1998–99 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

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.

1998–99 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	20–8 (16–4 NEC)
Head coach	Ron Ganulin (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Glenn Braica (10th season) Ed Custodio (1st season)
Home arena	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex

1998–99 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UMBC	17	–	3		.850			19	–	9		.679
St. Francis Brooklyn	16	–	4		.800			20	–	8		.714
Robert Morris	12	–	8		.600			15	–	12		.556
Central Connecticut	11	–	9		.550			19	–	13		.594
Long Island	10	–	10		.500			10	–	17		.370
Mount St. Mary's†	10	–	10		.500			15	–	15		.500
Fairleigh Dickinson	9	–	11		.450			12	–	16		.429
Wagner	7	–	13		.350			9	–	18		.333
Saint Francis (PA)	7	–	13		.350			9	–	17		.346
Quinnipiac	6	–	14		.300			9	–	18		.333
Monmouth	5	–	15		.250			5	–	21		.192
† 1999 NEC tournament winner

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).

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 Ron Ganulin (LIU Brooklyn '67) Assistant coach(es) Glenn Braica (Queens College '89) Ed Custodio (St. Francis College '98) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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.