2019–20 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team

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2019–20 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record13–18 (7–11 NEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachClive Bentick (1st season, 13th overall season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGeneroso Pope Athletic Complex
Seasons
2019–20 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Merrimack* 14 – 4   .778 20 – 11   .645
Robert Morris † 13 – 5   .722 20 – 14   .588
Saint Francis (PA) 13 – 5   .722 22 – 10   .688
Sacred Heart 12 – 6   .667 20 – 13   .606
LIU 9 – 9   .500 15 – 18   .455
Fairleigh Dickinson 9 – 9   .500 11 – 19   .367
Mount St. Mary's 7 – 11   .389 11 – 21   .344
Bryant 7 – 11   .389 15 – 17   .469
St. Francis Brooklyn 7 – 11   .389 13 – 18   .419
Wagner 5 – 13   .278 8 – 21   .276
Central Connecticut 3 – 15   .167 4 – 27   .129
* Ineligible for NEC championship (reclassification from Division II)
† 2020 NEC tournament winner

The 2019–20 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Glenn Braica, who was in his 10th season as the head men's basketball coach. The Terriers played their home games at the Generoso Pope Athletic Complex in Brooklyn Heights, New York as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 7–11 in NEC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament to Robert Morris.

Previous season[edit]

The Terriers finished the 2018–19 season 17–16, 9–9 in NEC play. The Terriers proceeded to lose in the first round of the NEC tournament to Robert Morris in overtime. After the NEC Tournament the Terriers were invited to the 2019 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. They lost in the first round to Hampton.[1]

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Glenn Sanabria 10 G 5' 11" 180 RS-Senior Staten Island, NY Graduated
Keon Williams 13 F 6' 4" 185 RS-Senior Atlanta, GA Graduated
Jalen Jordan 14 G 6' 3" 160 Junior Conyers, GA Transferred to Middle Tennessee[2]

Class of 2019 signees[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Trey Quartlebaum
PG 		Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) November 16, 2018[3] 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Rob Higgins
PG 		Middletown, New Jersey Middletown High School North 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 8, 2019[4] 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2019 St. Francis Brooklyn Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  • "2019 St. Francis Brooklyn Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  • "2019 St. Francis Brooklyn Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  • "2019 St. Francis Brooklyn Signees". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 24, 2019.

Incoming transfers[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Unique McLean 14 SG 6' 2" 175 Graduate/RS-Jr Brooklyn, New York Graduated from UMass with 2 years of eligibility.[5]

Roster[edit]

2019–20 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 11 Joshua Nurse 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Queens High School of Teaching Laurelton, New York
F 21 Milija Čosić 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Frank Phillips College Belgrade, Serbia
C 20 Cori Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 270 lb (122 kg) RS Sr South Shore High School Brooklyn, NY
G 2 Rosel Hurley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Sr Shaker Heights High School Cleveland, OH
F 33 Deniz Celen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 234 lb (106 kg) Sr Harcum College Ankara, Turkey
C 41 Christian Rohlehr 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Sr Notre Dame High School
Jefferson CC (NY) 		Ajax, ON, Canada
G 14 Unique McLean 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr UMass Brooklyn, New York
G 4 Chauncey Hawkins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 140 lb (64 kg) Jr Saint Joseph Regional High School Spring Valley, NY
F 5 Yaradyah Evans 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr South Shore High School Brooklyn, NY
G 45 Jordan Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr St. Edmund Prep Brooklyn, NY
G 1 Stevan Krtinić 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So Carnegie Schools Riverside Novi Sad, Serbia
G 0 Larry Moreno 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 148 lb (67 kg) RS Fr Brooklyn High School For Law & Technology Brooklyn, NY
G 15 Trey Quartlebaum 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Lawrence High School Lawrence, KS
G 3 Rob Higgins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Middletown High School North Middletown, NJ
G 30 Alex May (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Andrews Osborne Academy Englewood, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 13, 2019

Regular season[edit]

Non-conference games[edit]

The Terriers finished non-conference play at 6–6. Their most striking statistic was their 5–0 record at home and 1–6 record on the road, their lone road win came against Hartford. Since the start of the 2017–18 season, the Terriers have produced a 27-6 record at home (as of December 23, 2019).[6] Their largest margin of victory was against Division III opponent Medgar Evers, 122–58. Against a Division I opponent the largest margin was 81–61 versus Delaware State. The Terriers largest margin of defeat was 31 points, which occurred twice, first at NC State then at UMass Lowell. The Terriers ended their non-conference portion of the schedule with a three-game win streak.

Conference games[edit]

In their first NEC game, the Terriers extended their win streak to 4 games and improved to 6–0 at home against reigning NEC champions, Fairleigh Dickinson.[7] The Terriers proceeded to lose two consecutive games on their western Pennsylvania road trip: they were blown out by Robert Morris, and then lost a close game against Saint Francis (PA) in the final second, 80–81. The Terriers losing streak extended to three games after losing another close game to LIU, 66–69, which was televised on SNY. The loss to LIU also ended the Terriers 6-game home win streak for the season. The Terriers then snapped their 3-game losing streak by defeating the Wagner Seahawks behind exceptional performances by Chauncey Hawkins (20 pts, 3 ast, 4 stl) and Unique McLean (18 pts, 12 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl, 2 blk).[8] The Terriers then traveled to Mount St. Mary's and were stifled by the Mountaineers defense, losing 39–59, a season low in points for the Terriers.[9] The Terriers next hosted then NEC leading Robert Morris and upset the Colonials, 78–57. Five Terriers scored more than ten points, and McLean recorded his fourth double-double of the season.[10] St. Francis Brooklyn leveled their season (10–10) and conference (4–4) records by defeating Saint Francis (PA) 86–79 at home. In the game, Deniz Celen (22 pts) and Chauncey Hawkins (21 pts) led the Terriers in scoring.[11]

In their next 10 games, the Terriers produced a 3-7 record, nonetheless they were in a three-way tie for 6th place. Due to NEC tiebreaker rules, the Terriers had the 8th seed heading into the NEC Tournament. At the end of their conference schedule it was announced that Deniz Celen and Chauncey Hawkins were selected Third Team All-Conference, and Rob Higgins was selected to the All-Rookie Team.[12]

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 5, 2019*
9:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Fordham L 59–68  0–1
  13 – McLean   8 – McLean   3 – 3 tied  Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,200)
Bronx, NY
November 9, 2019*
2:00 pm 		Lafayette W 73–72  1–1
  24 – Hawkins   10 – McLean   3 – Krtinic  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (528)
Brooklyn, NY
November 14, 2019*
6:00 pm 		at Longwood L 77–86  1–2
  13 – 3 tied   7 – McLean,
Hurley 		  4 – Hawkins  Willett Hall (1,250)
Farmville, VA
November 16, 2019*
12:00 pm, ACCN 		at NC State
Barclays Center Classic 		L 64–95  1–3
  16 – Hawkins   8 – Hawkins,
Evans 		  3 – Higgins  PNC Arena (4,774)
Raleigh, NC
November 21, 2019*
7:00 pm 		Medgar Evers W 122–58  2–3
  20 – Quartlebaum   13 – Evans   5 – Krtinic  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (504)
Brooklyn, NY
November 26, 2019*
7:30 pm 		at Little Rock
Barclays Center Classic 		L 56–67  2–4
  13 – McLean   7 – McLean,
Celen 		  2 – 3 tied  Jack Stephens Center (783)
Little Rock, AR
November 30, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Saint Peter's L 59–67  2–5
  21 – Celen   8 – Evans   2 – 3 tied  Yanitelli Center (569)
Jersey City, NJ
December 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Hartford W 84–78  3–5
  23 – Hawkins   10 – Celen   4 – Hawkins,
Celen  		Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (577)
Hartford, CT
December 7, 2019*
1:00 pm 		at UMass Lowell L 63–94  3–6
  15 – Celen   8 – Celen   4 – Krtinic  Tsongas Center (443)
Lowell, MA
December 10, 2019*
3:00 pm 		Presbyterian W 64–63  4–6
  19 – McLean   8 – McLean   2 – 3 tied  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (264)
Brooklyn, NY
December 14, 2019*
2:00 pm 		NJIT W 73–71  5–6
  21 – Hawkins   9 – Hurley   3 – Higgins  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (418)
Brooklyn, NY
December 22, 2019*
2:00 pm 		Delaware State W 81–62  6–6
  27 – Celen   11 – Celen   4 – Hawkins  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (513)
Brooklyn, NY
Northeast Conference Regular Season
January 2, 2020
7:30 pm 		Fairleigh Dickinson W 79–63  7–6
(1–0) 		 16 – Hawkins   10 – McLean   5 – Hawkins  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (464)
Brooklyn, NY
January 9, 2020
7:00 pm 		at Robert Morris L 52–78  7–7
(1–1) 		 11 – Higgins,
McLean 		  7 – McLean   2 – 3 tied  UPMC Events Center (611)
Moon Township, PA
January 11, 2020
7:00 pm 		at Saint Francis (PA) L 80–81  7–8
(1–2) 		 16 – Hawkins   7 – McLean   5 – Hawkins  DeGol Arena (1,327)
Loretto, PA
January 15, 2020
7:00 pm, SNY 		LIU L 66–69  7–9
(1–3) 		 20 – Celen
Higgins 		  13 – McLean   6 – Hawkins,
McLean  		Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (817)
Brooklyn, NY
January 18, 2020
4:00 pm 		at Wagner W 69–64  8–9
(2–3) 		 20 – Hawkins   12 – McLean   3 – 3 tied  Spiro Sports Center (1,127)
Staten Island, NY
January 20, 2020
7:00 pm 		at Mount St. Mary's L 39–59  8–10
(2–4) 		 13 – Higgins   10 – McLean   4 – Hawkins  Knott Arena (1,726)
Emmitsburg, MD
January 23, 2020
7:00 pm 		Robert Morris W 78–57  9–10
(3–4) 		 15 – Hawkins,
Celen 		  10 – McLean   5 – Hawkins  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (676)
Brooklyn, NY
January 25, 2020
4:00 pm 		Saint Francis (PA) W 86–79  10–10
(4–4) 		 22 – Celen   7 – Celen,
McLean 		  4 – Hawkins  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (598)
Brooklyn, NY
January 30, 2020
7:00 pm 		at Merrimack L 50–61  10–11
(4–5) 		 13 – Krtinic   12 – McLean   3 – Hawkins,
Higgins  		Merrimack Athletics Complex (984)
North Andover, MA
February 1, 2020
4:00 pm 		Sacred Heart L 76–83  10–12
(4–6) 		 17 – Celen   8 – McLean   7 – Hawkins  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (428)
Brooklyn, NY
February 6, 2020
7:00 pm 		at Bryant L 60–79  10–13
(4–7) 		 15 – McLean   6 – Rohlehr   7 – Higgins  Chace Athletic Center (758)
Smithfield, RI
February 8, 2020
4:00 pm 		Mount St. Mary's W 70–67  11–13
(5–7) 		 21 – McLean   7 – Hawkins,
Evans 		  4 – Hawkins,
McLean  		Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (607)
Brooklyn, NY
February 13, 2020
7:00 pm 		Merrimack L 50–60  11–14
(5–8) 		 15 – McLean   13 – McLean   5 – Celen  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (608)
Brooklyn, NY
February 18, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		at LIU
Battle of Brooklyn 		W 87–77  12–14
(6–8) 		 19 – Higgins   12 – McLean   5 – Hawkins  Steinberg Wellness Center (1,227)
Brooklyn, NY
February 21, 2020
7:30 pm 		Bryant L 74–82  12–15
(6–9) 		 27 – Hawkins   7 – Rohlehr   2 – 3 tied  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (488)
Brooklyn, NY
February 23, 2020
4:00 pm 		Wagner L 71–75 OT 12–16
(6–10) 		 22 – Hawkins   12 – Celen   6 – Hawkins  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (513)
Brooklyn, NY
February 27, 2020
7:00 pm 		at Sacred Heart L 63–73  12–17
(6–11) 		 16 – Hawkins   11 – McLean   4 – Hawkins  William H. Pitt Center (331)
Fairfield, CT
February 29, 2020
1:00 pm 		at Central Connecticut W 85–79  13–17
(7–11) 		 38 – Hawkins   12 – McLean   4 – McLean  William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,372)
New Britain, CT
Northeast Conference tournament
March 4, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(8) at (1) Robert Morris
Quarterfinals 		L 58–59  13–18
  23 – Hawkins   8 – Celen   2 – Hawkins  UPMC Events Center (659)
Moon Township, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time..

Awards[edit]

  • Deniz Celen
1x NEC Player of the Week[13]
Selected Northeast Conference Men’s Basketball Third Team All-Conference[12]
  • Chauncey Hawkins
1x NEC Player of the Week[14]
1x College Sports Madness NEC Player of the Week
Selected Northeast Conference Men’s Basketball Third Team All-Conference[12]
  • Rob Higgins
1x NEC Rookie of the Week[15]
Selected to the Northeast Conference Men’s Basketball All-Rookie Team[12]
  • Larry Moreno
1x NEC Rookie of the Week[16]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "St. Francis (BKN) vs. Hampton - Game Summary - March 21, 2019 - ESPN".
  2. ^ "MTSU basketball adds versatile guard in transfer Jalen Jordan".
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball Signs Trey Quartlebaum". sfcathletics.com. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "Boys Basketball – Midd. North's Higgins Commits to St. Francis-Brooklyn".
  5. ^ "Unique McLean to transfer from UMass; assistant coaches Warren, Davis, Gash let go from program".
  6. ^ "Men's Hoops Earns Third-Straight Win with 81-62 Romp of Delaware State". sfcathletics.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  7. ^ "Hawkins leads balanced St. Francis (BKN) to NEC opener 79-63". ESPN. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  8. ^ "Hawkins carries St. Francis (NY) past Wagner 69-64". ESPN. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  9. ^ "Mount St. Mary's wallops St. Francis-(Brooklyn), 59-39". ESPN. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  10. ^ "St. Francis (NY) beats Robert Morris 78-57". ESPN. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  11. ^ "Celen leads St. Francis (NY) past St. Francis (Pa.) 86-79". ESPN. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  12. ^ a b c d "Saint Francis U's Isaiah Blackmon Tabbed NEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year". NortheastConference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  13. ^ "Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Weekly Release (12/23)". northeastconference.org. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  14. ^ "Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Weekly Release (12/16)". northeastconference.org. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  15. ^ "Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Weekly Release (1/22)". northeastconference.org. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  16. ^ "Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Weekly Release (2/10)". northeastconference.org. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
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