1987–88 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

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1987–88
ECAC Metro
Record11–18 (5–11 NEC)
Head coach
Home arenaGeneroso Pope Athletic Complex
Seasons
1987–88 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Fairleigh Dickinson 13 3   .813 23 7   .767
Marist* 13 3   .813 18 9   .667
Monmouth 11 5   .688 16 13   .552
Robert Morris 9 7   .563 14 14   .500
Long Island
8 8   .500 14 14   .500
Loyola (MD) 6 10   .375 8 22   .267
St. Francis (NY) 5 11   .313 11 18   .379
Saint Francis (PA) 4 12   .250 7 20   .259
Wagner 3 13   .188 9 18   .333
AP Poll


*Ineligible for conference tournament

The 1987–88 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Bob Valvano, who was in his fourth 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, although at this time the conference was known as the ECAC Metro Conference.

The Terriers finished their season at 11–18 overall and 5–11 in conference play.[1][2] They qualified for the NEC Tournament with the 6th seed and beat Robert Morris in the opening round before losing to Monmouth in the semifinals.

Roster

1987–88 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F
Darwin Purdie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr Wilmington, Delaware
G
Rodney Henry 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
G
Juan Jorge 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
G
Chris Palermo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
G
John Flannigan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So
Andre Kibbler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So
C Stefan Jensen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
So
G
Kevin Israel 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr
G
John Szymczyk 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
Fred Cooper 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 28, 1987*
St. Joseph's
W 107–55  1–0
Brooklyn, NY
December 3, 1987*
at Manhattan L 73–85  1–1
Bronx, NY
December 5, 1987*
Rider W 118–115 2OT 2–1
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (550)
Brooklyn, NY
December , 1987*
Southampton W 75–58  3–1
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (507)
Brooklyn, NY
December 9, 1987*
at 
Morgan State
L 59–61 OT 3–2
Baltimore, MD
December 12, 1987
at 
Long Island
Battle of Brooklyn
L 63–66  3–3
(0–1)
Brooklyn, NY
December , 1987*
Staten Island
W 68–66  4–3
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,021)
Brooklyn, NY
January 6, 1988
at Marist L 48–52  4–4
(0–2)
Poughkeepsie, NY
January 11, 1988*
Hofstra W 66–58  5–4
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (750)
Brooklyn, NY
January 14, 1988
at Loyola (MD) L 57–78  5–5
(0–3)
Baltimore, MD
January 16, 1988*
at Central Florida L 79–80  5–6
UCF Gymnasium (444)
Orlando, FL
January 18, 1988*
at Florida International L 86–97  5–7
Miami, FL
January 21, 1988
Saint Francis (PA) W 61–58  6–7
(1–3)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (750)
Brooklyn, NY
January 23, 1988
Robert Morris W 66–53  7–7
(2–3)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (575)
Brooklyn, NY
January 25, 1988
at Fairleigh Dickinson L 61–78  7–8
(2–4)
 (1,000)
Rutherford, NJ
January 27, 1988
at Monmouth W 67–65  8–8
(3–4)
West Long Branch, NJ
January 30, 1988
at Wagner W 70–69  9–8
(4–4)
Staten Island, NY
February , 1988*
Pace
L 65–68  9–9
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (850)
Brooklyn, NY
February 6, 1988
Long Island L 62–71  9–10
(4–5)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,050)
Brooklyn, NY
February 8, 1988*
at Central Connecticut L 61–68  9–11
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (702)
Brooklyn, NY
February 10, 1988
Marist L 43–59  9–12
(4–6)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,800)
Brooklyn, NY
February 13, 1988
Fairleigh Dickinson L 54–71  9–13
(4–7)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (750)
Brooklyn, NY
February 18, 1988
Loyola (MD) L 62–66  9–14
(4–8)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (550)
Brooklyn, NY
February 25, 1988
at Saint Francis (PA) L 60–67  9–15
(4–9)
Loretto, PA
February 27, 1988
at Robert Morris L 58–91  9–16
(4–10)
Moon Township, PA
March 1, 1988
Monmouth L 53–73  9–17
(4–11)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (450)
Brooklyn, NY
March 3, 1988
Wagner W 66–64  10–17
(5–11)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (550)
Brooklyn, NY
ECAC Metro tournament
March 6, 1988
(7) at (4) Robert Morris
Quarterfinal
W 59–56  11–17
Moon Township, PA
March 8, 1988
(7) vs. (2) Monmouth
Semifinal
L 48–61  11–18
 (3,172)
Rutherford, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time
.

NEC awards

  • Andre Kibbler, Rookie of the Year

References

  1. ^ "FINAL 1988 DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  2. ^ "1987-88 FINAL STANDINGS" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved March 29, 2019.