1962–63 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team
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NIT First Round vs. Miami, L 70–71 | |
Conference | Metropolitan New York Conference |
Record | 16–7 (4–2 MTNY) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | 69th Regiment Armory[1] |
Seasons |
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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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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state | |||||||
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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
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
- ^ "4 Brooklyn Quintets Never "Home"". New York Times. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "Fordham Accepts N.I.T. Bid". New York Times. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "St. Francis Defeats Hunter As Raftery and Nash Star". New York Times. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "Raftery Leads Terriers". New York Times. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "Terriers on Road Trip". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "College Scores". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "College Scores". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- ^ "'NYU Loss Hasn't Hurt Our NIT Chances'-Lynch". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "St. Francis Celebration Didn't Stop Seton Hall". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "Failure to Foul Cost Terriers NIT Victory". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "1963 St. Francis (NY) Cumulative Basketball Statistics" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "1962-63 Basketball Schedules for Metropolitan Colleges and Others in East". New York Times. Retrieved December 10, 2019.