1968–69 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 1968–69 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1968–69 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his twenty-first year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terriers played their homes games at the 69th Regiment Armory[1] and played as an Independent, not affiliated with a conference.

1968–69 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
Conference	Independent
1968–69 record	7–16
Head coach	Daniel Lynch (21st season)
Home arena	69th Regiment Armory

The Terriers finished the season at 7–16 overall. After the season, Daniel Lynch retired as the men's basketball head coach and continued to be the St. Francis College Athletics Director.

Roster

1968–69 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F John McMahon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sr C Ed Grant 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr F Bob Christie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr G John Conforti 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Jr F Jim Sullivan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr F Frank Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr G Daniel Lynch, Jr 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) — Jr C Dan Gallagher 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr G Lou Dottrina 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — So C Earl Roberts 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So F Paul Rube 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So F Tom Raleigh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So	Head coach Daniel Lynch (St. Francis '38) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 1, 1968*	Pace	W 91–79[2]	1–0	Bishop Ford High School  Brooklyn, NY
December 7, 1968*	Providence	L 54–93	1–1	69th Regiment Armory  New York, NY
December 11, 1968*	Seton Hall	L 53–66[3]	1–2	69th Regiment Armory  New York, NY
December 16, 1968*	Hunter	W 94–45[4]	2–2	69th Regiment Armory  New York, NY
December 17, 1968*	at Army	L 33–64[5]	2–3	Gillis Field House  West Point, NY
December 21, 1968*	at Adelphi	W 87–79[6]	3–3	Garden City, NY
December 30, 1968*	Manhattan	L 64–87	–	69th Regiment Armory  New York, NY
January 11, 1969*	at St. Bonaventure	L 65–88[7]	–	Reilly Center  Olean, NY
January 22, 1969*	Manhattan	L 56–96[8]	–	69th Regiment Armory  New York, NY
January 25, 1969*	at No. 6 St. John's	L 55–71[9]	–	Alumni Gymnasium (3,887) Jamaica, NY
February 1, 1969*	at Fordham	L 61–65[10]	–	Rose Hill Gymnasium  Bronx, NY
February 5, 1969*	Siena	W 86–81[11]	–	69th Regiment Armory  New York, NY
February 12, 1969*	at Saint Peter's	L 59–90[12]	–	Jersey City Armory (2,374) Jersey City, NJ
February 15, 1969*	LIU	L 60–63[13]	–	69th Regiment Armory  New York, NY
February 21, 1969*	at C.C.N.Y.	W 62–59[14]	–	Wingate Gymnasium  New York, NY
February 22, 1969*	at Iona	L 51–69[15]	–	Joseph E. O'Connell Memorial Gymnasium  New Rochelle, NY
February 26, 1969*	at Fairleigh Dickinson	L 82–91[16]	–	Rutherford, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards

At the end of the season John Conforti was selected to the All-Metropolitan Team by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association.[19]

References

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15. "McMahon Gets 1,000th Point". New York Times. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
16. "Fairleigh Dickinson Wins". New York Times. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
17. "1969 St. Francis (NY) Cumulative Basketball Statistics" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
18. "1968-69 St. Francis (NY) Terriers Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
19. "McMillian, Dotson, Warren Named to All-Met Quintet". New York Times. Retrieved 13 January 2020.