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

1954–55 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball

NAIA District 31 Champions
Conference	Metropolitan New York Conference
1954–55 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
1.5 !G	Dentico, FrankFrank Dentico (C)	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	4.0 !Sr
1.5 !G	Keegan, LeoLeo Keegan (C)	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	4.0 !Sr
3.5 !F	Preff, ElliottElliott Preff	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	4.0 !Sr
	Crofton, EdEd Crofton	—	—	3.0 !Jr
	Fitzgerald, JackJack Fitzgerald	—	—	3.0 !Jr
3.5 !F	Mannix, DanDan Mannix	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	3.0 !Jr
1.5 !G	Smith, DanDan Smith	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	3.0 !Jr
1.5 !G	Murphy, JimJim Murphy	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	3.0 !Jr
5.0 !C	Wilkins, KenKen Wilkins	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	3.0 !Jr
5.0 !C	Adamushko, WalterWalter Adamushko	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	2.0 !So
5.0 !C	Fox, GeorgeGeorge Fox	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	2.0 !So
	Meuger, EdEd Meuger	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	2.0 !So
5.0 !C	Innis, AlAl Innis	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	1.0 !Fr
1.5 !G	Yellin, LesterLester Yellin	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	1.0 !Fr
1.5 !G	D'Elia, TonyTony D'Elia	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	1.0 !Fr

Head coach

Daniel Lynch (St. Francis '38)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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

↑ "ST. FRANCIS TEAM HAS SCORING SKILL". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
↑ "Thieben Paces Hofstra". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
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↑ "ST. FRANCIS DEFEATS PACE QUINTET, 97-45". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
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↑ "Inniss Scores 18 Points". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
↑ "American U. Scores". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
↑ "Fordham Staves Off Late Drive To Vanquish St. Francis, 64-59". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
↑ "ST. JOHN'S DOWNS ST. FRANCIS, 80-71". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
↑ "Fairleigh Dickinson Loses". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
↑ "St. Francis Triumphs". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
↑ "Manhattan Rallies in Second Half to Vanquish St. Francis in Basketball Contest". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
↑ "ST. FRANCIS' FIVE TOPS SIENA, 63-48". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
↑ "St. Francis Wins, 94-70". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
↑ "HOLY CROSS BEATS ST. FRANCIS, 82-56". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
↑ "Article 5 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
↑ "ST. FRANCIS CRUSHES QUEENS FIVE, 91 TO 66". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
↑ "ST. FRANCIS FIVE TOPS C.C.N.Y., 94-79". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
↑ "ST. FRANCIS ROUTS BROOKLYN BY 81-67". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
↑ "ST. FRANCIS FIVE IS VICTOR, 71-64". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
↑ "HOFSTRA SUBDUES MANHATTAN, 81-74". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
↑ "St. John's Quintet Subdues N. Y. U. After St. Francis Defeats Iona". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
↑ "SIENA TURNS BACK ST. FRANCIS, 61-55". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
↑ "ST. FRANCIS WINS, 63-55". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
↑ "Article 4 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
↑ "QUINCY FIVE TRIPS ST. FRANCIS, 84-82". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.

External links

St. Francis Terriers men's basketball official website

St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball

Venues	Butler Street Gymnasium II Corps Artillery Armory 69th Regiment Armory Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1971–present)

Rivalries	LIU Brooklyn

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

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