# 2024–25 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team represented Saint Francis University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Flash, led by 13th-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 2023–24 season 8–21, 3–13 in NEC play to finish in eighth place. They were defeated by Central Connecticut in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament,

## Preseason polls
### Northeast Conference poll

The Northeast Conference released its preseason coaches' poll on October 24, 2024. The Red Flash were picked to finish tied for last in the conference.
| Rank | Team |
| T-1. | Central Connecticut (5) |
| T-1. | Wagner (4) |
| 3. | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| 4. | Le Moyne |
| 5. | LIU |
| 6. | Chicago State |
| 7. | Mercyhurst |
| T-8. | Saint Francis |
| T-8. | Stonehill |
 first-place votes

### Preseason All-Conference Team

No Red Flashes were selected as members 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 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Dayton | L 57–87 | 0–1 | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| November 8, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+ | | at Clemson | L 62–88 | 0–2 | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,571) Clemson, SC |
| November 10, 2024* 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Campbell | W 65–64 | 1–2 | Gore Arena (1,069) Buies Creek, NC |
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, B1G | | at Penn State | L 62–92 | 1–3 | Bryce Jordan Center (6,626) University Park, PA |
| November 16, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Mount St. Mary's Georgetown MTE | L 58–66 | 1–4 | Knott Arena (2,133) Emmitsburg, MD |
| November 20, 2024* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Penn State Schuylkill | W 96–57 | 2–4 | DeGol Arena (886) Loretto, PA |
| November 23, 2024* 12:00 pm, FS2 | | at Georgetown Georgetown MTE | L 65–82 | 2–5 | Capital One Arena (3,192) Washington, DC |
| November 26, 2024* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Lehigh | W 88–78 | 3–5 | DeGol Arena (846) Loretto, PA |
| December 1, 2024* 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Radford | L 70–79 | 3–6 | DeGol Arena (672) Loretto, PA |
| December 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Penn State Shenango | W 107–55 | 4–6 | DeGol Arena (759) Loretto, PA |
| December 14, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Niagara | L 66–69 | 4–7 | Gallagher Center (738) Lewiston, NY |
| December 17, 2023* 7:30 pm, B1G | | at Maryland | L 57–111 | 4–8 | Xfinity Center (10,555) College Park, MD |
| December 19, 2024* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Franciscan | W 104–47 | 5–8 | DeGol Arena (333) Loretto, PA |
| December 21, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Robert Morris | L 77–90 | 5–9 | UPMC Events Center (832) Moon Township, PA |
| NEC regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2025 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Central Connecticut | L 59–74 | 5–10 (0–1) | DeGol Arena (385) Loretto, PA |
| January 5, 2025 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Stonehill | L 60–64 | 5–11 (0–2) | DeGol Arena (407) Loretto, PA |
| January 10, 2025 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Mercyhurst | W 73–59 | 6–11 (1–2) | DeGol Arena (665) Loretto, PA |
| January 12, 2025 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 75–71 | 7–11 (2–2) | Bogota Savings Bank Center (753) Hackensack, NJ |
| January 18, 2025 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at LIU | L 51–64 | 7–12 (2–3) | Steinberg Wellness Center (304) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 20, 2025 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Wagner | L 68–70 $^{2OT}$ | 7–13 (2–4) | Spiro Sports Center (250) Staten Island, NY |
| January 24, 2025 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | LIU | W 74–64 | 8–13 (3–4) | DeGol Arena (969) Loretto, PA |
| January 26, 2025 4:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Wagner | L 66–68 | 8–14 (3–5) | DeGol Arena (1,017) Loretto, PA |
| January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Mercyhurst | L 58–62 | 8–15 (3–6) | Owen McCormick Court (755) Erie, PA |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Le Moyne | W 86–78 | 9–15 (4–6) | DeGol Arena (992) Loretto, PA |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Chicago State | W 81–69 | 10–15 (5–6) | Jones Convocation Center (275) Chicago, IL |
| February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Stonehill | L 74–79 | 10–16 (5–7) | Merkert Gymnasium (727) Easton, MA |
| February 15, 2025 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Central Connecticut | L 67–83 | 10–17 (5–8) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,071) New Britain, CT |
| February 20, 2025 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Le Moyne | W 81–76 $^{OT}$ | 11–17 (6–8) | Ted Grant Court (481) DeWitt, NY |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 85–80 $^{OT}$ | 12–17 (7–8) | DeGol Arena Loretto, PA |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Chicago State | W 80–71 $^{OT}$ | 13–17 (8–8) | DeGol Arena (899) Loretto, PA |
| NEC Tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2025 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | (3) | (6) Wagner Quarterfinals | W 58–55 | 14–17 | DeGol Arena (724) Loretto, PA |
| March 8, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | at (2) LIU Semifinals | W 71–68 | 15–17 | Steinberg Wellness Center (613) Brooklyn, NY |
| March 11, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (3) | at (1) Central Connecticut Championship | W 46–43 | 16–17 | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (3,204) New Britain, CT |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 18, 2025* 6:40 pm, TruTV | (16 S) | vs. (16 S) Alabama State First Four | L 68–70 | 16–18 | UD Arena Dayton, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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