2016–17 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. 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. They were coached by Glenn Braica who was in his seventh year at the helm of the Terriers. They finished the season 4–27, 2–16 in NEC play to finish in last place. It was the first time since the 1993–94 season that the Terriers finished ranked 10th in the NEC. It also represents the second consecutive losing season for the Terriers and the first season in Braica's tenure that the Terriers missed the NEC postseason.

2016–17 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record4–27 (2–16 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Clive Bentick (10th season)
  • Ron Ganulin (4th season)
  • Jamaal Womack (4th season)
Home arenaGeneroso Pope Athletic Complex
Seasons
2016–17 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Mount St. Mary's 14 4   .778 20 16   .556
LIU Brooklyn 13 5   .722 20 12   .625
Wagner 11 7   .611 16 14   .533
Saint Francis 11 7   .611 17 17   .500
Robert Morris 9 9   .500 14 19   .424
Bryant 9 9   .500 12 20   .375
Fairleigh Dickinson 9 9   .500 11 19   .367
Sacred Heart 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
Central Connecticut 4 14   .222 6 23   .207
St. Francis Brooklyn 2 16   .111 4 27   .129
2017 NEC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Terriers finished the 2015–16 season 5–17, 11–7 in NEC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament to Mount St. Mary's.

Preseason

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The Terriers lost five players to graduation; guard Tyreek Jewell, forward Chris Hooper, guard Miles Rockafeler, forward Antonio Jenifer and forward Amdy Fall. All, with the exception of Rockafeler, played significant roles for the Terriers last season. Jewell was the leading scorer, Fall and Jenifer were the leading rebounders and Hooper was a potent force off the bench averaging 11.5 ppg. The Terriers also lost 2 players to transfers; Marlon Alcindor and Jonathan Doss.[1] It was also announced that native Icelander Dagur Kár Jónsson left the team in October to return to Iceland and play professionally.[2]

As of May the Terriers have added four players to their roster; Rasheen Dunn, Gianni Ford, Darelle Porter Jr. and Robert Montgomery Jr.[3] The Terriers also have two players, Jahmel Bodrick and Cori Johnson, which were enrolled at St. Francis College during the 2015–2016 season but were academically ineligible to play, and are now joining the team as Redshirt Freshman. Prior to the beginning of the season, it was announced that Cori Johnson suffered a knee injury that will require season ending surgery.[2]

  • Dunn, the 6'2" guard helped lead Thomas Jefferson to their first PSAL Class AA championship in 62 years and the program's first state federation title this past season. Dunn averaged 16.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists, and was named the Co-MVP after scoring 23 points in the title game at Madison Square Garden.
  • Ford, at 6'1" he averaged 18.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 4.1 assists during his senior year at Boys & Girls this past season. He is regarded as one of the top shooters in the New York City and increased his production to 25.0 ppg. during the PSAL playoffs.
  • Porter, at 6'5" he averaged 11.5 points and shot 46.3 percent from the floor this past season at Polk State College. He also grabbed 135 rebounds, shot 83.5 percent from the foul line, and was named a First Team All Suncoast Conference selection.
  • Montgomery, the 6'6" forward produced 13.2 points, 10.0 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game at Mount Zion Prep in Baltimore, Maryland this past season.
  • Johnson, the 6'9" center averaged 12.7 points and 10.8 rebounds per game as a senior at South Shore High School in 2014–2015
  • Bodrick, at 6'6" he averaged 18.0 points and 7.0 rebounds as a senior at Our Savior Lutheran in 2014–2015

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Chris Hooper 15 F 6'6" 240 Senior Bronx, New York Graduated, playing professionally for the Reading Rockets
Amdy Fall 32 F 6'7" 225 Senior Manhattan, New York Graduated
Tyreek Jewell 0 G 6'1" 185 Senior Bronx, New York Graduated, playing professionally for Satria Muda Pertamina Jakarta
Antonio Jenifer 3 F 6'7" 215 Senior Hillcrest Heights, Maryland Graduated
Miles Rockafeler 12 G 6'5" 195 Senior Bronx, New York Graduated
Jonathan Doss 14 F 6'4" 175 Junior (RS) Chicago, Illinois Transferred to Minnesota State–Moorhead[1][4]
Marlon Alcindor 21 F 6'4" 185 Freshman (RS) East Elmhurst, New York Transferred to New Mexico Military Institute[1]
Dagur Kár Jónsson 1 G 6'1" 165 Sophomore Reykjanesbær, Iceland Left the team to play professionally for Grindavik[2]

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Darelle Porter Jr.[5] 23 SG 6'5" 185 Junior Pittsburgh, PA Junior college transfer from Polk State College

Class of 2016 signees

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Rasheem Dunn[6]
SG
Brooklyn, NY Thomas Jefferson High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) October 17, 2015[7] 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Gianni Ford
PG
Brooklyn, NY Boys and Girls High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) April 22, 2016[8] 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 56
Robert Montgomery Jr.
SF
Gaithersburg, Maryland Mount Zion Baptist Christian School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) May 2, 2016[9] 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Yaradyah Evans
SF
Brooklyn, NY South Shore High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Chauncey Hawkins
SG
Melville, NY St. Anthony's High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 St. Francis Brooklyn Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  • "2016 St. Francis Brooklyn Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  • "2016 St. Francis Brooklyn Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  • "2016 St. Francis Brooklyn Signees". 247sports.com. Retrieved November 3, 2015.

Roster

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2016–17 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Yunus Hopkinson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Lee Academy Manhattan, New York
F 33 Jagos Lasic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr New Mexico Military Institute Belgrade, Serbia
G 23 Darelle Porter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Polk State College Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G 10 Glenn Sanabria 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr St. Peter's Boys High School Staten Island, New York
G/F 4 Gunnar Ólafsson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð Reykjavik, Iceland
G 24 Sam Harris IV (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Tampa Catholic High School Tampa, Florida
F 13 Keon Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So John Hardin High School Atlanta, Georgia
F 11 Joshua Nurse 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Queens High School of Teaching Laurelton, New York
C 20 Cori Johnson     6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 270 lb (122 kg) RS Fr South Shore High School Brooklyn, New York
F 15 Jahmel Bodrick 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Our Savior Lutheran High School Bronx, New York
G 0 Rasheem Dunn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Thomas Jefferson High School Brooklyn, New York
G 3 Gianni Ford 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Boys and Girls High School Brooklyn, New York
F 5 Robert Montgomery Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Mount Zion Baptist Christian School Gaithersburg, Maryland
F 5 Yaradyah Evans   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr South Shore High School Brooklyn, New York
G 15 Josh Nicholas   6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr St. Anthony's High School Melville, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 11, 2016

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13, 2016*
2:00 pm
at NC State L 61–86  0–1
 14  Sanabria   9  Olaffson   3  Sanabria,
Hopkinson
 
PNC Arena (14,792)
Raleigh, NC
Nov 15, 2016*
7:00 pm
at No. 8 Virginia
Emerald Coast Classic
L 32–72  0–2
 10  Sanabria   5  Hopkinson   1  3 tied  John Paul Jones Arena (14,471)
Charlottesville, VA
Nov 21, 2016*
6:30 pm
at Providence
Emerald Coast Classic
L 48–64  0–3
 12  Hopkinson   7  Hopkinson   3  Hopkinson  Dunkin' Donuts Center (4,208)
Providence, RI
Nov 25, 2016*
11:00 am
vs. Savannah State
Emerald Coast Classic
Pool B semifinal
W 97–91[dead link]  1–3
 28  Sanabria   6  3 tied   4  Sanabria  Northwest Florida State College Arena (320)
Niceville, FL
Nov 26, 2016*
1:30 pm
vs. UTRGV
Emerald Coast Classic
Pool B championship
W 71–61  1–4
 16  Sanabria   11  Ólafsson   3  Sanabri,
Dunn
 
Northwest Florida State College Arena (200)
Niceville, FL
Nov 30, 2016*
7:00 pm
at Brown L 71–81  1–5
 16  Dunn   7  Williams,
Ólafsson
 
 3  Hopkinson  Pizzitola Sports Center (529)
Providence, RI
Dec 3, 2016*
4:00 pm
at Army L 56–76  1–6
 20  Dunn   10  Williams   4  Sanabria  Christl Arena (550)
West Point, NY
Dec 5, 2016*
7:00 pm
Lafayette L 72–74  1–7
 21  Sanabria   10  Williams   7  Sanabria  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (450)
Brooklyn, NY
Dec 7, 2016*
7:30 pm
Mount Saint Vincent W 69–51  2–7
 28  Hopkinson   12  Montgomery   4  Hopkinson  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (615)
Brooklyn, NY
Dec 10, 2016*
2:00 pm
at Canisius L 81–91  2–8
 22  Ólafsson   5  Ólafsson   7  Hopkinson  Koessler Athletic Center (1,103)
Buffalo, NY
Dec 17, 2016*
7:00 pm
at Albany L 60–87  2–9
 13  Dunn   4  3 tied   4  Dunn,
Hopkinson
 
SEFCU Arena (2,662)
Albany, NY
Dec 20, 2016*
7:00 pm
Manhattan L 54–61  2–10
 16  Sanabria   9  Williams   4  Hopkinson  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (443)
Brooklyn, NY
Dec 23, 2016*
2:00 pm
Saint Peter's L 58–65  2–11
 21  Sanabria   7  Williams   3  Sanabria  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (385)
Brooklyn, NY
NEC regular season
Dec 29, 2016
4:00 pm
Bryant W 80–77 OT 3–11
(1–0)
 24  Dunn   10  Ólafsson   7  Sanabria  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (513)
Brooklyn, NY
Dec 31, 2016
4:00 pm
Central Connecticut W 86–77 OT 4–11
(2–0)
 26  Sanabria   7  Montgomery,
Ólafsson
 
 5  Dunn  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (412)
Brooklyn, NY
Jan 5, 2017
7:00 pm
at Saint Francis (PA) L 56–81  4–12
(2–1)
 12  Dunn   8  Williams   2  Nurse,
Porter
 
DeGol Arena 
Loretto, PA
Jan 7, 2017
4:00 pm
at Robert Morris L 58–62  4–13
(2–2)
 20  Sanabria   7  Williams   2  Ólafsson,
Sanabria
 
Charles L. Sewall Center (843)
Moon Township, PA
Jan 12, 2017
7:00 pm
Sacred Heart L 75–87  4–14
(2–3)
 18  Dunn   9  Dunn   3  Hopkinson  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (373)
Brooklyn, NY
Jan 14, 2017
 pm
at LIU Brooklyn L 58–63  4–15
(2–4)
 21  Dunn   8  Dunn   3  Sanabria  Steinberg Wellness Center (732)
Brooklyn, NY
Jan 19, 2017
7:00 pm
at Fairleigh Dickinson L 40–57  4–16
(2–5)
 10  Ford,
Hopkinson
 
 8  Bodrick   5  Hopkinson  Rothman Center (697)
Hackensack, NJ
Jan 21, 2017
4:00 pm
Mount St. Mary's L 47–55  4–17
(2–6)
 12  Dunn   9  Dunn   2  Hopkinson  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (672)
Brooklyn, NY
Jan 26, 2017
7:00 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson L 73–79  4–18
(2–7)
 20  Dunn   7  Dunn   3  Dunn  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (634)
Brooklyn, NY
Jan 28, 2017
4:00 pm
at Wagner L 64–66  4–19
(2–8)
 16  Hopkinson   8  Dunn   5  Dunn  Spiro Sports Center (1,622)
Staten Island, NY
Feb 2, 2017
7:00 pm
Saint Francis (PA) L 61–78  4–20
(2–9)
 10  Ford   10  Ólafsson   3  Dunn,
Ford
 
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (347)
Brooklyn, NY
Feb 4, 2017
4:00 pm
Robert Morris L 54–78  4–21
(2–10)
 15  Dunn   10  Dunn   2  Hopkinson  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (648)
Brooklyn, NY
Feb 9, 2017
9:00 pm
at Sacred Heart L 65–80  4–22
(2–11)
 34  Hopkinson   9  Dunn   3  Dunn  William H. Pitt Center (1,236)
Fairfield, CT
Feb 11, 2017
4:00 pm
at Bryant L 69–80  4–23
(2–12)
 15  Sanabria   9  Montgomery   5  Sanabria  Chace Athletic Center (560)
Smithfield, RI
Feb 15, 2017
6:00 pm, CBSSN
LIU Brooklyn
Battle of Brooklyn
L 45–82  4–24
(2–13)
 17  Dunn   7  Dunn   3  Dunn  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (826)
Brooklyn, NY
Feb 18, 2017
4:00 pm
Wagner L 55–73  4–25
(2–14)
 12  Sanabria   6  Dunn   4  Hopkinson  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (533)
Brooklyn, NY
Feb 23, 2017
7:00 pm
at Central Connecticut L 53–62  4–26
(2–15)
 12  Hopkinson   8  Dunn   2  Dunn,
Lasic
 
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,516)
New Britain, CT
Feb 25, 2017
4:00 pm
at Mount St. Mary's L 62–77  4–27
(2–16)
 23  Ford   7  Porter   2  Hopkinson,
Lasic
 
Knott Arena (2,470)
Emmitsburg, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Season statistics

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Individual Player Statistics (As of March 1, 2017)
Minutes Scoring Total FGs 3-point FGs Free-Throws Rebounds
Player GP GS Tot Avg Pts Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg A TO Blk Stl
Sanabria, Glenn 30 30 998 33.3 371 12.4 120 363 .331 68 205 .332 63 87 .724 24 39 63 2.1 74 43 6 37
Hopkinson, Yunus 31 31 899 29.0 348 11.2 108 370 .292 65 232 .280 67 92 .728 19 60 79 2.5 67 68 1 31
Dunn, Rasheem 30 11 897 29.9 394 13.1 129 333 .387 24 109 .220 112 162 .691 44 109 153 5.1 49 52 3 43
Ólafsson, Gunnar 27 25 602 22.3 119 4.4 45 116 .388 16 59 .271 13 30 .433 46 91 137 5.1 17 25 4 19
Williams, Keon 31 21 673 21.7 108 3.5 37 131 .282 10 55 .182 24 40 .600 39 95 134 4.3 17 21 8 23
Montgomery, Robert 30 14 560 18.7 155 5.2 59 138 .428 2 6 .333 35 60 .583 51 86 137 4.6 14 53 32 11
Porter, Darelle 26 0 265 10.2 74 2.8 27 85 .318 8 33 .242 12 19 .632 21 37 58 2.2 8 15 10 15
Bodrick, Jahmel 31 7 454 14.6 121 3.9 49 129 .380 1 9 .111 22 38 .579 29 50 79 2.5 7 37 4 8
Nurse, Joshua 30 14 290 9.7 54 1.8 18 38 .474 0 0 0 18 41 .439 27 37 64 2.1 12 25 16 8
Ford, Gianni 26 0 376 14.5 124 4.8 41 126 .325 21 69 .304 21 29 .724 8 18 26 1.0 11 17 2 9
Lasic, Jagos 25 2 226 9.0 52 2.1 17 41 .415 6 14 .429 12 16 0.750 9 24 33 1.3 11 13 3 3
Harris, Sam 12 0 11 0.9 1 0.1 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 1 1 2 0.2 0 0 0 1
Team 72 42 114 10
Total 31 6251 1921 62.0 650 1870 .347 221 792 .279 400 616 .649 390 689 1079 34.8 287 379 89 208
Opponents 31 6251 2284 73.7 795 1677 .474 161 458 .352 533 783 .681 338 955 1293 41.7 377 433 106 166
Legend
  GP  Games played   GS  Games started  Avg  Average per game
  FG  Field-goals made  FGA  Field-goal attempts  Off  Offensive rebounds
 Def  Defensive rebounds   A  Assists   TO Turnovers
 Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals  High  Team high

Awards and honors

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Rasheem Dunn
  • NEC men's basketball Rookie of the Week award (December 12, 2016 – December 18, 2016). Dunn posted team-highs with 13 points and four assists at Albany on December 17, 2016.[10]
  • NEC men's basketball Rookie of the Week award (December 26, 2016 – January 1, 2017). Dunn averaged 21.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists on the week as he helped lead the Terriers to two victories.[11]
  • NEC men's basketball Rookie of the Week award (January 23, 2017 – January 29, 2017). Dunn averaged 15.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 3.0 steals and committed just one turnover 77 minutes of play against Fairleigh Dickinson and Wagner.
  • Selected to the 2016–17 NEC men's basketball All-Rookie team

See also

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References

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