1962–63 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 1962–63 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1962–63 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his fifteenth 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.

196263 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
NIT First Round vs. Miami, L 70–71
ConferenceMetropolitan New York Conference
196263 record16–7 (4–2 MTNY)
Head coachDaniel Lynch (15th season)
Home arena69th Regiment Armory[1]
1962–63 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Fordham41 .800  188  .692
No. 9 NYU31 .750  185  .783
St. Francis (NY)42 .667  167  .696
St. John's22 .500  915  .375
CCNY12 .333  810  .444
Brooklyn02 .000  612  .333
Manhattan04 .000  914  .391
Rankings from AP Poll

The Terriers finished the season at 16–7 overall and 4–2 in conference play. The Terriers participated in the 1963 National Invitation Tournament.[2] St. Francis and Fordham were the only local teams to be invited. They lost in the first round to Miami, 70–71. It was a match-up of the second-best offense in the country, Miami, against the fourth-best defense in the country, St. Francis. The Terriers almost pulled off the upset.[3]

Roster

1962–63 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 14 James Raferty 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
G 1 Ray Nash 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
SrSt. Francis Preparatory School
F 44 Tom Kurowski 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr
C 40 Ted Kotch 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So
G 30 Richie Alexander 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr
54 Charlie Novak
50 Frank Pascuzzi
42 John O'Boyle 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr
G 24 Jim Rishe 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr
32 Paul Buckley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr
Lou Boggiano
10 Rich Marquardt
F Ed Lein 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
F George Steinman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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, 1962*
Hunter W 84–46[4]  1–0
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
December 5, 1962
Brooklyn W 70–52[5]  2–0 (1–0)
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
December 8, 1962*
Fairfield W 57–54  3–0
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
December 12, 1962*
Bridgeport W 81–67  4–0
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
December 15, 1962*
Providence L 67–68  4–1
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
January 3, 1963*
at Adelphi W 79–47  5–1
 
 
January 5, 1963*
Siena W 72–52  6–1
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
January 9, 1963*
Villanova W 51–48  7–1
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
January 12, 1963*
at Pace W 72–47  8–1
 
New York, NY
January 16, 1963*
Loyola (MD) W 83–65  9–1
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
January 19, 1963
at St. John's L 52–53  9–2 (1–1)
Alumni Gymnasium 
Jamaica, NY
January 26, 1963
at Fordham W 59–46  10–2 (2–1)
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
January 31, 1963
at C.C.N.Y. W 61–57[6]  11–2 (3–1)
Wingate Gymnasium 
New York, NY
February 2, 1963*
at Le Moyne L 64–65 OT[7] 11–3
 
Syracuse, NY
February 3, 1963*
at Siena L 51–56  11–4
Washington Avenue Armory 
Albany, NY
February 7, 1963*
at Queens W 83–54[8]  12–4
Fitzgerald Gymnasium 
Flushing, NY
February 9, 1963*
King's (PA) W 85–68  13–4
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
February 13, 1963
Manhattan W 61–46  14–4 (4–1)
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
February 16, 1963*
at Saint Peter's W   15–4
Jersey City Armory 
Jersey City, NJ
February 23, 1963
No. 10 NYU L 62–76[9]  15–5 (4–2)
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
February 27, 1963*
Seton Hall L 60–71[10]  15–6
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
March 2, 1963*
at Iona W 63–59  16–6
Joseph E. O'Connell Memorial Gymnasium 
New Rochelle, NY
National Invitation Tournament
March 16, 1963*
3:30 pm
vs. Miami
First Round
L 70–71[11]  16–7
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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1963 National Invitation Tournament

Below is the tournament bracket.

  First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                     
Villanova 63  
DePaul 51  
  Villanova 54  
    Wichita State 53  
     
       
  Villanova 46  
  Canisius 61  
       
       
  Canisius 76
    Memphis 67  
Memphis 70
Fordham 49  
  Canisius 66
  Providence 81
Miami (FL) 71  
St. Francis (NY) 70  
  Miami (FL) 96
    Providence 106  
     
       
  Providence 70
  Marquette 64  
       
       
  Marquette 84
    Saint Louis 49  
Saint Louis 63
La Salle 61  
Third place game
   
Villanova 58
Marquette 66

References

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  2. "Fordham Accepts N.I.T. Bid". New York Times. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
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  4. "St. Francis Defeats Hunter As Raftery and Nash Star". New York Times. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  5. "Raftery Leads Terriers". New York Times. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  6. "Terriers on Road Trip". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  7. "College Scores". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  8. "College Scores". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  9. "'NYU Loss Hasn't Hurt Our NIT Chances'-Lynch". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  10. "St. Francis Celebration Didn't Stop Seton Hall". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  11. "Failure to Foul Cost Terriers NIT Victory". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  12. "1963 St. Francis (NY) Cumulative Basketball Statistics" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  13. "1962-63 Basketball Schedules for Metropolitan Colleges and Others in East". New York Times. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
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