1988–89 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 1988–89 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Rich Zvosec, who was in his first 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.

1988–89 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	11–16 (5–11 NEC)
Head coach	Rich Zvosec (1st season)
Home arena	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex

1988–89 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Robert Morris†	12	–	4		.750			21	–	9		.700
Fairleigh Dickinson	11	–	5		.688			17	–	12		.586
Marist*	9	–	7		.563			13	–	15		.464
Monmouth	9	–	7		.563			15	–	13		.536
Long Island	7	–	9		.438			9	–	19		.321
Loyola (MD)	7	–	9		.438			10	–	18		.357
Saint Francis (PA)	6	–	10		.375			13	–	16		.448
Wagner	6	–	10		.375			11	–	16		.407
St. Francis (NY)	5	–	11		.313			11	–	16		.407
† 1989 NEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for conference tournament

The Terriers finished their season at 11–16 overall and 5–11 in conference play.

Roster

1988–89 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) — Sr Wilmington, Delaware G Rodney Henry 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Sr F Juan Jorge 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr G Chris Palermo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sr F Anthony Robinson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr F Steve Mickens 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr G John Flannigan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Jr G Kevin Israel 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) — So G John Szymczyk 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So C Jimmy Guy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — So G John Arnold 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) — Fr G Steve Canicato 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Fr	Head coach Rich Zvosec (Defiance '83) Assistant coach(es) 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 , 1988*	Winthrop	W 58–56	1–0	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (750) Brooklyn, NY
November , 1988	at Wagner	L 85–86	1–1 (0–1)	Sutter Gymnasium (501) Staten Island, NY
December , 1988*	Morgan State	W 74–68	2–1	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,231) Brooklyn, NY
December , 1988*	Pratt Institute	W 114–33	3–1	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (150) Brooklyn, NY
December 13, 1988*	at Wright State	L 74–75	3–2	Nutter Center (2,026) Fairborn, OH
December , 1988*	at Dartmouth	L 92–103	3–3	Leede Arena (1,225) Hanover, NH
December , 1988*	vs. U.S. International	W 92–78	4–3	Leede Arena (250) Hanover, NH
December , 1988*	Medgar Evers	W 100–54	5–3	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (350) Brooklyn, NY
December , 1988*	at San Diego State	L 72–91	5–4	Peterson Gym (1,964) San Diego, CA
December , 1988*	at U.S. International	L 77–95	5–5	(316)
December , 1988*	at Southern Utah State	L 58–109	5–6	Centrum Arena (2,009) Cedar City, UT
January , 1989	Loyola (MD)	L 83–86	5–7 (0–2)	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,223) Brooklyn, NY
January , 1989	at Fairleigh Dickinson	L 64–71	5–8 (0–3)	Rothman Center (1,217) Hackensack, NJ
January , 1989	at Saint Francis (PA)	L 68–90	5–9 (0–4)	Maurice Stokes Athletic Center (1,153) Loretto, PA
January , 1989	at Robert Morris	L 56–86	5–10 (0–5)	Charles L. Sewall Center (600) Moon Township, PA
January , 1989*	Brooklyn	W 68–55	6–10	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (523) Brooklyn, NY
January 25, 1989	Monmouth	L 47–57	6–11 (0–6)	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (351) Brooklyn, NY
January , 1989	Wagner	L 83–84 OT	6–12 (0–7)	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (528) Brooklyn, NY
February , 1989	at Long Island	L 96–102	6–13 (0–8)	Schwartz Athletic Center (301) Brooklyn, NY
February , 1989	Marist	W 87–78	7–13 (1–8)	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (764) Brooklyn, NY
February , 1989	Fairleigh Dickinson	W 73–71	8–13 (2–8)	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (563) Brooklyn, NY
February 6, 1989	at Monmouth	L 58–82	8–14 (2–9)	William T. Boylan Gymnasium (351) West Long Branch, NJ
February , 1989	at Marist	W 82–77	9–14 (3–9)	McCann Field House (2,718) Poughkeepsie, NY
February , 1989	at Loyola (MD)	L 82–88	9–15 (3–10)	Reitz Arena (952) Baltimore, MD
February 20, 1989	Long Island Battle of Brooklyn	L 77–79 OT	9–16 (3–11)	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (754) Brooklyn, NY
February , 1989	Saint Francis (PA)	W 74–60	10–16 (4–11)	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,032) Brooklyn, NY
February , 1989	Robert Morris	W 72–71	11–16 (5–11)	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (643) Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.