1954–55 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 1954–1955 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1954–55 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his seventh year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers.[1] The team was a member of the Metropolitan New York Conference and played their home games at the Bulter Street Gymnasium in their Cobble Hill, Brooklyn campus and at the II Corps Artillery Armory in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

1954–55 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
NAIA District 31 Champions
ConferenceMetropolitan New York Conference
1954–55 record17–8 (3–3 )
Head coachDaniel Lynch (7th season)
Home arenaButler Street Gymnasium
II Corps Artillery Armory
1954–55 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Manhattan6–0 1.000  18–5  .783
St. John's5–11 .313  9–0  1.000
Fordham3–2 .600  18–9  .667
St. Francis (NY)3–3 .500  18–8  .692
Brooklyn1–3 .250  7–11  .389
NYU1–3 .250  7–13  .350
CCNY0–6 .000  8–10  .444
As of November 27, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Roster
1954–55 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G Frank Dentico (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
—
 Sr
G Leo Keegan (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
—
 Sr
F Elliott Preff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Sr
Ed Crofton
—
—
 Jr
Jack Fitzgerald
—
—
 Jr
F Dan Mannix 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
 Jr
G Dan Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Jr
G Jim Murphy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
 Jr
C Ken Wilkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Jr
C Walter Adamushko 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)245 lb (111 kg) SoThomas Jefferson High School Brooklyn, NY
C George Fox 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 So
Ed Meuger 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 So
C Al Innis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Fr
G Lester Yellin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
 Fr
G Tony D'Elia 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
 Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
November 27, 1954*
8:30 pm		 Alumni Butler Street Gymnasium 
Brooklyn, NY
Regular Season
December 1, 1954*
8:30 pm		 New Britain State Teachers College W 97–57[2]  1–0
 Butler Street Gymnasium 
Brooklyn, NY
December 4, 1954*
 at Mount St. Mary's L 84–99[3]  1–1
  
Emmitsburg, MD
December 6, 1954*
8:30 pm		 Pace W 97–45[4]  2–1
 Butler Street Gymnasium 
Brooklyn, NY
December 11, 1954*
8:30 pm		 Providence W 71–63[5]  3–1
 Butler Street Gymnasium 
Brooklyn, NY
December 13, 1954*
8:30 pm		 Toronto W 90–49[6]  4–1
 Second Corps Artillery Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
December 17, 1954*
7:30 pm		 Chinese Nationalist Olympic Team
Exhibition		 W 71–56[7]  –
 II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
December 29, 1954*
 at Loyola (Baltimore) W 97–75  5–1
  
Baltimore, MD
January 5, 1955
8:30 pm, WATV		 at Fordham L 59–64[8]  5–2 (0–1)
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (900)
Bronx, NY
January 7, 1955
8:30 pm, WATV		 St. John's L 71–80[9]  5–3 (0–2)
 II Corps Armory (3,200[10])
Brooklyn, NY
January 10, 1955*
8:30 pm		 Fairleigh Dickinson W 61–52[11]  6–3
 II Corps Armory (1,000)
Brooklyn, NY
January 14, 1955*
8:30 pm		 Fairfield W 70–64[12]  7–3
 II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
January 22, 1955
9:00 pm, WPIX		 vs. Manhattan L 69–73[13]  7–4 (0–3)
 69th Regiment Armory (2,500)
New York, NY
January 26, 1955*
8:30 pm		 Siena W 63–48[14]  8–4
 II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
January 29, 1955*
8:30 pm		 Ithaca W 94–70[15]  9–4
 II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
February 1, 1955*
 at No. 14 Holy Cross L 56–82[16]  9–5
  
Worcester, MA
February 5, 1955*
 at Saint Peter's W 79–61[17]  10–5
 Jersey City Armory 
Jersey City, NJ
February 9, 1955
8:30 pm, WATV		 Queens W 91–66[18]  11–5 (1–3)
 II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
February 12, 1955
 at CCNY W 94–79[19]  12–5 (2–3)
  
 
February 16, 1955
 Brooklyn College W 81–67[20]  13–5 (3–3)
 II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
February 19, 1955*
 at St. Bonaventure W 71–64[21]  14–5
 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 
Buffalo, NY
February 22, 1955*
 Seton Hall L 76–88[22]  14–6
 II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
February 24, 1955*
7:45 pm		 vs. Iona W 65–61[23]  15–6
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
February 26, 1955*
 at Siena L 55–61[24]  15–7
 Albany Armory (3,300)
Albany, NY
NAIA Tournament
February 28, 1955*
 at Saint Peter's
District 31 Semifinals		 W 63–51[25]  16–7
 Dickinson H.S. Gymnasium 
Jersey City, NJ
March 3, 1955*
 vs. Panzer
District 31 Finals		 W 80–70[26]  17–7
 Dickinson H.S. Gymnasium 
Jersey City, NJ
March 8, 1955*
 vs. Quincy (Ill.)
First Round		 L 82–84[27]  17–8
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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