1988–89 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team


The 1988–89 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Rich Zvosec, who was in his first 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.

1988–89 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record11–16 (5–11 NEC)
Head coach
Home arenaGeneroso Pope Athletic Complex
Seasons
1988–89 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Robert Morris 12 4   .750 21 9   .700
Fairleigh Dickinson 11 5   .688 17 12   .586
Marist* 9 7   .563 13 15   .464
Monmouth 9 7   .563 15 13   .536
Long Island 7 9   .438 9 19   .321
Loyola (MD) 7 9   .438 10 18   .357
Saint Francis (PA) 6 10   .375 13 16   .448
Wagner 6 10   .375 11 16   .407
St. Francis (NY) 5 11   .313 11 16   .407
1989 NEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


*Ineligible for conference tournament


The Terriers finished their season at 11–16 overall and 5–11 in conference play.[1][2]

Roster

edit
1988–89 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F Darwin Purdie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr Wilmington, Delaware
G Rodney Henry 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
F Juan Jorge 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr
G Chris Palermo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr
F Anthony Robinson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr
F Steve Mickens 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr
G John Flannigan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr
G Kevin Israel 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So
G John Szymczyk 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
C Jimmy Guy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
So
G John Arnold 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr
G Steve Canicato 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

edit
Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November , 1988*
Winthrop W 58–56  1–0
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (750)
Brooklyn, NY
November , 1988
at Wagner L 85–86  1–1 (0–1)
Sutter Gymnasium (501)
Staten Island, NY
December , 1988*
Morgan State W 74–68  2–1
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,231)
Brooklyn, NY
December , 1988*
Pratt Institute W 114–33  3–1
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (150)
Brooklyn, NY
December 13, 1988*
at Wright State L 74–75  3–2
Nutter Center (2,026)
Fairborn, OH
December , 1988*
at Dartmouth L 92–103  3–3
Leede Arena (1,225)
Hanover, NH
December , 1988*
vs. U.S. International W 92–78  4–3
Leede Arena (250)
Hanover, NH
December , 1988*
Medgar Evers W 100–54  5–3
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (350)
Brooklyn, NY
December , 1988*
at San Diego State L 72–91  5–4
Peterson Gym (1,964)
San Diego, CA
December , 1988*
at U.S. International L 77–95  5–5
 (316)
 
December , 1988*
at Southern Utah State L 58–109  5–6
Centrum Arena (2,009)
Cedar City, UT
January , 1989
Loyola (MD) L 83–86  5–7 (0–2)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,223)
Brooklyn, NY
January , 1989
at Fairleigh Dickinson L 64–71  5–8 (0–3)
Rothman Center (1,217)
Hackensack, NJ
January , 1989
at Saint Francis (PA) L 68–90  5–9 (0–4)
Maurice Stokes Athletic Center (1,153)
Loretto, PA
January , 1989
at Robert Morris L 56–86  5–10 (0–5)
Charles L. Sewall Center (600)
Moon Township, PA
January , 1989*
Brooklyn W 68–55  6–10
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (523)
Brooklyn, NY
January 25, 1989
Monmouth L 47–57  6–11 (0–6)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (351)
Brooklyn, NY
January , 1989
Wagner L 83–84 OT 6–12 (0–7)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (528)
Brooklyn, NY
February , 1989
at Long Island L 96–102  6–13 (0–8)
Schwartz Athletic Center (301)
Brooklyn, NY
February , 1989
Marist W 87–78  7–13 (1–8)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (764)
Brooklyn, NY
February , 1989
Fairleigh Dickinson W 73–71  8–13 (2–8)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (563)
Brooklyn, NY
February 6, 1989
at Monmouth L 58–82  8–14 (2–9)
William T. Boylan Gymnasium (351)
West Long Branch, NJ
February , 1989
at Marist W 82–77  9–14 (3–9)
McCann Field House (2,718)
Poughkeepsie, NY
February , 1989
at Loyola (MD) L 82–88  9–15 (3–10)
Reitz Arena (952)
Baltimore, MD
February 20, 1989
Long Island
Battle of Brooklyn
L 77–79 OT 9–16 (3–11)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (754)
Brooklyn, NY
February , 1989
Saint Francis (PA) W 74–60  10–16 (4–11)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,032)
Brooklyn, NY
February , 1989
Robert Morris W 72–71  11–16 (5–11)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (643)
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

edit
  1. ^ "FINAL 1989 DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "1989-90 FINAL STANDINGS" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved July 29, 2016.