1959–60 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

195960 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
Conference Metropolitan New York Conference
195960 record 13–8 (2–1 MNYC)
Head coach Daniel Lynch (12th year)
1959–60 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#12 NYU 4 0   1.000     22 5   .815
St. John's 5 1   .833     17 8   .680
St. Francis (NY) 2 1   .667     13 8   .619
Manhattan 2 2   .500     13 11   .542
Fordham 1 3   .250     8 18   .308
CCNY 1 5   .167     4 14   .222
Brooklyn 0 3   .000     5 13   .278
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959–60 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1959–60 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his twelfth 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 Terriers finished the season at 13–8 overall and 2–1 in conference play. The Terriers squad was led by Richie Dreyer, the leading scorer and rebounder.[1]

Roster

[2]

1959–60 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F Dreyer, RichardRichard Dreyer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
G Lopez, DaveDave Lopez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
C Schweitzer, PetePete Schweitzer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
F Davey, GeorgeGeorge Davey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr
G Schneider, FredFred Schneider 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
G Daly, JohnJohn Daly 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr
G Rooney, TomTom Rooney 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
C Enright, JohnJohn Enright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So
F Messineo, SalSal Messineo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
G O'Lee, HenryHenry O'Lee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
G Meudt, JohnJohn Meudt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
City, State
Regular Season

December 1, 1959*
at Hunter W 80–62[3]  1–0
 
Bronx, NY

December 5, 1959*
C.W. Post W 75–50[4]  2–0
II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY

December 8, 1959*
Loyola (MD) W 69–65[5]  3–0
II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY

December 12, 1959*
at Providence L 63–75  3–1
Mullaney Gymnasium 
Providence, RI

December 14, 1959*
at Fairfield L 59–83[6]  3–2
 
Fairfield, CT

December 19, 1959*
Adelphi L 62–83  3–3
II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY

December 22, 1959*
at Fairleigh Dickinson W 67–60[7]  4–3
 
Rutherford, NJ

January 2, 1960*
Siena W 80–60  5–3
II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY

January 5, 1960*
Saint Peter's W 84–64  6–3
II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY

January 8, 1960
at Brooklyn W 76–60  7–3 (1–0)
 
 

January 12, 1960*
Pace W 89–77  8–3
II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY

January 16, 1960*
at Seton Hall L 83–85  8–4
Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, NJ

January 31, 1960*
3:30 pm
at Siena W 60–56  9–4
Washington Avenue Armory 
Albany, NY

February 2, 1960*
Pratt W 70–61  10–4
II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY

February 5, 1960*
8:30 pm
Le Moyne L 66–77  10–5
II Corps Artillery Armory 
Brooklyn, NY

February 8, 1960*
at Bridgeport L 70–95  10–6
 
 

February 15, 1960*
Iona L 44–80[8]  10–7
II Corps Artillery Armory 
Brooklyn, NY

February 17, 1960*
at Queens W 78–77[9]  11–7
Fitzgerald Gymnasium 
Flushing, NY

February 20, 1960
vs. St. John's L 61–86  11–8 (1–1)
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY

February 23, 1960*
Yeshiva W 61–54[10]  12–8
II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY

February 27, 1960*
City College W 55–47[11]  13–8 (2–1)
II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. "Iona Routs Terriers, 80-44, Keeps MEECA Contention". Herald Statesman, Yonkers, NY. 16 February 1960. p. 16. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  2. "ST. FRANCIS FIVE TO BE STRONGER". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  3. "Article 7 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  4. "St. Francis on Top, 75-50". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  5. "St. Francis Wins, 69-65". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  6. "FAIRFIELD TRIMS ST. FRANCIS, 83-59". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  7. "ST. FRANCIS TOPPLES FAIRLEIGH, 67 TO 60". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  8. "IONA WINS, 80-44, FROM ST. FRANCIS". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  9. "Schweitzer Terrier Star". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  10. "St. Francis on top 61-54". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  11. "ST. FRANCIS TOPS C.C.N.Y 55 TO 47". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  12. "1959-60 St. Francis (NY) Men's Basketball Schedule". fanbase.com. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  13. "1959-60 St. Francis (NY) Terriers Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  14. "St. Francis Brooklyn 1959-60" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
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