1962–63 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1962–63 St. Francis Terriers Basketball StFrancisBrooklynTerrierswordmark.png Metropolitan New York Conference MTNY 16–7 4–2 Daniel Lynch 15th 69th Regiment Armory4 Brooklyn Quintets Never "Home" https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1962/12/05/80443098.html?pageNumber=62 New York Times 10 December 2019 NIT First Round vs. Miami L 70–71 The 1962–63 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1962–63 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his fifteenth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The team was a member of the Metropolitan New York Conference and played their home games at the 69th Regiment Armory in Manhattan. The Terriers finished the season at 16–7 overall and 4–2 in conference play. The Terriers participated in the 1963 National Invitation Tournament.Fordham Accepts N.I.T. Bid https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1963/02/28/89912774.html?pageNumber=14 New York Times 10 December 2019 St. Francis and Fordham were the only local teams to be invited. They lost in the first round to Miami, 70–71. It was a match-up of the second-best offense in the country, Miami, against the fourth-best defense in the country, St. Francis. The Terriers almost pulled off the upset.Fifty Years Ago: Remembering The 1962-1963 N.I.T. Men's Basketball Team https://sfcathletics.com/news/2013/4/5/MBB_0405135433.aspx St. Francis Athletics 10 December 2019 10 December 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191210195059/https://sfcathletics.com/news/2013/4/5/MBB_0405135433.aspx dead Roster white white #0038A8 #CE1126 1962 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men yes James Raferty 14 F 6 3 SR Ray Nash 1 G 6 0 SR St. Francis Preparatory School Tom Kurowski 44 F 6 1 JR Ted Kotch 40 C 6 8 SO Richie Alexander 30 G 5 11 JR Charlie Novak 54 Frank Pascuzzi 50 John O'Boyle 42 5 9 JR Jim Rishe 24 G 5 10 JR Paul Buckley 32 5 10 JR Lou Boggiano Rich Marquardt 10 Ed Lein F 6 5 George Steinman F 6 4 Daniel Lynch (St. Francis '38) Schedule and results no no no no |- !colspan=12 style="background:#0038A8; border: 2px solid #CE1126;color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular Season December 1, 1962 yes no 1962 Hunter College Hunter Hawks Hunter 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY 84–46St. Francis Defeats Hunter As Raftery and Nash Star https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1962/12/02/89896522.html?pageNumber=255 New York Times 10 December 2019 1–0 December 5, 1962 no 1962 Brooklyn College Brooklyn Kingsmen Brooklyn 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY 70–52Raftery Leads Terriers https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1962/12/06/82129131.html?pageNumber=63 New York Times 10 December 2019 2–0 (1–0) December 8, 1962 yes no 1962 Fairfield University Fairfield Stags Fairfield 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY 57–54 3–0 December 12, 1962 yes no 1962 University of Bridgeport Bridgeport Purple Knights Bridgeport 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY 81–67 4–0 December 15, 1962 yes no 1962 Providence College Providence Friars Providence 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY 67–68 4–1 January 3, 1963 yes yes no 1962 Adelphi University Adelphi Panthers Adelphi 79–47 5–1 January 5, 1963 yes no 1962 Siena College Siena Saints Siena 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY 72–52 6–1 January 9, 1963 yes no 1962 Villanova University Villanova Wildcats Villanova 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY 51–48 7–1 January 12, 1963 yes yes no 1962 Pace university Pace Setters Pace New York, NY 72–47 8–1 January 16, 1963 yes no 1962 Loyola University Maryland Loyola Greyhounds Loyola (MD) 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY 83–65 9–1 January 19, 1963 yes no 1962 St. John's University (New York City) St. John's Red Storm St. John's Alumni Gymnasium Jamaica, NY 52–53 9–2 (1–1) January 26, 1963 yes no 1954-55 Fordham University Fordham Rams Fordham Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY 59–46 10–2 (2–1) January 31, 1963 yes no 1962 City College of New York City College Beavers C.C.N.Y. Wingate Gymnasium New York, NY 61–57Terriers on Road Trip https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/541763009/?terms=St.%2BFrancis%2BLynch Brooklyn Daily Eagle 10 December 2019 11–2 (3–1) February 2, 1963 yes yes no 1962 Le Moyne College Le Moyne Dolphins Le Moyne Le Moyne Activity Center DeWitt, NY 64–65 OTCollege Scores https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/541763154/?terms=St.%2BFrancis%2BLe%2BMoyne Brooklyn Daily Eagle 10 December 2019 11–3 February 3, 1963 yes yes no 1962 Siena College Siena Saints Siena Washington Avenue Armory Albany, NY 51–56 11–4 February 7, 1963 yes yes no 1962 Queens College, City University of New York Queens College Knights Queens Fitzgerald Gymnasium Flushing, NY 83–54College Scores https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/541763360/?terms=St.%2BFrancis%2BQueens Brooklyn Daily Eagle 24 December 2019 12–4 February 9, 1963 yes no 1962 King's College (Pennsylvania) King's College Monarchs King's (PA) 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY 85–68 13–4 February 13, 1963 no 1962 Manhattan College Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY 61–46 14–4 (4–1) February 16, 1963 yes yes no 1962 Saint Peter's University Saint Peter's Peacocks Saint Peter's Jersey City Armory Jersey City, NJ 71–65 15–4 February 23, 1963 no No. 10 1962 New York University NYU Violets NYU 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY 62–76'NYU Loss Hasn't Hurt Our NIT Chances'-Lynch https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/541764005/?terms=St.%2BFrancis%2BLynch Brooklyn Daily Eagle 10 December 2019 15–5 (4–2) February 27, 1963 yes no 1962 Seton Hall University Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY 60–71St. Francis Celebration Didn't Stop Seton Hall https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/543851536/?terms=St.%2BFrancis%2BLynch Brooklyn Daily Eagle 10 December 2019 15–6 March 2, 1963 yes yes no 1962 Iona College Iona Gaels Iona Joseph E. O'Connell Memorial Gymnasium New Rochelle, NY 63–59 16–6 |- !colspan=5 style="background:#0038A8; border: 2px solid #CE1126;color:#FFFFFF;"|National Invitation Tournament March 16, 1963 3:30 pm yes yes no 1962 University of Miami Miami Hurricanes Miami Madison Square Garden New York, NY First Round 70–71Failure to Foul Cost Terriers NIT Victory https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/543856754/?terms=St.%2BFrancis Brooklyn Daily Eagle 10 December 2019 16–7 AP Poll Eastern Time 1963 St. Francis (NY) Cumulative Basketball Statistics http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/E/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1963_599_St.%20Francis%20College%20(New%20York).pdf NCAA.org 10 December 20191962-63 Basketball Schedules for Metropolitan Colleges and Others in East https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1962/11/25/96037291.html?pageNumber=232 New York Times 10 December 2019 1963 National Invitation Tournament Below is the tournament bracket. 1 y Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Villanova 63 DePaul 51 Memphis 70 Fordham 49 Miami (FL) 71 St. Francis (NY) 70 Saint Louis 63 La Salle 61 Villanova 54 Wichita State 53 Canisius 76 Memphis 67 Miami (FL) 96 Providence 106 Marquette 84 Saint Louis 49 Villanova 46 Canisius 61 Providence 70 Marquette 64 Canisius 66 Providence 81 Third place game Villanova 58 Marquette 66 References Category:St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball seasons St. Francis St. Francis Saint Francis Saint Francis