| Saint Francis Probable Starters |
| Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
PPG |
RPG |
FG% |
Note |
| G |
2 |
Ramiir Dixon-Conover |
6-3 |
185 |
R-Sr. |
12.8 |
4.6 |
40.4 |
Notched fourth 20-point game of the season |
| G |
11 |
Maxwell Land |
6-4 |
185 |
So. |
10.6 |
4.1 |
40.0 |
Six 10+ games in last eight games |
| F |
5 |
Myles Thompson |
6-6 |
220 |
Sr |
11.5 |
3.8 |
43.3 |
Needs 58 points for 1,000 points in career |
| F |
13 |
Marlon Hargis |
6-6 |
205 |
Sr. |
7.1 |
2.9 |
45.0 |
Scored 15 points against Merrimack in last meeting |
| F |
33 |
Josh Cohen |
6-10 |
220 |
R-So. |
10.7 |
6.5 |
63.7 |
Scored double figures in five of last seven games |
| Off the Bench |
| Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
PPG |
RPG |
FG% |
Note |
| G |
1 |
Zahree Harrison |
6-0 |
190 |
So. |
2.1 |
1.2 |
32.8 |
Season-high six points at Wagner |
| G |
3 |
Luke Ruggery |
5-11 |
160 |
R-So. |
4.6 |
5.0 |
26.8 |
Career-high 10 points against Bryant |
| F |
4 |
Ronell Giles, Jr. |
6-4 |
185 |
So. |
11.5 |
3.7 |
37.9 |
Ranks second on the team in scoring |
| F |
15 |
Chukwu Ikediashi |
6-8 |
220 |
R-Jr. |
0.7 |
2.0 |
100 |
Played in three games this season |
| G o |
20 |
Brendan Scanlon |
5-8 |
155 |
Fr. |
0.3 |
0.3 |
50.0 |
Played in three of the last four road games |
| 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 22 games |
| G |
23 |
A.J. Labriola |
6-2 |
185 |
Sr. |
2.0 |
1.0 |
33.3 |
Scored a basket against Mount St. Mary's |
| G |
31 |
Brad McCabe |
6-6 |
185 |
R-Jr. |
0.3 |
0.6 |
12.5 |
Notched career-high 11 points vs. Bryant |
| F |
32 |
Jeriah Coleman |
7-0 |
220 |
So. |
2.7 |
2.3 |
68.8 |
Five rebounds three of last six games |
| F |
42 |
Mark Flagg |
6-9 |
205 |
R-Sr. |
4.6 |
5.1 |
44.4 |
Needs 10 rebounds to move into 19th place |
GAME NOTES VS. MERRIMACK
next to know... The game between Saint Francis and Merrimack marks the fifth meeting in the all-time series dating back to the 2019-20 season.
• The Warriors lead the all-time series 3-1. Merrimack won the first three meetings in the series, including sweeping the two games last season on North Andover.
• Saint Francis defeated Merrimack for the first time in team history with a 62-46 win in North Andover on Jan. 15.
• The Warriors will be making their second appearance at DeGol Arena and its first since the 2019-20 season on Martin Luther King Day. Merrimack defeated the Red Flash 77-52 in the only meeting in Loretto.
• Merrimack is in its third year of its transition from NCAA Division II to Division I. The Warriors are not eligible for the postseason until their five-year transitional period is over.
a sfu win... End a three-game losing streak
• Be the third win at home in the last four tilts
• Be the second-straight win against Merrimack
• Be the first win in the month of February.
• Earn its first two-game sweep of the year
next on tap... Saint Francis is in the midst of five of eight games at home, including five of the first six games in the second month of the year.
• The squad will momentarily halt its time in Loretto with a single game at Fairleigh Dickinson on Thursday.
• The squad returns to DeGol Arena for a three-game home stand against Mount St. Mary's (Feb. 12), Long Island (Feb. 17) and St. Francis Brooklyn (Feb. 19).
last time we met... Saint Francis defeated Merrimack for the first time in team history with a 62-46 win in North Andover on Jan. 15.
• Sophomore
Maxwell Land registered 10 of his 13 points in a decisive 24-2 run in the first half to power the Red Flash in that win over the Warriors. Land narrowly missed a double-double after finishing with nine rebounds.
• Senior
Marlon Hargis added 13 points, while redshirt sophomore
Josh Cohen had 12 points.
• Malik Edmead fueled Merrimack in the game with 13 points, and Jordan Minor tallied 11 points and 10 rebounds.
last time out... Bryant closed the game on a 19-6 run over the last five minutes to down Saint Francis 89-82 on Thursday.
• Redshirt senior
Ramiir Dixon-Conover finished with 22 points, one shy of his career high that he set against Bucknell on Dec. 1.
• Redshirt sophomores
Brad McCabe (11 points) and
Luke Ruggery (10 points) both had their first career 10-point performances.
• Sophomore
Maxwell Land had 14 points and redshirt sophomore
Josh Cohen narrowly missed a double-double with eight points and 10 rebounds.
national ranking... Redshirt senior
Ramiir Dixon-Conover ranks 47th in steals with 1.95 thefts per game in NCAA Division I.
• Redshirt sophomore
Josh Cohen ranks 31st in NCAA Division I in field goal percentage through games on Sunday. Cohen is in the rankings based on three made field goals per game with his 63.4percent. 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 84th in offensive rebounds per game (11.52) in NCAA Division I.
trending up... Redshirt senior
Ramiir Dixon-Conover notched his fourth 20-point performance of the year and was shy of his career-best by one point The redshirt senior has posted three of his four 20 point games at DeGol Arena this season after notching three of his five last season on the road.
• Dixon-Conover has also posted three of his four 20-point outputs in the first two games of the month including his Top-3 performances this year. He also registered two of his three 21-point games, a then season-high in the first two games played in a month last year.
• The senior returned to his stat stuffing antics against Bryant and now has 14 games with 10+ points, 12 games with five rebounds, 16 games with three assists and 13 games with two steals.
• Sophomore
Maxwell Land has registered double figures in six of the eight games in Loretto this season and he is averaging 14.5 points per game in his last four contests. He also did his best Dixon-Conover stat stuffing imitation with five rebounds, four assists, one steal and one block against Bryant. Land has posted five rebounds seven times this season and three assists five times this year.
• Redshirt sophomores
Brad McCabe and
Luke Ruggery both had career nights against Bryant. McCabe notched 11 points against the Bulldogs after registering 10 points in 13 career games coming into the night. The redshirt sophomore has played in back-to-back games after only appearing in three of the 15 previous games. Ruggery notched his first career 10-point game on Thursday. It was the second time he is posted nine points or more in a game after scoring a then-career -high nine points against Bucknell on Dec. 1. The co-captain has registered five points or more in his last six games he has played. The local product from Bishop Guilfoyle notched a career-high 27 minutes and is averaging 16.8 minutes per game off the bench.
• Saint Francis hit 13 baskets from 3-point land, the most connected from downtown since hitting 14 triples against Central Connecticut State on Jan. 4, 2020. The Red Flash drained 12 3's against Bucknell earlier this season.
• The Red Flash has scored 80 points in a game for the sixth time this season and the fourth time at home. The squad is 4-2 in games it hits 80 points in a game and 5-2 when it reaches 79 points.
offensive rebounds + second chance + points off turnovers = the difference between wins and losses... Saint Francis is +9.9 points per game, +21 rebounds and has three fewer turnovers in its seven wins, while it is -.15.4 points per game, -14 offensive rebounds and +19 turnovers in the 15 losses.
• Offensive rebounds lead to second chance points and the team is +44 second chance points in victories compared to -45 second chance points in a loss.
• Points off of turnovers can also make a difference and the team is +46 points off turnovers in a win and -30 points off turnovers in a loss.
• In the six league road games, the opponent has had more rebounds in each game and is +32 in offensive rebounds, while Saint Francis has out rebounded the opponent in four of the five league home games and is +18 on the offensive glass.
• The game against Bryant on Feb. 3 was the first time a visiting team held the advantage on the offensive glass.
for starters... Saint Francis has used six different starting lineup combinations in this season. Despite using six different combinations, only eight players have heard their name in the starting lineup.
• Sophomore
Maxwell Land is the only player to start all 20 games 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 3-9 and averaging 66.4 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 10 of the 11 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. The squad was the top scoring team throughout the non-conference season and was ranked in the Top-100 of NCAA Division I.
groundhog may be able to predict six more weeks of winter, but red flash it is four weeks of winning... They say that you want to be playing your best basketball in February and for Saint Francis that is the case. The squad is 40-34 in the second month of the year under head coach
Rob Krimmel, including 26-16 in the last five seasons in the month.
• The squad will have five of its eight games in Loretto, which bodes well for the Red Flash. The team is 21-14 in the month of February under Krimmel at home.
• Saint Francis is also 19-20 on the road in the month under Krimmel in the month.
• The Red Flash will have at least five home games in the month of February for the 11th time since joining the Northeast Conference, and the first since the 2010-11 season.
• While the team has had success under Krimmel in the month of February at home, only the 2003-04 team posted a winning record at home with a 5-1 mark when the team played at least five home games in the month.
home, sweet home, loretto... Saint Francis is 78-51 at DeGol Arena under head coach
Rob Krimmel.
• The Red Flash is 52-33 in Northeast Conference play at home, and 26-18 in non-conference action.
• Saint Francis is 4-4 this season. The season started with back-to-back wins in Loretto and then a three-game losing streak around the holiday before the squad rebounded to win two of its last three games in 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.
• 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.
in the nec… Redshirt senior
Ramiir Dixon-Conover leads the league in steals (2.10) and ranks seventh in assists (3.52), sixth in minutes played (33.05), eighth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.35), and 11th in the scoring (12.8 ppg.).
• Redshirt sophomore
Josh Cohen leads the conference in field goal percentage (63.4) and ranks fourth in the circuit in offensive rebounds (2.68).
• Senior
Myles Thompson ranks seventh in 3-point field goal percentage (39.7) and 17th in scoring (11.5 ppg.).
• Sophomore
Maxwell Land is seventh in minutes played (32.68).
• Saint Francis ranks in the Top-5 in the Northeast Conference in 10 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 69.5 points per game.
• The Red Flash also ranks third in turnover margin (+0.73), fourth in assist/turnover ratio (1.04), fourth in offensive rebounds (11.68), fourth in field goal percentage (43.0), fifth in rebounding offense (35.7), fifth in rebounding defense (36.7), fifth in steals (6.73), fifth in rebounding offense (35.9) and fifth in offensive rebound percentage (31.1).
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 13 double-figure point games this season and has reached 10+ points 32 times in his career.
• Dixon-Conover is a stat stuffer and has grabbed five rebounds 27 times in his career including 12 times this season.
• He also has 16 games this season with at least three assists and 50 in his career, and 14 games with at least two steals in 2020-21 and 42 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 708 career points.
• Dixon-Conover also has 286 rebounds, 246 assists and 126 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, and currently has 650 caroms. He joined the program's Top-20 all-time career rebound list after collecting three rebounds against Mount St. Mary's on Jan. 29.
• Flagg can move into a tie for 19th with Charles Kates (665, 1977-81) with 10 boards, and into a tie with Joe Anderson (666, 1987-91) with 11 caroms..
• Flagg has 879 career points, and needs 121 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. The team has eight guaranteed games left including postseason and Thompson would need to average 7.3 points per game to reach the milestone.
• 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: 3-1 (Franciscan, Bucknell, Wagner, Central Connecticut State)
• Black: Record: 2-7 (George Washington, Virginia Tech, Cornell, Lehigh, at St. Francis Brooklyn, at Bryant, at Wagner)
• Red: Record: 1-4 (Ohio U, Illinois, at LIU, at Merrimack, at Mount St. Mary's)
• Gray: Record: 1-3 (Robert Morris, FDU, Sacred Heart, Bryant)
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) and Bryant (Jan. 27) the opposition also dressed in the traditional suit while in 18 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... Redshirt sophomore
Brad McCabe and
Luke Ruggery both had career-high performances against Bryant on Feb. 3. McCabe had a career-best 11 points, while Ruggery added a personal-best 10 points.
• 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 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.
• 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.
benchmarks for success... Saint Francis is 5-5 this season when it reaches 70 points in a game, and 5-2 when it posted 79 points.
• Seventy is usually a magic number for success under head coach
Rob Krimmel. The squad is 93-50 overall when it posts 70 on the scoreboard, including 42-35 (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 106-31 when leading at halftime, and 94-54 when it had more free throws than the opponent.
• Defensively, the team is 75-31 when it allows under 69 points in a game.
• Six of the seven wins this season have come after holding the opponent under 69 points in a game. Sacred Heart broke that streak when it posted 74 points in the Red Flash 85-74 win on Jan. 23.
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, senior
Myles Thompson and sophomores
Josh Cohen and
Maxwell Land have all registered a 20-point performance this season. Dixon-Conover has four 20-point performances this season while Land has notched 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 Jam. 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 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.
• 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.
double vision... Redshirt senior
Mark Flagg posted double-doubles in his first two games this season, while sophomore
Josh Cohen has turned the trick three times against Franciscan on Nov. 15, Lehigh on Nov. 28 and Sacred Heart on Jan. 23.
• 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 four 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 seven double-digit rebound games in his career with three 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 five career 10+ rebound games (four 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.
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.
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.
