1961–62 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 1961–62 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1961–62 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his thirteenth 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 69th Regiment Armory in Manhattan.

1961–62 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
ConferenceMetropolitan New York Conference
1961–62 record8–15 (2–3 MTNY)
Head coachDaniel Lynch (14th season)
Home arena69th Regiment Armory
1961–62 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
St. John's5–0 1.000  21–5  .808
CCNY2–1 .667  9–9  .500
NYU3–2 .600  20–5  .800
St. Francis (NY)2–3 .400  8–15  .348
Manhattan1–3 .250  12–10  .545
Fordham1–3 .250  10–14  .417
Brooklyn0–2 .000  4–13  .235
Rankings from AP Poll

The Terriers finished the season at 8–15 overall and 2–3 in conference play.

Roster
1961–62 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
C 51 Dave Lopez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Sr
G 25 Tom Rooney 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
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F 15 James Raferty 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Jr
G 5 Ray Nash 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
 JrSt. Francis Preparatory School
55 Charlie Novak 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
G 35 John Jaiser 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
G 30 Richie Alexander 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
 So
42 John O'Boyle 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
—
 So
G 24 Jim Rishe 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
—
 So
32 Paul Buckley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
—
 So
Ken Powers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 So
Joe Tennant 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 So
F 44 Tom Kurowski 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 So
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
December 1, 1961*
 at Hunter W 58–51  1–0
  
New York, NY
December 6, 1961*
 Pace W 93–47  2–0
 69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
December 8, 1961*
 at Bridgeport L 77–87[2]  2–1
  
Bridgeport, CT
December 9, 1961*
 at No. 5 Providence L 51–75[3]  2–2
 Alumni Hall 
Providence, RI
December 15, 1961*
 at Loyola (MD) W 75–64[4]  3–2
  
Baltimore, MD
December 16, 1961*
 at Villanova L 51–79[5]  3–3
 Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
December 18, 1961*
 at Queens W 81–75[6]  4–3
 Fitzgerald Gymnasium 
Flushing, NY
January 3, 1962*
 at Fairfield L 76–88[7]  4–4
  
Fairfield, CT
January 6, 1962*
 Siena W 43–39[8]  5–4
 69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
January 10, 1962
 at Manhattan L 73–90[9]  5–5 (0–1)
 Alumni Gymnasium 
Bronx, New York
January 12, 1962
 at Brooklyn W 78–47[10]  6–5 (1–1)
 Roosevelt Gymnasium 
Brooklyn, NY
January 20, 1962
 at St. John's L 54–92[11]  6–6 (1–2)
 Alumni Gymnasium (3,377)
Jamaica, NY
January 30, 1962*
 King's (PA) W 87–86  7–6
 69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
February 1, 1962*
 at Niagara L 53–60[12]  7–7
 Gallagher Center 
Niagara Falls, NY
February 3, 1962*
 at No. 7 Duquesne L 43–99[13]  7–8
 Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, PA
February 7, 1962
8:30 pm[14]		 C.C.N.Y W 61–60  8–8 (2–2)
 69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
February 10, 1962*
 Le Moyne L 69–73[15]  8–9
 69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
February 15, 1962*
 at Holy Cross L 51–85[16]  8–10
 Worcester Memorial Auditorium 
Worcester, MA
February 17, 1962*
 at Siena L 52–71[17]  8–11
  
Albany, NY
February 21, 1962*
 Saint Peter's L 64–66[18]  8–12
 69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
February 24, 1962*
 at NYU L 64–69[19]  8–13 (2–3)
 Alumni Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
February 28, 1962*
 at Seton Hall L 82–100[20]  8–14
 Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, NJ
March 3, 1962*
 Iona L 60–69[21]  8–15
 69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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