# 2018–19 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team represented Saint Francis University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Flash, were led by seventh-year head coach Rob Krimmel, played their home games at DeGol Arena in Loretto, Pennsylvania as members of the Northeast Conference.
The Red Flash finished the 2018–19 season at 18–15, 12–6 in NEC play to finish in a tie for first place. Due to tie breakers, they were the 1-seed in the 2019 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. The Red Flash defeated Bryant in the quarterfinals and LIU Brooklyn in the semifinals, yet lost in the championship game to Fairleigh Dickinson. As Regular Season co-champions they received an NIT bid. Saint Francis lost to 1-seed Indiana in the first round.

## Previous season

The Red Flash finished the 2016–17 season at 18–13, 12–6 in NEC play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament to Fairleigh Dickinson. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to UIC.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2018* 4:00 pm | | at Buffalo | L 67–82 | 0–1 | Alumni Arena (1,852) Amherst, NY |
| November 9, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Morgan State | W 80–62 | 1–1 | DeGol Arena (1,172) Loretto, PA |
| November 16, 2018* 11:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 20 UCLA Las Vegas Invitational | L 58–95 | 1–2 | Pauley Pavilion (6,127) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 19, 2018* 8:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 7 North Carolina Las Vegas Invitational | L 76–101 | 1–3 | Dean Smith Center (20,547) Chapel Hill, NC |
| November 24, 2018* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 13 Virginia Tech | L 37–74 | 1–4 | Cassell Coliseum (7,474) Blacksburg, VA |
| November 27, 2018* 6:00 pm | | Bloomsburg | W 113–59 | 2–4 | DeGol Arena (744) Loretto, PA |
| November 30, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Niagara | W 79–75 | 3–4 | DeGol Arena (992) Loretto, PA |
| December 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, NBCSWA | | at American | L 82–95 | 3–5 | Bender Arena (745) Washington, D.C. |
| December 9, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at Delaware | L 83–88 | 3–6 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,933) Newark, DE |
| December 18, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Franciscan | W 96–63 | 4–6 | DeGol Arena (558) Loretto, PA |
| December 22, 2018* 12:00 pm | | at Lehigh | L 76–88 | 4–7 | Stabler Arena (811) Bethlehem, PA |
| NEC regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2019 7:00 pm | | Mount St. Mary's | W 80–69 | 5–7 (1–0) | DeGol Arena (598) Loretto, PA |
| January 5, 2019 7:00 pm | | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 61–79 | 5–8 (1–1) | DeGol Arena (704) Loretto, PA |
| January 10, 2019 7:00 pm | | at LIU Brooklyn | W 74–67 | 6–8 (2–1) | Steinberg Wellness Center (437) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 12, 2019 4:00 pm | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | L 68–72 | 6–9 (2–2) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (413) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 19, 2019 3:30 pm | | at Central Connecticut | W 80–69 | 7–9 (3–2) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,007) New Britain, CT |
| January 21, 2019 5:00 pm | | at Bryant | L 67–76 | 7–10 (3–3) | Chace Athletic Center (443) Smithfield, RI |
| January 24, 2019 7:00 pm | | Wagner | L 79–83 | 7–11 (3–4) | DeGol Arena (767) Loretto, PA |
| January 26, 2019 7:00 pm | | Sacred Heart | W 79–78 | 8–11 (4–4) | DeGol Arena (1,344) Loretto, PA |
| January 31, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Robert Morris | W 76–73 | 9–12 (5–4) | UPMC Events Center (1,016) Moon Township, PA |
| February 2, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Mount St. Mary's | W 72–63 | 10–44 (6–4) | Knott Arena (3,121) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 7, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | Central Connecticut | W 90–85 | 11–11 (7–4) | DeGol Arena (841) Loretto, PA |
| February 9, 2019 7:00 pm | | Bryant | W 84–75 | 12–11 (8–4) | DeGol Arena (1,459) Loretto, PA |
| February 14, 2019 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 87–62 | 13–11 (9–4) | Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ |
| February 16, 2019 7:00 pm | | Robert Morris | W 72–69 | 14–11 (10–4) | DeGol Arena (1,828) Loretto, PA |
| February 21, 2019 7:00 pm | | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 81–71 | 15–11 (11–4) | DeGol Arena (1,030) Loretto, PA |
| February 23, 2019 1:00 pm | | LIU Brooklyn | L 66–69 | 15–12 (11–5) | DeGol Arena (1,218) Loretto, PA |
| February 28, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Wagner | W 83–72 | 16–12 (12–5) | Spiro Sports Center (1,848) Staten Island, NY |
| March 2, 2019 3:30 pm | | at Sacred Heart | L 84–94 | 16–13 (12–6) | William H. Pitt Center (507) Fairfield, CT |
| NEC tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2019 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | (1) | (8) Bryant Quarterfinals | W 67-63 | 17-13 | DeGol Arena (907) Loretto, PA |
| March 9, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | (6) LIU Brooklyn Semifinals | W 72–64 | 18–13 | DeGol Arena (1,204) Loretto, PA |
| March 12, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (1) | (2) Fairleigh Dickinson Championship | L 76–85 | 18–14 | DeGol Arena Loretto, PA |
| NIT ||||||
| March 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN | (8) | at (1) Indiana First round – Indiana bracket | L 72–89 | 18–15 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (5,431) Bloomington, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Source. ||||||