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

St. Francis College , mottoeng = My God, My All , established = , type = Private college , chancellor = , president = Miguel Martinez-Saenz , provost = Jennifer Lancas ...

during the

1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season concluded in the 64-team 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament whose finals were held at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Connecticut Huskies earned their first nat ...

. The team was coached by

Ron Ganulin Ron Ganulin (born May 15, 1945) is an American basketball coach. He is an assistant men's basketball coach at St. Francis College in Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York. Ganulin served as the head men's basketball coach at New York Institute of Technol ...

, 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 Generoso Pope Athletic Complex, also known as The Pope, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is located on Remsen Street, between Court and Clinton Streets, within the St. Francis College campus. The Po ...

. 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 Alvin Jerome Young (born November 12, 1975) is an American professional basketball player. Early life Young was raised in Brooklyn, New York, where he attended Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School. He learned to play basketball at the church wher ...

(25.1).

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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