1955–56 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team
1955–56 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball | |
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Metropolitan New York Conference Regular Season Champions | |
NIT Consolation Game vs. St. Joseph's, L 82–93 | |
Conference | Metropolitan New York Conference |
1955–56 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule and results
Date Time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site City, State | |||||||
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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 |
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December 17, 1955* |
at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 100–75 | 6–0 |
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December 19, 1955* |
Yeshiva | W 93–68 | 7–0 |
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December 23, 1955* |
at Queens | W 87–63 | 8–0 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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February 6, 1956* |
at Bridgeport | W 84–77 | 16–0 |
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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 |
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Niagara Quarterfinals |
W 74–72 | 21–2 |
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Dayton Semifinals |
L 58–89 | 21–3 |
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St. Joseph's (PA) Consolation Game |
L 82–93 | 21–4 |
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Rankings
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 |
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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 2 ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. ESPN. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ↑ "St. Francis Five Boasts Height, Reserves and Excellent Shooting". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ↑ "ADELPHI SUBDUES C.C.N.Y., 71 TO 64". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ↑ "St. Francis 101-83 Victor". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ↑ "Article 7 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ↑ "St. Francis Wins No, 4". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ↑ "ST. FRANCIS ROUTS C.C.N.Y. FIVE, 76-55". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ↑ "St.Francis Downs St. John's, 76 to 73". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ↑ "Terriers in Record Half". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ↑ "ST. FRANCIS BEATS ST. PETER'S 92-82". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ↑ "St. Francis Wins 17th in Row". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ↑ "ST. FRANCIS ROUTS KINGSMEN, 94 TO 74". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ↑ "ST. JOSEPHS TRIPS TERRIERS, 80 TO 76". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ↑ "Terriers End Losing Streak". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ↑ "1955-56 St. Francis (NY) Men's Basketball Schedule". fanbase.com. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ↑ James T. Quinn. "Siena hosts St. Francis Tonight". The Times Record, Troy NY, Saturday Evening. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ↑ "2012 Men's Basketball Records- Division I" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ↑ Tournament Results (1950's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09