# Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball

The Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team represents Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Northeast Conference. They are currently led by 13th year head coach Rob Krimmel and play their home games at DeGol Arena. The Red Flash have appeared two times in the NCAA Tournament, most recently in 2025.

## History

Jim Baron Era (1987–1992)
Baron led The Red Flash to their first NCAA tournament appearance in 1991, where they lost in the First Round to the Arizona Wildcats 93-80. In 1992 Baron left to coach at his alma mater, Saint Bonaventure.
His record was 74-71.

## Season-by-season results

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Frances McCreesh (1918–1920) ||||||
| 1918–19 | Frances McCreesh | 9–3 | | | |
| 1919–20 | Frances McCreesh | 11–2 | | | |
| Frances McCreesh: | Frances McCreesh: | 20–5 (.800) | | | |
| John Loughran (1920–1924) ||||||
| 1920–21 | John Loughran | 14–2 | | | |
| 1921–22 | John Loughran | 13–7 | | | |
| 1922–23 | John Loughran | 12–6 | | | |
| 1923–24 | John Loughran | 12–5 | | | |
| John Loughran: | John Loughran: | 51–20 (.718) | | | |
| Jim Mahon (1924–1925) ||||||
| 1924–25 | Jim Mahon | 20–13 | | | |
| Jim Mahon: | Jim Mahon: | 20–13 (.606) | | | |
| Emmet Russell (1925–1926) ||||||
| 1925–26 | Emmet Russell | 21–9 | | | |
| Emmet Russell: | Emmet Russell: | 21–9 (.700) | | | |
| Eugene Stringer (1926–1927) ||||||
| 1926–27 | Eugene Stringer | 6–9 | | | |
| Eugene Stringer: | Eugene Stringer: | 6–9 (.400) | | | |
| William Donahue (1927–1930) ||||||
| 1927–28 | William Donahue | 5–10 | | | |
| 1928–29 | William Donahue | 10–3 | | | |
| 1929–30 | William Donahue | 6–8 | | | |
| William Donahue: | William Donahue: | 21–21 (.500) | | | |
| Eugene Stringer (1930–1932) ||||||
| 1930–31 | Eugene Stringer | 5–10 | | | |
| 1931–32 | Eugene Stringer | 7–7 | | | |
| Eugene Stringer: | Eugene Stringer: | 12–17 (.414) | | | |
| Inactive (1932–1938) ||||||
| Francis Salony (1938–1942) ||||||
| 1938–39 | Francis Salony | 6–9 | | | |
| 1939–40 | Francis Salony | 9–8 | | | |
| 1940–41 | Francis Salony | 6–8 | | | |
| 1941–42 | Francis Salony | 4–8 | | | |
| Francis Salony: | Francis Salony: | 25–33 (.431) | | | |
| Terrence Burns (1942–1943) ||||||
| 1942–43 | Terrence Burns | 1–2–1 | | | |
| Terrence Burns: | Terrence Burns: | 1–2–1 (.375) | | | |
| Inactive (1943–1945) ||||||
| William Hughes (1945–1955) ||||||
| 1945–46 | William Hughes/Max Cook | 1–8–1 | | | |
| 1946–47 | William Hughes | 11–8 | | | |
| 1947–48 | William Hughes | 15–9 | | | |
| 1948–49 | William Hughes | 16–11 | | | NCIT First Round |
| 1949–50 | William Hughes | 18–9 | | | NCIT Quarter–finals |
| 1950–51 | William Hughes | 19–4 | | | NCIT Quarter–finals |
| 1951–52 | William Hughes | 23–7 | | | NCIT Runner–up |
| 1952–53 | William Hughes | 13–5 | | | |
| 1953–54 | William Hughes | 21–6 | | | NIT Quarterfinals |
| 1954–55 | William Hughes | 21–9 | | | NIT Semifinals |
| William Hughes (Division I Independent) (1955–1966) ||||||
| 1955–56 | William Hughes | 10–14 | | | |
| 1956–57 | William Hughes | 12–12 | | | |
| 1957–58 | William Hughes | 20–5 | | | NIT First Round |
| 1958–59 | William Hughes | 20–5 | | | |
| 1959–60 | William Hughes | 14–9 | | | |
| 1960–61 | William Hughes | 6–19 | | | |
| 1961–62 | William Hughes | 14–8 | | | |
| 1962–63 | William Hughes | 10–12 | | | |
| 1963–64 | William Hughes | 10–14 | | | |
| 1964–65 | William Hughes | 11–14 | | | |
| 1965–66 | William Hughes | 8–18 | | | |
| William Hughes: | William Hughes: | 293–206–1 (.587) | | | |
| John Clark (Division I Independent) (1966–1969) ||||||
| 1966–67 | John Clark | 20–6 | | | |
| 1967–68 | John Clark | 19–6 | | | |
| 1968–69 | John Clark | 16–8 | | | |
| John Clark: | John Clark: | 55–20 (.733) | | | |
| John Hiller (Division I Independent) (1969–1971) ||||||
| 1969–70 | John Hiller | 13–12 | | | |
| 1970–71 | John Hiller | 15–10 | | | |
| John Hiller: | John Hiller: | 28–22 (.560) | | | |
| Dick Conover (Division I Independent) (1971–1973) ||||||
| 1971–72 | Dick Conover | 12–13 | | | |
| 1972–73 | Dick Conover | 5–21 | | | |
| Dick Conover: | Dick Conover: | 17–34 (.333) | | | |
| Pete Lonergan (Division I Independent) (1973–1978) ||||||
| 1973–74 | Pete Lonergan | 15–11 | | | |
| 1974–75 | Pete Lonergan | 11–14 | | | |
| 1975–76 | Pete Lonergan | 14–14 | | | |
| 1976–77 | Pete Lonergan | 15–11 | | | |
| 1977–78 | Pete Lonergan | 15–11 | | | |
| Pete Lonergan: | Pete Lonergan: | 70–61 (.534) | | | |
| Dave Magarity (Division I Independent) (1978–1981) ||||||
| 1978–79 | Dave Magarity | 13–13 | | | |
| 1979–80 | Dave Magarity | 12–16 | | | |
| 1980–81 | Dave Magarity | 17–10 | | | |
| Dave Magarity (ECAC Metro Conference) (1981–1983) ||||||
| 1981–82 | Dave Magarity | 6–20 | 3–11 | 5s | |
| 1982–83 | Dave Magarity | 12–17 | 7–7 | 2s | |
| Dave Magarity: | Dave Magarity: | 60–76 (.441) | 10–18 (.357) | | |
| Kevin Porter (ECAC Metro Conference) (1983–1987) ||||||
| 1983–84 | Kevin Porter | 12–15 | 8–8 | T–5th | |
| 1984–85 | Kevin Porter | 9–19 | 6–8 | 5th | |
| 1985–86 | Kevin Porter | 10–18 | 8–8 | 5th | |
| 1986–87 | Kevin Porter | 11–16 | 7–9 | T–5th | |
| Kevin Porter: | Kevin Porter: | 42–68 (.382) | 29–33 (.468) | | |
| Jim Baron (ECAC Metro Conference) (1987–1988) ||||||
| 1987–88 | Jim Baron | 7–20 | 4–12 | 8th | |
| Jim Baron (Northeast Conference) (1988–1992) ||||||
| 1988–89 | Jim Baron | 13–16 | 6–10 | T–7th | |
| 1989–90 | Jim Baron | 17–11 | 10–6 | T–3rd | |
| 1990–91 | Jim Baron | 24–8 | 13–3 | T–1st | NCAA Division I First Round |
| 1991–92 | Jim Baron | 13–16 | 5–11 | 8th | |
| Jim Baron: | Jim Baron: | 74–71 (.510) | 38–42 (.475) | | |
| Tom McConnell (Northeast Conference) (1992–1999) ||||||
| 1992–93 | Tom McConnell | 9–18 | 7–11 | T–7th | |
| 1993–94 | Tom McConnell | 13–15 | 9–9 | T–7th | |
| 1994–95 | Tom McConnell | 12–16 | 7–11 | 8th | |
| 1995–96 | Tom McConnell | 13–14 | 11–7 | 5th | |
| 1996–97 | Tom McConnell | 12–15 | 9–9 | 6th | |
| 1997–98 | Tom McConnell | 17–10 | 10–6 | T–3rd | |
| 1998–99 | Tom McConnell | 9–17 | 7–13 | T–8th | |
| Tom McConnell: | Tom McConnell: | 85–105 (.447) | 60–66 (.476) | | |
| Bobby Jones (Northeast Conference) (1999–2008) ||||||
| 1999–00 | Bobby Jones | 10–18 | 7–11 | T–7th | |
| 2000–01 | Bobby Jones | 9–18 | 9–11 | 8th | |
| 2001–02 | Bobby Jones | 6–21 | 5–15 | T–9th | |
| 2002–03 | Bobby Jones | 14–14 | 10–8 | T–4th | |
| 2003–04 | Bobby Jones | 13–15 | 10–8 | T–4th | |
| 2004–05 | Bobby Jones | 15–13 | 10–8 | T–4th | |
| 2005–06 | Bobby Jones | 4–24 | 2–16 | 11th | |
| 2006–07 | Bobby Jones | 8–21 | 5–13 | 11th | |
| 2007–08 | Bobby Jones | 6–23 | 4–14 | T–8th | |
| Bobby Jones: | Bobby Jones: | 85–167 (.337) | 62–104 (.373) | | |
| Don Friday (Northeast Conference) (2008–2012) ||||||
| 2008–09 | Don Friday | 6–23 | 3–15 | 11th | |
| 2009–10 | Don Friday | 11–19 | 9–9 | T–6th | |
| 2010–11 | Don Friday | 9–21 | 7–11 | T–8th | |
| 2011–12 | Don Friday | 6–23 | 5–13 | 10th | |
| Don Friday: | Don Friday: | 32–86 (.271) | 24–48 (.333) | | |
| Rob Krimmel (Northeast Conference) (2012–present) ||||||
| 2012–13 | Rob Krimmel | 5–24 | 5–13 | T–10th | |
| 2013–14 | Rob Krimmel | 10–21 | 7–9 | T–6th | |
| 2014–15 | Rob Krimmel | 16–16 | 9–9 | T–5th | CIT First Round |
| 2015–16 | Rob Krimmel | 13–17 | 9–9 | T–6th | |
| 2016–17 | Rob Krimmel | 17–17 | 11–7 | T–3rd | CIT Second Round |
| 2017–18 | Rob Krimmel | 18–13 | 12–6 | T–2nd | CIT First Round |
| 2018–19 | Rob Krimmel | 18–15 | 12–6 | T–1st | NIT First Round |
| 2019–20 | Rob Krimmel | 22–10 | 13–5 | T–2nd | |
| 2020–21 | Rob Krimmel | 6–16 | 5–13 | T–9th | |
| 2021–22 | Rob Krimmel | 9–21 | 5–13 | T–8th | |
| 2022–23 | Rob Krimmel | 13–18 | 9–7 | 4th | |
| 2023–24 | Rob Krimmel | 8–22 | 3–13 | 8th | |
| 2024–25 | Rob Krimmel | 16–18 | 8–8 | T–4th | NCAA Division I First Four |
| Rob Krimmel: | Rob Krimmel: | 171–228 (.429) | 108–118 (.478) | | |
| Total: | Total: | 1189–1273–2 (.483) | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||

## Postseason results
### NCAA tournament results

The Red Flash have appeared in the NCAA Tournament twice. Their record is 0–2.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1991 | First Round | Arizona | L 80–93 |
| 2025 | First Four | Alabama State | L 68–70 |

### NIT results

The Red Flash have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) four times. Their combined record is 3–5.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1954 | First Round Quarterfinals | BYU Duquesne | W 81–68 L 63–69 |
| 1955 | First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game | Seton Hall Holy Cross Dayton Cincinnati | W 89–78 W 68–64 L 73–79 L 91–96 |
| 1958 | First Round | Fordham | L 59–83 |
| 2019 | First Round | Indiana | L 72–89 |

### CIT results

The Red Flash have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) three times. Their combined record is 1–3.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 2015 | First Round | Bowling Green | L 64–67 |
| 2017 | First Round Second Round | Jacksonville UMBC | W 78–76 L 79–87 |
| 2018 | First Round | UIC | L 61–84 |

### NCIT results

The Red Flash have appeared in the National Catholic Invitational Tournament four times. Their combined record is 3–4.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1949 | First Round | Regis | L 49–66 |
| 1950 | First Round | Loras | L 58–59 |
| 1951 | First Round | Mount St. Mary's | L 74–84 |
| 1952 | First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game | Loyola (MD) Saint Joseph's Siena Marquette | W 66–52 W 65–56 W 54–51 L 64–76 |

## Retired jerseys

Saint Francis has retired three jersey numbers.
Saint Francis Red Flash retired numbers :
| No. | Player | Pos. | Career |
| 10 | Kevin Porter | PG | 1968–1972 |
| 12 | Norm Van Lier | PG | 1966–1969 |
| 26 | Maurice Stokes | PF/C | 1951–1955 |