Saint Francis University (8-19, 4-12 NEC) at Central Connecticut State (7-21, 5-11 NEC)
Date | Time	Thursday, February 24, 2022 | 7 p.m
Location	New Britain, Conn. | Detrick Gymnasium
Television	Bruce Beal (play-by-play), Marc Robbins (color analyst) | NEC Front Row
Live Stats	Presto
Printable Notes	Saint Francis | CCSU
Stats	Saint Francis | CCSU | Northeast Conference
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Saint Francis Probable Starters
Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	PPG	RPG	FG%	Note
G	1	Zahree Harrison	6-0	190	So.	3.0	1.4	34.0	Career-high 20 points vs SFBK
G	11	Maxwell Land	6-4	185	So.	10.8	4.1	37.8	Eight games with six rebounds or more
G	31	Brad McCabe	6-6	185	R-So.	4.1	2.6	42.2	Four+ rebounds in five straight
F	33	Josh Cohen	6-10	220	R-So.	12.3	6.9	58.1	Four time NEC Prime Performer
F	42	Mark Flagg	6-9	215	R-Sr.	4.5	5.0	47.1	16th player with 900 points, 675 rebounds
Off the Bench
Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	PPG	RPG	FG%	Note
G	2	Ramiir Dixon-Conover	6-3	185	R-Sr.	12.5	4.6	39.4	Leads the team in scoring
G	3	Luke Ruggery	5-11	160	R-So.	2.4	0.7	25.0	Appeared in 21 games with one start
G	4	Ronell Giles, Jr.	6-4	185	So.	10.8	3.5	36.4	Played for first time in 10 games vs LIU
F	5	Myles Thompson	6-6	220	Sr.	11.5	3.8	43.3	Ranks third on the team with 11.5 points per game
F	13	Marlon Hargis	6-6	205	Sr.	7.0	3.4	42.7	One of three players to appear in every game
F	15	Chukwu Ikediashi	6-8	220	R-Jr.	1.4	2.0	66.0	Made first carer start on senior day
G o	20	Brendan Scanlon	5-8	155	Fr.	0.3	0.3	50.0	Played iin seven games this season
G	21	Ben Seidel	6-0	170	Jr.	0.3	0.0	25..0	Recorded an assist vs. Mount St. Mary's
G/F	22	Tyler Stewart	6-8	195	R-Sr.	--	--	--	Has not played in first 27 games
G	23	A.J. Labriola	6-2	185	Sr.	0.4	0.4	25.0	Made first career start on senior day
F	32	Jeriah Coleman	7-0	220	So.	2.3	2.1	66.7	Appeared in 23 games off the bench

GAME NOTES VS. CCSU
opening tip... The game between Saint Francis and Central Connecticut State marks the 49th meeting in the all-time series dating back to the 1994-95 season.
• The Red Flash have won eight of the last 10 meetings to grab a 25-23 edge in the all-time series.
• Central Connecticut State holds a 14-8 advantage in the series at Detrick Gymnasium, but the Loretto program has taken five of the last six games in New Britain.
• Saint Francis head coach Rob Krimmel is 14-5 against Central Connecticut State including a 5-3 record on the road.
• Saint Francis held on for a 68-67 win against the Blue Devils at DeGol Arena on Jan. 21 on ESPN+
• The Blue Devils are currently one game ahead of the Red Flash in the standings.

a stu win... Be the second-straight win for the team on the road
• Be the squad's first two-game sweep this season
•  End a three-game losing streak
• Keep the Red Flash alive for the No. 6 seed and tie the Blue Devils for that spot.
• Be the fifth road win this season

next on tap... Saint Francis concludes the season at Sacred Heart on Saturday.
• The team will then compete in the NEC Tournament starting next week.
• The Red Flash are still fighting for playoff position, but will finish between the No. 6 and 9 seeds.
• If the squad finishes sixth or seventh, it would open the postseason on Wednesday, March 2 on the road.
• If the squad finishes eighth or ninth, it will play Feb. 28 at the higher seed.

the standings...  With two games left, the NEC postseason picture is starting to come into focus. Wagner and Bryant are guaranteed to be the top two seeds. LIU and Mount St. Mary's and St. Francis Brooklyn all need a win to clinch the No. 3, 4 and 5 spots. Once you get to the sixth seed, it becomes more hazy. Merrimack is not eligible for the postseason, but factors into tiebreakers scenarios.
1. Wagner (15-1) - clinches No. 1 seed with a win
2. Bryant (14-2) - needs two wins to get No. 1 seed
    Finishes no worse than No. 2
3. LIU (10-6) - needs one win to clinch No. 3 seed (would fall to No. 4 if ends in three-way tie with the Mount and Merrimack)
Merrimack (9-7) - not eligible for postseason
4. Mount (8-8) - can clinch No. 4 seed with a win or a SFBK loss. Could move into third place with a three-way tie with LIU and Merrimack
5. SFBK (7-9) - can clinch No. 5 seed with a win or CCSU loss. Could move into the No. 4 spot with two wins and two Mount losses.
6. CCSU (5-11)
7. Saint Francis, Sacred Heart, FDU (4-12)
• Saint Francis can finish sixth if it wins both games with an FDU loss. If both FDU and Saint Francis win both games then Merrimack would have to finish ahead of the Mount to claim the sixth spot.
• The Red Flash can also place sixth if it beats CCSU, but loses to Sacred Heart and the Mount sweeps both games.  Both Saint Francis and CCSU would finish at 5-13 and the Red Flash beat CCSU twice to earn the tiebreaker.
• If the Red Flash falls to CCSU, seventh would be the best finish possible with a win against Sacred Heart. Saint Francis would have swept the Pioneers during the regular season.
• If Saint Francis goes 0-2 in the Nutmeg state, it would finish eighth if FDU loses both of its games and Merrimack finishes ahead of the Mount in the league standings. If the Mount finishes ahead of Merrimack, FDU would finish eighth and host the Red Flash.
• If the Red Flash goes 0-2 in Connecticut and FDU wins a game, it would finish ninth and travel to FDU on Monday.

the word on the blue devils.. Central Connecticut State comes into the contest 7-21 overall and 5-11 in Northeast Conference play after falling 78-68 to Wagner on Saturday.
• Nigel Scantlebury paced the Blue Devils with 20 points against the Seahawks. Andre Snoody (13 points) and Joe Ostrowsky (11 points) each added 11 points.
• Scantlebury paces the team in scoring (12.2 ppg.) and assists (88).
• Ian Krishnan is second on the team with 10.3 points per game and has a team-best 65 baskets from behind the arc.
• Snoody leads the team in rebounding (7.1 rpg.) and blocks (16), while averaging 8.1 points per game.
• Central Connecticut State can clinch the No. 6 seed with a win and could slide up to the No. 5 spot with two wins and two St. Francis Brooklyn losses.

last time we met... Redshirt senior Ramiir Dixon-Conover was called for an offensive charge with Saint Francis up 68-67 in the waning seconds of the game. After a Central Connecticut State timeout with 11 seconds left, the Blue Devils let the seconds tick down and Maxwell Land forced Nigel Scantlebury into a more difficult shot than he might have liked and the ball bounced up off the rim and none other than Dixon-Conover grabbed the rebound as time ran out to preserve the victory.
• Senior Myles Thompson paced the Red Flash with 21 points, while redshirt sophomore Josh Cohen added 11 points.
• Davonte Sweatman powered the Blue Devils in double figures with 14 points, while Stephane Ayangma (13 points), Trenton McLaughlin (11 points) and Nigel Scantlebury (10 points) also found double figures.

last time out... Despite 45 combined points from redshirt sophomore Josh Cohen and sophomore Zahree Harrison, Saint Francis fell in overtime 80-72 to St. Francis Brooklyn on Saturday.
• Cohen had 25 points, while Harrison added a career-high 20 points.

trending up... Redshirt sophomore Josh Cohen has posted at least 25 points twice in his last five games and he is averaging 18.4 points and 8.9 rebounds per game in that stretch.  The redshirt sophomore has posted three 20-point games this season and has registered the three highest scoring contests this year.  In addition, Cohen has registered at least 15 points four times in his last five games and has nine games with at least 15 points. He also has hauled in at least seven rebounds 13 times this season and in six of his last eight games. Cohen is averaging a team-best 13.3 points and 7.6 rebounds per game in league play.
• Sophomore Zahree Harrison had himself a week, averaging 14.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. Harrison became the sixth different player to notch a 20-point game this season with his career-high performance on Saturday.  The sophomore has posted four of his Top-5 scoring performances in his career when he plays at least 35 minutes in a game. Harrison has dished out at least three helpers in a game 10 times this season and at least four helpers  five times in his last 11 games.
• Cohen came off the bench to score 20 points, and was the first player to do it almost to the day since redshirt senior Mark Flagg notched a career-high 20 points against St. Francis Brooklyn on Feb. 21, 2019. The redshirt senior became the 16th player in program history to register 900 points and 675 rebounds in his career.
• Sophomore Maxwell Land had his stretch of six-straight games in double figures snapped on Saturday. The sophomore is averaging 12.8 points per game in his last nine games. He has grabbed at least six rebounds in back-to-back games for the second time this season and for the eighth time this season. He has registered double figures in six of the eight games with at least six boards and is averaging 13.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game in games he has at least six boards in a game.
• Redshirt sophomore Brad McCabe has posted two of his scoring games in  his last three Thursdays. He is averaging 12.7 points per game in his last three games on the old Must See TV Thursday night. He registered 11 points against Bryant on Feb. 9 and then a career-best 21 points against FDU on Feb. 16.  McCabe has also grabbed at least four rebounds in his last five games and is averaging 9.0 points and 5.8 rebounds per game in his last five tilts.
•   Redshirt senior Ramiir Dixon-Conover has missed five games in the last two years and the team has lost all six games without its captain.
•   Senior day honorees Chukwu Ikediaski and A.J. Labriola both made their first collegiate start on Saturday meaning that 12 of the 16 players on the roster have made at least one start this season.
• Saint Francis had played three overtime games, the most since the 2017-18 season. The squad lost its last five overtime games in the last two seasons, but did not play an extra session in 2018-19 and 2019-20. The Red Flash went 3-1 in overtime games in 2017-18.

for starters... Saint Francis has used 10 different starting lineup combinations in this season with 10 different players hearing their name called. The Red Flash is 3-7 in the debut of a new lineup this season.
• Sophomore Maxwell Land is the only player to start all 25 games this season. Redshirt sophomores Luke Ruggery and Brad McCabe have both made their first career starts  this season.
• Land, sophomore Zahree Harrison and senior Marlon Hargis are the only players to appear in every game this season.
• The Red Flash has had all of its top rotational players available for 10 games this season. The squad is 4-6 in those games, while averaging 73.2 points per game.
• When one of those players is missing the team is 4-13 and averaging 66.2 points per game.
• Saint Francis had all of its rotational pieces for nine of the 11 non-conference games, but has had a piece missing in 15 of the 16 games in league play.
• The team went from averaging 77.2 points per game in November to 70.4 points per game in December to 62.4 points per game in January, but is averaging 68.5 points per game to start the month of February. The squad was the top scoring team throughout the non-conference season and was ranked in the Top-100 of NCAA Division I.

home, sweet home, loretto... Saint Francis is 78-55 at DeGol Arena under head coach Rob Krimmel.
• The Red Flash is 52-37 in Northeast Conference play at home, and 26-18 in non-conference action.
• Saint Francis is 4-7 this season. The season has been about streaks after winning its first two games at home, then lost the next three, won the next two and are currently on a four-game losing streak at DeGol Arena.
• In three of its four wins at home, the squad has scored 85 points (vs. Sacred Heart, Jan. 23), 93 points (vs. Bucknell, Dec. 1) and 100 points (vs. Franciscan, Nov. 15). The squad also posted 82 points in a loss to Bryant on Feb. 3.
• For the first time in eight seasons the Red Flash will finish a year with a losing record at home. The squad went 5-8 in 2013-14 and is currently 4-7 at home this season.
• Saint Francis has lost four-straight conference games at home for the first time since the 2012-13 season when that team lost six-straight in January and the start of February.

national ranking... Redshirt senior Ramiir Dixon-Conover has moved up to 24th place with 2.17 steals per game in NCAA Division I.
• Redshirt sophomore Josh Cohen ranks 80th in NCAA Division I in field goal percentage through games on Monday. Cohen is in the rankings based on three made field goals per game with his 58.1 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 is 42nd in offensive rebounds per game (12.11) in NCAA Division I.

in the nec… Redshirt senior Ramiir Dixon-Conover leads the league in steals (2.17) and ranks eighth in assists (3.46), seventh in minutes played (33.00), ninth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.34), and 14th in the scoring (12.5 ppg.).
• Redshirt sophomore Josh Cohen ranks second in the conference in field goal percentage (58.1), second in the circuit in offensive rebounds (2.83), 10th in rebounding (6.9 rpg.) and 15th in scoring (12.3 ppg.).
• Sophomore Maxwell Land ranks fifth in minutes played (33.70).
• Saint Francis ranks in the Top-5 in the Northeast Conference in eight team categories.
• After leading the conference for the majority of the non-conference slate in scoring offense, the Red Flash have dropped to fifth with 68.8 points per game.
• The Red Flash also ranks second in offensive rebounds (12.11),  fourth in assist/turnover ratio (1.05), fourth in rebounding offense (36.8), fourth in steals (6.52), fifth in offensive rebound percentage (31.6),fifth in defensive rebounds (24.67)  and fifth in turnover margin (+0.48).

yada, yada yada... ramiir stuffed the stat sheet... There is a lot to fall in love with in redshirt senior Ramiir Dixon-Conover's game.
• Dixon-Conover has 14 double-figure point games this season and  has reached 10+ points 33 times in his career.
• Dixon-Conover is a stat stuffer and has grabbed five rebounds 29 times in his career including 14 times this season.
• He also has 17 games this season with at least three assists and 51 in his career, and 15 games with at least two steals in 2020-21 and 43 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 nine 20-point performances, including four times this year. He registered a career-high 23 points against Bucknell on Dec. 1 along with 20 points against Robert Morris on Dec 23, 21 points against LIU on Jan. 8 and 22 points against Bryant on Feb. 3.
• The redshirt senior has 15 games with 18 points or more in his career.
• Dixon-Conover moved over 700 points in his career in the second half against Bryant on Feb. 3 and now has 741 career points.
• Dixon-Conover also has 299 rebounds, 255 assists and 133 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 116 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.
• Flagg moved into 18th place in program history in career rebounds with 676 boards after corralling two caroms against Mount St. Mary's on Feb. 12. After Anderson, Flagg needs 45 rebounds to move up another spot.
• Flagg has 901 career points, and needs 99 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, who registered a season-high 21 points against Central Connecticut State on Jan. 21, is 58 points away from 1,000 points.
• Thompson needs 45 rebounds to reach 500 caroms for his career, currently sitting at 455 boards for his career.

not so fashionable... Saint Francis has now worn four different color uniforms this season.
• The Red Flash has 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: 3-3 (Franciscan, Bucknell, Wagner, Central Connecticut State, Mount St. Mary's, St. Francis Brooklyn)
• Black: Record: 3-7 (George Washington, Virginia Tech, Cornell, Lehigh, at St. Francis Brooklyn, at Bryant, at Wagner, at FDU)
• Red: Record: 1-4 (Ohio U, Illinois, at LIU, at Merrimack, at Mount St. Mary's)
• Gray: Record: 1-5 (Robert Morris, FDU, Sacred Heart, Bryant, Merrimack, LIU)

sharp dressed men... Fans of ZZ Top will remember that "every girl crazy 'bout a sharp-dressed man," but during this basketball season the Saint Francis staff and the opposing teams have both worn dress clothes three times this season.
• During the Red Flash games against George Washington (Nov. 9), Hartford (Dec. 14), at Bryant (Jan. 27) and at FDU (Feb. 10) the opposition also dressed in the traditional suit while in 22 games the opposing team has been in what has been called COVID casual.
• The Saint Francis coaching staff went COVID casual for its game at Wagner on Jan. 27. The coaches wore a Sneakers and Suits Coaches vs. Cancer quarter zip for the game against the Seahawks.
• The coaching staff also wore a bow tie in honor of the memory of legendary Mount head coach Jim Phelan, who passed away in June.

career night... Sophomore Zahree Harrison had a career-high 20 points against St. Francis Brooklyn on Feb. 19.
• Redshirt sophomore Brad McCabe established a career-high for the second time in three games. McCabe had a then career-high 11 points against Bryant on Feb. 3 and then upped the ante with 21 points against FDU on Feb. 10.
Redshirt sophomore Josh Cohen has re-established his career high three times this season in points with his latest coming in the form of a 26-point output against Merrimack on Feb. 5. Cohen, who posted a then career bests of 18 points vs. Cornell on Nov. 24 and 23 points against American on Dec. 8, grabbed a career-best 12 rebounds against Sacred Heart on Jan. 23.
• Redshirt sophomore Luke Ruggery had a career-high 10 points against Bryant on Feb. 3.
• Sophomore Maxwell Land has registered three career-best performances this season The sophomore started the season by scoring 19 points against Franciscan on Nov. 15 and then notched a career-best 20 points against LIU on Jan. 8 and again against Sacred Heart on Jan. 23.
• Sophomore Jeriah Coleman registered a career-high eight points against Bryant on Jan. 17. Coleman, who also matched his career high with seven rebounds against the Bulldogs, surpassed his previous high of seven points and seven rebounds against Bucknell on Dec.1
• Redshirt senior Ramiir Dixon-Conover scored a career-best 23 points against Bucknell 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.
• Redshirt senior Mark Flagg hauled in a career-high 17 rebounds against George Washington on November 9.

20-point club... Redshirt senior Ramiir Dixon-Conover, senior Myles Thompson and redshirt sophomores Josh Cohen and Brad McCabe, and sophomores  Zahree Harrison, Maxwell Land have all registered a 20-point performance this season. Dixon-Conover has four 20-point performances this season. Cohen has three 20-point games,  and Land has a pair of 20-point games.
• Dixon-Conover registered five 20-point performances in 2020-21 and reached 20 points against Bucknell (23 points) on Dec. 1, Robert Morris (20 points) on Dec. 22, at LIU (21 points) on Jan. 8 and against Bryant (22 points) on Feb. 3 this season. He leads the team with nine games with at least 20 points in his career.
• Thompson notched a 20-point output with a season-best 21 points against Central Connecticut State on Jan. 21 It was the second 20-point game of his career after notching a career-best 23 points against Florida State in 2018-19.
• Land became the fourth player on this year's team to add a 20-point performance to his resume thanks to a 20-point game against LIU on Jan. 8. He then added a 20-point game against Sacred Heart on Jan. 23.
• Cohen, who joined the 20-point club with a 23-point outburst against American on Dec. 8, notched his second 20-point game with a season-team-high 26 points against Merrimack on Feb. 5. He then had 25 points against St. Francis Brooklyn on Feb. 19.
• McCabe joined the club with a career-high 21 points against FDU on Feb. 10, and Harrison 20 points against St. Francis Brooklyn.
• Sophomore Ronell Giles, Jr. posted two 20-point games last year with his career-best 21 points in the first match up against Bryant.
• Redshirt seniors Mark Flagg and Tyler Stewart each have one 20-point performance in their career. Flagg posted his 20-point game in 2018-19 while Stewart recorded his 20-point game in 2019-20.

boards up... Redshirt senior Mark Flagg has eight double-digit rebound games in his career with four coming this season, including a career-high 17 caroms against George Washington on November 9 and a 14-board game against LIU on Jan. 8.
• Redshirt sophomore Josh Cohen has six career 10+ rebound games (five this season), including a career-best 12 caroms against Sacred Heart on Jan. 23.
• Senior Myles Thompson ranks second on the team with three 10+ rebound games.

benchmarks for success... Saint Francis is 6-6 this season when it reaches 70 points in a game, and 6-2 when it posted 79 points.
• Seventy is usually a magic number for success under head coach Rob Krimmel. The squad is 94-51 overall when it posts 70 on the scoreboard, including 43-36 (70-79 points), 39-13 (80-89 points), 12-2 (90-99 points) and 10-0 (over 100 points) in a game.
• The squad is also 107-32 when leading at halftime, and 95-54 when it had more free throws than the opponent.
• Defensively, the team is 76-32 when it allows under 69 points in a game.
• Seven of the eight wins this season have come after holding the opponent under 67 points in a game. Sacred Heart broke that streak when it posted 74 points in the Red Flash 85-74 win on Jan. 23.
• The 65-64 loss in overtime to Merrimack was the first time the team did not win when it held an opponent under 67 points. The squad also held Mount St. Mary's to 54 points on Feb. 12.

double vision... Redshirt sophomore Josh Cohen leads the team with four double-doubles this season, while redshirt senior Mark Flagg has two double-doubles in 2021-22.
• 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. Flagg added an 11-point, 10-rebound game against LIU on Feb. 17. Cohen had 11 points and a career-best 11 rebounds against Franciscan, 18 points and 10 rebounds against Lehigh on Nov. 28, 12 points and 12 rebounds against Sacred Heart and 26 points and 10 boards against Merrimack on Feb. 5.
• Cohen and Flagg both now have five 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.

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.

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.

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.