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1962–63 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

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1962–63 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
NIT First Round vs. Miami, L 70–71
ConferenceMetropolitan New York Conference
Record16–7 (4–2 MTNY)
Head coach
Home arena69th Regiment Armory[1]
Seasons
1962–63 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Fordham 4 1   .800 18 8   .692
No. 9 NYU 3 1   .750 18 5   .783
St. Francis (NY) 4 2   .667 16 7   .696
St. John's 2 2   .500 9 15   .375
CCNY 1 2   .333 8 10   .444
Brooklyn 0 2   .000 6 12   .333
Manhattan 0 4   .000 9 14   .391
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962–63 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1962–63 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his fifteenth 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 16–7 overall and 4–2 in conference play. The Terriers participated in the 1963 National Invitation Tournament.[2] St. Francis and Fordham were the only local teams to be invited. They lost in the first round to Miami, 70–71. It was a match-up of the second-best offense in the country, Miami, against the fourth-best defense in the country, St. Francis. The Terriers almost pulled off the upset.[3]

Roster

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1962–63 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 14 James Raferty 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
G 1 Ray Nash 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr St. Francis Preparatory School
F 44 Tom Kurowski 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr
C 40 Ted Kotch 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So
G 30 Richie Alexander 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr
54 Charlie Novak
50 Frank Pascuzzi
42 John O'Boyle 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr
G 24 Jim Rishe 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr
32 Paul Buckley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr
Lou Boggiano
10 Rich Marquardt
F Ed Lein 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
F George Steinman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
December 1, 1962*
Hunter W 84–46[4]  1–0
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
December 5, 1962
Brooklyn W 70–52[5]  2–0 (1–0)
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
December 8, 1962*
Fairfield W 57–54  3–0
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
December 12, 1962*
Bridgeport W 81–67  4–0
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
December 15, 1962*
Providence L 67–68  4–1
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
January 3, 1963*
at Adelphi W 79–47  5–1
 
 
January 5, 1963*
Siena W 72–52  6–1
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
January 9, 1963*
Villanova W 51–48  7–1
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
January 12, 1963*
at Pace W 72–47  8–1
 
New York, NY
January 16, 1963*
Loyola (MD) W 83–65  9–1
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
January 19, 1963
at St. John's L 52–53  9–2 (1–1)
Alumni Gymnasium 
Jamaica, NY
January 26, 1963
at Fordham W 59–46  10–2 (2–1)
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
January 31, 1963
at C.C.N.Y. W 61–57[6]  11–2 (3–1)
Wingate Gymnasium 
New York, NY
February 2, 1963*
at Le Moyne L 64–65 OT[7] 11–3
Le Moyne Activity Center 
DeWitt, NY
February 3, 1963*
at Siena L 51–56  11–4
Washington Avenue Armory 
Albany, NY
February 7, 1963*
at Queens W 83–54[8]  12–4
Fitzgerald Gymnasium 
Flushing, NY
February 9, 1963*
King's (PA) W 85–68  13–4
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
February 13, 1963
Manhattan W 61–46  14–4 (4–1)
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
February 16, 1963*
at Saint Peter's W 71–65  15–4
Jersey City Armory 
Jersey City, NJ
February 23, 1963
No. 10 NYU L 62–76[9]  15–5 (4–2)
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
February 27, 1963*
Seton Hall L 60–71[10]  15–6
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
March 2, 1963*
at Iona W 63–59  16–6
Joseph E. O'Connell Memorial Gymnasium 
New Rochelle, NY
National Invitation Tournament
March 16, 1963*
3:30 pm
vs. Miami
First Round
L 70–71[11]  16–7
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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1963 National Invitation Tournament

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Below is the tournament bracket.

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
            
Villanova 63
DePaul 51
Villanova 54
Wichita State 53
Villanova 46
Canisius 61
Canisius 76
Memphis 67
Memphis 70
Fordham 49
Canisius 66
Providence 81
Miami (FL) 71
St. Francis (NY) 70
Miami (FL) 96
Providence 106
Providence 70
Marquette 64
Marquette 84
Saint Louis 49
Saint Louis 63
La Salle 61
Third place game
   
Villanova 58
Marquette 66

References

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  1. ^ "4 Brooklyn Quintets Never "Home"". New York Times. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "Fordham Accepts N.I.T. Bid". New York Times. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  3. ^ "Fifty Years Ago: Remembering The 1962-1963 N.I.T. Men's Basketball Team". St. Francis Athletics. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  4. ^ "St. Francis Defeats Hunter As Raftery and Nash Star". New York Times. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  5. ^ "Raftery Leads Terriers". New York Times. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  6. ^ "Terriers on Road Trip". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  7. ^ "College Scores". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  8. ^ "College Scores". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  9. ^ "'NYU Loss Hasn't Hurt Our NIT Chances'-Lynch". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  10. ^ "St. Francis Celebration Didn't Stop Seton Hall". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  11. ^ "Failure to Foul Cost Terriers NIT Victory". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  12. ^ "1963 St. Francis (NY) Cumulative Basketball Statistics" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  13. ^ "1962-63 Basketball Schedules for Metropolitan Colleges and Others in East". New York Times. Retrieved December 10, 2019.