St. Francis Terriers - Basketball - Men's

Men's

Main article: St. Francis Terriers men's basketball See also: 2012–13 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The St. Francis College’s men's basketball program, founded in 1896, is the oldest collegiate program in New York City. The team plays its home games on the Peter Aquilone Court at the Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. The Terriers have an overall record of 1125–1160, 49.2 W-L%, over a 93-year span from the 1920–1921 to the 2011–2012 season. The Terriers best finish was the 1955–1956 season, with a 21–4 record that ranked them at 13th nationally in the AP polls. Throughout their history the Terriers have played as NCAA Division I independents, in the Metropolitan New York Conference (1946–1963), in the Metropolitan Collegiate Conference (1966–1968) and since 1981 in the NEC. In that time span, the Terriers were regular season conference champions 4 times and have had 17 different head coaches, the latest of which is Glenn Braica. Braica was an assistant under Norm Roberts at St. John's University Glenn Braica replaced Brian Nash whom resigned after five seasons, 3 of which his team did not make the postseason.

The Terriers coach with the most wins is Daniel Lynch who from 1948–1969 accumulated a 283–237 record and won 3 regular season conference championships. Lynch also led the Terriers to 3 NIT bids, reaching the first-round in 1963, the quarter-finals in 1954 and the semi-finals in 1956. Second is Ron Ganulin, who over 14 seasons, from 1991–2005, accumulated a 187–206 record along with 2 regular season conference championships.

St. Francis College Terriers Northeast Conference Statistics
Year Head Coach Regular Season Record (W-L) NEC Record Standing NEC Tournament Record
1998–1999 Ron Ganulin 20–8 16–4 9th 1–1 Semi-Finals
1999–2000 Ron Ganulin 18–12 12–6 7th 1–1 Semi-Finals
2000–2001 Ron Ganulin 18–11 16–4 3rd 1–1 Semi-Finals
2001–2002 Ron Ganulin 18–11 13–7 2nd 1–1 Semi-Finals
2002–2003 Ron Ganulin 14–16 9–9 4th 2–1 Finals
2003–2004 Ron Ganulin 15–13 12–6 T-1st 0–1 Quarter-Finals
2004–2005 Ron Ganulin 13–14 9–9 7th 0–1 Quarter-Finals
2005–2006 Brian Nash 10–17 7–11 T-8th DNQ
2006–2007 Brian Nash 9–22 7–11 T-6th 0–1 Quarter-Finals
2007–2008 Brian Nash 7–22 5–12 T-8th DNQ
2008–2009 Brian Nash 10–20 7–11 8th 0–1 Quarter-Finals
2009–2010 Brian Nash 11–18 8–10 T-8th DNQ
2010–2011 Glenn Braica 15–15 10–9 5th 0–1 Quarter-Finals
2011–2012 Glenn Braica 15–15 12–6 4th 0–1 Quarter-Finals
2012–2013 Glenn Braica 12–18 8–10 8th 0–1 Quarter-Finals

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