| Saint Francis Probable Starters |
| Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
PPG |
RPG |
FG% |
Note |
| G |
2 |
Ramiir Dixon-Conover |
6-3 |
185 |
R-Sr. |
13.1 |
5.2 |
42.6 |
Needs three points for 600 points for his career |
| G |
4 |
Ronell Giles, Jr. |
6-4 |
185 |
So. |
13.1 |
3.5 |
39.1 |
Averaging 15.6 ppg in last six road tilts |
| G |
11 |
Maxwell Land |
6-4 |
185 |
So |
9.5 |
4.0 |
40.4 |
Averaging 12.7 ppg in last three games |
| F |
13 |
Marlon Hargis |
6-5 |
205 |
Sr. |
6.8 |
2.3 |
47.7 |
Averaging 12.0 ppg and 5,0 rpg in starting lineup |
| F |
42 |
Mark Flagg |
6-9 |
215 |
R-Sr. |
4.6 |
5.2 |
43.1 |
Needs 40 rebounds to join Top-20 |
| Off the Bench |
| Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
PPG |
RPG |
FG% |
Note |
| G |
1 |
Zahree Harrison |
6-0 |
190 |
So. |
2.2 |
1.0 |
34.,3 |
Averaging 4.5 ppg in last two games |
| G |
3 |
Luke Ruggery |
5-11 |
160 |
R-So. |
2.0 |
0.8 |
25.9 |
Scored points in seven of 14 games this season |
| F |
5 |
Myles Thompson |
6-6 |
220 |
Sr. |
10.8 |
4.0 |
43.4 |
Scored 18 pts vs. SFBK as a sophomore |
| F |
15 |
Chukwu Ikediashi |
6-8 |
220 |
R-Jr. |
1.0 |
3.0 |
100 |
Appeared in two games, both at home |
| G |
20 |
Brendan Scanlon |
5-8 |
155 |
Fr. |
0.7 |
0.7 |
50.0 |
Appeared in three games |
| G |
21 |
Ben Seidel |
6-0 |
170 |
Jr. |
0.7 |
0.0 |
50..0 |
Scored first points since freshman year against Illini |
| G/F |
22 |
Tyler Stewart |
6-8 |
195 |
R-Sr. |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Has not played in first 12 games |
| G |
23 |
A.J. Labriola |
6-2 |
185 |
Sr. |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
Appeared in two games this season |
| G |
31 |
Brad McCabe |
6-6 |
185 |
R-Jr. |
0.3 |
0.7 |
14.3 |
Appeared in six games this season |
| F |
32 |
Jeriah Coleman |
7-0 |
220 |
So. |
1.9 |
1.3 |
56.3 |
Career-high seven points and rebounds vs. Bucknell |
| F |
33 |
Josh Cohen |
6-10 |
220 |
R-So. |
11.1 |
6.1 |
66.7 |
Leads the NEC in field goal percentage |
GAME NOTES VS. ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN
need to know… The game between Saint Francis and its Franciscan brethren St. Francis Brooklyn marks the 87th meeting in the all-time series dating back to the 1929-30 season.
• The two teams split the season series last season in Loretto with the Terriers taking a 70-67 decision in the first matchup and the Red Flash winning the second tilt, 80-66.
• The series home and the road have identical records with the home team enjoying home cooking with a 27-15 advantage.
• It will be the first game in Brooklyn since St. Francis Brooklyn earned a n 86-79 win in 2019-20.
• Head coach
Rob Krimmel is 8-10 against the Terriers. The Red Flash has won seven of the last 10 meetings in the series, but have lost the last two on the road.
a sfu win would… Be the first NEC win of the year
• End a four-game losing streak
• End a two-game skid on the road against the Terriers
• Be the first win of 2022 for the team
• Be the eighth win in the last 11 meetings for the Red Flash including the second straight
road warriors' part duex... After playing at home for the last 10 days, Saint Francis will hit the road for its second four-game road trip of the season. The Red Flash will have spent 21 of the 45 days over the span of December 4-January 17 on the road riding on a bus or a hotel.
• It will also mark the seventh time the Loretto program will play four straight conference games on the road, joining the 1988-89, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2004-05 and 2006-07 teams.
• Saint Francis has not been too successful in these trips, posting no more than one win per four-game road trip:
Year NEC Season Record (4-game road trip record)
2006-07 – 5-13 (0-4)
2004-05 – 10-8 (1-3)
1999-00 – 7-11 (1-3)
1998-99 – 7-11 (0-4)
1993-94 – 9-9 (1-3)
1992-93 – 7-11 (1-3)
1988-89 – 6-10 (1-3)
the word on the terriers... St. Francis Brooklyn comes into the contest 3-10 overall and 0-2 in Northeast Conference play after falling 67-55 to Central Connecticut State on Dec. 31.
• The Terriers have won three of its last five games. Both St. Francis Brooklyn and Saint Francis played Hartford this season. The Red Flash earned an 81-66 decision against the Hawks on Dec. 14, while the Terriers fell 68-55 on Dec. 5.
•
Tedrick Wilcox, Jr. paced the Terriers against the Blue Devils with 27 points and six rebounds.
Rob Higgins (15 points) also found double figures in the game.
•
Michael Cubbage leads the team in scoring (11.5 ppg.), rebounds (6.1 rpg.) and steals (25).
•
Patrick Emilien is second on the squad with 10.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, while Higgins fuels the team in assists and is averaging 10.5 points per game.
last time we met... Ramiir Dixon-Conover posted 21 points to lift Saint Francis past St. Francis Brooklyn 80-66 on Feb. 12, 2021 at DeGol Arena.
•
Ronell Giles, Jr. also posted 20 points in the game, while Dixon-Conover and Giles each hauled in six boards.
Mark Flagg added 11 points.
•
Chauncey Hawkins led the Terriers with 12 points.
Rob Higgins (11 points),
Travis Atson (11 points) and
Unique McLean (10 points) also found double figures.
last time out... Fairleigh Dickinson led wire-to-wire for a 72-64 decision against Saint Francis on Dec. 31.
• Sophomores
Maxwell Land and
Josh Cohen fueled the team with 15 points each. Cohen narrowly missed a double-double after finishing with nine rebounds.
• Senior
Marlon Hargis (15 points) and sophomore
Maxwell Land (12 points) also found double figures.
national ranking... Redshirt senior
Ramiir Dixon-Conover ranks 27th in steals with 2.17 thefts per game.
• Redshirt sophomore
Josh Cohen ranks 19th in NCAA Division I in field goal percentage through games on Tuesday . Cohen is in the rankings based on three made field goals per game with his 66.7 percent. The redshirt sophomore sat in second place for the week prior to the Illinois game for five made field goals per game.
• The team also ranks in the Top-100 nationally in three categories. The squad is 62nd in offensive rebounds per game (12.15), 76th in turnover margin (+2.5).
• The Red Flash was ranked in the Top-100 in both fewest turnovers and assist-to-turnover ratio, but fell out of both categories after registering 29 turnovers in the last two games.
trending up... With three-straight home games, sophomore
Maxwell Land has been trending up because he has recorded some of his best numbers at home this year. The sophomore is the only player that has scored double figures at home this season and is averaging 13.7 points per game at DeGol Arena.
•Land has registered five of his seven 10+ point games on the road, but his two games in double figures away from Loretto was a pair of 15-point performances at Ohio University (Dec. 4) and Hartford (Dec. 14). While he is averaging 7.0 points per game on the road this season, the sophomore's splits were reversed last year with six of his nine 10+ game taking place on the road.
• Fellow sophomore
Josh Cohen reached double figures for the seventh time this season and the first time in five games. Cohen had six 10+ point games in his first nine games. The sophomore also finished with seven or more rebounds for the sixth time this season with his nine caroms against Fairleigh Dickinson. Cohen has reversed stats than Land with five of his seven games on the road including in five of his last six tilts.
• Senior
Marlon Hargis has started the last two games and is averaging 12.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game in that span. Hargis has posted double figures in consecutive games in four of the six time he has reached the mark. He missed the trick by one point against Fairleigh Dickinson to mark the first time he did not reach the feat and had the opportunity to attempt the feat. He posted 12 points against Mount St. Mary's in the season finale last season, but did not have a chance to post10+ in consecutive games.
• Sophomore
Ronell Giles had his streak of nine-straight games in double figures snapped against Fairleigh Dickinson on Friday. The sophomore, who was averaging 15.1 points per game in that stretch, also had his streak of seven-straight 10+ games at DeGol Arena stopped too. Giles was averaging 14.7 points per game in his last seven games in Loretto.
• Redshirt senior
Ramiir Dixon-Conover was held to single digits for the third time this season and sixth time since joining the starting lineup at the start of last season. Dixon-Conover was held to single digits in consecutive games he played for the second time in his career, but the first in consecutive games on the schedule. The last time he was held under 10 points in back-to-back games he missed three games due to an injury in between 10+ games. Dixon-Conover has not been held to single digits in three-straight games since joining the starting lineup last year. The redshirt senior is averaging 13.0 points per game in the game after he is held to single digits.
in the nec… Redshirt senior
Ramiir Dixon-Conover ranks second in steals (2.17), second in assist/turnover ratio (1.62), third in assists (3.92), fifth in minutes played (32.75) and 11th in the scoring (13.1 ppg.).
• Redshirt sophomore
Josh Cohen leads the conference in field goal percentage (66.7),and ranks fourth in the circuit in offensive rebounds (2.54) and 17th in scoring (11.1 ppg.).
• Sophomore
Ronell Giles, Jr. ranks sixth in minutes played (32.46), seventh in steals (1.69) and 11th in scoring (13.8 ppg.).
• Senior
Myles Thompson ranks third in 3-point field goal percentage (47.1) and 20th in scoring (10.8 ppg.).
• Saint Francis ranks in the Top-5 in the Northeast Conference in 13 team categories, including pacing the league in 3-point field goal percentage (33.9) and assist/turnover ratio (1.16).
• After leading the conference for the majority of the non-conference slate in scoring offense, the Red Flash have dropped to third with 73.0 points per game.
• The Red Flash also ranks third in field goal percentage (43.6), second in turnover margin (+2.54), second in offensive rebounds (12.15), third in offensive rebound percentage (32.4), fourth in steals (7.46), fourth in defensive rebounding (35.5), fifth in scoring margin (-3.3), fifth in rebounding offense (35.8), fifth in assists (13.77), third in rebounding margin (+0.3), fifth in defensive rebounds (23.69), and fifth in defensive rebound percentage (69.8).
yada, yada yada... ramiir stuffed the stat sheet... There is alot to fall in love with in redshirt senior
Ramiir Dixon-Conover's game.
• He has posted double figures in nine of the 11 games he has played this season, and has reached double figures in 23 of his last 26 games. He has recorded double figures 28 times in his career.
• Dixon-Conover is a stat stuffer and has grabbed five rebounds 23 times in his career including eight times this season.
• He also has 10 games this season with at least three assists and 44 in his career, and eight games with at least two steals in 2020-21 and 36 times in his career.
• Dixon-Conover became the sixth player in the nation to register 13 points, five rebounds, five assists and five steals in a game against a Division I opponent against Hartford on Dec. 18. He had a career-high six steals in the tilt against the Hawks.
• Dixon-Conover has seven 20-point performances, including a career-high 23 points against Bucknell on Dec. 1 and 20 points against Robert Morris on Dec 23.
• The redshirt senior has 13 games with 17 points or more in his career.
• Dixon-Conover moved over 500 points in his career with his career-high performance against Bucknell. He needs three points to reach 600 points in his career.
• Dixon-Conover also has 251 rebounds, 220 assists and 108 steals in his career.
march to some milestones. Redshirt senior
Mark Flagg and senior
Myles Thompson continue their march up the career charts.
• Flagg ranks third in program history with 110 career blocks, and is one of three players in program history to have 110 rejections.
•The redshirt senior grabbed his 600th career rebound in the first half against Illinois on Dec. 18, and currently has 613 caroms. He needs 40 rebounds to join the program's Top-20 list for career rebounds.
• Flagg has 838 career points, and needs 162 points to reach 1,000 for his career.
• Flagg reached 100 assists for his career after dishing out three assists against Wagner on Dec. 29.
•Thompson is 158 points away from 1,000 points. The team has 17 games left including postseason and Thompson would need to average 9.3 points per game to reach the milestone.
• Thompson needs 72 rebounds to reach 500 caroms for his career, currently sitting at 428 boards for his career.
not so fashionable... Saint Francis has now worn four different color uniforms this season.
• The Red Flash have donned black, white, red and gray uniforms this season. The squad won its season debut with the white jersey against Franciscan on Nov. 15, but lost its first game wearing black (George Washington, Nov. 9), red (Ohio University, Dec. 4) and gray (Robert Morris, Dec. 22).
• White: Record 2-1 (Franciscan, Bucknell, Wagner)
• Black: Record - 2-4 (George Washington, Cornell, Lehigh)
• Red: Record: 0-2 (Ohio U, Illinois)
• Gray: Record: 0-2 (Robert Morris, FDU)
home, sweet home, loretto... Saint Francis is 76-50 at DeGol Arena under head coach
Rob Krimmel.
• The Red Flash is 50-32 in Northeast Conference play at home, and 26-18 in non-conference action.
• Saint Francis is 2-3 this season at home after losing its last three at DeGol Arena. Its the first time since 2013-14 the squad has lost three-straight in Loretto.
• The Loretto program has registered a winning season at home from 2014 to 2020, and the squad posted at least a non-losing season in each of those campaigns.
career night... Redshirt sophomore
Josh Cohen notched a career-best 23 points against American on Dec. 8 after establishing a then career-best against Cornell on Nov. 24 and again against Lehigh on Nov. 28. Cohen had a career-best 11 boards against Franciscan on Nov. 15.
• Redshirt senior
Ramiir Dixon-Conover scored a career-best 23 points against Bucknell on Dec. 1.
• Redshirt sophomore
Luke Ruggery posted a career-best nine points against Bucknell, while sophomore
Jeriah Coleman had a personal-high seven points and seven rebounds against the Bison on Dec. 1.
• Senior
Marlon Hargis has improved his best scoring output in the Red and Black in the last two games. After reaching a then-best 15 points against Virginia Tech on Nov. 18, Hargis scored two more points for 17 points against Cornell on Nov. 24. The senior's career high is 19 points against Harvard on Nov. 22, 2019 when he played for Holy Cross.
• Sophomore
Maxwell Land posted a career-high 19 points against Franciscan on Nov. 15.
• Redshirt senior
Mark Flagg hauled in a career-high 17 rebounds against George Washington on November 9.
benchmarks for success... Saint Francis is 4-4 this season when it reaches 70 points in a game, and 4-1 when it posted 79 points.
• Seventy is usually a magic number for success under head coach
Rob Krimmel. The squad is 92-49 overall when it posts 70 on the scoreboard, including 42-35 (70-79 points), 38-12 (80-89 points), 12-2 (90-99 points) and 10-0 (over 100 points) in a game.
• The squad is also 105-30 when leading at halftime, and 92-54 when it had more free throws than the opponent.
• Defensively, the team is 73-31 when it allows under 69 points in a game. This season, the team is 4-0 after allowing 54 points against Franciscan,68 points to Lehigh, 67 points to Bucknell and 66 points against Hartford.
first collegiate points... Freshman
Brendan Scanlon, the lone newcomer on the team, notched his first collegiate action against Franciscan on Nov. 15. The freshman registered a pair of rebounds and received a huge ovation when he scored off the glass with 27 seconds left for his first collegiate points.
preseason poll... Saint Francis was picked eighth in the Northeast Conference preseason poll. Wagner College received seven of the 10 first place votes to be selected as the preseason favorite. Bryant University picked up two first place nods to finish second, while Mount St. Mary's University earned the final first place selection to place fourth. Long Island University, Merrimack College, Sacred Heart University, St. Francis Brooklyn, the Red Flash, Fairleigh Dickinson University and Central Connecticut State rounded out the 10-team poll.
captain, my captain... Redshirt senior
Ramiir Dixon-Conover, senior
Myles Thompson and sophomore
Luke Ruggery have been named team captains for the 2021-22 season.
• Dixon-Conover and Thompson were also team captains in 2020-21.
20-point club... Redshirt senior
Ramiir Dixon-Conover leads the team with seven games with at least 20 points in his career. Dixon-Conover registered five 20-point performances in 2020-21 and reached 20 points against Bucknell (23 points) on Dec. 1 and against Robert Morris (20 points) on Dec. 22.
• Redshirt sophomore
Josh Cohen joined the 20-point club after his career-high 23-point outburst against American on Dec. 8. The 23 points matched Dixon-Conover's total for the most points scored in a game this season by a Red Flash player.
• Redshirt seniors
Mark Flagg and
Tyler Stewart, and senior
Myles Thompson both have one 20-point performance in their career. Flagg posted his 20-point game in 2018-19 while Stewart and Thompson both recorded their 20-point game in 2019-20.
• Sophomore
Ronell Giles, Jr. posted two 20-point games last year with his career-best 21 points in the first match up against Bryant.
double vision... Redshirt senior
Mark Flagg posted double-doubles in his first two games this season, while sophomore
Josh Cohen turned the trick against Franciscan on Nov. 15, and against Lehigh on Nov. 28.
• Flagg posted the first double-double of this season with 17 points and 17 rebounds against George Washington on November 9, and followed that performance up with 11 points and 10 rebounds against Franciscan. Cohen had 11 points and a career-best 11 rebounds against Franciscan, and 18 points and 10 rebounds against Lehigh on Nov. 28.
• Flagg now has five double-doubles and Cohen has three double-doubles in their career. Senior
Myles Thompson also has three career double-doubles.
• Cohen, Flagg and Thompson each have double-doubles that are points and rebounds. Redshirt senior
Ramiir Dixon-Conover has two double-doubles in his career, one with points and rebounds and one that is with points and assists against Bryant last season.
boards up... Redshirt senior
Mark Flagg has six double-digit rebound games in his career with two coming this season, including a career-high 17 caroms against George Washington on November 9.
• Sophomore
Josh Cohen has two career 10+ rebound games, including a career-best 11 boards against Franciscan and 10 caroms against Lehigh on Nov. 28.
• Senior
Myles Thompson ranks second on the team with three 10+ rebound games.
non-conference slate.. Saint Francis concluded its non-conference slate with a 4-7 record.
• It was the 14th time the team recorded at least four wins in the non-conference schedule since joining the NEC.
• When the team wins at least three non-conference games, the squad has posted at least a .500 record in the circuit in nine of the previous 13 occasions including seven 10-win seasons in league play.
• Under head coach
Rob Krimmel, the squad has won at least four non-conference games in 2014-16, and 2017-20. The Loretto program finished 2014-15 and 2015-16 with a 9-9 record, and then won 12 (2017-18, 2018-19) and 13 (2019-20) conference games in that span.
• In 2014-15 and 2017-18 the team participated in the CIT and in 2019-20 advanced to the NEC Championship Game.
• In 2018-19, Saint Francis started the year 4-5 and went on to win the NEC regular season, and play in the conference championship game and the NIT.
within hop, skip and a jump of loretto... Saint Francis has three local players on the team. Senior
A.J. Labriola (Altoona), junior
Ben Seidel (Johnstown) and redshirt sophomore
Luke Ruggery (Duncansville) all hail from within 30 minutes of the Saint Francis campus.
flash return... Saint Francis returns all, but two players from last year's team.
• The squad returns 91 percent of its minutes, points and rebounds from last year.
• The Red Flash also returns its Top-6 scorers from 2020-21 with redshirt senior
Ramiir Dixon-Conover leading the way with 15.5 points per game and senior
Myles Thompson ranking second with 10.1 points per game. Redshirt senior
Mark Flagg led the team on the boards with 6.0 rebounds per game.
coaches dream team... Head coach
Rob Krimmel has assembled a coaching staff with strong ties to Saint Francis.
• Krimmel, a 2000 graduate of Saint Francis, was an Academic All-American.
• Assistant coach
Eric Taylor, a 1998 graduate, was a three-time All-NEC selection, ranks 23rd in program history in points (1,287) and fifth in rebounding (967).
• Graduate assistants
Ronnie Drinnon, an All-NEC first team selection as a senior and
Jamaal King, who was named to the all-conference first team in his last two seasons, both played for Krimmel and also have etched their name into Saint Francis lore. King ranks 10th in program history in points (1,517 points) while Drinnon is 11th in rebounding (804). Drinnon graduated from Saint Francis in 2016 and King graduated in 2019.
• Assistant coach
Luke McConnell, a 2012 Saint Francis graduate, played on the Red Flash football team as a student-athlete. McConnell is the son of former Saint Francis men's basketball head coach Tom McConnell (1992-99), while his cousin T.J. McConnell is in his seventh season in the NBA.
