Rob Krimmel is likely one of the higher tales of this 12 months’s March Insanity. He’s been at Saint Francis since 1996: 4 seasons as a participant, 12 seasons as an assistant and the final 13 as the top coach. For the primary time in these 29 years, he might be heading to the NCAA Match. That’s a beautiful story and the form of factor that he’ll keep in mind without end, however it is a group that’s going to have their work lower out for them.
The Purple Flash are below .500 this season. On Feb. 15, they had been sitting at 10-17 total and 5-8 within the NEC, a recreation forward of final place. They closed the common season with three straight OT wins and within the NEC event knocked off Wagner, LIU and Central Connecticut, the latter two on the street, to get to the Huge Dance. This can be a group that ranks sub-300 total on KenPom. The closest they saved it with a high-major program this season was a 17-point loss at Georgetown. They misplaced 111-57 at Maryland in December.
Benefit from the journey whereas it lasts, as a result of it gained’t final lengthy.
Rob Dauster
