Saint Francis (PA)

Official Name: 
Saint Francis College of Pennsylvania
Nickname: 
Red Flash
Mailing Address: 

301 Stokes Center
Loretto, PA 15940-0600

Website: 
www.sfuathletics.com
Telephone: 
(814) 472-3128
Fax: 
(814) 472-3044
Enrollment: 
2,000
Arena: 

DeGol Arena in Maurice Stokes Athletic Center
Capacity: 3,500
Year Opened: 1972

School Colors: 
Red and White
Conference: 

Northeast (since 1982)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(1) 1991
0-1 record (.000)

NIT Appearances: 

(3) 1954, 1955, and 1958
3-4 record (.429)
Finished 4th in 1955

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(1) 1948
0-1 record (.000)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Dr. William Skip Hughes (21 years from 1946-66, 293-206-1 record, .587)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Joe Anderson (2,301 points from 1988-91)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Maurice Stokes (1,819 from 1953-55 when school was classified as a small college, rebounding statistics weren't kept in 1951-52)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Larry Lewis (46 points as senior vs. St. Vincent on 2/10/69)

All-American Selections: 

(1) C Maurice Stokes (1955)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Larry Lewis (46 vs. St. Vincent, Pa.)
February 10, 1969 (senior/16.7 ppg)

1

2

Total

St Francis

47

64

111

St. Vincent

46

42

88

St Francis

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Lewis

16-31

14-19

46

Aden

1

0-0

2

Copeland

8

3-5

19

Vanler

7

0-1

14

Snodgrass

9

2-2

20

Kerr

1

4-4

6

Delphin

1

0-0

2

Morrell

1

0-0

2

Shute

0

0-0

0

Totals

44

23-31

111

Percentages

.742

St. Vincent

Name

FG

FT

PTS

O'Shea

14

2-4

30

Lauter

3

0-0

6

Piesha

12

5-9

29

DiMuzio

3

3-4

9

Ostrosky

1

3-4

5

Yerep

2

0-0

4

Berrier

0

4-4

4

Nash

0

1-1

1

Totals

35

18-27

88

Percentages

.667
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Francis McCreesch

2

1919-20

20-5

.800

1920

11-2

John Loughran

4

1921-24

51-20

.718

1921

14-2

Jim Mahon

1

1925

20-13

.606

1925

20-13

Emmet Russell

1

1926

21-9

.700

1926

21-9

Eugene Stringer

3

1927-31-32

18-26

.409

1932

7-7

William Donahue

3

1928-30

21-21

.500

1929

10-3

Francis Salony

4

1939-42

25-33

.431

1940

9-8

Terrence Burns

1

1943

1-2-1

.333

1943

1-2-1

Max Cook

1

1946

0-3

.000

1946

0-3

Dr. William "Skip" Hughes

21

1946-66

293-206-1

.587

1951

19-4

John Clark

3

1967-69

55-20

.733

1967

20-6

John Hiller

2

1970-71

28-22

.560

1971

15-10

Dick Conover

2

1972-73

17-34

.333

1972

12-13

Pete Lonergan

5

1974-78

70-61

.534

1974, 1977, and 1978

15-11

Dave Magarity

5

1979-83

60-76

.441

1981

17-10

Kevin Porter

4

1984-87

42-68

.380

1984

12-15

Jim Baron

5

1988-92

74-71

.510

1991

24-8

Tom McConnell

7

1993-99

85-105

.447

1998

17-10

Bobby Jones

9

2000-08

85-167

.337

2005

15-13

Don Friday

3

2009-11

26-63

.292

2010

11-19
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,010-1,021 (.497) from 1919 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Hughes (1-5-1) succeeded Cook after three games in 1945-46
  • St. Francis (PA) moved up to major-college status in 1956
  • The school did not field a team in 1943-44 and 1944-45 during World War II and from 1932-33 through 1937-38.