# 2004–05 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 2004–05 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Ron Ganulin, who was in his fourteenth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terrier's home games were played at the Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1981.
The Terriers were chosen to finish 7th in the NEC Preseason Coaches Poll. The team finished at 13–15 overall and 9–9 in conference play to take the 7th seed as predicted. The Terriers qualified for the NEC tournament losing in the quarter-finals to Fairleigh Dickinson 60–78. After the season Ron Ganulin was fired as head coach of the program.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| November 20, 2004* 7:00 pm | at Fordham | L 62–83 | 0–1 | Rose Hill Gym Bronx, NY |
| November 23, 2004* 7:30 pm | at St. John's (NY) | W 53–52 | 1–1 | Carnesecca Arena (5,149) Queens, NY |
| November 30, 2004* 7:00 pm | at Binghamton | L 63–71 | 1–2 | Binghamton University Events Center (2,606) Vestal, NY |
| December 4, 2004* 7:00 pm | Army | W 78–64 | 2–2 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (683) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 8, 2004* 7:30 pm | at Seton Hall | L 56–57 | 2–3 | Izod Center (6,159) East Rutherford, NJ |
| December 11, 2004* 4:00 pm | Columbia | L 57–65 | 2–4 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (428) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 23, 2004* 7:00 pm | at Saint Peter's | L 58–70 | 2–5 | Yanitelli Center (575) Jersey City, NJ |
| December 28, 2004* 8:00 pm | at Cornell | W 70–63 | 3–5 | Newman Arena (587) Ithaca, NY |
| January 4, 2005* 7:00 pm | Lafayette | W 79–64 | 4–5 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (243) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 6, 2005 7:30 pm | at Robert Morris | W 62–53 | 4–6 (0–1) | Charles L. Sewall Center (438) Moon Township, PA |
| January 8, 2005 4:00 pm | Central Connecticut State | W 75–56 | 5–6 (1–1) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (367) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 12, 2005 8:00 pm | at Long Island | L 69–74 | 5–7 (1–2) | Schwartz Athletic Center (685) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 15, 2005 4:00 pm | Sacred Heart | W 78–66 | 6–7 (2–2) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (395) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 17, 2005 7:00 pm | Saint Francis (PA) | W 82–71 | 7–7 (3–2) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (318) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 20, 2005 7:00 pm | at Quinnipiac | W 69–63 | 8–7 (4–2) | Burt Kahn Court (1,007) Hamden, CT |
| January 26, 2005 7:00 pm | at Monmouth | L 73–77 | 8–8 (4–3) | William T. Boylan Gymnasium (1,550) West Long Branch, NJ |
| January 29, 2005 7:00 pm | at Mount St. Mary's | L 85–88 | 8–9 (4–4) | Knott Arena (1,562) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 3, 2005 6:00 pm | Robert Morris | L 63–68 | 8–10 (4–5) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (489) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 5, 2005 7:00 pm | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 54–78 | 8–11 (4–6) | Rothman Center (1,825) Hackensack, NJ |
| February 10, 2005 7:00 pm | Long Island Battle of Brooklyn | W 77–68 | 9–11 (5–6) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (683) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 12, 2005 8:00 pm | Wagner | L 61–62 | 9–12 (5–7) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (749) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 15, 2005 7:00 pm | at Sacred Heart | W 89–83 | 10–12 (6–7) | William H. Pitt Center (547) Fairfield, CT |
| February 17, 2005 7:00 pm | at Central Connecticut State | W 86–76 | 11–12 (7–7) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,652) New Britain, CT |
| February 19, 2005 4:00 pm | Mount St. Mary's | W 82–77 | 12–12 (8–7) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (462) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 21, 2005 7:00 pm | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 110–103 | 13–12 (9–7) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (516) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 25, 2005 8:00 pm | at Wagner | L 54–60 | 13–13 (9–8) | Spiro Sports Center (1,877) Staten Island, NY |
| February 28, 2005 7:00 pm | Monmouth | L 56–64 | 13–14 (9–9) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (423) Brooklyn, NY |
| 2005 NEC tournament |||||
| March 3, 2005 7:00 pm | at Fairleigh Dickinson Quarterfinals | L 60–78 | 13–15 | Rothman Center (1,013) Hackensack, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |||||