1954–55 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1954–55 St. Francis Terriers Basketball StFrancisBrooklynTerrierswordmark.png Metropolitan New York Conference 17–8 3–3 Daniel Lynch 7th Butler Street GymnasiumII Corps Artillery Armory NAIA District 31 Champions The 1954–1955 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1954–55 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his seventh year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers.ST. FRANCIS TEAM HAS SCORING SKILL http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1954/12/08/84443996.html?pageNumber=48 New York Times 23 May 2016 The team was a member of the Metropolitan New York Conference and played their home games at the Bulter Street Gymnasium in their Cobble Hill, Brooklyn campus and at the II Corps Artillery Armory in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The team was a member of the Metropolitan New York Conference continuously since 1945, although the team first joined the conference in its inaugural year, 1933. Roster white white #0038A8 #CE1126 1954 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men yes Frank Dentico G 5 10 SR C Leo Keegan G 5 10 SR C Elliott Preff F 6 2 SR Ed Crofton JR Jack Fitzgerald JR Dan Mannix F 6 0 JR Dan Smith G 6 3 JR Jim Murphy G 5 11 JR Ken Wilkins C 6 5 JR Walter Adamushko C 6 6 245 SO Brooklyn, NY Thomas Jefferson High School George Fox C 6 2 SO Ed Meuger 6 3 SO Al Innis C 6 6 FR Lester Yellin G 6 0 FR y Tony D'Elia G 5 11 FR Daniel Lynch (St. Francis '38) Schedule no no no no |- !colspan=12 style="background:#0038A8; border: 2px solid #CE1126;color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition November 27, 1954 8:30 pm yes no Alumni Butler Street Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY – – |- !colspan=12 style="background:#0038A8; border: 2px solid #CE1126;color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular Season December 1, 1954 8:30 pm yes no 1954-55 Central Connecticut State University Central Connecticut Blue Devils New Britain State Teachers College Butler Street Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY 97–57Thieben Paces Hofstra http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1954/12/02/84441939.html?pageNumber=44 New York Times 23 May 2016 1–0 December 4, 1954 yes yes no 1954-55 Mount St. Mary's University Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Mount St. Mary's Emmitsburg, MD 84–99Memorable Games During Coach Phelan's Career... http://www.mountathletics.com/fancenter/phelan/games https://web.archive.org/web/20111025012339/http://mountathletics.com/fancenter/phelan/games dead October 25, 2011 mountathletics.com 2 August 2016 1–1 December 6, 1954 8:30 pm yes no 1954-55 Pace University Pace Setters Pace Butler Street Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY 97–45ST. FRANCIS DEFEATS PACE QUINTET, 97-45 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1954/12/07/84443167.html?pageNumber=48 New York Times 23 May 2016 2–1 December 11, 1954 8:30 pm yes no 1954-55 Providence College Providence Friars Providence Butler Street Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY 71–63Preff Sparks Terriers http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1954/12/12/96515320.html?pageNumber=225 New York Times 23 May 2016 3–1 December 13, 1954 8:30 pm yes no 1954-55 University of Toronto Toronto Varsity Blues Toronto Second Corps Artillery Armory Brooklyn, NY 90–49Inniss Scores 18 Points http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1954/12/14/96516412.html?pageNumber=49 New York Times 23 May 2016 4–1 December 17, 1954 7:30 pm yes no Chinese Nationalist Olympic Team II Corps Armory Brooklyn, NY Exhibition 71–56American U. Scores http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1954/12/18/84447590.html?pageNumber=20 New York Times 23 May 2016 – December 29, 1954 yes yes no 1954-55 Loyola University Maryland Loyola Greyhounds Loyola (Baltimore) Baltimore, MD 97–75 5–1 January 5, 1955 8:30 pm yes no 1954-55 Fordham University Fordham Rams Fordham Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY 900 WATV 59–64Fordham Staves Off Late Drive To Vanquish St. Francis, 64-59 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1955/01/06/83345515.html?pageNumber=33 New York Times 23 May 2016 5–2 (0–1) January 7, 1955 8:30 pm no 1954-55 St. John's University (New York City) St. John's Red Storm St. John's II Corps Armory Brooklyn, NY WATV 71–80ST. JOHN'S DOWNS ST. FRANCIS, 80-71 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1955/01/08/84143084.html?pageNumber=16 New York Times 23 May 2016 3,200St. John's hits cage peak in victory over St. Francis https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/53871536/?terms=St.%2BFrancis%2BCollege Brooklyn Daily Eagle 17 September 2019 5–3 (0–2) January 10, 1955 8:30 pm yes no 1954-55 Fairleigh Dickinson University Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Fairleigh Dickinson II Corps Armory Brooklyn, NY 1,000 61–52Fairleigh Dickinson Loses http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1955/01/11/83345998.html?pageNumber=30 New York Times 24 May 2016 6–3 January 14, 1955 8:30 pm yes no 1954-55 Fairfield University Fairfield Stags Fairfield II Corps Armory Brooklyn, NY 70–64St. Francis Triumphs http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1955/01/15/83780001.html?pageNumber=18 New York Times 24 May 2016 7–3 January 22, 1955 9:00 pm yes no 1954-55 Manhattan College Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY 2,500 WPIX 69–73Manhattan Rallies in Second Half to Vanquish St. Francis in Basketball Contest http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1955/01/23/92620608.html?pageNumber=182 New York Times 23 May 2016 7–4 (0–3) January 26, 1955 8:30 pm yes no 1954-55 Siena College Siena Saints Siena II Corps Armory Brooklyn, NY 63–48ST. FRANCIS' FIVE TOPS SIENA, 63-48 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1955/01/27/84144043.html?pageNumber=27 New York Times 23 May 2016 8–4 January 29, 1955 8:30 pm yes no 1954-55 Ithaca College Ithaca Bombers Ithaca II Corps Armory Brooklyn, NY 94–70St. Francis Wins, 94-70 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1955/01/30/102300944.html?pageNumber=179 New York Times 24 May 2016 9–4 February 1, 1955 yes yes no 1954-55 College of the Holy Cross Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross 14 Worcester, MA 56–82HOLY CROSS BEATS ST. FRANCIS, 82-56 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1955/02/02/566696162.html?pageNumber=30 New York Times 24 May 2016 9–5 February 5, 1955 yes yes no 1954-55 Saint Peter's University Saint Peter's Peacocks Saint Peter's Jersey City Armory Jersey City, NJ 79–61Article 5 -- No Title http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1955/02/06/83351761.html?pageNumber=186 New York Times 24 May 2016 10–5 February 9, 1955 8:30 pm no 1954-55 Queens College, City University of New York Queens Knights Queens II Corps Armory Brooklyn, NY WATV 91–66ST. FRANCIS CRUSHES QUEENS FIVE, 91 TO 66 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1955/02/10/92622445.html?pageNumber=37 New York Times 23 May 2016 11–5 (1–3) February 12, 1955 yes no 1954-55 City College of New York CCNY Beavers CCNY 94–79ST. FRANCIS FIVE TOPS C.C.N.Y., 94-79 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1955/02/13/85678967.html?pageNumber=181 New York Times 23 May 2016 12–5 (2–3) February 16, 1955 no 1954-55 Brooklyn College Brooklyn College Bulldogs Brooklyn College II Corps Armory Brooklyn, NY 81–67ST. FRANCIS ROUTS BROOKLYN BY 81-67 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1955/02/17/85684120.html?pageNumber=34 New York Times 24 May 2016 13–5 (3–3) February 19, 1955 yes yes no 1954-55 St. Bonaventure University St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, NY 71–64ST. FRANCIS FIVE IS VICTOR, 71-64 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1955/02/20/92625358.html?pageNumber=182 New York Times 24 May 2016 14–5 February 22, 1955 yes no 1954-55 Seton Hall University Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall II Corps Armory Brooklyn, NY 76–88HOFSTRA SUBDUES MANHATTAN, 81-74 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1955/02/23/88128596.html?pageNumber=32 New York Times 24 May 2016 14–6 February 24, 1955 7:45 pm yes yes no 1954-55 Iona College (New York) Iona Gaels Iona Madison Square Garden New York, NY 65–61St. John's Quintet Subdues N. Y. U. After St. Francis Defeats Iona http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1955/02/25/88129464.html?pageNumber=24 New York Times 23 May 2016 15–6 February 26, 1955 yes yes no 1954-55 Siena College Siena Saints Siena Albany Armory Albany, NY 3,300 55–61SIENA TURNS BACK ST. FRANCIS, 61-55 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1955/02/27/92628318.html?pageNumber=205 New York Times 23 May 2016 15–7 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#0038A8; border: 2px solid #CE1126;color:#FFFFFF;"|NAIA Tournament February 28, 1955 yes yes no 1954-55 Saint Peter's University Saint Peter's Peacocks Saint Peter's Dickinson H.S. Gymnasium Jersey City, NJ District 31 Semifinals 63–51ST. FRANCIS WINS, 63-55 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1955/03/01/93536601.html?pageNumber=28 New York Times 23 May 2016 16–7 March 3, 1955 yes yes no 1954-55 Montclair State University Montclair State Redhawks Panzer Dickinson H.S. Gymnasium Jersey City, NJ District 31 Finals 80–70Article 4 -- No Title http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1955/03/04/93537866.html?pageNumber=27 New York Times 23 May 2016 17–7 March 8, 1955 yes yes no 1954-55 Quincy University Quincy Hawks Quincy (Ill.) Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO First Round 82–84QUINCY FIVE TRIPS ST. FRANCIS, 84-82 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1955/03/09/88130926.html?pageNumber=30 New York Times 24 May 2016 17–8 AP Poll Eastern Time References External links St. Francis Terriers men's basketball official website Category:St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball seasons St. Francis Saint Francis Saint Francis