1961–62 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

1961–62 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
1961–62 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
Conference	Metropolitan New York Conference
Record	8–15 (2–3 MTNY)
Head coach	Daniel Lynch (14th season);
Home arena	69th Regiment Armory
	Seasons ← 1960–61 1962–63 →

1961–62 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
St. John's	5	–	0	1.000	21	–	5	.808
CCNY	2	–	1	.667	9	–	9	.500
NYU	3	–	2	.600	20	–	5	.800
St. Francis (NY)	2	–	3	.400	8	–	15	.348
Manhattan	1	–	3	.250	12	–	10	.545
Fordham	1	–	3	.250	10	–	14	.417
Brooklyn	0	–	2	.000	4	–	13	.235


Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961–62 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1961–62 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his thirteenth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The team was a member of the Metropolitan New York Conference and played their home games at the 69th Regiment Armory in Manhattan.

The Terriers finished the season at 8–15 overall and 2–3 in conference play.

Roster

1961–62 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school
C	51	Dave Lopez	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr
G	25	Tom Rooney	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—
F	15	James Raferty	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
G	5	Ray Nash	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr	St. Francis Preparatory School
	55	Charlie Novak	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—
G	35	John Jaiser	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—
G	30	Richie Alexander	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	So
	42	John O'Boyle	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	—	So
G	24	Jim Rishe	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	So
	32	Paul Buckley	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	So
		Ken Powers	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So
		Joe Tennant	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So
F	44	Tom Kurowski	6 ft 1 in (1.85 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, 1961*	at Hunter	W 58–51	1–0	New York, NY
December 6, 1961*	Pace	W 93–47	2–0	69th Regiment Armory New York, NY
December 8, 1961*	at Bridgeport	L 77–87^[2]	2–1	Bridgeport, CT
December 9, 1961*	at No. 5 Providence	L 51–75^[3]	2–2	Alumni Hall Providence, RI
December 15, 1961*	at Loyola (MD)	W 75–64^[4]	3–2	Baltimore, MD
December 16, 1961*	at Villanova	L 51–79^[5]	3–3	Palestra Philadelphia, PA
December 18, 1961*	at Queens	W 81–75^[6]	4–3	Fitzgerald Gymnasium Flushing, NY
January 3, 1962*	at Fairfield	L 76–88^[7]	4–4	Fairfield, CT
January 6, 1962*	Siena	W 43–39^[8]	5–4	69th Regiment Armory New York, NY
January 10, 1962	at Manhattan	L 73–90^[9]	5–5 (0–1)	Alumni Gymnasium Bronx, New York
January 12, 1962	at Brooklyn	W 78–47^[10]	6–5 (1–1)	Roosevelt Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY
January 20, 1962	at St. John's	L 54–92^[11]	6–6 (1–2)	Alumni Gymnasium (3,377) Jamaica, NY
January 30, 1962*	King's (PA)	W 87–86	7–6	69th Regiment Armory New York, NY
February 1, 1962*	at Niagara	L 53–60^[12]	7–7	Gallagher Center Niagara Falls, NY
February 3, 1962*	at No. 7 Duquesne	L 43–99^[13]	7–8	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA
February 7, 1962 8:30 pm^[14]	C.C.N.Y	W 61–60	8–8 (2–2)	69th Regiment Armory New York, NY
February 10, 1962*	Le Moyne	L 69–73^[15]	8–9	69th Regiment Armory New York, NY
February 15, 1962*	at Holy Cross	L 51–85^[16]	8–10	Worcester Memorial Auditorium Worcester, MA
February 17, 1962*	at Siena	L 52–71^[17]	8–11	Albany, NY
February 21, 1962*	Saint Peter's	L 64–66^[18]	8–12	69th Regiment Armory New York, NY
February 24, 1962*	at NYU	L 64–69^[19]	8–13 (2–3)	Alumni Gymnasium Bronx, NY
February 28, 1962*	at Seton Hall	L 82–100^[20]	8–14	Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
March 3, 1962*	Iona	L 60–69^[21]	8–15	69th Regiment Armory New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

^ "ST. FRANCIS FIVE NEEDS 'BEANPOLE'". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
^ "Bridgeport 87-77 Victor". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
^ "Article 9 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
^ "St. Francis 75-64 Victor". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
^ "Villanova on Top, 79-51". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
^ "St. Francis 81-75 Victor". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
^ "Fairfield on top, 88-76". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
^ "St. Francis Beats Siena". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
^ "Manhattan In Front". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
^ "St. Francis Triumphs". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
^ "ELLIS OF REDMEN TALLIES 25 POINTS". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
^ "Niagara Beats St. Francis". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
^ "Duquesne Beats St. Francis". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
^ "Sports Today". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
^ "LA SALLE SUBDUES FORDHAM, 60 TO 56". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
^ "Holy Cross Wins, 85--81". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
^ "Siena Downs St. Francis". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
^ "ST. PETER'S WINS, 66-64". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
^ "St. John's Routs Fordham, 76-60". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
^ "Werkman gets 35 points". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
^ "Iona Scores, 69 60". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
^ "1961-62 St. Francis (NY) Terriers Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
^ "Men's Division I St. Francis College New York" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
^ "1961-62 Basketball Schedules for Metropolitan College Teams". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[1961_Terriers-1] "ST. FRANCIS FIVE NEEDS 'BEANPOLE'". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[2] "Bridgeport 87-77 Victor". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[3] "Article 9 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[4] "St. Francis 75-64 Victor". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[5] "Villanova on Top, 79-51". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[6] "St. Francis 81-75 Victor". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[7] "Fairfield on top, 88-76". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[8] "St. Francis Beats Siena". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[9] "Manhattan In Front". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[10] "St. Francis Triumphs". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[11] "ELLIS OF REDMEN TALLIES 25 POINTS". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[12] "Niagara Beats St. Francis". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[13] "Duquesne Beats St. Francis". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[14] "Sports Today". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[15] "LA SALLE SUBDUES FORDHAM, 60 TO 56". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[16] "Holy Cross Wins, 85--81". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[17] "Siena Downs St. Francis". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[18] "ST. PETER'S WINS, 66-64". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[19] "St. John's Routs Fordham, 76-60". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[20] "Werkman gets 35 points". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[21] "Iona Scores, 69 60". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[22] "1961-62 St. Francis (NY) Terriers Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[23] "Men's Division I St. Francis College New York" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[24] "1961-62 Basketball Schedules for Metropolitan College Teams". New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

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