1951–52 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 1951–1952 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1951–52 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his fourth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers.[1] The team was a member of the Metropolitan New York Conference. The Terriers 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.

1951–52 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
National Catholic Invitation Tournament 3rd Place Game, L 50–64
Conference	Metropolitan New York Conference
1951–52 record	20–8 (4–2 )
Head coach	Daniel Lynch (4th season)
Assistant coach	Marty O'Donnell
Home arena	Butler Street Gymnasium II Corps Artillery Armory

1951–52 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
St. John's	6	–	0		1.000			25	–	6		.806
St. Francis (NY)	4	–	2		.667			20	–	8		.714
Manhattan	4	–	2		.667			12	–	9		.571
Fordham	3	–	3		.500			20	–	8		.714
NYU	2	–	3		.400			17	–	8		.680
CCNY	1	–	5		.167			8	–	11		.421
Brooklyn	0	–	5		.000			9	–	7		.563
Rankings from AP Poll

On February 2, 1952, against Seton Hall, the Terriers played in the first quadruple overtime game in New York City history, both collegiate and professional.[2] The Terriers triumphed 82–70.

Roster

1951–52 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown Martin Conway 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr G Ray Rudzinski (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Sr F Vern Stokes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr Frank Sainato 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) — Jr G George Searing 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — So C Hank Daubenschmidt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So Bronx, NY F Jack Walsh 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So G Frank Dentico 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) — Fr C Jack Prenderville 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — G Marty Donohue 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — F Tom Coogan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Bob Goeller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Bob Keith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) —	Head coach Daniel Lynch (St. Francis '38) Assistant coach(es) Marty O'Donnell Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
November 16, 1951*	Alumni	W 91–41[3]	1–0	Butler Campus Gymnasium  Brooklyn, New York
November 29, 1951*	Fort Monmouth	W 80–49[4]	2–0	Butler Campus Gymnasium  Brooklyn, New York
December 1, 1951*	at Connecticut	W 77–69[5]	3–0	Hawley Armory  Storrs, Connecticut
December 5, 1951	NYU	L 58–59[6]	3–1 (0–1)	II Corps Artillery Armory (3,000) Brooklyn, New York
December 7, 1951	Le Moyne	W 56–51[7]	4–1	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, New York
December 15, 1951*	Yeshiva	W 66–38[8]	5–1	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, New York
December 22, 1951*	at Adelphi	W 66–50[9]	6–1	Garden City, New York
December 26, 1951	Fordham	W 54–52[10]	7–1 (1–1)	II Corps Artillery Armory (4,000) Brooklyn, New York
December 29, 1951*	Illinois Wesleyan	W 67–48[11]	8–1	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, New York
January 2, 1952*	Loyola (Baltimore)	W 69–60[12]	9–1	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, New York
January 4, 1952*	at Kings College	W 78–54[13]	10–1	Kingston, Pennsylvania
January 5, 1952*	at Muhlenberg College	W 72–64[14]	11–1	Rockne Hall (2,400) Allentown, Pennsylvania
January 12, 1952*	at Westminster	L 52–63[15]	11–2	New Wilmington, Pennsylvania
January 13, 1952	at Saint Francis (PA)	L 65–72[16]	11–3	Lorreto, Pennsylvania
January 19, 1952	at St. John's	L 36–54[17]	11–4 (1–2)	69th Regiment Armory  New York, New York
January 30, 1952	at No. 11 Seton Hall	L 60–70[18]	11–5	(3,000) South Orange, New Jersey
February 1, 1952 3:00 pm[19]	at Manhattan	W 82–70 ^4OT [20]	12–5 (2–2)	69th Regiment Armory  New York, New Yorks
February 6, 1952	Iona	W 64–58 ^OT[21]	13–5	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, New York
February 8, 1952*	at Fairfield	W 66–49[22]	14–5	Bridgeport, Connecticut
February 9, 1952*	at New Britain State Teachers College	W 61–46[23]	15–5	New Britain, Connecticut
February 16, 1952	at Saint Peter's	W 91–64[24]	16–5	Jersey City Armory  Jersey City, New Jersey
February 20, 1952	CCNY	W 71–56[25]	17–5 (3–2)	Columbus Council, Knights of Columbus Clubhouse  Brooklyn, New York
February 23, 1952	at No. 18 Siena	L 43–52[26]	17–6	Albany, New York
February 26, 1952	at Brooklyn College	W 61–51[27]	18–6 (4–2)	Roosevelt Gymnasium  Brooklyn, New York
March 5, 1952*	Connecticut	W 63–47[28]	19–6	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, New York
1952 National Catholic Invitation Tournament
March 18, 1949*	vs. Le Moyne Second Round	W 75–61[29]	20–6	RPI Field House[30] (4,000) Troy, New York
March 20, 1949[31]*	vs. Marquette Semifinals	L 57–79[32]	20–7	RPI Field House[33] (4,000) Troy, New York
March 22, 1949*	vs. Siena Consolation Game	L 50–64[34]	20–8	RPI Field House  Troy, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

National Catholic Invitation Tournament

St. Francis, the defending champions was selected as the 4th seed in the NCIT. The tournament took place at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Field House in Troy, New York, from March 15 to March 22.[35]

	First round[36][37]				Quarter-finals[38]				Semi-finals[39]				Final[40]
					(1 seed) Siena	79
	Scranton	85
					Scranton	57
	Saint Mary's (MN)	78							Saint Francis (PA)	54
									Siena	51
					(3 seed) Saint Joseph's	56
	Saint Francis (PA)	66
					Saint Francis (PA)	65
	Loyola (MD)	52											Marquette	76
													Saint Francis (PA)	64
					(2 seed) Marquette	66
	Iona	68
					Iona	59
	Gannon (PA)	52							Marquette	79			3rd/4th Place
									St. Francis (NY)	57
					(4 seed) St. Francis (NY)	75
	Le Moyne	67											Siena	64
					Le Moyne	61
	Providence	63											St. Francis (NY)	50

Awards

• Vernon Stokes

All-Metropolitan Selection by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association

References

1. "ST. FRANCIS BOASTS EXPERIENCE, HEIGHT". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
2. "SETON HALL DOWNS ST. FRANCIS, 70-60". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
3. "St. Francis Five Wins, 91-41". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
4. "St. Francis Five Wins, 80-49". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
5. "C.C.N.Y. FIVE NIPS ROANOKE, 63 TO 62". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
6. "N.Y.U. Rally Stops St. Francis Five, Overcoming 12-Point Deficit". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
7. "Brooklyn Poly in Front". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
8. "FORDHAM SUBDUES R.P.I. FIVE, 72-49". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
9. "ST. FRANCIS DOWNS ADELPHI FIVE, 66-50". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
10. "ST. FRANCIS UPSETS FORDHAM, 54 TO 52". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
11. "Wagner Beats Alfred in Final of Hofstra Invitation Basketball Tournament". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
12. "ST. FRANCIS DOWNS LOYOLA FIVE, 69-60". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
13. "Stokes High Scorer". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
14. "Article 9 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
15. "St. Francis Beaten, 63-52". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
16. "St. Francis of Brooklyn Bows". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
17. "ST. JOHN'S DOWNS ST. FRANCIS, 54-36". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
18. "SETON HALL DOWNS ST. FRANCIS, 70-60". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
19. "MANHATTAN PLAYS TODAY". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
20. "St. Francis Defeats Manhattan In Fourth Overtime Period, 82-70". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
21. "Score Tied 17 Times". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
22. "Article 15 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
23. "Article 11 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
24. "Article 7 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
25. "ST. FRANCIS HALTS CITY COLLEGE, 71-56". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
26. "Siena Stops St. Francis". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
27. "BROOKLYN COLLEGE IS CHECKED BY 61-51". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
28. "Terriers Beat Connecticut". New York Times. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
29. "ST. FRANCIS BEATS LE MOYNE BY 75-61". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
30. "St. Francis to Play Siena". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
31. "St. Francis Plays Tonight". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
32. "MARQUETTE BEATS ST. FRANCIS, 79-57". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
33. "St. Francis to Play Siena". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
34. "MARQUETTE HALTS LORETT0 FIVE, 76-64". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
35. "St. Francis to Play Siena". New York Times. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
36. "LORETTO FIVE WINS, 66-52". New York Times. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
37. "IONA FIVE DEFEATS GANNON, 68 TO 52". New York Times. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
38. "MARQUETTE QUINTET DEFEATS IONA, 66-59". New York Times. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
39. "MARQUETTE BEATS ST. FRANCIS, 79-57". New York Times. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
40. "MARQUETTE HALTS LORETT0 FIVE, 76-64". New York Times. Retrieved 8 June 2016.

External links

• St. Francis Terriers men's basketball official website