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

2024–25 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball
2024–25 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	10–17 (5–8 NEC)
Head coach	Rob Krimmel (13th season);
Associate head coach	Luke McConnell
Assistant coaches	Oliver Allen; Devin Sweetney;
Home arena	DeGol Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Central Connecticut	11	–	2	.846	20	–	6	.769
LIU	9	–	4	.692	13	–	15	.464
Fairleigh Dickinson	7	–	6	.538	11	–	17	.393
Mercyhurst**	8	–	7	.533	14	–	16	.467
Stonehill*	6	–	7	.462	14	–	14	.500
Saint Francis	6	–	8	.429	11	–	17	.393
Wagner	5	–	8	.385	13	–	13	.500
Le Moyne*	4	–	9	.308	9	–	19	.321
Chicago State	4	–	9	.308	4	–	24	.143
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
** ineligible for both the 2025 NEC tournament and the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† 2025 NEC tournament winner As of February 20, 2025

The 2024–25 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team represents 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, play 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.^[1] They were defeated by Central Connecticut in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament,^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^[4]

Roster

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Chris Moncrief	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Evansville	Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania
G	1	KJ Swain Jr.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Jr	Cincinnati Christian Schools	Hamilton, Ohio
G	2	Aaron "Ace" Talbert	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Combine Academy	Wyandanch, New York
F	3	Miles Webb	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School	Arlington, Virginia
G	4	Juan Cranford Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Wayne High School	Dayton, Ohio
G	5	Daemar Kelly	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Quinnipiac	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G	7	Jeremy Clayville	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	St. Joseph High School	Ridgewood, New Jersey
G	11	Riley Parker	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Cochise College	Mandurah, Australia
G	13	Blaze Angellotti	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Bald Eagle Area High School	Julian, Pennsylvania
G	14	Bobby Rosenberger III	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Perkiomen School	Quakertown, Pennsylvania
G	15	Victor Payne	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Cromwell High School	Cromwell, Connecticut
G	20	Brendan Scanlon	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Saint Joseph's	State College, Pennsylvania
F	21	Gestin Liberis	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	George School	Havertown, Pennsylvania
G	22	Ryen Gresko	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Penns Manor High School	Penn Run, Pennsylvania
G	23	Wisler Sanon II	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Paul VI High School	Sicklerville, New Jersey
G	24	Carson Rhodes	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Hollidaysburg Area High School	Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
G	30	Trey Weiand	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Trinity High School	Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
F	31	Valentino Pinedo	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	East Carolina	Murcia, Spain
F	32	Aidan Harris	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	St. Mary's High School	Annapolis, Maryland
G	33	Zachary Jones	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	145 lb (66 kg)	Fr	Indian Hill High School	Cincinnati, Ohio

Head coach

Rob Krimmel (Saint Francis (PA))

Assistant coach(es)

Luke McConnell (Saint Francis (PA))
Oliver Allen (Vermont)
Devin Sweetney (Saint Francis (PA))

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 21, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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, B1G	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			Ted Grant Court DeWitt, NY
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row	Fairleigh Dickinson			DeGol Arena Loretto, PA
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row	Chicago State			DeGol Arena Loretto, PA
NEC Tournament
March 5–11, 2025 TBA, NEC Front Row	TBA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "NEC Men's College Basketball Standings - 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
^ "Saint Francis Men's Basketball Drops NEC Quarterfinal Matchup At Top-Seed CCSU, 71-62". Saint Francis University Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2024..
^ "Preseason Power Play: Wagner and CCSU Rise to Top In Deadlocked #NECMBB Coaches' Poll". Northeast Conference. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Preseason All-NEC Men's Basketball Team Unveiled". Northeast Conference. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Saint Francis University Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
^ "St. Francis (PA) Red Flash 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 21, 2024.

[1] "NEC Men's College Basketball Standings - 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved November 21, 2024.

[2] "Saint Francis Men's Basketball Drops NEC Quarterfinal Matchup At Top-Seed CCSU, 71-62". Saint Francis University Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2024..

[coachpoll-3] "Preseason Power Play: Wagner and CCSU Rise to Top In Deadlocked #NECMBB Coaches' Poll". Northeast Conference. Retrieved November 26, 2024.

[4] "2024–25 Preseason All-NEC Men's Basketball Team Unveiled". Northeast Conference. Retrieved November 26, 2024.

[5] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Saint Francis University Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2024.

[6] "St. Francis (PA) Red Flash 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 21, 2024.

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