Saint Francis University

Saint Francis Men’s Basketball Team Selected Sixth In NEC Preseason Coaches Poll

                                                                                        

LORETTO, Pa. (Oct. 31, 2007) – The Saint Francis men’s basketball team has raised its own expectations heading into the 2007-08 season, and the Northeast Conference coaches agree that the team will move up in the standings after predicting the Red Flash to finish sixth in the 11-team league as the NEC preseason coaches’ poll was released on Wednesday.

 

The top eight teams in the NEC qualify for the conference tournament, which will be held Mar. 6, 9 and 12^th at the home site of the highest seeds.

 

Saint Francis, which was tied with Central Connecticut State to finish sixth in the poll, has finished last in the conference the past two seasons with a young team, but it returns 12 lettermen and five starters to a team that wrapped up the 2006-07 season with four wins in its last five games – including the last three. The sixth-place vote is the highest for SFU since the coaches predicted the Red Flash would finish fourth in 2004-05.

 

Sacred Heart received eight first-place votes and was selected to finish first by the league’s head coaches, while Robert Morris received the remaining three first-place votes and was selected second. Wagner, Mount St. Mary’s, and Quinnipiac rounded out the top five selections.

 

In addition to the preseason coaches’ poll, the NEC released its preseason All-Conference Team, which consists of DeMario Anderson (Guard, Quinnipiac), Tristan Blackwood (Guard, Central Connecticut State), Robert Hines (Forward, St. Francis-NY), A.J. Jackson (Forward, Robert Morris) and Tony Lee (Guard, Robert Morris). All five players are seniors during the 2007-08 campaign.

 

Northeast Conference 2007-08 Men’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Poll

1- Sacred Heart (8)

2- Robert Morris (3)

3- Wagner

4- Mount St. Mary’s

5- Quinnipiac

6- Saint Francis University

6- Central Connecticut State

8- St. Francis-NY

9- Fairleigh Dickinson

10- Monmouth

11- Long Island

 

2007-08 Northeast Conference Preseason All-Conference Team

DeMario Anderson           - Quinnipiac

Tristan Blackwood            – Central Connecticut State

Robert Hines                     – St. Francis-NY

AJ Jackson                        – Robert Morris

Tony Lee                           – Robert Morris

 

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