1998–99 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 1998–99 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Ron Ganulin, who was in his eighth 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.

1998–99 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record20–8 (16–4 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGeneroso Pope Athletic Complex
Seasons
1998–99 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UMBC 17 3   .850 19 9   .679
St. Francis Brooklyn 16 4   .800 20 8   .714
Robert Morris 12 8   .600 15 12   .556
Central Connecticut 11 9   .550 19 13   .594
Long Island 10 10   .500 10 17   .370
Mount St. Mary's 10 10   .500 15 15   .500
Fairleigh Dickinson 9 11   .450 12 16   .429
Wagner 7 13   .350 9 18   .333
Saint Francis (PA) 7 13   .350 9 17   .346
Quinnipiac 6 14   .300 9 18   .333
Monmouth 5 15   .250 5 21   .192
1999 NEC tournament winner

The Terriers finished the season at 20–8 overall and 16–4 in conference play. Their twenty wins marks the first time in 43 years that the Terriers had accomplished the feat. At the end of the season Ray Minlend was named the NEC Player of the Year, he was the second Terrier to accomplish the feat after Robert Jackson (1984). Minlend also set the Terrier record for points in a season, 690, and points per game, 24.3. During the season Minlend finished 2nd in the NCAA for points per game behind Niagara's Alvin Young (25.1).[1]

Roster

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1998–99 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 25 Ray Minlend 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Yaounde, Cameroon
F 30 Anthony Rogers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Carteret, New Jersey
G 32 Tim Rail 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Staten Island, New York
G 14 Solomon Abel 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Bronx, New York
F 24 Angel Santana 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Las Palmas, Spain
F 34 Henry Lalane 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Vista, California
F 42 Gerald Walker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F 13 Priit Ilver 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Tallinn, Estonia
F 44 Marcel Dimbeng 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Douala, Cameroon
G 33 Richy Dominguez 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Chocó, Colombia
C 15 Heberth Reyes 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So San Antonio, Venezuela
G 3 Greg Nunn 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Inwood, New York
G 10 Tanel Tein 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Tartu, Estonia
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
city, state
Regular season
November 16, 1998*
at Lehigh W 88–74  1–0
Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, PA
November 25, 1998*
at Northwestern L 66–69  1–1
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
November 30, 1998*
at St. John's L 63–97  1–2
Carnesecca Arena 
Queens, NY
December 5, 1998
Robert Morris L 86–87  1–3 (0–1)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex 
Brooklyn, NY
December 7, 1998
Wagner W 85–81  2–3 (1–1)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex 
Brooklyn, NY
December 10, 1998
at Monmouth W 77–68  3–3 (2–1)
William T. Boylan Gymnasium 
West Long Branch, NJ
December 15, 1998*
at Iona W 82–68  4–3
Hynes Athletic Center 
New Rochelle, NY
December 18, 1998*
Caldwell W 90–76  5–3
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex 
Brooklyn, NY
December 27, 1998*
at Notre Dame L 88–99  5–4
Edmund P. Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 4, 1999
Mount St. Mary's W 78–77  6–4 (3–1)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex 
Brooklyn, NY
January 7, 1999
Monmouth W 79–78  7–4 (4–1)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex 
Brooklyn, NY
January 9, 1999
at Central Connecticut State W 83–79  8–4 (5–1)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium 
New Britain, CT
January 11, 1999
Long Island
Battle of Brooklyn
W 74–68  9–4 (6–1)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex 
Brooklyn, NY
January 13, 1999
Fairleigh Dickinson W 80–71  10–4 (7–1)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex 
Brooklyn, NY
January 18, 1999
Central Connecticut State W 86–80  11–4 (8–1)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex 
Brooklyn, NY
January 21, 1999
at Wagner W 93–77  12–4 (9–1)
Spiro Sports Center 
Staten Island, NY
January 23, 1999
Saint Francis (PA) W 70–55  13–4 (10–1)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex 
Brooklyn, NY
January 28, 1999
at Robert Morris L 75–76  13–5 (10–2)
Charles L. Sewall Center 
Moon Township, PA
January 30, 1999
at Saint Francis (PA) W 85–84  14–5 (11–2)
DeGol Arena 
Loretto, PA
February 4, 1999
Quinnipiac W 89–75  15–5 (12–2)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex 
Brooklyn, NY
February 6, 1999
Fairleigh Dickinson L 73–77  15–6 (12–3)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex 
Brooklyn, NY
February 11, 1999
at Quinnipiac W 95–74  16–6 (13–3)
Burt Kahn Court 
Hamden, CT
February 14, 1999
at Long Island W 94–81  17–6 (14–3)
Schwartz Athletic Center 
Brooklyn, NY
February 16, 1999
UMBC W 87–77  18–6 (15–3)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex 
Brooklyn, NY
February 18, 1999
at Mount St. Mary's W 83–70  19–6 (16–3)
Knott Arena 
Emmitsburg, MD
February 20, 1999
at UMBC L 66–81  19–7 (16–4)
Retriever Activities Center 
Baltimore, MD
1999 NEC tournament
February 27, 1999
vs. Fairleigh Dickinson
Quarterfinals
W 65–58  20–7
Spiro Sports Center 
Staten Island, NY
February 28, 1999
vs. Mount St. Mary's
Semifinals
L 66–68  20–8
Spiro Sports Center 
Staten Island, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ "Official 2007 NCAA men's basketball records book" (pdf). NCAApublications.com. p. 31. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "1998-99 St. Francis (NY) Men's Basketball Schedule". fanbase.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  3. ^ "1998-99 St. Francis (NY) Terriers Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  4. ^ "ST. FRANCIS (NY) TERRIERS ★ Games in 1998-99". Basketball Passport. Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014.