1965–66 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

1965–66 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
1965–66 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
Conference	Metropolitan Collegiate Conference
Record	5–17 (0–9 MCC)
Head coach	Daniel Lynch (18th season);
Home arena	69th Regiment Armory
	Seasons ← 1964–65 1966–67 →

1965–66 Metropolitan Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Manhattan	8	–	1	.889	13	–	9	.591
LIU	7	–	2	.778	22	–	4	.846
NYU	7	–	2	.778	18	–	10	.643
Hofstra	6	–	3	.667	16	–	10	.615
Fairleigh Dickinson	5	–	4	.556	15	–	10	.600
Saint Peter's	5	–	4	.556	11	–	12	.478
Seton Hall	3	–	6	.333	6	–	18	.250
Iona	3	–	6	.333	5	–	16	.238
Wagner	1	–	8	.111	14	–	12	.538
St. Francis (NY)	0	–	9	.000	5	–	17	.227


Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965–66 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1965–66 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his eighteenth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terriers played their homes games at the 69th Regiment Armory. This is the team's first year in the newly organized Metropolitan Collegiate Conference.

The Terriers finished the season at 5–17 overall and 0–9 in conference play.

Roster

1965–66 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school
F	Mark Turenshine	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr	Sheepshead Bay High School
G	Jack Crispi	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Sr
G	Alan Fisher	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr
	Paul De Loca	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—
	John Riddell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—
C	Gilbert Radday	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr
	Paul McGuire	—	—
F	John McMahon	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So
G	Michael Mahoney	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	So
F	Tom Raleigh	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—
F	Doug Smith	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So
	John Raferty	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—

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 and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December , 1965*	Pace	W 101–54	1–0
December 4, 1965*	at Bridgeport	W 102–83	2–0	Bridgeport, CT
December 8, 1965*	at King's (PA)	L 54–57	2–1
December 11, 1965*	at No. 8 Providence	L 80–108	2–2	Alumni Hall Providence, RI
December , 1965*	Loyola (MD)	L 72–86	2–3
December 18, 1965	at LIU	L 65–92^[1]	2–4 (0–1)	Schwartz Athletic Center (1,100) Brooklyn, NY
January 6, 1966*	Siena	W 118–74^[2]	3–4	69th Regiment Armory (300) New York, NY
January , 1966	at Hofstra	L 86–99	3–5 (0–2)
January 12, 1966	Fairleigh Dickinson	L 71–86^[3]	3–6 (0–3)	69th Regiment Armory New York, NY
January 15, 1966*	at St. John's	L 66–92^[4]	3–7	Alumni Gymnasium (3,965) Jamaica, NY
January 26, 1966	at Wagner	L 79–93	3–8 (0–4)	69th Regiment Armory New York, NY
January 29, 1966*	Adelphi	W 98–65	4–8	69th Regiment Armory New York, NY
February 2, 1966	at Seton Hall	L 88–90	4–9 (0–5)	Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
February 5, 1966*	Le Moyne	L 71–75 ^{OT^[5]}	4–10	69th Regiment Armory (350) New York, NY
February 9, 1966*	Fordham	L 62–65	4–11	69th Regiment Armory New York, NY
February 12, 1966*	at Siena	W 96–79	5–11	Albany, NY
February 17, 1966*	Niagara	L 71–78	5–12
February 19, 1966 WPIX	at NYU	L 75–100^[6]	5–13 (0–6)	Alumni Gymnasium (600) Bronx, NY
February 22, 1966*	C.C.N.Y.	L 53–68^[7]	5–14	69th Regiment Armory New York, NY
February 26, 1966	Iona	L 58–80^[8]	5–15 (0–7)	(300)
March 3, 1966	vs. Manhattan	L 64–75^[9]	5–16 (0–8)	Madison Square Garden (3,714) New York, NY
March 5, 1966	Saint Peter's	L 85–95^[10]	5–17 (0–9)	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

^ "L.I.U. FIVE ROUTS ST. FRANCIS, 92-65". New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
^ "ST. FRANCIS ROUTS SIENA, 118 TO 74". New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
^ "Fairleigh Dickinson Beats St. Francis Quintet, 86-71". New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
^ "ST. JOHN'S DEFEATS ST. FRANCIS, 92 T0 66". New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
^ "LEMOYNE TOPS ST. FRANCIS". New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
^ "N.Y.U. FIVE CRUSHES ST. FRANCIS, 100-75". New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
^ "C.C.N.Y. SETS BACK ST. FRANCIS, 68-53". New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
^ "C.C.N.Y. SETS BACK HARTFORD, 106-100". New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
^ "Manhattan Beats St. Francis, Wins Title". New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
^ "St. Peter's Tops St. Francis In Conference Game, 95-85". New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
^ "1966 St. Francis (NY) Cumulative Basketball Statistics" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
^ "1965-66 St. Francis (NY) Terriers Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 8, 2020.

[1] "L.I.U. FIVE ROUTS ST. FRANCIS, 92-65". New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2020.

[2] "ST. FRANCIS ROUTS SIENA, 118 TO 74". New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2020.

[3] "Fairleigh Dickinson Beats St. Francis Quintet, 86-71". New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2020.

[4] "ST. JOHN'S DEFEATS ST. FRANCIS, 92 T0 66". New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2020.

[5] "LEMOYNE TOPS ST. FRANCIS". New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2020.

[6] "N.Y.U. FIVE CRUSHES ST. FRANCIS, 100-75". New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2020.

[7] "C.C.N.Y. SETS BACK ST. FRANCIS, 68-53". New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2020.

[8] "C.C.N.Y. SETS BACK HARTFORD, 106-100". New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2020.

[9] "Manhattan Beats St. Francis, Wins Title". New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2020.

[10] "St. Peter's Tops St. Francis In Conference Game, 95-85". New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2020.

[11] "1966 St. Francis (NY) Cumulative Basketball Statistics" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved January 8, 2020.

[12] "1965-66 St. Francis (NY) Terriers Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 8, 2020.

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