1983–84 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 1983–84 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Gene Roberti, who was in his fifth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terrier's home games were played at the Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1981, although at this time the conference was known as the ECAC Metro Conference.

1983–84 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
ConferenceECAC Metro
Record2–26 (1–15 NEC)
Head coach
Home arenaGeneroso Pope Athletic Complex
Seasons
1983–84 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Long Island 11 5   .688 20 11   .645
Robert Morris 11 5   .688 17 13   .567
Fairleigh Dickinson 10 6   .625 17 12   .586
Loyola (MD) 10 6   .625 16 12   .571
Marist 8 8   .500 14 15   .483
Siena 8 8   .500 15 13   .536
Saint Francis (PA) 8 8   .500 12 15   .444
Wagner 5 11   .313 8 20   .286
St. Francis (NY) 1 15   .063 2 26   .071
1984 ECAC Metro tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Terriers finished their season at 2–26 overall and 1–15 in conference play.[1] During the regular season they lost 7 games by 2 points or less. The Terriers played in the conference tournament with the 8th seed, but lost in the opening round to LIU Brooklyn 62–67. At the end of the season, it was announced that Robert Jackson won a share the ECAC Metro Conference Player of the Year Award, along with Carey Scurry of LIU Brooklyn and Chipper Harris of Robert Morris.

This marked an all-time low record[2] for the program and would stand until the 1993–94 season when the Terriers under Ron Ganulin went 1–26 overall and 1–17 in conference play. After the season, Gene Roberti was fired as the head coach, and was replaced by Bob Valvano.

Roster

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1983–84 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F Robert Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr
F Chris Phillips 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
C Julian McKelly 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Jr St. Esteban Episcopal School Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
F Theo Graham 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So
G Lenny LaGrua 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So
G Brian LaGrua 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
G Jerome Washington 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So
G Jim Paguaga 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So
F Jerome Scott 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr
F Dickens Benoit 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr
F Blaine Drayton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr
G Tim Brisco 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November , 1983*
at Boston University L 56–80  0–1
Case Gym (659)
Boston, MA
November , 1983*
at Manhattan L 59–60  0–2
Draddy Gymnasium (1,980)
Bronx, NY
December , 1983*
Utica L 58–60  0–3
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (314)
Brooklyn, NY
December , 1983*
Saint Peter's L 72–92  0–4
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (244)
Brooklyn, NY
December , 1983*
at Notre Dame L 49–71  0–5
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,693)
South Bend, IN
December , 1983*
Maine L 66–81  0–6
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (417)
Brooklyn, NY
December 12, 1983*
at Fordham L 61–77[3]  0–7
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,011)
Bronx, NY
December , 1983*
at Canisius L 69–70  0–8
Koessler Athletic Center (1,652)
Buffalo, NY
December , 1983
at Long Island L 74–76  0–9 (0–1)
Schwartz Athletic Center (1,418)
Brooklyn, NY
January 4, 1984*
at Clemson L 63–97  0–10
Littlejohn Coliseum (4,500)
Clemson, SC
January , 1984
Siena L 73–74  0–11 (0–2)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (414)
Brooklyn, NY
January , 1984
at Marist L 62–79  0–12 (0–3)
McCann Arena (522)
Poughkeepsie, NY
January , 1984
at Loyola (MD) L 73–79  0–13 (0–4)
Reitz Arena (837)
Baltimore, MD
January , 1984*
Iona L 73–90  0–14
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (911)
Brooklyn, NY
January , 1984
Saint Francis (PA) L 78–86  0–15 (0–5)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (263)
Brooklyn, NY
January , 1984
Robert Morris L 53–71  0–16 (0–6)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (256)
Brooklyn, NY
January , 1984
at Fairleigh Dickinson L 70–81  0–17 (0–7)
 (817)
Rutherford, NJ
January 28, 1984
at Wagner W 84–74  1–17 (1–7)
Sutter Gymnasium (450)
Staten Island, NY
February , 1984*
Adelphi W 80–69  2–17
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (617)
Brooklyn, NY
February 4, 1984
Long Island
Battle of Brooklyn
L 81–88  2–18 (1–8)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,003)
Brooklyn, NY
February , 1984
Marist L 59–76  2–19 (1–9)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (384)
Brooklyn, NY
February , 1984
at Siena L 78–91  2–20 (1–10)
Alumni Recreation Center (2,104)
Loudonville, NY
February , 1984
Loyola (MD) L 66–79  2–21 (1–11)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (279)
Brooklyn, NY
February , 1984
at Saint Francis (PA) L 79–86  2–22 (1–12)
Maurice Stokes Athletic Center (2,117)
Loretto, PA
February , 1984
at Robert Morris L 65–80  2–23 (1–13)
John Jay Center (1,059)
Moon Township, PA
February , 1984
Fairleigh Dickinson L 63–64  2–24 (1–14)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (391)
Brooklyn, NY
February , 1984
Wagner L 66–67  2–25 (1–15)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (399)
Brooklyn, NY
ECAC Metro tournament
March 8, 1984
vs. LIU Brooklyn
Quarterfinal
L 62–67[4]  2–26
McCann Center (2,250)
Poughkeepsie, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "1984-85 FINAL STANDINGS" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. p. 22. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "St. Francis Wins, Finally". New York Times. p. 36. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  3. ^ "Fordham defeats St. Francis". New York Times. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  4. ^ "Scurry Leads L.I.U. Over St. Francis". New York Times. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  5. ^ "FINAL 1984 DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved September 13, 2019.