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
Record	17–8 (3–3 Metropolitan New York Conference)
Head coach	Daniel Lynch (7th season)
Home arena	Butler Street Gymnasium II Corps Artillery Armory

1954–55 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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
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 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

1954–55 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G Frank Dentico (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Sr G Leo Keegan (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Sr F Elliott Preff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sr Ed Crofton — — Jr Jack Fitzgerald — — Jr F Dan Mannix 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Jr G Dan Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr G Jim Murphy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Jr C Ken Wilkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr C Walter Adamushko 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Thomas Jefferson High School Brooklyn, NY C George Fox 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So Ed Meuger 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So C Al Innis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Fr G Lester Yellin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Fr G Tony D'Elia 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — 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	Second Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, NY
December 17, 1954* 7:30 pm	Chinese Nationalist Olympic Team Exhibition	W 71–56[7]	–	II Corps Armory  Brooklyn, NY
December 29, 1954*	at Loyola (Baltimore)	W 97–75	5–1	Baltimore, MD
January 5, 1955 8:30 pm, WATV	at Fordham	L 59–64[8]	5–2 (0–1)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (900) Bronx, NY
January 7, 1955 8:30 pm, WATV	St. John's	L 71–80[9]	5–3 (0–2)	II Corps Armory (3,200[10]) Brooklyn, NY
January 10, 1955* 8:30 pm	Fairleigh Dickinson	W 61–52[11]	6–3	II Corps Armory (1,000) Brooklyn, NY
January 14, 1955* 8:30 pm	Fairfield	W 70–64[12]	7–3	II Corps Armory  Brooklyn, NY
January 22, 1955 9:00 pm, WPIX	vs. Manhattan	L 69–73[13]	7–4 (0–3)	69th Regiment Armory (2,500) New York, NY
January 26, 1955* 8:30 pm	Siena	W 63–48[14]	8–4	II Corps Armory  Brooklyn, NY
January 29, 1955* 8:30 pm	Ithaca	W 94–70[15]	9–4	II Corps Armory  Brooklyn, NY
February 1, 1955*	at No. 14 Holy Cross	L 56–82[16]	9–5	Worcester, MA
February 5, 1955*	at Saint Peter's	W 79–61[17]	10–5	Jersey City Armory  Jersey City, NJ
February 9, 1955 8:30 pm, WATV	Queens	W 91–66[18]	11–5 (1–3)	II Corps Armory  Brooklyn, NY
February 12, 1955	at CCNY	W 94–79[19]	12–5 (2–3)
February 16, 1955	Brooklyn College	W 81–67[20]	13–5 (3–3)	II Corps Armory  Brooklyn, NY
February 19, 1955*	at St. Bonaventure	W 71–64[21]	14–5	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium  Buffalo, NY
February 22, 1955*	Seton Hall	L 76–88[22]	14–6	II Corps Armory  Brooklyn, NY
February 24, 1955* 7:45 pm	vs. Iona	W 65–61[23]	15–6	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
February 26, 1955*	at Siena	L 55–61[24]	15–7	Albany Armory (3,300) Albany, NY
NAIA Tournament
February 28, 1955*	at Saint Peter's District 31 Semifinals	W 63–51[25]	16–7	Dickinson H.S. Gymnasium  Jersey City, NJ
March 3, 1955*	vs. Panzer District 31 Finals	W 80–70[26]	17–7	Dickinson H.S. Gymnasium  Jersey City, NJ
March 8, 1955*	vs. Quincy (Ill.) First Round	L 82–84[27]	17–8	Municipal Auditorium  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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22. "HOFSTRA SUBDUES MANHATTAN, 81-74". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
23. "St. John's Quintet Subdues N. Y. U. After St. Francis Defeats Iona". New York Times. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
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26. "Article 4 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
27. "QUINCY FIVE TRIPS ST. FRANCIS, 84-82". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.

External links

• St. Francis Terriers men's basketball official website