–67	6–12 (2–5)	DeGol Arena (855) Loretto, PA
January 23, 2022 4:00 pm		Sacred Heart	W 85–74	7–12 (3–5)	DeGol Arena Loretto, PA
January 27, 2022 7:00 pm		at Wagner	L 54–69	7–13 (3–6)	Spiro Sports Center (1,397) Staten Island, NY
January 29, 2022 5:00 pm		at Mount St. Mary's	L 54–71	7–14 (3–7)	Knott Arena (2,154) Emmitsburg, MD
February 3, 2022 7:00 pm		Bryant	L 82–89	7–15 (3–8)	DeGol Arena (0) Loretto, PA
February 5, 2022 2:00 pm		Merrimack	L 64–65 ^OT	7–16 (3–9)	DeGol Arena (770) Loretto, PA
February 10, 2022 7:00 pm		at Fairleigh Dickinson	W 78–65	8–16 (4–9)	Rothman Center (0) Hackensack, NJ
February 12, 2022 4:00 pm		Mount St. Mary's	L 52–54	8–17 (4–10)	DeGol Arena (799) Loretto, PA
February 17, 2022 7:00 pm		LIU	L 63–81	8–18 (4–11)	DeGol Arena (640) Loretto, PA
February 19, 2022 4:00 pm		St. Francis Brooklyn	L 72–80 ^OT	8–19 (4–12)	DeGol Arena (818) Loretto, PA
February 24, 2022 7:00 pm		at Central Connecticut	W 79–63	9–19 (5–12)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (976) New Britain, CT
February 26, 2022 2:00 pm		at Sacred Heart	L 68–80	9–20 (5–13)	William H. Pitt Center (1,013) Fairfield, CT
NEC tournament
March 2, 2022 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row	(7)	at (2) Wagner Quarterfinals	L 53–82	9–21	Spiro Sports Center (1,811) Staten Island, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.