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

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 and played their home games at the II Corps Artillery Armory in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

1955–56 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
Metropolitan New York Conference Regular Season Champions
NIT, 4th Place, L 82–93
ConferenceMetropolitan New York Conference
1955–56 record21–4 (4–0 MTNY)
Head coachDaniel Lynch (8th season)
Home arenaII Corps Artillery Armory
1955–56 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
St. Francis (NY)4–0 1.000  21–4  .840
Manhattan4–1 .800  16–8  .667
Brooklyn2–2 .500  11–7  .611
NYU2–2 .500  10–8  .556
St. John's3–3 .500  12–12  .500
Fordham2–2 .500  11–12  .478
CCNY0–7 .000  4–14  .222
As of November 27, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F Dan Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Sr
G 9 Jim Murphy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
 Sr
F 8 Dan Mannix (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 Sr
C 4 Walter Adamushko 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrThomas Jefferson High School Brooklyn, NY
F 11 George Fox 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Jr
F 16 John Prenderville 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Jr
F 7 Ed Hynes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Jr
C 19 Al Innis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 So
G 15 Lester Yellin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
 So
G 14 Tony D'Elia 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
 So
G 17 Ed Aquilone 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
—
 So
F 6 Bob Duane 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 So
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

[3]

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
December 3, 1955*
 Loyola (Baltimore) W 85–65[4]  1–0
 II Corps Armory (2,000)
Brooklyn, NY
December 6, 1955*
 Adelphi W 101–83[5]  2–0
 II Corps Armory (1,000)
Brooklyn, NY
December 9, 1955*
 at Fairfield W 89–47[6]  3–0
  
Fairfield, CT
December 10, 1955*
 at Providence W 91–67[7]  4–0
 Alumni Hall (1,500)
Providence, RI
December 14, 1955*
 St. Bonaventure W 79–77[8]  5–0
 II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
December 17, 1955*
 at Fairleigh Dickinson W 100–75[9]  6–0
  
Rutherford, NJ
December 19, 1955*
 Yeshiva W 93–68[10]  7–0
 II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
December 23, 1955*
 at Queens W 87–63[11]  8–0
 Fitzgerald Gymnasium 
Flushing, NY
January 10, 1956
 CCNY W 76–56[12]  9–0 (1–0)
 II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
January 14, 1956*
8:30 pm[13]		 Siena W 83–61[14]  10–0
 II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
January 21, 1956
 vs. St. John's W 76–73[15]  11–0 (2–0)
 69th Regiment Armory (4,000)
New York, NY
January 26, 1956*
 No. 15 at Seton Hall W 81–78[16]  12–0
 Walsh Gymnasium (3,218)
South Orange, NJ
January 28, 1956*
 No. 15 Ithaca W 101–49[17]  13–0
 II Corps Armory (2,000)
Brooklyn, NY
January 31, 1956*
 No. 13 Saint Peter's W 92–82[18]  14–0
 II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
February 3, 1956*
 No. 13 Creighton W 99–75[19]  15–0
 II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
February 8, 1956*
 No. 16 at Bridgeport W 84–77[20]  16–0
 Harvey Hubbell Gymnasium 
Bridgeport, CT
February 14, 1956
 No. 13 at Manhattan W 98–75[21]  17–0 (3–0)
 II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
February 15, 1956
 No. 13 at Brooklyn College W 94–74[22]  18–0 (4–0)
 Roosevelt Gymnasium 
Brooklyn, NY
February 18, 1956*
 No. 13 at Saint Joseph's (PA) L 76–80[23]  18–1
 Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
February 23, 1956*
7:30 pm		 No. 16 vs. Iona L 86–97[24]  18–2
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
February 25, 1956*
 No. 16 at Siena W 71–70[25]  19–2
  
Albany, NY
National Invitation Tournament
March 17, 1956*
1:00 pm[26]		 vs. Lafayette
First Round		 W 85–74[27]  20–2
 Madison Square Garden (10,058)
New York, NY
March 19, 1956*
7:30 pm		 vs. Niagara
Quarterfinals		 W 74–72 OT[28] 21–2
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
March 22, 1956*
 vs. No. 3 Dayton
Semifinals		 L 58–89[29]  21–3
 Madison Square Garden (16,125)
New York, NY
March 24, 1956*
1:00 pm		 vs. Saint Joseph's (PA)
Consolation Game		 L 82–93[30]  21–4
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

[31][32]

Rankings
Ranking Movement[33]
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
PollDec. 6Dec. 13Dec. 20Dec. 27Jan. 3Jan. 10Jan. 17Jan. 24Jan. 31Feb. 7Feb. 14Feb. 21Feb. 28Mar. 3Final
AP 15 13 16 13 16

1956 National Invitation Tournament

Below is the 1956 National Invitation Tournament bracket.[34] Only four of the twelve participating schools were seeded (Dayton-1, Louisville-2, Saint Joseph's-3, Niagara-4) and they received a bye in the first round.[35] St. Francis was the only team to participate in the semifinals that was not seeded.[36]

First round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Finals
Duquesne 69  
Oklahoma A&M 61     Duquesne 72  
2 Louisville 84  
    2 Louisville 89  
    3 Saint Joeseph's 79  
3 Saint Joseph's 74
Seton Hall 96     Seton Hall 65  
Marquette 78       2 Louisville 93
St. Francis 85       1 Dayton 80
Lafayette 74     St. Francis 74  
4 Niagara 72  
    St. Francis 58
    1 Dayton 89  
1 Dayton 72 Third-place game
Xavier 84     Xavier 68   3 Saint Joseph's 93
Saint Louis 80   St. Francis 82

NBA Draft

At the end of the season Dan Mannix was selected with the 63rd overall pick by the Rochester Royals.

Awards
  • Alvin Innniss
All-Metropolitan Selection by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers’ Association.
  • Daniel Mannix
All-Metropolitan Selection by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers’ Association.

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  13. "Sports Today". New York Times. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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  23. "ST. JOSEPHS TRIPS TERRIERS, 80 TO 76". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
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  27. "PIRATES IN FRONT". New York Times. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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  33. "2012 Men's Basketball Records- Division I" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  34. Tournament Results (1950's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
  35. "Invitation Tourney Draw". New York Times. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  36. "SEMI-FINALS TONIGHT IN GARDEN TOURNEY". New York Times. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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