2010–11 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 2010–2011 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Glenn Braica who was in his first year at the helm of the Terriers. The Terriers' home games were played at Generoso Pope Athletic Complex and the team is a member of the Northeast Conference.

2010–11 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record15–15 (10–8 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Andy Johnston (3rd season)
  • Clive Bentick (4th season)
  • Daniel Nigro (1st season)
Home arenaGeneroso Pope Athletic Complex
Seasons
2010–11 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Long Island 16 2   .889 27 6   .818
Quinnipiac 13 5   .722 22 10   .688
Robert Morris 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
Central Connecticut State 11 7   .611 19 12   .613
St. Francis (NY) 10 8   .556 15 15   .500
Wagner 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
Mount St. Mary's 9 9   .500 11 21   .344
Bryant* 7 11   .389 9 21   .300
St. Francis (PA) 7 11   .389 9 21   .300
Sacred Heart 6 12   .333 11 18   .379
Monmouth 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
Fairleigh Dickinson 3 15   .167 5 24   .172
2011 Northeast Conference tournament winner
As of March 17, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament

In Glenn Braica's first year as head coach, the Terriers finished 15–15 (10–8 in the NEC). The Terriers made the playoffs as the 5th seed and lost in the quarter-finals to Central Connecticut State University.[1] The Terriers were off to a good start, yet, after the Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival, which included losses to Northwestern University and Davidson College, they seemed to falter. The Terriers hit their low when losing two straight to Long Island University, including the Battle of Brooklyn game at home. After those loses, the Terriers picked themselves up and finished the regular season strong winning their last four games against conference teams.

Under Braica, the Terriers increased their scoring by more than six points per game from the previous season and were one of the best teams in the country in taking care of the basketball, averaging a conference-low 13.3 turnovers per game. The team also led the NEC with 7.80 steals per game.

Preseason

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Braica was busy signing his first class, which include: 6' guard Dre Calloway, 6' 4" guard/forward Travis Nichols, 6' guard Adam Chmielewski, 6' 8" power forward Matt Milk, and 6' 2" shooting guard Ben Mockford.[2]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
November 12, 2010*
7:00 pm
at Boston College L 49–79  0–1
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 15, 2010*
7:00 pm
at South Florida L 71–74  0–2
USF Sun Dome 
Tampa, FL
November 21, 2010*
2:00 pm
Howard W 70–52  1–2
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex 
Brooklyn, NY
November 24, 2010*
4:00 pm
at Brown L 63–67  1–3
Pizzitola Sports Center 
Providence, RI
December 2, 2010
7:00 pm
Saint Francis (PA) W 57–44  2–3 (1–0)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex 
Brooklyn, NY
December 4, 2010
4:30 pm
Robert Morris W 65–63  3–3 (2–0)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex 
Brooklyn, NY
December 7, 2010*
7:00 pm
Colgate W 68–57  4–3
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex 
Brooklyn, NY
December 10, 2010*
7:00 pm
at Canisius W 76–58  5–3
Koessler Center 
Buffalo, NY
December 14, 2010*
Dartmouth W 69–61  6–3
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex 
Brooklyn, NY
December 20, 2010*
7:00 pm, MSG
vs. Northwestern
MSG Holiday Festival
L 61–92  6–4
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
December 21, 2010*
7:00 pm, MSG
vs. Davidson
MSG Holiday Festival
L 69–76  6–5
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
December 30, 2010*
7:00 pm
NJIT W 72–47[3]  7–5
Pope Physical Education Center 
Brooklyn, NY
January 3, 2011*
7:00 pm
at Hartford L 74–82  7–6
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
West Hartford, CT
January 6, 2011
7:00 pm
at Central Connecticut L 43–61  7–7 (2–1)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium 
New Britain, CT
January 8, 2011
4:00 pm
at Bryant L 64–67  7–8 (2–2)
Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
January 13, 2011
7:00 pm
Wagner W 72–56  8–8 (3–2)
Pope Physical Education Center 
Brooklyn, NY
January 15, 2011
4:30 pm
Mount St. Mary's L 61–70  8–9 (3–3)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex 
Brooklyn, NY
January 20, 2011
7:00 pm
at Saint Francis (PA) L 56–75  8–10 (3–4)
DeGol Arena 
Loretto, PA
January 22, 2011
7:00 pm
at Robert Morris L 51–54  8–11 (3–5)
Charles L. Sewall Center 
Moon Township, PA
January 27, 2011
7:45 pm
at Monmouth W 62–61  9–11 (4–5)
Multipurpose Activity Center 
West Long Branch, NJ
January 29, 2011
7:00 pm
at Fairleigh Dickinson W 86–77  10–11 (5–5)
Rothman Center 
Teaneck, NJ
February 3, 2011
7:00 pm
Quinnipiac L 60–74  10–12 (5–6)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex 
Brooklyn, NY
February 5, 2011
4:30 pm
Sacred Heart W 78–51  11–12 (6–6)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex 
Brooklyn, NY
February 8, 2011
7:00 pm
at Long Island L 76–87  11–13 (6–7)
Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center 
Brooklyn, NY
February 11, 2011
12:00 pm, MSG
Long Island
Battle of Brooklyn
L 80–82  11–14 (6–8)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex 
Brooklyn, NY
February 17, 2011
7:00 pm
at Mount St. Mary's W 63–60  12–14 (7–8)
Knott Arena 
Emmitsburg, MD
February 19, 2011
12:00 pm, MSG
at Wagner W 77–73  13–14 (8–8)
Spiro Sports Center 
Staten Island, NY
February 24, 2011
7:00 pm
Central Connecticut W 75–65  14–14 (9–8)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex 
Brooklyn, NY
February 26, 2011
4:30 pm
Bryant W 72–61  15–14 (10–8)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex 
Brooklyn, NY
NEC tournament
March 2, 2011
6:45 pm
(5) at (4) Central Connecticut
NEC Quarterfinals
L 62–64  15–15
William H. Detrick Gymnasium 
New Britain, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Roster

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2010–11 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 11 Ricky Cadell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Manhattan, New York
F/C 40 Alexander Harrington 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Lanham, Maryland
G/F 24 Akeem Bennett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Long Island, New York
G 1 Dre Calloway 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Harlem, New York
G/F 2 Stefan Perunicic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Belgrade, Serbia
G 15 Justin Newton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Queens, New York
C 20 Richard Clark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Berkshire, England
F 30 Akeem Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Brooklyn, New York
G 3 Ben Mockford   6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Shoreham-by-Sea, England
F 14 Travis Nichols 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Brooklyn, New York
G 5 Adam Chmielewski 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Montreal, Canada
F 12 Milos Trivic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Belgrade, Serbia
C 33 Matt Milk 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Wantagh, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: April 1, 2011

Notes

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Akeem Bennett and Ricky Cadell were named to the Second Team All-Conference Squad.[4] In addition, Bennett was named the Northeast Conference Defensive Player of the Year. For Cadell, in the last game of the regular season he became St. Francis College's all-time leading scorer. With 1,624 points he eclipsed Darwin Purdie’s school record that had stood for over 20 years and now ranks 35th on the NEC career scoring list.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Leitch, Will. "Your (Okay, Our) Guide to Resolving the NEC Playoff Mess". New York Media LLC. Archived from the original on March 9, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  2. ^ Braziller, Zach (July 4, 2010). "City products Nichols and Calloway happy to join St. Francis College". nypost.com. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  3. ^ "Men's College Roundup". nytimes.com. December 30, 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Northeast Conference" (PDF). northeastconference.org. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
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