2011–12 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

Although, the Terriers lost several key pieces to their team via graduation, including St. Francis College all-time leading scorer, Ricky Cadell, and Akeem Bennett.

[2] These losses led in part to their NEC coaches preseason poll selection to finish 11th.

To begin the year, the Terriers lost 3 close games to Seton Hall, Lafayette and Hofstra.

After their 2-game winning streak, the Terriers lost to the surging Wagner Seahawks, which went on to defeat 13th ranked Pittsburgh.

Heading into Rivalry Week the Terriers were set to play 2 matches against LIU and at stake was 1st place in the NEC.

[10] Yet the Terriers were swept, losing both games, including the Battle of Brooklyn ending their hopes of a regular season championship.

The Terriers then bounced back and beat Quinnipiac on the road, taking the season series 2–0 and clinching a NEC Tournament spot with 3 games left to play.

The Terriers made a quick exit from the tournament losing to Quinnipiac 72–80 in the first round of play.