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
Conference	ECAC Metro
Record	2–26 (1–15 NEC)
Head coach	Gene Roberti (5th season)
Home arena	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex
Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →

1983–84 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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 Gene Roberti Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

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

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.