1955–56 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

195556 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
Metropolitan New York Conference Regular Season Champions
NIT Consolation Game vs. St. Joseph's, L 82–93
Conference Metropolitan New York Conference
195556 record 21–4 (4–0 MTNY)
Head coach Daniel Lynch (8th year)
Home arena II Corps Artillery Armory
1955–56 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
St. Francis (NY) 4 0   1.000     21 4   .840
Manhattan 4 1   .800     16 8   .667
Brooklyn 2 2   .500     11 7   .611
NYU 2 2   .500     10 8   .556
St. John's 3 3   .500     12 12   .500
Fordham 2 2   .500     11 12   .478
CCNY 0 7   .000     4 14   .222
As of November 27, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955–1956 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1955–56 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his eighth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. 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.

The Terriers were led by Al Innis, Dan Mannix, Walt Adamushko, and Tony D'Elia in the 1955–56 season and were ranked as high as 13th nationally.[1][2] The team at one point won 18 straight games and upset Niagara to reach the NIT Semi-Finals, before falling to Dayton.[1] Also of note, Al Inniss set the St. Francis single-game rebounding record with 37 against Lafayette in the First Round of the National Invitational Tournament.

Roster

1955–56 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F Smith, DanDan Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
G Murphy, JimJim Murphy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr
F Mannix, DanDan Mannix (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr
C Adamushko, WalterWalter Adamushko 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr
F Fox, GeorgeGeorge Fox 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
F Prenderville, JohnJohn Prenderville 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
F Hyne, EdEd Hyne 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
C Innis, AlAl Innis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So
G Yellin, LesterLester Yellin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So
G D'Elia, TonyTony D'Elia 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So
G Aquilone, EdEd Aquilone 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So
F Duane, BobBob Duane 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
City, State
Regular Season

December 3, 1955*
Loyola (Baltimore) W 85–65[3]  1–0
II Corps Armory (2,000)
Brooklyn, NY

December 6, 1955*
Adelphi W 101–83[4]  2–0
II Corps Armory (1,000)
Brooklyn, NY

December 9, 1955*
at Fairfield W 89–47[5]  3–0
 
Fairfield, CT

December 10, 1955*
at Providence W 91–67[6]  4–0
Alumni Hall (1,500)
Providence, RI

December 14, 1955*
St. Bonaventure W 79–77  5–0
 
 

December 17, 1955*
at Fairleigh Dickinson W 100–75  6–0
 
 

December 19, 1955*
Yeshiva W 93–68  7–0
 
 

December 23, 1955*
at Queens W 87–63  8–0
 
 

January 10, 1956
CCNY W 76–56[7]  9–0 (1–0)
II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY

January 14, 1956*
Siena W 83–61  10–0
 
 

January 21, 1956
vs. St. John's W 76–73[8]  11–0 (2–0)
69th Regiment Armory (4,000)
New York, NY

January 26, 1956*
at Seton Hall W 81–78  12–0
 
 

January 28, 1956*
Ithaca W 101–49[9]  13–0
II Corps Armory (2,000)
Brooklyn, NY

January 31, 1956*
Saint Peter's W 92–82[10]  14–0
II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY

February 3, 1956*
Creighton W 99–75  15–0
 
 

February 6, 1956*
at Bridgeport W 84–77  16–0
 
 

February 14, 1956
at Manhattan W 98–75[11]  17–0 (3–0)
II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY

February 15, 1956
at Brooklyn College W 94–74[12]  18–0 (4–0)
 
Brooklyn, NY

February 18, 1956*
at St. Joseph's (PA) L 76–80[13]  18–1
Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA

February 23, 1956*
vs. Iona L 86–97  18–2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

February 25, 1956*
at Siena W 71–70[14]  19–2
 
Albany, NY
National Invitation Tournament

March 17, 1956*
Lafayette
First Round
W 85–74  20–2
 
 

*
Niagara
Quarterfinals
W 74–72  21–2
 
 

*
Dayton
Semifinals
L 58–89  21–3
 
 

*
St. Joseph's (PA)
Consolation Game
L 82–93  21–4
 
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

[15][16]

Rankings

Ranking Movement[17]
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Poll Dec. 6 Dec. 13 Dec. 20 Dec. 27 Jan. 3 Jan. 10 Jan. 17 Jan. 24 Jan. 31 Feb. 7 Feb. 14 Feb. 21 Feb. 28 Mar. 3 Final
AP 15 13 16 13 16

NIT results

Below is the tournament bracket.[18]

First round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Finals
 Duquesne 69  
 Oklahoma A&M 61      Duquesne 72  
 Louisville 84  
     Louisville 89  
     St. Joeseph's 79  
 Saint Joseph's 74
 Seton Hall 96      Seton Hall 65  
 Marquette 78        Louisville 93
 St. Francis 85        Dayton 80
 Lafayette 74      St. Francis 74  
 Niagara 72  
     St. Francis 58
     Dayton 89  
 Dayton 72 Third-place game
 Xavier 84      Xavier 68    St. Joseph's 93
 Saint Louis 80    St. Francis 82

References

  1. 1 2 ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. ESPN. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  2. "St. Francis Five Boasts Height, Reserves and Excellent Shooting". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  3. "ADELPHI SUBDUES C.C.N.Y., 71 TO 64". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  4. "St. Francis 101-83 Victor". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  5. "Article 7 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  6. "St. Francis Wins No, 4". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  7. "ST. FRANCIS ROUTS C.C.N.Y. FIVE, 76-55". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  8. "St.Francis Downs St. John's, 76 to 73". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  9. "Terriers in Record Half". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  10. "ST. FRANCIS BEATS ST. PETER'S 92-82". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  11. "St. Francis Wins 17th in Row". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  12. "ST. FRANCIS ROUTS KINGSMEN, 94 TO 74". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  13. "ST. JOSEPHS TRIPS TERRIERS, 80 TO 76". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  14. "Terriers End Losing Streak". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  15. "1955-56 St. Francis (NY) Men's Basketball Schedule". fanbase.com. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  16. James T. Quinn. "Siena hosts St. Francis Tonight". The Times Record, Troy NY, Saturday Evening. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  17. "2012 Men's Basketball Records- Division I" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  18. Tournament Results (1950's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09

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