1990–91 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

1990–91
St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
1990–91 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	15–14 (8–8 NEC)
Head coach	Rich Zvosec (3rd season);
Assistant coach	Glenn Braica (2nd season)
Home arena	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex
	Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

1990–91 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Saint Francis (PA)†	13	–	3	.813	24	–	8	.750
Fairleigh Dickinson	13	–	3	.813	22	–	9	.710
Robert Morris*	12	–	4	.750	17	–	11	.607
Monmouth	10	–	6	.625	19	–	8	.704
St. Francis (NY)	8	–	8	.500	15	–	14	.517
Mount St. Mary's*	6	–	10	.375	8	–	19	.296
Long Island	4	–	12	.250	10	–	18	.357
Marist	4	–	12	.250	6	–	22	.214
Wagner	2	–	14	.125	4	–	26	.133

† AP Poll *Ineligible for conference tournament

The 1990–91 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Rich Zvosec, who was in his third 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 15–14 overall and 8–8 in conference play.^[1]^[2] At the end of the regular season Rich Zvosec was named NEC Coach of the Year and Ron Arnold was named NEC Newcomer of the Year.

Over 29 games, Lester James made 149 field-goals on 215 field-goal attempts, producing a 69.3 field-goal percentage that is 16th all-time in NCAA history.^[3]

Roster

1990–91 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	Kent Bayant	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr
G	Kevin Israel	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	—	Sr
G	Eric Cheers	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr
C	Lester James	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr
G	Lynn Smith	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
G	John Arnold	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr
F	Brian Jones	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
F	Allen West	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr
G	Steve Canicato	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr
C	Thomas Johnson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Jr
F	Ron Arnold	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So	Rice High School	New York, NY
G	Louis Myers	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So
C	Nerim Gjonbala	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So

Head coach

Rich Zvosec (Defiance '83)

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 , 1990*	at Maryland Eastern Shore	L 75–81	0–1	Princess Anne, MD
November , 1990*	Columbia	L 82–88	0–2	Brooklyn, NY
November , 1990*	Maryland Eastern Shore	W 84–64	1–2	Brooklyn, NY
November , 1990*	Liberty	W 63–50	2–2	Brooklyn, NY
December , 1990*	Brooklyn	W 75–66	3–2	Brooklyn, NY
December , 1990*	at Hofstra	L 74–76	3–3	Hempstead, NY
December , 1990*	Vermont	L 92–94	3–4	Brooklyn, NY
December , 1990	Robert Morris	L 59–82	3–5 (0–1)	Brooklyn, NY
December , 1990	at Saint Francis (PA)	L 88–98	3–6 (0–2)	Loretto, PA
December , 1990	at Long Island	W 96–86	4–6 (1–2)	Brooklyn, NY
December , 1990*	at Colgate	W 91–76	5–6	Hamilton, NY
January , 1990	Mount St. Mary's	L 81–87	5–7 (1–3)	Brooklyn, NY
January 17, 1990	Monmouth	W 84–74	6–7 (2–3)	Brooklyn, NY
January , 1990	Wagner	W 87–71	7–7 (3–3)	Brooklyn, NY
January , 1991	at Fairleigh Dickinson	L 68–83	7–8 (3–4)	Hackensack, NJ
January , 1991	at Marist	W 80–63	8–8 (4–4)	Poughkeepsie, NY
January , 1991	Saint Francis (PA)	W 105–96	9–8 (5–4)	Brooklyn, NY
January , 1991	Robert Morris	L 66–69	9–9 (5–5)	Brooklyn, NY
January , 1991*	Morgan State	W 86–83	10–9	Brooklyn, NY
January , 1991	at Mount St. Mary's	W 88–77	11–9 (6–5)	Emmitsburg, MD
February 9, 1991	Long Island Battle of Brooklyn	L 115–117 ^2OT	11–10 (6–6)	Brooklyn, NY
February , 1991*	at Brooklyn	L 61–74	11–11	(200) Brooklyn, NY
February , 1991	at Wagner	W 95–90	12–11 (7–6)	Brooklyn, NY
February 16, 1991	at Monmouth	W 54–52	13–11 (8–6)	West Long Branch, NJ
February , 1991*	at Liberty	W 71–67	14–11	Lynchburg, VA
February , 1991	Marist	L 80–84	14–12 (8–7)	Brooklyn, NY
February , 1991	Fairleigh Dickinson	L 63–78	14–13 (8–8)	Brooklyn, NY
1991 NEC tournament
February , 1991	Long Island First Round	W 95–80	15–13	Brooklyn, NY
February 28, 1991	at Saint Francis (PA) Semifinal	L 70–96	15–14	Loretto, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time .

Awards

Ron Arnold

Northeast Conference Newcomer of the Year

Second Team All-Conference pick

References

^ "FINAL 1991 DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
^ "1990-91 FINAL STANDINGS" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
^ "Official 2007 NCAA men's basketball records book" (pdf). NCAApublications.com. p. 18. Retrieved January 10, 2020.

[1] "FINAL 1991 DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved July 29, 2016.

[2] "1990-91 FINAL STANDINGS" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved July 29, 2016.

[3] "Official 2007 NCAA men's basketball records book" (pdf). NCAApublications.com. p. 18. Retrieved January 10, 2020.

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