http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/players/jalen_cannon/182347 Recent articles about Jalen Cannon en-us Shane Gibson scored a game-high 28 points, including the game-clinching free throws, as Sacred Heart beat St. Francis (N.Y.) 66-65 Saturday in a Northeast Conference showdown. Justin Swidowski added 14 points, and Phil Gaetano chipped in 11 points and nine assists for Sacred Heart (4-9, 2-0). Following Ben Mockford's 3-pointer that put the Terriers ahead 65-62 at the 2:37 left to play, Gibson's layup with 1:09 remaining cut the lead to just one, 65-64. Fouled by Akeem Johnson with only 5 seconds left to play, Gibson knocked down two free throws to give Sacred Heart the win. Ahead 33-28 at halftime, St. Francis (5-8, 1-1) pushed the lead to 46-35 on Jalen Cannon's layup with 16:05 remaining. Sacred Heart answered with a 12-1 run to tie the game at 47. Swidowski scored 10 points during the stretch, including seven straight. Cannon led the Terriers with 20 points and 16 rebounds. Sat, 05 Jan 2013 18:55:45 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/sacred_heart_66_st_francis_ny_65/12586225 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/sacred_heart_66_st_francis_ny_65/12586225 Sacred Heart 66, St. Francis (NY) 65 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/sacred_heart_66_st_francis_ny_65/12586225 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png December 15, 2012; Brooklyn, NY, USA; St. John’s Red Storm guard Amir Garrett (22) shoots over St. Francis Terriers forward Jalen Cannon (5) during the second half of an NCAA men’s basketball game at the Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports12/15/2012 7:32:18 PM After the not-so-surprising move of the “Catholic Seven” declaring their independence from the Big East, rumors circulated about the possible future for these schools – and possibly other schools. Depaul, Georgetown, St. John’s, Villanova, Providence, Seton Hall, and Marquette compose the now notorious “Catholic Seven,” and are now leaving the Big East because of the lack of emphasis on the basketball program. They have lost their identity amidst the sea of football revenue, and they have finally decided to walk away from the conference. For the Catholic Seven, who lack football programs, basketball is a major part of their universities, and without their identity, they are just another university. ... Tue, 18 Dec 2012 05:29:21 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/the_catholic_revolution/12461188 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/the_catholic_revolution/12461188 The Catholic Revolution http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/the_catholic_revolution/12461188 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Jalen Cannon finished with 20 points on 10-of-12 shooting to lead three players in double-digit scoring as St. Francis (NY) beat Brown in overtime 76-72 Saturday in nonconference play. Tied at 58, Cannon's jump shot with 1:12 left in the second half put St. Francis (2-2) on top 60-58. Cedric Kuakumensah answered for Brown (2-3), making a layup with 33 seconds left to tie it up at 60. Brent Jones missed the potential winning jumper, sending the game into overtime. Brown jumped out to a 64-63 lead halfway through overtime, but St. Francis would respond with an 8-0 run over the next two minutes to take the lead 71-64. Ben Mockford finished with 14 points, including eight in overtime, while Kevin Douglas scored six in the overtime period for the Terriers, and totaled 17 points for the game. Sean McGonagill led Brown with 23 points, but recorded six turnovers. Sat, 24 Nov 2012 17:17:46 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_francis_ny_beats_brown_76_72_in_ot/12285643 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_francis_ny_beats_brown_76_72_in_ot/12285643 St. Francis (NY) beats Brown 76-72 in OT http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/st_francis_ny_beats_brown_76_72_in_ot/12285643 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Jalen Cannon finished with 20 points on 10-of-12 shooting to lead three players in double-digit scoring as St. Francis (NY) beat Brown in overtime 76-72 Saturday in nonconference play. Tied at 58, Cannon's jump shot with 1:12 left in the second half put St. Francis (2-2) on top 60-58. Cedric Kuakumensah answered for Brown (2-3), making a layup with 33 seconds left to tie it up at 60. Brent Jones missed the potential winning jumper, sending the game into overtime. Brown jumped out to a 64-63 lead halfway through overtime, but St. Francis would respond with an 8-0 run over the next two minutes to take the lead 71-64. Ben Mockford finished with 14 points, including eight in overtime, while Kevin Douglas scored six in the overtime period for the Terriers, and totaled 17 points for the game. Sean McGonagill led Brown with 23 points, but recorded six turnovers. Sat, 24 Nov 2012 17:17:45 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_francis_ny_76_brown_72/12285637 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_francis_ny_76_brown_72/12285637 St. Francis (NY) 76, Brown 72 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/st_francis_ny_76_brown_72/12285637 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Akeem Johnson scored 15 points and Jalen Cannon (13 points, 13 rebounds) recorded a double-double in St. Francis' (N.Y.) 76-65 win over Lafayette on Friday night in the season opener for both teams. Ben Mockford added 14 points off the bench and Kevin Douglas chipped in 13 for the Terriers, who outrebounded Lafayette 41-28. St. Francis led 32-24 at halftime and shot 59.3 percent (16 of 27) from the field in the second half to pull away. Lafayette made 17-of-30 shots in the second half but could not recover from an 8-for-26 showing in the first half. The Terriers shot 27.8 percent (5 of 18) from 3-point range and forced 14 Lafayette turnovers in the win. Sat, 10 Nov 2012 02:49:06 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_francis_ny_76_lafayette_65/12174529 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_francis_ny_76_lafayette_65/12174529 St. Francis (NY) 76, Lafayette 65 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/st_francis_ny_76_lafayette_65/12174529 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Akeem Johnson scored 15 points and Jalen Cannon (13 points, 13 rebounds) recorded a double-double in St. Francis' (N.Y.) 76-65 win over Lafayette on Friday night in the season opener for both teams. Ben Mockford added 14 points off the bench and Kevin Douglas chipped in 13 for the Terriers, who outrebounded Lafayette 41-28. St. Francis led 32-24 at halftime and shot 59.3 percent (16 of 27) from the field in the second half to pull away. Lafayette made 17-of-30 shots in the second half but could not recover from an 8-for-26 showing in the first half. The Terriers shot 27.8 percent (5 of 18) from 3-point range and forced 14 Lafayette turnovers in the win. Sat, 10 Nov 2012 01:31:35 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_francis_ny_tops_lafayette_76_65/12174223 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_francis_ny_tops_lafayette_76_65/12174223 St. Francis (NY) tops Lafayette 76-65 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/st_francis_ny_tops_lafayette_76_65/12174223 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Jalen Cannon scored 13 points and pulled down 19 boards to lead St. Francis (N.Y.) to a 64-56 win over Quinnipiac on Thursday night. Brent Jones added 11 points while both Akeem Johnson and Travis Nichols chipped in 10 apiece for the Terriers (14-12, 11-4 Northeast Conference). St. Francis got back on the winning track after dropping back-to-back games to conference leaders LIU-Brooklyn. Prior to that two-game skid, the Terriers had won a season-high five straight. In this contest, St. Francis led 30-26 at the break and outscored the Bobcats 34-30 in the second half to seal the sweep of the regular-season series. The Terriers also beat the Bobcats on Jan. 5. Garvey Young finished with 14 points to pace Quinnipiac (15-11, 8-7), while Ike Azotam turned in 12 points and 15 rebounds. The Bobcats had their season-high four-game winning streak snapped. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:23:16 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_francis_ny_beats_quinnipiac_64_56/9964447 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_francis_ny_beats_quinnipiac_64_56/9964447 St Francis (NY) beats Quinnipiac 64-56 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/st_francis_ny_beats_quinnipiac_64_56/9964447 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Jalen Cannon scored 13 points and pulled down 19 boards to lead St. Francis (N.Y.) to a 64-56 win over Quinnipiac on Thursday night. Brent Jones added 11 points while both Akeem Johnson and Travis Nichols chipped in 10 apiece for the Terriers (14-12, 11-4 Northeast Conference). St. Francis got back on the winning track after dropping back-to-back games to conference leaders LIU-Brooklyn. Prior to that two-game skid, the Terriers had won a season-high five straight. In this contest, St. Francis led 30-26 at the break and outscored the Bobcats 34-30 in the second half to seal the sweep of the regular-season series. The Terriers also beat the Bobcats on Jan. 5. Garvey Young finished with 14 points to pace Quinnipiac (15-11, 8-7), while Ike Azotam turned in 12 points and 15 rebounds. The Bobcats had their season-high four-game winning streak snapped. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:23:15 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_francis_ny_64_quinnipiac_56/9964441 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_francis_ny_64_quinnipiac_56/9964441 St. Francis (NY) 64, Quinnipiac 56 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/st_francis_ny_64_quinnipiac_56/9964441 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Brent Jones scored 16 points and Jalen Cannon 12 in the second half to lead St. Francis (NY) past Robert Morris 81-68 on Saturday night. The Terriers (11-10, 8-2 Northeast Conference) trailed 31-30 at halftime and 41-35 with 15:33 remaining. They then outscored the Colonials 19-3 over the next 6:21 to take a 54-44 lead on Jones' 3 with 9:12 to play. St. Francis outscored Robert Morris 51-37 in the second half, holding the Colonials to 27.8-percent shooting (10 of 36) in the final 20 minutes. Jones finished with 19 points and Cannon added 13 points and 11 rebounds as St. Francis won its fifth straight and seven out of eight. Travis Nichols chipped in 16 points and Ben Mockford 10 for the Terriers, who shot 52.2 percent (24 of 46). Velton Jones led the Colonials (16-7, 7-3) with 21 points and Coron Williams added 15. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:53:58 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_francis_ny_rallies_past_robert_morris_81_68/9652345 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_francis_ny_rallies_past_robert_morris_81_68/9652345 St. Francis (NY) rallies past Robert Morris 81-68 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/st_francis_ny_rallies_past_robert_morris_81_68/9652345 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Brent Jones scored 16 points and Jalen Cannon 12 in the second half to lead St. Francis (NY) past Robert Morris 81-68 on Saturday night. The Terriers (11-10, 8-2 Northeast Conference) trailed 31-30 at halftime and 41-35 with 15:33 remaining. They then outscored the Colonials 19-3 over the next 6:21 to take a 54-44 lead on Jones' 3 with 9:12 to play. St. Francis outscored Robert Morris 51-37 in the second half, holding the Colonials to 27.8-percent shooting (10 of 36) in the final 20 minutes. Jones finished with 19 points and Cannon added 13 points and 11 rebounds as St. Francis won its fifth straight and seven out of eight. Travis Nichols chipped in 16 points and Ben Mockford 10 for the Terriers, who shot 52.2 percent (24 of 46). Velton Jones led the Colonials (16-7, 7-3) with 21 points and Coron Williams added 15. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:53:58 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_francis_ny_81_robert_morris_68/9652342 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_francis_ny_81_robert_morris_68/9652342 St. Francis (NY) 81, Robert Morris 68 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/st_francis_ny_81_robert_morris_68/9652342 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Brent Jones scored a career-high 15 points and Jalen Cannon had his second straight double-double to help St. Francis (N.Y.) beat Fairleigh Dickinson 62-51 on Saturday. The Terriers (8-9, 5-1 Northeast Conference) trailed 34-32 at halftime and opened the second half with a 12-3 run. St. Francis went up 44-35 with 13:14 remaining and never trailed again. Travis Nichols and Stefan Perunicic each connected on 3-pointers and Matt Milk added four points during the spurt. St. Francis held the Knights to 25.9 percent shooting in the second half (7 of 27), including a 0-for-7 performance from 3-point range. Cannon had 10 points and 12 rebounds and Perunicic finished with 11 points as St. Francis won its fourth straight. Melquan Bolding led the Knights (1-15, 0-6) with 15 points, scoring 14 in the first half. George Goode and Kinu Rochford chipped in 12 points each for Fairleigh Dickinson. Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:30:51 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_francis_ny_defeats_fairleigh_dickinson_62_51/9349634 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_francis_ny_defeats_fairleigh_dickinson_62_51/9349634 St. Francis (NY) defeats Fairleigh Dickinson 62-51 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/st_francis_ny_defeats_fairleigh_dickinson_62_51/9349634 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Brent Jones scored a career-high 15 points and Jalen Cannon had his second straight double-double to help St. Francis (N.Y.) beat Fairleigh Dickinson 62-51 on Saturday. The Terriers (8-9, 5-1 Northeast Conference) trailed 34-32 at halftime and opened the second half with a 12-3 run. St. Francis went up 44-35 with 13:14 remaining and never trailed again. Travis Nichols and Stefan Perunicic each connected on 3-pointers and Matt Milk added four points during the spurt. St. Francis held the Knights to 25.9 percent shooting in the second half (7 of 27), including a 0-for-7 performance from 3-point range. Cannon had 10 points and 12 rebounds and Perunicic finished with 11 points as St. Francis won its fourth straight. Melquan Bolding led the Knights (1-15, 0-6) with 15 points, scoring 14 in the first half. George Goode and Kinu Rochford chipped in 12 points each for Fairleigh Dickinson. Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:30:50 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_francis_ny_62_fairleigh_dickinson_51/9349628 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_francis_ny_62_fairleigh_dickinson_51/9349628 St. Francis (NY) 62, Fairleigh Dickinson 51 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/st_francis_ny_62_fairleigh_dickinson_51/9349628 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Jalen Cannon scored 13 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and St. Francis (N.Y.) had five players score in double figures in an 81-64 Northeast Conference victory over Monmouth (N.J.) on Thursday night. Stefan Perunicic and Brent Jones scored 14 points each, and Travis Nichols and Matt Milk added 12 apiece for the Terriers (7-9, 4-1), who won their third consecutive game. Milk made all six of his shots. St. Francis shot 53.7 percent (29 of 54) overall, including 66.7 percent (20 of 30) in the first half, when it took a 48-28 lead. Monmouth (3-15, 1-4) shot just 27.6 percent (8 of 29) in the first half. The Terriers also had a 49-22 rebounding advantage against the Hawks, their largest edge over any opponent this season. Will Campbell scored 15 points and Jesse Steele had 13 points and six assists to lead Monmouth. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:27:33 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_francis_ny_rolls_over_monmouth_nj_81_64/9310760 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_francis_ny_rolls_over_monmouth_nj_81_64/9310760 St Francis (NY) rolls over Monmouth (NJ) 81-64 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/st_francis_ny_rolls_over_monmouth_nj_81_64/9310760 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Jalen Cannon scored 13 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and St. Francis (N.Y.) had five players score in double figures in an 81-64 Northeast Conference victory over Monmouth (N.J.) on Thursday night. Stefan Perunicic and Brent Jones scored 14 points each, and Travis Nichols and Matt Milk added 12 apiece for the Terriers (7-9, 4-1), who won their third consecutive game. Milk made all six of his shots. St. Francis shot 53.7 percent (29 of 54) overall, including 66.7 percent (20 of 30) in the first half, when it took a 48-28 lead. Monmouth (3-15, 1-4) shot just 27.6 percent (8 of 29) in the first half. The Terriers also had a 49-22 rebounding advantage against the Hawks, their largest edge over any opponent this season. Will Campbell scored 15 points and Jesse Steele had 13 points and six assists to lead Monmouth. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:27:29 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_francis_ny_81_monmouth_nj_64/9310745 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_francis_ny_81_monmouth_nj_64/9310745 St. Francis (NY) 81, Monmouth (NJ) 64 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/st_francis_ny_81_monmouth_nj_64/9310745 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Ben Mockford scored 17 points and Jalen Cannon added 10 points and nine rebounds to lead St. Francis (N.Y.) past Mount St. Mary's 64-54 on Thursday night in the Northeast Conference opener for both teams. Mockford shot 44 percent (7 for 16) from the field and made five 3-pointers in the win. St. Francis (2-4, 1-0) led 14-13 with 11:06 remaining in the first half before using a 14-6 run to take a 28-19 lead into halftime. Mockford opened the second half with a jumper to give St. Francis an 11-point lead, 30-19. Mount St. Mary's (1-5, 0-1) cut the lead to seven, 42-35, with 11:21 left, but the Terriers reeled off another run, this time 21-12, to take a 64-47 lead with 2 minutes to play. Kelvin Parker led Mount St. Mary's with 16 points and Julian Norfleet and Raven Barber each chipped in with 11. Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:23:17 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_francis_ny_beats_mount_st_marys_64_54/8454136 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_francis_ny_beats_mount_st_marys_64_54/8454136 St. Francis (NY) beats Mount St. Mary's 64-54 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/st_francis_ny_beats_mount_st_marys_64_54/8454136 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png