# 2016–17 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team represented Saint Francis University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Flash, led by fifth-year head coach Rob Krimmel, played their home games at the DeGol Arena in Loretto, Pennsylvania as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 17–17, 11–7 in NEC play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Bryant and Wagner to advance to the Championship game of the NEC tournament where they lost to Mount St. Mary's. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Jacksonville in the first round to win the Hugh Durham Classic. However, they lost in the second round to UMBC.

## Previous season

The Red Flash finished the 2015–16 season 13–17, 9–9 in NEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament to Fairleigh Dickinson.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 12, 2016* 4:00 pm | | at St. Bonaventure | L 82–92 | 0–1 | Reilly Center (4,322) Olean, NY |
| Nov 16, 2016* 7:00 pm | | at Duquesne | W 89–75 | 0–2 | A. J. Palumbo Center (1,025) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Nov 19, 2016* 7:00 pm | | Chatham | W 119–59 | 1–2 | DeGol Arena (714) Loretto, PA |
| Nov 23, 2016* 7:00 pm | | Longwood | W 87–72 | 2–2 | DeGol Arena (506) Loretto, PA |
| Nov 26, 2016* 2:00 pm | | at American | W 69–62 | 3–2 | Bender Arena (432) Washington, DC |
| Nov 30, 2016* 7:00 pm | | at NJIT | L 70–83 | 3–3 | Fleisher Center (752) Newark, NJ |
| Dec 03, 2016* 7:00 pm | | Binghamton | L 70–73 | 3–4 | DeGol Arena (671) Loretto, PA |
| Dec 12, 2016* 7:00 pm | | at Lehigh | L 67–100 | 3–5 | Stabler Arena (774) Bethlehem, PA |
| Dec 17, 2016* 1:00 pm | | Stony Brook | L 63–75 | 3–6 | DeGol Arena (336) Loretto, PA |
| Dec 19, 2016* 7:00 pm | | at Marquette | L 65–78 | 3–7 | BMO Harris Bradley Center (11,868) Milwaukee, WI |
| Dec 21, 2016* 8:00 pm | | at Texas A&M | L 58–81 | 3–8 | Reed Arena (9,207) College Station, TX |
| NEC regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2017 7:30 pm | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 65–77 | 3–9 (0–1) | Rothman Center (914) Teaneck, NJ |
| Dec 31, 2017 3:30 pm | | Sacred Heart | W 87–67 | 4–9 (1–1) | William H. Pitt Center (275) Fairfield, CT |
| Jan 5, 2017 7:00 pm | | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 81–56 | 5–9 (2–1) | DeGol Arena Loretto, PA |
| Jan 7, 2017 4:00 pm | | LIU Brooklyn | L 70–83 | 5–10 (2–2) | DeGol Arena (747) Loretto, PA |
| Jan 12, 2017 6:00 pm | | at Robert Morris | W 77–57 | 6–10 (3–2) | Charles L. Sewall Center (812) Moon Township, PA |
| Jan 14, 2017 4:00 pm | | at Mount St. Mary's | L 72–78 | 6–11 (3–3) | Knott Arena (2,068) Emmitsburg, MD |
| Jan 19, 2017 7:00 pm | | Bryant | W 75–61 | 7–11 (4–3) | DeGol Arena (715) Loretto, PA |
| Jan 21, 2017 3:00 pm | | Central Connecticut | L 83–84 $^{OT}$ | 7–12 (4–4) | DeGol Arena (978) Loretto, PA |
| Jan 26, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Wagner | W 72–67 | 8–12 (5–4) | Spiro Sports Center (1,601) Staten Island, NY |
| Jan 28, 2017 7:00 pm | | Robert Morris | W 89–83 $^{OT}$ | 9–12 (6–4) | DeGol Arena (1,510) Loretto, PA |
| Feb 2, 2017 7:00 pm | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | W 78–61 | 10–12 (7–4) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (347) Brooklyn, NY |
| Feb 4, 2017 4:30 pm | | at LIU Brooklyn | W 80–78 | 11–12 (8–4) | Steinberg Wellness Center (597) Brooklyn, NY |
| Feb 9, 2017 7:00 pm | | Wagner | L 74–76 $^{OT}$ | 11–13 (8–5) | DeGol Arena (1,105) Loretto, PA |
| Feb 11, 2017 1:00 pm | | Mount St. Mary's | L 62–81 | 11–14 (8–6) | DeGol Arena (1,048) Loretto, PA |
| Feb 16, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Central Connecticut | W 80–71 | 12–14 (9–6) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,009) New Britain, CT |
| Feb 18, 2017 4:00 pm | | at Bryant | L 75–79 | 12–15 (9–7) | Chace Athletic Center (524) Smithfield, RI |
| Feb 23, 2017 7:00 pm | | Sacred Heart | W 73–64 | 13–15 (10–7) | DeGol Arena (778) Loretto, PA |
| Feb 25, 2017 7:00 pm | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 70–64 | 14–15 (11–7) | DeGol Arena (814) Loretto, PA |
| NEC tournament ||||||
| Mar 1, 2017 7:00 pm | (4) | (5) Bryant Quarterfinals | W 100–78 | 15–15 | DeGol Arena (746) Loretto, PA |
| Mar 4, 2017 12:00 pm, FCS/MSG | (4) | at (3) Wagner Semifinals | L 70–71 | 16–15 | Spiro Sports Center (1,823) Staten Island, NY |
| Mar 7, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (4) | at (1) Mount St. Mary's Championship game | L 61–71 | 16–16 | Knott Arena (3,121) Emmitsburg, MD |
| CIT ||||||
| Mar 14, 2017* 7:00 pm, Facebook Live | | at Jacksonville First Round Hugh Durham Classic | W 78–76 | 17–16 | Swisher Gymnasium (734) Jacksonville, FL |
| Mar 18, 2017* 2:00 pm, Facebook Live | | at UMBC Second Round | L 79–87 | 17–17 | Retriever Activities Center (904) Catonsville, MD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Source. ||||||