1955–56 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

1955–56 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
	As of November 27, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
1955–56 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
Metropolitan New York Conference Regular Season Champions
NIT Consolation Game vs. St. Joseph's, L 82–93
Conference	Metropolitan New York Conference
1955–56 record	21–4 (4–0 MTNY)
Head coach	Daniel Lynch (8th season)
Home arena	II Corps Artillery Armory

The 1955–1956 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1955–56 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his eighth 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 were led by Al Innis, Dan Mannix, Walt Adamushko, and Tony D'Elia in the 1955–56 season and were ranked as high as 13th nationally.^[1]^[2] The team at one point won 18 straight games and upset Niagara to reach the NIT Semi-Finals, before falling to Dayton.^[1] Also of note, Al Inniss set the St. Francis single-game rebounding record with 37 against Lafayette in the First Round of the National Invitational Tournament.

Roster

1955–56 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year
F	Dan Smith	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr
G	Jim Murphy	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Sr
F	Dan Mannix (C)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Sr
C	Walter Adamushko	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr
F	George Fox	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
F	John Prenderville	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr
F	Ed Hyne	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
C	Al Innis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So
G	Lester Yellin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	So
G	Tony D'Elia	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	So
G	Ed Aquilone	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	So
F	Bob Duane	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So

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 3, 1955*	Loyola (Baltimore)	W 85–65^[3]	1–0	II Corps Armory (2,000) Brooklyn, NY
December 6, 1955*	Adelphi	W 101–83^[4]	2–0	II Corps Armory (1,000) Brooklyn, NY
December 9, 1955*	at Fairfield	W 89–47^[5]	3–0	Fairfield, CT
December 10, 1955*	at Providence	W 91–67^[6]	4–0	Alumni Hall (1,500) Providence, RI
December 14, 1955*	St. Bonaventure	W 79–77	5–0
December 17, 1955*	at Fairleigh Dickinson	W 100–75	6–0
December 19, 1955*	Yeshiva	W 93–68	7–0
December 23, 1955*	at Queens	W 87–63	8–0
January 10, 1956	CCNY	W 76–56^[7]	9–0 (1–0)	II Corps Armory Brooklyn, NY
January 14, 1956*	Siena	W 83–61	10–0
January 21, 1956	vs. St. John's	W 76–73^[8]	11–0 (2–0)	69th Regiment Armory (4,000) New York, NY
January 26, 1956*	at Seton Hall	W 81–78	12–0
January 28, 1956*	Ithaca	W 101–49^[9]	13–0	II Corps Armory (2,000) Brooklyn, NY
January 31, 1956*	Saint Peter's	W 92–82^[10]	14–0	II Corps Armory Brooklyn, NY
February 3, 1956*	Creighton	W 99–75	15–0
February 6, 1956*	at Bridgeport	W 84–77	16–0
February 14, 1956	at Manhattan	W 98–75^[11]	17–0 (3–0)	II Corps Armory Brooklyn, NY
February 15, 1956	at Brooklyn College	W 94–74^[12]	18–0 (4–0)	Brooklyn, NY
February 18, 1956*	at St. Joseph's (PA)	L 76–80^[13]	18–1	Palestra Philadelphia, PA
February 23, 1956*	vs. Iona	L 86–97	18–2	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
February 25, 1956*	at Siena	W 71–70^[14]	19–2	Albany, NY
National Invitation Tournament
March 17, 1956*	Lafayette First Round	W 85–74	20–2
*	Niagara Quarterfinals	W 74–72	21–2
*	Dayton Semifinals	L 58–89	21–3
*	St. Joseph's (PA) Consolation Game	L 82–93	21–4
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

^[15]^[16]

Rankings

Ranking Movement^[17]
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Poll	Dec. 6	Dec. 13	Dec. 20	Dec. 27	Jan. 3	Jan. 10	Jan. 17	Jan. 24	Jan. 31	Feb. 7	Feb. 14	Feb. 21	Feb. 28	Mar. 3	Final
AP								15	13	16	13	16

NIT results

Below is the tournament bracket.^[18]

First round			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

	Duquesne	69
	Oklahoma A&M	61		Duquesne	72
				Louisville	84
							Louisville	89
							St. Joeseph's	79
				Saint Joseph's	74
	Seton Hall	96		Seton Hall	65
	Marquette	78								Louisville	93
	St. Francis	85								Dayton	80
	Lafayette	74		St. Francis	74
				Niagara	72
							St. Francis	58
							Dayton	89
				Dayton	72				Third-place game
	Xavier	84		Xavier	68						St. Joseph's	93
	Saint Louis	80								St. Francis	82

References

1 2 ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. ESPN. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
↑ "St. Francis Five Boasts Height, Reserves and Excellent Shooting". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
↑ "ADELPHI SUBDUES C.C.N.Y., 71 TO 64". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
↑ "St. Francis 101-83 Victor". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
↑ "Article 7 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
↑ "St. Francis Wins No, 4". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
↑ "ST. FRANCIS ROUTS C.C.N.Y. FIVE, 76-55". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
↑ "St.Francis Downs St. John's, 76 to 73". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
↑ "Terriers in Record Half". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
↑ "ST. FRANCIS BEATS ST. PETER'S 92-82". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
↑ "St. Francis Wins 17th in Row". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
↑ "ST. FRANCIS ROUTS KINGSMEN, 94 TO 74". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
↑ "ST. JOSEPHS TRIPS TERRIERS, 80 TO 76". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
↑ "Terriers End Losing Streak". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
↑ "1955-56 St. Francis (NY) Men's Basketball Schedule". fanbase.com. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
↑ James T. Quinn. "Siena hosts St. Francis Tonight". The Times Record, Troy NY, Saturday Evening. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
↑ "2012 Men's Basketball Records- Division I" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
↑ Tournament Results (1950's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09

External links

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[ESPN_History-1] 1 2 ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. ESPN. Retrieved 29 November 2012.

[2] "St. Francis Five Boasts Height, Reserves and Excellent Shooting". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

[3] "ADELPHI SUBDUES C.C.N.Y., 71 TO 64". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

[4] "St. Francis 101-83 Victor". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

[5] "Article 7 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

[6] "St. Francis Wins No, 4". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

[7] "ST. FRANCIS ROUTS C.C.N.Y. FIVE, 76-55". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

[8] "St.Francis Downs St. John's, 76 to 73". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

[9] "Terriers in Record Half". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

[10] "ST. FRANCIS BEATS ST. PETER'S 92-82". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

[11] "St. Francis Wins 17th in Row". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

[12] "ST. FRANCIS ROUTS KINGSMEN, 94 TO 74". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

[13] "ST. JOSEPHS TRIPS TERRIERS, 80 TO 76". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

[14] "Terriers End Losing Streak". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

[15] "1955-56 St. Francis (NY) Men's Basketball Schedule". fanbase.com. Retrieved 10 April 2014.

[16] James T. Quinn. "Siena hosts St. Francis Tonight". The Times Record, Troy NY, Saturday Evening. Retrieved 10 April 2014.

[17] "2012 Men's Basketball Records- Division I" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 5 December 2013.

[results-18] Tournament Results (1950's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09

St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball
Venues	Butler Street Gymnasium II Corps Artillery Armory 69th Regiment Armory Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1971–present)
Rivalries	LIU Brooklyn
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
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1955–56 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
St. Francis (NY)	4	–	0	1.000	21	–	4	.840
Manhattan	4	–	1	.800	16	–	8	.667
Brooklyn	2	–	2	.500	11	–	7	.611
NYU	2	–	2	.500	10	–	8	.556
St. John's	3	–	3	.500	12	–	12	.500
Fordham	2	–	2	.500	11	–	12	.478
CCNY	0	–	7	.000	4	–	14	.222


As of November 27, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll