The 2017–18 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Terrier's home games were played at the Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1981. They were coached by Glenn Braica, who was in his eighth year at the helm of the Terriers. The Terriers finished the season 13–18, 10–8 in NEC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 5 seed in the NEC tournament, they lost LIU Brooklyn in the quarterfinals.

Previous season The Terriers finished the 2016–17 season 4–27, 2–16 in NEC play. It marked the first time since the 1993–94 season that the Terriers finished 10th in the NEC. It also represented the second consecutive losing season for the Terriers and the first season in Braica's tenure that the Terriers missed the NEC tournament.

Offseason The Terriers had three freshman transfer from the program after only one year: Robert Montgomery Jr., Gianni Ford, and Jahmel Bodrick. All three played significant minutes last season; Ford, and Bodrick averaged 14.5 minutes per game, and Montgomery averaged 18.7 minutes per game.

The Terriers added two freshman guards, Jalen Jordan and Chauncey Hawkins, and a junior college transfer Milja Cosic. Jordan, a 6'3" guard, finished his high school career in 2016, averaging 17.5 points a game as a senior and scored over 1,000 career points. Hawkins, a 5'8" guard, earned first-team All-North Jersey honors this past season after averaging 19.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 3.4 steals. Cosic, a 6'6" forward, will have three years of eligibility after playing one season at Frank Phillips College in Borger, Texas. Last season, Cosic played in only 15 games for the Plainsmen after suffering an early-season ankle injury, and averaged 6.9 points and 4.2 rebounds per game in 22.0 minutes per contest.

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Robert Montgomery Jr. 5 F 6'7" 215 Freshman Gaithersburg, Maryland Transferred to Indian Hills Community College Gianni Ford 3 G 6'0" 155 Freshman Brooklyn, New York Transferred to Blinn College Jahmel Bodrick 15 F 6'6" 230 Freshman Bronx, New York Transferred to Ranger College

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Milija Cosic 21 PF 6'6" 220 Junior Belgrade, Serbia Junior college transfer from Frank Phillips College

Class of 2017 signees

Preseason In a poll of league coaches at the NEC media day, the Terriers were picked to finish in last place.

Roster

Schedule and results

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!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season

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Awards and honors Rasheem Dunn Selected to the 2017–18 NEC men's basketball All-Conference second team

Jalen Jordan Selected to the 2017–18 NEC men's basketball All-Rookie team 3x rookie of the week

Chauncey Hawkins

1x rookie of the week

See also

2017–18 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball team

References