BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, NY – The Collegeinsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) selection committee has announced that the St. Francis Brooklyn men's basketball team will face Hampton in the first round of the CIT on Thursday, March 21, at 7 p.m., on CBS Digital. The first round meeting takes place in the Convocation Center in Hampton, VA.
The Terriers (17-15, 9-9 NEC) are set to make their first-ever appearance in the CIT Postseason Tournament. It is St. Francis Brooklyn's first appearance in a national postseason tournament since it earned an automatic berth to the 2015 National Invitation Tournament (NIT). In the 2015 NIT, the Terriers traveled to Richmond and fell to the Spiders, 84-74, in the first round.
St. Francis Brooklyn head coach
Glenn Braica has guided the Terriers to two of their last five national postseason tournament appearances. The berth to the 2015 NIT marked the first time that the Terriers qualified for a postseason tournament since the 1963 NIT.
Hampton (15-16, 9-7 Big South) wrapped up its first regular season as a member of the Big South and knocked off Longwood, 77-71, in the first round of the conference tournament on March 5. The Pirates were defeated by Campbell, 86-77, in the second round of the Big South tournament on March 7. Hampton is led by Jermaine Marrow who is tied for fourth in the NCAA in scoring with 25.3 points per game. Marrow was named to the All-Big South First Team and finished the regular season with eight 30-plus point performances and dropped a career-high 40 against High Point.
The Terriers have posted 17 victories, their most since they recorded a program record-tying 23 wins in 2014-15. They went 11-3 at the Pope Physical Education Center and registered eight non-conference wins, their most since they posted a program record of nine in the 2013-14 season. The 11 wins at the Pope are the most for the Terriers since they tallied 13 during 2014-15.
Sophomore guard
Jalen Jordan has led the Terriers in scoring with 15.1 points per game, which is tied for ninth in the Northeast Conference (NEC). The guard scored 20 or more points in a game eight times this season. The Terriers are 6-2 this season when Jordan scores 20-plus points. He was tabbed to the All-NEC Second Team following a successful sophomore season on Remsen Street.
Graduate guard
Glenn Sanabria earned All-NEC Third Team honors as announced by the conference at the conclusion of the regular season. The guard is second on the team in scoring and tied for 17th in the league averaging 12.5 points per contest. In conference play, the guard poured in 13.4 points and swiped 1.6 steals per game, which were the third-most in the league. Sanabria ranks 12
th on the Terriers all-time scoring list with 1,342 career points.
To purchase tickets to the first round of the 2019 CIT featuring St. Francis Brooklyn and Hampton call the Hampton University ticket office at 757-728-6828 or visit
Ticketmaster.com. General admission tickets will be sold for $10, senior citizen (55+) and student rates are $5.
2019 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament Schedule:
First & Second Rounds
March 18-25
Quarterfinals
March 27-31
Semifinals
April 2
Championship
April 4
