Flash Points:
- SFU Men's Basketball has accepted an invitation to play in the CollegeInsiders.com Tournament (CIT).
- The Red Flash travels to Jacksonville on Tuesday, March 14 for a 7 p.m. tipoff in the Hugh Durham Classic.
- The CIT, a 32-team bracket, first round, second round and quarterfinals matchups will be broadcast on Facebook Live.
- Saint Francis returns to the CIT after playing Bowling Green in the first round of the 2015 CIT.
- SFU earned a postseason bid after a run to the NEC Championship game.
LORETTO, Pa. – After an exciting run through the NEC Tournament to the NEC Championship game, the Saint Francis Men's Basketball team has accepted an invitation to participate in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT). The Red Flash returns to the CIT after playing Bowling Green in the first round in 2015.
The Red Flash will meet Jacksonville in the First Round of this year's tournament in the Hugh Durham Classic, named after Jacksonville's former Head Coach. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14. Jacksonville is hosting its first ever postseason tournament game.
The CIT bracket consists of 32 teams. The first round matchups will be announced on Sunday, March 12, with first round games played on March 13-15. All first round, second round and quarterfinals games will be broadcast through Facebook Live on the CIT's Facebook page.
The Red Flash, led by Head Coach
Rob Krimmel, is 16-16 overall this year. SFU went 11-7 in NEC games during the regular season to earn the No. 4 seed in the NEC Tournament.
Saint Francis advanced to the NEC Semifinals with a 100-78 win over Bryant in the NEC Quarterfinals, which was hosted at DeGol Arena, SFU's first home NEC Tournament game under the current tournament format, installed in 2002.
In the NEC Semifinals, NEC Rookie of the Year
Keith Braxton (Glassboro, N.J./The Lawrenceville School) hit a buzzer-beating three, which appeared as the No. 1 play on SportsCenter's Top 10 plays, to send the Red Flash to its first NEC Championship game since 1991, when it won the NEC Title.
Saint Francis held a 31-23 lead at halftime in Tuesday's NEC Championship Game at Mount St. Mary's, but The Mount responded with a big run to start the second half to pull away for the win.
Saint Francis will make its sixth postseason tournament appearance in program history. The Red Flash has appeared in the NCAA Tournament once (1991), the NIT three times (1954, 1955, 1958) and will make its second appearance in the CIT (2015).
