| Saint Francis Probable Starters |
| Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
PPG |
RPG |
FG% |
Note |
| G |
4 |
Ronell Giles, Jr. |
6-5 |
200 |
Jr. |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
Played in his first game since Jan. 9, 2022 |
| G |
11 |
Maxwell Land |
6-4 |
185 |
Jr. |
11.0 |
10.0 |
21.4 |
Notched first career double-double on Monday |
| G |
14 |
Landon Moore |
6-3 |
200 |
Fr. |
15,0 |
5.0 |
40.0 |
Posted 15 pts, 7 asts and 5 rebs in collegiate debut |
| F |
13 |
Marlon Hargis |
6-7 |
205 |
R-Sr. |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
5+ rebounds nine times last season |
| F |
33 |
Josh Cohen |
6-10 |
245 |
R-Jr. |
21,0 |
7.0 |
81.8 |
All-NEC Preseason team |
| Off the Bench |
| Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
PPG |
RPG |
FG% |
Note |
| G |
0 |
Cam Gregory |
6-5 |
165 |
Fr. |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
Played 15 minutes on Monday |
| G |
1 |
Zahree Harrison |
6-0 |
185 |
Jr. |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Scored 20 points in his last game at DeGol Arena |
| F |
2 |
Miles Webb |
6-8 |
190 |
Fr.. |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Will make collegiate debut with first appearance |
| G |
3 |
Luke Ruggery |
5-11 |
165 |
R-Jr. |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
A career 90.5 percent free throw shooter |
| F |
5 |
Myles Thompson |
6-7 |
240 |
R-Sr. |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Needs 52 points for 1,000 for his career |
| G |
15 |
Alexander Derkits |
6-0 |
160 |
Fr. |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Will make collegiate debut with first appearance |
| G |
20 |
Brendan Scanlon |
5-8 |
175 |
So.. |
0.3 |
0.3 |
50.0 |
Appeared in seven games last year |
| F |
21 |
Gestin Liberis |
6-9 |
215 |
Fr. |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Played three minutes on Monday |
| G |
22 |
Darian Callaway |
6-3 |
185 |
Jr. |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Comes to Saint Francis from DIII St. Mary's (Md.) |
| G |
23 |
Wisler Sanon |
6-4 |
190 |
Fr. |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Will make collegiate debut with first appearance |
| G |
24 |
Keshawn McNeill |
6-1 |
180 |
Fr. |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Will make collegiate debut with first appearance |
| G |
31 |
Brad McCabe |
6-6 |
210 |
R-Jr. |
10.0 |
3.0 |
50.0 |
Posted 10 points off the bench on Monday |
| F |
42 |
Daric Danchanko |
6-8 |
240 |
Fr. |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Will make collegiate debut with first appearance |
SELECT GAME NOTES VS. HARTFORD (FULL GAME NOTES PDF)
OPENING TIP
• Saturday's game between Saint Francis and Hartford marks the fourth meeting in the all-time series dating back to the 2009-10 campaign.
• The Red Flash leads the series 2-1 after defeating the Hawks 81-66 last season.
• It will be the second meeting against Hartford in Loretto and first since the inaugural meeting in 2009-10.
THE WORD ON HARTFORD
• The Hawks come into the contest 1-1 after defeating Northern Vermont-Lyndon 85-43 on Thursday.
• Briggs McClain paced Hartford in the win with 21 points and Braxton Jones added 14 points in the win.
LAST TIME WE MET
• Ronell Giles, Jr., led four Saint Francis scorers with 17 points to power the Red Flash past Hartford 81-66 on December 14, 2021
• Josh Cohen (15 points), Maxwell Land (15 points) and Ramiir Dixon-Conover (13 points) also found double figures.
• Moses Flowers paced the Hawks with 23 points, while Austin Williams had 13 points and 10 rebounds.
LAST TIME OUT
. Saint Francis fell to Saint Bonaventure 71-58 on Monday in the season opener for both teams.
• Redshirt junior Josh Cohen paced the Red Flash with 21 points and seven rebounds.
• Freshman Landon Moore added 15 points, seven assists and five rebounds in his collegiate debut.
• Junior Maxwell Land notched his first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds, while redshirt junior Brad McCabe chipped in 10 points.
JACK PHELAN CLASSIC NOTES
• This game on Saturday is in honor Phelan for his contributions to both Saint Francis and Hartford. • Jack Phelan played 85 games in his career with 955 points, 210 rebounds and 353 assists. He shot 54.4 percent (411-for-755) from the floor and 63.3 percent (133-for-210) from the free throw line.
• Phelan posted 42 points in an 89-85 overtime win against Duquesne on January 14, 1977 that established the most points scored at DeGol Arena.
• Along with his DeGol Arena record, he left as the program's all-time leader in assists and ranked second in field goal percentage. He now ranks eighth in both categories. Saint Francis was 41-37 in his final three years.
• Phelan served as Hartford's head coach for 11 seasons and is one of four coaches in men's basketball team history to amass 100 career wins.
• Phelan was the head coach at Hartford during its transition from NCAA Division II to I in 1984-85, while his career at Hartford was highlighted by a 17-11 record in 1989-90.
• After he left Hartford, he served as the athletics director at Farmington High School and passed away in June 2020. He is inducted both Athletic Hall of Fames.
OTHER TIDBITS
• The Red Flash opened up the season on the road for the 38th time since 1950-51 and for the 16th time since the turn of the century at Saint Bonaventure on Monday.
• Saint Francis makes its DeGol Arena debut and is 29-8 in the home opener after starting on the road dating back to the 1950-51 season.
• The Red Flash is 32-3 in the season opener being at home for a combined 61-11 in the first game of the season in Loretto.
• The Loretto program defeated Franciscan 100-54 on November 15, 2021 in last year's home opener.
• Saint Francis is 7-3 in home openers at DeGol Arena under head coach Rob Krimmel. NOTE: The first home game of the 2013-14 season against Navy was a 60-57 win at the War Memorial in Johnstown. The first game in Loretto was a 75-43 loss to American.
• Hartford is in its transition from Division I to Division III and has seven scholarship players. It will be the sixth time under Krimmel the Red Flash will face a non-Division I opponent in the home opener.
• Saint Francis will return to action on Monday at home against Cornell. The Red Flash will have five of its first seven games at home.
