1998–99 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1998–99 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The team was coached by Ron Ganulin , who was in his eighth 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 the season at 20–8 overall and 16–4 in conference play. Their twenty wins marks the first time in 43 years that the Terriers had accomplished the feat. At the end of the season Ray Minlend was named the NEC Player of the Year, he was the second Terrier to accomplish the feat after Robert Jackson (1984). Minlend also set the Terrier record for points in a season, 690, and points per game, 24.3. During the season Minlend finished 2nd in the NCAA for points per game behind Niagara's Alvin Young (25.1).[ 1]
Roster
1998–99 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
25
Ray Minlend
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Yaounde, Cameroon
F
30
Anthony Rogers
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Sr
Carteret, New Jersey
G
32
Tim Rail
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Staten Island, New York
G
14
Solomon Abel
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Sr
Bronx, New York
F
24
Angel Santana
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Las Palmas, Spain
F
34
Henry Lalane
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Vista, California
F
42
Gerald Walker
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F
13
Priit Ilver
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Jr
Tallinn, Estonia
F
44
Marcel Dimbeng
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Jr
Douala, Cameroon
G
33
Richy Dominguez
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Chocó, Colombia
C
15
Heberth Reyes
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
So
San Antonio, Venezuela
G
3
Greg Nunn
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Inwood, New York
G
10
Tanel Tein
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Tartu , Estonia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
Site city, state
Regular season
November 16, 1998 *
at Lehigh
W 88–74
1–0
Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA
November 25, 1998 *
at Northwestern
L 66–69
1–1
Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
November 30, 1998 *
at St. John's
L 63–97
1–2
Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
December 5, 1998
Robert Morris
L 86–87
1–3 (0–1)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY
December 7, 1998
Wagner
W 85–81
2–3 (1–1)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY
December 10, 1998
at Monmouth
W 77–68
3–3 (2–1)
William T. Boylan Gymnasium West Long Branch, NJ
December 15, 1998 *
at Iona
W 82–68
4–3
Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY
December 18, 1998 *
Caldwell
W 90–76
5–3
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY
December 27, 1998 *
at Notre Dame
L 88–99
5–4
Edmund P. Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
January 4, 1999
Mount St. Mary's
W 78–77
6–4 (3–1)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY
January 7, 1999
Monmouth
W 79–78
7–4 (4–1)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY
January 9, 1999
at Central Connecticut State
W 83–79
8–4 (5–1)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT
January 11, 1999
Long Island Battle of Brooklyn
W 74–68
9–4 (6–1)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY
January 13, 1999
Fairleigh Dickinson
W 80–71
10–4 (7–1)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY
January 18, 1999
Central Connecticut State
W 86–80
11–4 (8–1)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY
January 21, 1999
at Wagner
W 93–77
12–4 (9–1)
Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY
January 23, 1999
Saint Francis (PA)
W 70–55
13–4 (10–1)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY
January 28, 1999
at Robert Morris
L 75–76
13–5 (10–2)
Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, PA
January 30, 1999
at Saint Francis (PA)
W 85–84
14–5 (11–2)
DeGol Arena Loretto, PA
February 4, 1999
Quinnipiac
W 89–75
15–5 (12–2)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY
February 6, 1999
Fairleigh Dickinson
L 73–77
15–6 (12–3)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY
February 11, 1999
at Quinnipiac
W 95–74
16–6 (13–3)
Burt Kahn Court Hamden, CT
February 14, 1999
at Long Island
W 94–81
17–6 (14–3)
Schwartz Athletic Center Brooklyn, NY
February 16, 1999
UMBC
W 87–77
18–6 (15–3)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY
February 18, 1999
at Mount St. Mary's
W 83–70
19–6 (16–3)
Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD
February 20, 1999
at UMBC
L 66–81
19–7 (16–4)
Retriever Activities Center Baltimore, MD
1999 NEC tournament
February 27, 1999
vs. Fairleigh Dickinson Quarterfinals
W 65–58
20–7
Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY
February 28, 1999
vs. Mount St. Mary's Semifinals
L 66–68
20–8
Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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References