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

195455 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
NAIA District 31 Champions
Conference Metropolitan New York Conference
195455 record 18–8 (3–3 )
Head coach Daniel Lynch (7th year)
Home arena Butler Street Gymnasium
II Corps Artillery Armory
1954–55 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Manhattan 6 0   1.000     18 5   .783
St. John's 5 11   .313     9 0   1.000
Fordham 3 2   .600     18 9   .667
St. Francis (NY) 3 3   .500     18 8   .692
Brooklyn 1 3   .250     7 11   .389
NYU 1 3   .250     7 13   .350
CCNY 0 6   .000     8 10   .444
As of November 27, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

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.[1]

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

1954–55 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G Dentico, FrankFrank Dentico (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sr
G Keegan, LeoLeo Keegan (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sr
F Preff, ElliottElliott Preff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr
Crofton, EdEd Crofton
Jr
Fitzgerald, JackJack Fitzgerald
Jr
F Mannix, DanDan Mannix 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
G Smith, DanDan Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
G Murphy, JimJim Murphy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr
C Wilkins, KenKen Wilkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
C Adamushko, WalterWalter Adamushko 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So
C Fox, GeorgeGeorge Fox 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
Meuger, EdEd Meuger 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
C Innis, AlAl Innis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr
G Yellin, LesterLester Yellin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
G D'Elia, TonyTony D'Elia 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
City, State
Exhibition

November 27, 1954*
8:30 pm
Alumni   
Butler Street Gymnasium 
Brooklyn, NY
Regular Season

December 1, 1954*
8:30 pm
New Britain State Teachers College W 97–57[2]  1–0
Butler Street Gymnasium 
Brooklyn, NY

December 4, 1954*
at Mount St. Mary's L 84–99[3]  1–1
 
Emmitsburg, MD

December 6, 1954*
8:30 pm
Pace W 97–45[4]  2–1
Butler Street Gymnasium 
Brooklyn, NY

December 11, 1954*
8:30 pm
Providence W 71–63[5]  3–1
Butler Street Gymnasium 
Brooklyn, NY

December 13, 1954*
8:30 pm
Toronto W 90–49[6]  4–1
Butler Street Gymnasium 
Brooklyn, NY

December 17, 1954*
7:30 pm
Chinese Nationalist Olympic Team W 71–56[7]  5–1
II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY

December 29, 1954*
at Loyola (Baltimore) W 97–75  6–1
 
Baltimore, MD

January 5, 1955
8:30 pm, WATV
at Fordham L 59–64[8]  6–2 (0–1)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (900)
Bronx, NY

January 7, 1955
8:30 pm, WATV
St. John's L 71–80[9]  6–3 (0–2)
II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY

January 10, 1955*
8:30 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson W 61–52[10]  7–3
II Corps Armory (1,000)
Brooklyn, NY

January 14, 1955*
8:30 pm
Fairfield W 70–64[11]  8–3
II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY

January 22, 1955
9:00 pm, WPIX
vs. Manhattan L 69–73[12]  8–4 (0–3)
69th Regiment Armory (2,500)
New York, NY

January 26, 1955*
8:30 pm
Siena W 63–48[13]  9–4
II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY

January 29, 1955*
8:30 pm
Ithaca W 94–70[14]  10–4
II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY

February 1, 1955*
at Holy Cross L 56–82[15]  10–5
 
Worcester, MA

February 5, 1955*
at Saint Peter's W 79–61[16]  11–5
Jersey City Armory 
Jersey City, NJ

February 9, 1955
8:30 pm, WATV
Queens W 91–66[17]  12–5 (1–3)
II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY

February 12, 1955
at CCNY W 94–79[18]  13–5 (2–3)
 
 

February 16, 1955
Brooklyn College W 81–67[19]  14–5 (3–3)
II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY

February 19, 1955*
at St. Bonaventure W 71–64[20]  15–5
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 
Buffalo, NY

February 22, 1955*
Seton Hall L 76–88[21]  15–6
II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY

February 24, 1955*
7:45 pm
vs. Iona W 65–61[22]  16–6
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

February 26, 1955*
at Siena L 55–61[23]  16–7
Albany Armory (3,300)
Albany, NY
NAIA Tournament

February 28, 1955*
at Saint Peter's
District 31 Semifinals
W 63–51[24]  17–7
Dickinson H.S. Gymnasium 
Jersey City, NJ

March 3, 1955*
vs. Panzer
District 31 Finals
W 80–70[25]  18–7
Dickinson H.S. Gymnasium 
Jersey City, NJ

March 8, 1955*
vs. Quincy (Ill.)
First Round
L 82–84[26]  18–8
 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  2. "Thieben Paces Hofstra". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  3. "Memorable Games During Coach Phelan's Career...". mountathletics.com. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  4. "ST. FRANCIS DEFEATS PACE QUINTET, 97-45". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
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  6. "Inniss Scores 18 Points". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  7. "American U. Scores". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  8. "Fordham Staves Off Late Drive To Vanquish St. Francis, 64-59". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  9. "ST. JOHN'S DOWNS ST. FRANCIS, 80-71". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  10. "Fairleigh Dickinson Loses". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  11. "St. Francis Triumphs". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  12. "Manhattan Rallies in Second Half to Vanquish St. Francis in Basketball Contest". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  13. "ST. FRANCIS' FIVE TOPS SIENA, 63-48". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  14. "St. Francis Wins, 94-70". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  15. "HOLY CROSS BEATS ST. FRANCIS, 82-56". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  16. "Article 5 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  17. "ST. FRANCIS CRUSHES QUEENS FIVE, 91 TO 66". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  18. "ST. FRANCIS FIVE TOPS C.C.N.Y., 94-79". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  19. "ST. FRANCIS ROUTS BROOKLYN BY 81-67". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  20. "ST. FRANCIS FIVE IS VICTOR, 71-64". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  21. "HOFSTRA SUBDUES MANHATTAN, 81-74". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  22. "St. John's Quintet Subdues N. Y. U. After St. Francis Defeats Iona". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  23. "SIENA TURNS BACK ST. FRANCIS, 61-55". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  24. "ST. FRANCIS WINS, 63-55". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  25. "Article 4 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  26. "QUINCY FIVE TRIPS ST. FRANCIS, 84-82". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.

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