1996–97 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

1996–97 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1997 NEC Tournament winner ;

St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
1996–97 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
Conference	Northeast Conference
1996–97 record	13–15 (7–11 NEC)
Head coach	Ron Ganulin (6th season)
Assistant coach	Glenn Braica (8th season)
Home arena	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex

The 1996–97 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Ron Ganulin, who was in his sixth 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 finished their season at 13–15 overall and 7–11 in conference play. They advanced to the NEC Tournament quarterfinals after defeating Robert Morris in the first round.

Roster

1996–97 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F		Danny Manning	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr
G	12	John Thomas	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	—	Jr
F	5	Ralph Auriantal	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Montreal, Canada
G		Daimian Cosby	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
G	32	Tim Rail	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Staten Island, New York
F		Jason Smith	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So
C		Andrew Chmiel	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	So
G		Omar Calhoun	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So
G		Jan Espinosa	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Fr
F	24	Angel Santana	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Las Palmas, Spain
C		Richard Lugo	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Caracas, Venezuela

Head coach

Ron Ganulin (LIU Brooklyn '67)

Assistant coach(es)

Glenn Braica (Queens College '89)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 26, 1996*	at Lehigh	W 74–69	1–0	Stabler Arena (542) Bethlehem, PA
November 30, 1996*	Brown	W 73–55	2–0	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (316) Brooklyn, NY
December 3, 1996*	at Hartford	L 53–77	2–1	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (361) Hartford, CT
December 7, 1996*	at Morgan State	L 69–80	2–2	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,812) Baltimore, MD
December 7, 1996*	at Columbia	L 58–64	2–3	Levien Gymnasium (300) New York City, NY
December 14, 1996*	Central Connecticut	W 69–66	3–3	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (217) Brooklyn, NY
December 20, 1996*	at South Florida	W 51–47 ^OT	4–3	USF Sun Dome (3,344) Tampa, FL
December 21, 1996*	vs. Central Connecticut	W 59–50	5–3	USF Sun Dome (3,319) Tampa, FL
NEC Regular Season
January 4, 1997	Robert Morris	W 53–45	6–3 (1–0)	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (341) Brooklyn, NY
January 6, 1997	Saint Francis (PA)	L 64–74	6–4 (1–1)	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (185) Brooklyn, NY
January 9, 1997	at Wagner	L 73–84	6–5 (1–2)	Spiro Sports Center (346) Staten Island, NY
January 9, 1997	at Monmouth	W 49–46	7–5 (2–2)	William T. Boylan Gymnasium (2,500) West Long Branch, NJ
January 15, 1997	at Rider	L 48–74	7–6 (2–3)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,040) Lawrenceville, NJ
January 18, 1997	Fairleigh Dickinson	L 71–82	7–7 (2–4)	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (207) Brooklyn, NY
January 20, 1997	at Mount St. Mary's	W 54–52	8–7 (3–4)	Knott Arena (1,780) Emmitsburg, MD
January 23, 1997	at Marist	W 87–74	9–7 (4–4)	McCann Field House (1,580) Poughkeepsie, NY
January 25, 1997	Long Island Battle of Brooklyn	L 64–68	9–8 (4–5)	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,118) Brooklyn, NY
February 1, 1997	at Robert Morris	L 55–63	9–9 (4–6)	Charles L. Sewall Center (1,259) Moon Township, PA
February 3, 1997	at Saint Francis (PA)	L 67–77	9–10 (4–7)	DeGol Arena (737) Loretto, PA
February 6, 1997	Wagner	W 68–66	10–10 (5–7)	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (207) Brooklyn, NY
February 8, 1997	Monmouth	L 61–81	10–11 (5–8)	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (246) Brooklyn, NY
February 12, 1997	Rider	W 74–65	11–11 (6–8)	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (185) Brooklyn, NY
February 14, 1997	at Fairleigh Dickinson	L 65–73	11–12 (6–9)	Rothman Center (614) Hackensack, NJ
February 17, 1997	Mount St. Mary's	L 69–86	11–13 (6–10)	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (251) Brooklyn, NY
February 20, 1997	Marist	W 70–69 ^OT	12–13 (7–10)	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (185) Brooklyn, NY
February 22, 1997	at Long Island	L 92–120	12–14 (7–11)	Schwartz Athletic Center (1,700) Brooklyn, NY
1997 NEC Tournament
February 25, 1997	Robert Morris First Round	W 62–59	13–14	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (92) Brooklyn, NY
February 28, 1997	at Fairleigh Dickinson Quarterfinals	L 69–72	13–15	Rothman Center (2,003) Hackensack, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

"1996-97 St. Francis (NY) Men's Basketball Schedule". fanbase.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
"1996-97 St. Francis (NY) Terriers Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
"ST. FRANCIS (NY) TERRIERS ★ Games in 1996-97". bbpassport.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-30. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
"NEC men's basketball record book" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
"FINAL 1997 DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 5 December 2015.

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[1] "1996-97 St. Francis (NY) Men's Basketball Schedule". fanbase.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 28 April 2014.

[2] "1996-97 St. Francis (NY) Terriers Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 28 April 2014.

[3] "ST. FRANCIS (NY) TERRIERS ★ Games in 1996-97". bbpassport.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-30. Retrieved 28 April 2014.

[4] "NEC men's basketball record book" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved 29 October 2015.

[5] "FINAL 1997 DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 5 December 2015.

St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball
Venues	Butler Street Gymnasium II Corps Artillery Armory (1949–1959) 69th Regiment Armory (1960–1970) Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1971–present)
Rivalries	Battle of Brooklyn
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1901–02 Incomplete records 1902–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

1996–97 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Long Island†	15	–	13	.536	21	–	9	.700
Fairleigh Dickinson	13	–	5	.722	18	–	10	.643
Monmouth	12	–	6	.667	18	–	11	.621
Rider	10	–	8	.556	14	–	14	.500
Mount St. Mary's	10	–	8	.556	14	–	13	.519
Saint Francis (PA)	9	–	9	.500	12	–	15	.444
St. Francis (NY)	7	–	11	.389	13	–	15	.464
Wagner	7	–	11	.389	10	–	17	.370
Marist	4	–	14	.222	6	–	22	.214
Robert Morris	3	–	15	.167	4	–	23	.148

† 1997 NEC Tournament winner