1948–49 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

1948–49 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball

National Catholic Invitation Tournament Finals vs. Regis, L 47–51
Conference	Metropolitan New York Conference
1948–49 record	21–12 (2–2 MTNY)
Head coach	Daniel Lynch (1st year)

1948–49 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Manhattan	5	–	1	.833	18	–	8	.692
St. John's	5	–	1	.833	15	–	9	.625
CCNY	3	–	2	.600	17	–	8	.680
NYU	3	–	2	.600	12	–	8	.600
St. Francis (NY)	2	–	2	.500	21	–	12	.636
Fordham	1	–	5	.167	9	–	16	.360
Brooklyn	0	–	6	.000	8	–	14	.364


Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948–49 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1948–49 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his first 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 1948–49 Terriers became the first team in the New York City area to have a game televised, they defeated Seton Hall in its inaugural telecast on WPIX. St. Francis finished the season at 20–13 overall and 2–2 in conference play. They also participated in their second National Catholic Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the finals to Regis 47–51.

Tom Gallagher scored 496 points during the season, which was reported to be new record for a player from the New York Metropolitan Area.^[1] In addition, Tom Gallagher, Tom O'Connor, and Paul Labanowski were named to the National Catholic Invitation Tournament All-Tournament Team.^[1]

Roster

1948–49 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Name	Height	Weight
Gallagher, TomTom Gallagher	—	—
O'Connor, TomTom O'Connor	—	—
Labanowski, PaulPaul Labanowski	—	—
Reardon, RoyRoy Reardon	—	—
Ellsworth, SteveSteve Ellsworth	—	—
Luisi, JamesJames Luisi	—	—
Paterno, BillBill Paterno	—	—
Titus, RoyRoy Titus	—	—
Bough, LeviLevi Bough	—	—
Nove, JohnJohn Nove	—	—
Gargiulo, TomeTome Gargiulo	—	—
McNiff, TomTom McNiff	—	—
Riley, RayRay Riley	—	—
Joyce, DickDick Joyce	—	—

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

^[2]

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site City, State
Regular Season
December 3, 1948*	vs. American	W 66–47^[3]	1–0	14th Regiment Armory Brooklyn, NY
*	Marshall	W 69–53	2–0
December 8, 1948*	at Villanova	L 48–64^[4]	2–1	Villanova, PA
December 10, 1948	Manhattan	L 52–56^[5]	2–2 (0–1)	14th Regiment Armory Brooklyn, NY
*	vs. Paterson State Teachers	W 75–59	3–2
December 15, 1948*	vs. Siena	W 43–33	4–2	14th Regiment Armory Brooklyn, NY
December 17, 1948*	Geneva	W 66–51^[6]	5–2	14th Regiment Armory Brooklyn, NY
December 22, 1948*	at Iona	W 62–57^[7]	6–2	Westchester County Center (2,000) White Plains, NY
December 29, 1948*	at NY Athletic Club	L 62–65^[8]	6–3
January 5, 1949*	vs. Brooklyn College	W 55–45^[9]	7–3 (1–1)	(800) Brooklyn, NY
January 8, 1949*	vs. Boston College	W 63–52^[10]	8–3	14th Regiment Armory Brooklyn, NY
January 10, 1949*	at Duquesne	L 62–75^[11]	8–4	Pittsburgh, PA
January 12, 1949*	at Cincinnati	L 48–65^[12]	8–5	Cincinnati, OH
January 15, 1949*	vs. Adelphi	W 78–56	9–5	Garden City, NY
January 22, 1949*	at Fairfield	W 66–42^[13]	10–5	Bridgeport, CT
January 26, 1949*	vs. Providence	W 73–56^[14]	11–5	14th Regiment Armory Brooklyn, NY
January 29, 1949*	vs. Brooklyn Polytech	W 61–48^[15]	12–5	Brooklyn Central YMCA Brooklyn, NY
February 1, 1949*	at Queens	W 66–51^[16]	13–5	Forest Hills High School Gymnasium Forest Hills, NY
February 4, 1949* WPIX	vs. Seton Hall	W 69–58^[17]	14–5	14th Regiment Armory Brooklyn, NY
February 9, 1949	at Fordham	W 56–39^[18]	15–5 (2–1)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,200) Bronx, NY
February 11, 1949*	Loyola (Baltimore)	L 64–66^[19]	15–6	14th Regiment Armory Brooklyn, NY
February 12, 1949*	vs. Rutgers (Newark)	W 55–53^[20]	16–6	Newark Armory Newark, NJ
February 16, 1949*	Iona	W 66–62 ^{OT^[21]}	17–6	14th Regiment Armory Brooklyn, NY
February 18, 1949*	Cincinnati	L 62–91^[22]	17–7	14th Regiment Armory Brooklyn, NY
February 22, 1949*	at St. Bonaventure	L 33–54^[23]	17–8	Olean, NY
February 24, 1949*	at Canisius	L 46–51^[24]	17–9	Memorial Auditorium (6,715) Buffalo, NY
*	vs. Niagara	L 56–66	17–10
March 2, 1949*	Creighton	W 50–43^[25]	18–10	14th Regiment Armory Brooklyn, NY
March 4, 1949	St. John's	L 43–57^[26]	18–11 (2–2)	14th Regiment Armory (3,000) Brooklyn, NY
Benefit Game
March 12, 1949	Siena	L 54–50^[27]		(5,500) Albany, NY
National Catholic Invitation Tournament
March 23, 1949*	vs. St. Norbert's First Round	W 61–53^[28]	19–11	Denver, CO
March 24, 1949*	vs. St. Thomas Second Round	W 59–42^[29]	20–11	Denver, CO
March 25, 1949*	vs. St. Benedict's Semifinals	W 69–40^[30]	21–11	Denver, CO
March 26, 1949*	at Regis Finals	L 47–51^[31]	21–12	Denver, CO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball

Venues	Butler Street Gymnasium II Corps Artillery Armory 69th Regiment Armory Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1971–present)

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Culture & lore	History

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