# 2023–24 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team represented Saint Francis University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Flash, led by 12th-year head coach Rob Krimmel, played their home games at the DeGol Arena in Loretto, Pennsylvania as members of the Northeast Conference.

## Previous season

The Red Flash finished the 2022–23 season 13–18, 9–7 in NEC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Central Connecticut in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament, before falling to Fairleigh Dickinson in the semifinals.

## Preseason polls
### Northeast Conference poll

The Northeast Conference released its preseason coaches' poll on October 24, 2023. The Red Flash were picked to finish eighth in the conference.
| Rank | Team |
| 1. | Sacred Heart (7) |
| 2. | Central Connecticut (1) |
| 3. | Fairleigh Dickinson (1) |
| 4. | Merrimack |
| 5. | Wagner |
| 6. | Stonehill |
| 7. | LIU |
| 8. | Saint Francis |
| 9. | Le Moyne |
 first place votes

### Preseason All-Conference Team

No Red Flash were selected as a member of the NEC Preseason All-Conference Team.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 11:30 pm, P12N | | at UCLA | L 44–75 | 0–1 | Pauley Pavilion (6,783) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 9, 2023* 10:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at San Francisco | L 52–84 | 0–2 | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA |
| November 11, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Santa Clara | L 59–82 | 0–3 | Leavey Center (1,245) Santa Clara, CA |
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, B1G | | at Penn State | L 53–83 | 0–4 | Bryce Jordan Center (7,546) University Park, PA |
| November 20, 2023* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Pitt–Greensburg | W 77–63 | 1–4 | DeGol Arena (623) Loretto, PA |
| November 22, 2023* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Franciscan | W 107–54 | 2–4 | DeGol Arena (341) Loretto, PA |
| November 25, 2023* 4:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Niagara | L 61–69 | 2–5 | DeGol Arena (351) Loretto, PA |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lehigh | W 62–61 | 3–5 | Stabler Arena (867) Bethlehem, PA |
| December 2, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at American | W 75–73 | 4–5 | Bender Arena (692) Washington, D.C. |
| December 10, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Iona | L 54–61 | 4–6 | Hynes Athletics Center (1,288) New Rochelle, NY |
| December 15, 2023* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Mount St. Mary's | L 65–72 | 4–7 | DeGol Arena (502) Loretto, PA |
| December 20, 2023* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Robert Morris | L 73–75 | 4–8 | DeGol Arena (336) Loretto, PA |
| December 30, 2023* 4:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Campbell | W 78–76 | 5–8 | DeGol Arena (603) Loretto, PA |
| NEC regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2024 11:30 am, NEC Front Row | | at Sacred Heart | L 67–79 | 5–9 (0–1) | William H. Pitt Center (2,000) Fairfield, CT |
| January 6, 2024 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Wagner | L 56–71 | 5–10 (0–2) | Spiro Sports Center (989) Staten Island, NY |
| January 13, 2024 4:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Central Connecticut | L 61–75 | 5–11 (0–3) | DeGol Arena (510) Loretto, PA |
| January 15, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 71–81 | 5–12 (0–4) | DeGol Arena (590) Loretto, PA |
| January 19, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | LIU | W 72–66 | 6–12 (1–4) | DeGol Arena (640) Loretto, PA |
| January 21, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Le Moyne | L 57–94 | 6–13 (1–5) | Ted Grant Court (794) DeWitt, NY |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Sacred Heart | W 75–71 | 7–13 (2–5) | DeGol Arena (725) Loretto, PA |
| January 27, 2024 4:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Merrimack | L 55–74 | 7–14 (2–6) | DeGol Arena (882) Loretto, PA |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Central Connecticut | L 62–63 | 7–15 (2–7) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,301) New Britain, CT |
| February 3, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at LIU | L 67–70 | 7–16 (2–8) | Steinberg Wellness Center (792) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 10, 2024 4:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Stonehill | W 72–63 | 8–16 (3–8) | DeGol Arena (809) Loretto, PA |
| February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Wagner | L 63–65 $^{OT}$ | 8–17 (3–9) | DeGol Arena (703) Loretto, PA |
| February 17, 2024 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 74–93 | 8–18 (3–10) | Bogota Savings Bank Center (473) Hackensack, NJ |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Merrimack | L 60–71 | 8–19 (3–11) | Lawler Arena (1,346) North Andover, MA |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Stonehill | L 63–72 | 8–20 (3–12) | Merkert Gymnasium (1,022) Easton, MA |
| March 2, 2024 4:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Le Moyne | L 58–74 | 8–21 (3–13) | DeGol Arena (727) Loretto, PA |
| NEC Tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | (8) | at (1) Central Connecticut Quarterfinals | L 62–71 | 8–22 | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (2,412) New Britain, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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