2011–12 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 2011–2012 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is coached by Glenn Braica, who is in his second year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terrier's home games are played at the Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1981. They finished the season at 15–15 overall and 12–6 in NEC play to finish in fourth place. The Terriers went on to lose in the quarterfinals of the Northeast Conference Basketball tournament to Quinnipiac.

2011–12 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record15–15 (12–6 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Andy Johnston (4th season)
  • Clive Bentick (5th season)
  • Daniel Nigro (2nd season)
Home arenaGeneroso Pope Athletic Complex
2011–12 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Long Island †16–2 .88925–9  .735
Wagner15–3 .83325–6  .806
Robert Morris13–5 .72226–10  .722
St. Francis (NY)12–6 .66715–15  .500
Quinnipiac10–8 .55618–14  .563
Monmouth10–8 .55612–20  .375
Central Connecticut10–8 .55613–16  .448
Sacred Heart8–10 .44414–18  .438
Mount St. Mary's6–12 .3338–21  .276
Saint Francis (PA)5–13 .2786–23  .207
Fairleigh Dickinson2–16 .1113–26  .103
*Bryant1–17 .0562–28  .067
† 2012 Northeast Conference tournament winner
As of March 17, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament

Braica was awarded the NEC Jim Phelan coach of the year award and freshman forward Jalen Cannon was selected to the NEC All-Rookie team.[1] Ben Mockford led the Terriers in scoring with 11.8 points per game, Jalen Cannon led the team in rebounding with 8.8 per game and Brent Jones paced the team with 3.9 assists per game.

Season outlook

Going into Glenn Braica's second year as head coach, the Terriers were looking to build on the previous years success and get beyond the NEC quarter-finals. Although, the Terriers lost several key pieces to their team via graduation, including St. Francis College all-time leading scorer, Ricky Cadell, and Akeem Bennett.[2] These losses led in part to their NEC coaches preseason poll selection to finish 11th.

Recruiting

6' 6" power forward Lowell Ulmer, 6' 5” guard Kevin Douglas and 6' 6” power forward Jalen Cannon were signed in the spring.[3][4][5]

Regular season

The Terriers had a difficult schedule with their first 9 games on the road. To begin the year, the Terriers lost 3 close games to Seton Hall, Lafayette and Hofstra. In the season opener the Terriers were leading 62–60 with 0:09 left, yet they gave up the lead and lost in overtime 71–75.[6] Against Lafayette, the Terriers were tied 69–69 with just 1:33 left, but were unable to pull out the victory.[7] Versus Hofstra, the game was tied 9 times and there were 12 lead changes as the game went down to the wire.[8] In the fourth contest of the season the Terriers were soundly defeated by the Red Storm.[9] Against NJIT, the Terriers picked up their first win of the season behind a 22-point performance by Ben Mockford. Then in their first conference game, the Terriers rode Mockford's 19 points to beat the Mountaineers and win their second game of the season. After their 2-game winning streak, the Terriers lost to the surging Wagner Seahawks, which went on to defeat 13th ranked Pittsburgh. The Terriers next faced Colgate, a team that has never beaten them before (4–0), and loss a close contest 63–65. Then, after being on the losing end of buzzer-beaters and last minute runs, the Terriers pulled out a win in the final minute of the game at Howard.

The Terriers then began a 3-game homestand at the Pope, where they lost their first 2 to Albany and Norfolk State. In their final game of the homestand the Terriers won their first home game against Brown. The Terriers then went on the road against Army where they faltered ending the non-conference portion of the schedule and finishing 3–7 against non-conference opponents. The Terriers then got hot and won 9 out of their next 10 games against conference opponents. Their only loss was to Wagner, which swept the season series, 0–2. Heading into Rivalry Week the Terriers were set to play 2 matches against LIU and at stake was 1st place in the NEC.[10] Yet the Terriers were swept, losing both games, including the Battle of Brooklyn ending their hopes of a regular season championship. The Terriers then bounced back and beat Quinnipiac on the road, taking the season series 2–0 and clinching a NEC Tournament spot with 3 games left to play. They then went on to go 1–2 beating Sacred Heart and losing to Monmouth and Farleigh Dickinson; both loses came on the road. One high note came in the last game of the regular season, when freshman Jalen Cannon grabbed 20 rebounds against Farleigh Dickinson, which was the most by a Division I freshman in the entire country last season.[11]

The Terriers were able to get the 4th seed going into the NEC tournament. They will host their first home playoff game since 1997.[12] Additionally, coach Glenn Braica won the NEC Jim Phelan coach of the year award and Jalen Cannon was selected to the NEC All-Rookie team.[13]

NEC tournament

The Terriers clinched the 4th seed in the Northeast Conference tournament and faced 5th seed Quinnipiac at home. The Terriers made a quick exit from the tournament losing to Quinnipiac 72–80 in the first round of play.

Roster
2011–12 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 32 Dre Calloway Injured 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS Sr Harlem, New York
G/F 2 Stefan Perunicic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Belgrade, Serbia
G 15 Justin Newton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr Queens, New York
F 14 Travis Nichols 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Brooklyn, New York
F 30 Akeem Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Brooklyn, New York
G 11 Phillip Santavenere 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) So Middletown, Connecticut
F 12 Milos Trivic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Belgrade, Serbia
C 33 Matt Milk 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) So Wantagh, New York
G 3 Ben Mockford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) So Shoreham-by-Sea, England
G/F 34 Kevin Douglas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) Fr Bronx, New York
G 1 Brent Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) Fr Bronx, New York
F 5 Jalen Cannon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) Fr Allentown, Pennsylvania
F 23 Lowell Ulmer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) Fr Staten Island, New York
G 25 Mike Nierva 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Staten Island, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 21, 2012

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 12, 2011*
7:00 pm, SNY		 at Seton Hall L 71–75 OT 0–1
  25 – Nichols  14 – Nichols  6 – Calloway  Prudential Center (6,988)
Newark, NJ
November 16, 2011*
7:00 pm		 at Lafayette L 74–79  0–2
  15 – Nichols  9 – Cannon  2 – Jones  Kirby Sports Center (1,924)
Easton, PA
November 19, 2011*
4:00 pm		 at Hofstra L 59–63  0–3
  12 – Nichols  7 – Johnson,
Mockford 		 4 – Jones,
Calloway 		 Hofstra Arena (2,133)
Hempstead, NY
November 22, 2011*
9:00 pm, ESPN3		 at St. John's L 48–63  0–4
  13 – Perunicic  7 – Cannon  4 – Calloway  Carnesecca Arena (3,922)
Queens, NY
November 26, 2011*
2:00 pm		 at NJIT W 79–60  1–4
  22 – Mockford  8 – Cannon  5 – Jones  Fleisher Center (290)
Newark, NJ
December 1, 2011
7:00 pm		 at Mount St. Mary's W 64–54  2–4
(1–0)		  19 – Mockford  9 – Cannon  8 – Newton  Knott Arena (789)
Emmitsburg, MD
December 3, 2011
7:00 pm		 at Wagner L 50–90  2–5
(1–1)		  9 – Jones,
Mockford 		 8 – Douglas  2 – Jones  Spiro Sports Center (1,889)
Staten Island, NY
December 10, 2011*
2:00 pm		 at Colgatte L 63–65  2–6
  18 – Johnson  8 – Cannon  6 – Jones  Cotterell Court (576)
Hamilton, NY
December 12, 2011*
7:00 pm		 at Howard W 73–71  3–6
  24 – Mockford  10 – Cannon  7 – Jones  Burr Gymnasium (349)
Washington, DC
December 19, 2011*
7:00 pm		 Albany
Homecoming		 L 64–76  3–7
  23 – Nichols  8 – Johnson  8 – Newton  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (935)
Brooklyn, NY
December 23, 2011*
2:00 pm		 Norfolk State L 74–84  3–8
  21 – Perunicic  7 – Nichols  7 – Newton  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (763)
Brooklyn, NY
December 29, 2011*
7:00 pm		 Brown W 66–49  4–8
  14 – Perunicic  9 – Cannon  6 – Newton  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (743)
Brooklyn, NY
December 31, 2011*
2:00 pm		 Army L 70–79  4–9
  17 – Mockford,
Perunicic 		 13 – Cannon  3 – Newton  Christl Arena (843)
West Point, NY
January 5, 2012
7:00 pm		 Quinnipiac W 73–72  5–9
(2–1)		  21 – Perunicic  8 – Newton  6 – Newton  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (732)
Brooklyn, NY
January 7, 2012
4:00 pm		 at Sacred Heart W 99–84  6–9
(3–1)		  28 – Mockford  5 – Jones  7 – Jones  William H. Pitt Center (451)
Fairfield, CT
January 12, 2012
7:00 pm		 at Monmouth W 81–64  7–9
(4–1)		  14 – Perunicic,
Jones 		 12 – Cannon  9 – Newton  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (687)
Brooklyn, NY
January 14, 2012
4:00 pm		 at Fairleigh Dickinson W 62–51  8–9
(5–1)		  15 – Jones  12 – Cannon  3 – Jones,
Mockford 		 Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (549)
Brooklyn, NY
January 19, 2012
7:00 pm		 at Wagner L 61–73  8–10
(5–2)		  16 – Perunicic  9 – Cannon  6 – Jones  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (978)
Brooklyn, NY
January 21, 2012
4:00 pm		 at Mount St. Mary's W 79–60  9–10
(6–2)		  21 – Perunicic  11 – Cannon  6 – Jones  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (567)
Brooklyn, NY
January 26, 2012
7:00 pm		 at Saint Francis (PA) W 75–65  10–10
(7–2)		  22 – Johnson  9 – Newton  8 – Newton  DeGol Arena (912)
Loretto, PA
January 28, 2012
7:00 pm		 at Robert Morris W 81–68  11–10
(8–2)		  19 – Jones  11 – Cannon  4 – Jones,
Newton 		 Charles L. Sewall Center (1,378)
Moon Township, PA
February 2, 2012
7:00 pm		 at Central Connecticut W 73–67  12–10
(9–2)		  16 – Nichols,
Johnson 		 10 – Cannon  6 – Jones  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (647)
Brooklyn, NY
February 4, 2012
4:00 pm		 at Bryant W 80–67  13–10
(10–2)		  21 – Mockford  10 – Cannon  6 – Jones  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (726)
Brooklyn, NY
February 8, 2012
9:00 pm		 vs. Long Island L 75–86  13–11
(10–3)		  24 – Johnson  8 – Johnson  6 – Jones  Madison Square Garden (7,618)
New York, NY
February 12, 2012
4:00 pm, MSG		 at Long Island
Battle of Brooklyn		 L 78–81  13–12
(10–4)		  23 – Johnson  9 – Johnson  6 – Newton  Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,472)
Brooklyn, NY
February 16, 2012
7:00 pm		 at Quinnipiac W 64–56  14–12
(11–4)		  13 – Cannon  19 – Cannon  5 – Jones  TD Bank Sports Center (1,996)
Hamden, CT
February 18, 2012
4:00 pm, MSG		 at Sacred Heart W 58–56  15–12
(12–4)		  16 – Johnson  10 – Cannon  6 – Jones  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (935)
Brooklyn, NY
February 23, 2012
7:00 pm		 at Monmouth L 73–79  15–13
(12–5)		  16 – Mockford  14 – Cannon  5 – Jones  Multipurpose Activity Center (1,505)
West Long Branch, NJ
February 25, 2012
4:00 pm		 at Fairleigh Dickinson L 44–45  15–14
(12–6)		  14 – Douglas  20 – Cannon  3 – Jones  Rothman Center (1,433)
Teaneck, NJ
NEC tournament
March 1, 2012
7:00 pm		 (4) (5) Quinnipiac
Quarterfinals		 L 72–80  15–15
  21 – Jones  11 – Cannon  5 – Jones  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (875)
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Season Statistics
Individual Player Statistics (As of March 12, 2012)
Minutes Scoring Total FGs 3-point FGs Free-Throws Rebounds
Player GP GS Tot Avg Pts Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg A TO Blk Stl
Cannon, Jalen 301873624.5240885153.55600.00070118.5931041612658.822241617
Johnson, Akeem 282766923.931711.3117204.57400.00083119.69755881435.126582820
Mockford, Ben 303092130.735411.8119336.35483240.3463346.717349521.73648216
Douglas, Kevin 30232310.8872.93181.383731.2261827.6671154652.21120315
Jones, Brent 301266722.22377.980228.3511553.2836286.7211668842.8118100242
Nichols, Travis 281456120.02619.391207.44046113.4073341.80539781174.2737315
Calloway, Dre 5512024428.41539.38503.0001225.48029112.2171814
Santavenere, P. J. 24024210.1853.53172.4311242.2861114.78698170.71113011
Perunicic, Stefan 292885129.333611.6109257.42473172.42445660.682862702.43668625
Trivic, Milos 140402.950.425.40001.00016.1673250.42203
Newton, Justin 301355818.6491.61643.372316.1881426.5381065752.510169531
Milk, Matt 3012899.6602.02649.53100.000813.6152027471.641566
Ulmer, Lowell 150483.2110.7511.45501.00013.33356110.71310
Team2828563
Total 30 6025 2084 69.5 727 1685 0.431 239 672 0.356 391 590 0.663 344 741 1085 36.2 392 486 73 205
Opponents 30 6024 2062 68.7 711 1621 0.439 138 456 0.303 502 746 0.673 308 711 1019 34.0 338 448 81 203
Legend
  GP  Games played   GS  Games started  Avg  Average per game
  FG  Field-goals made  FGA  Field-goal attempts  Off  Offensive rebounds
 Def  Defensive rebounds   A  Assists   TO Turnovers
 Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals  High  Team high

Signings

The Terriers announced that 6' 3” combo guard Anthony White (Mastic, NY) and 6' 4” shooting guard Aleksandar Isailovic (Belgrade/Serbia) have signed National Letters-of-Intent to enroll at the college fall 2012.[14]

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