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
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	15–15 (10–8 NEC)
Head coach	Glenn Braica (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Andy Johnston (3rd season) Clive Bentick (4th season) Daniel Nigro (1st season)
Home arena	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex
Seasons ← 2009–10 2011–12 →

2010–11 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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

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

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 Glenn Braica (Queens College) Assistant coach(es) Andy Johnston (New Hampshire) Daniel Nigro (St. Francis) Clive Bentick (Canisius) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: April 1, 2011

Notes

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

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. "Northeast Conference" (PDF). northeastconference.org. Retrieved October 11, 2011.

External links

• St. Francis Terriers men's basketball official website