1951–52 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1951–52 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball

National Catholic Invitation Tournament 3rd Place Game, L 50–64
Conference	Metropolitan New York Conference
Record	20–8 (4–2 Metropolitan New York Conference)
Head coach	Daniel Lynch (4th season)
Assistant coach	Marty O'Donnell
Home arena	Butler Street Gymnasium II Corps Artillery Armory
Seasons← 1950–51 1952–53 →

1951–52 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 10 St. John's	6	–	0	1.000	25	–	6	.806
St. Francis (NY)	4	–	2	.667	20	–	8	.714
Manhattan	4	–	2	.667	12	–	9	.571
Fordham	3	–	3	.500	20	–	8	.714
NYU	2	–	3	.400	17	–	8	.680
CCNY	1	–	5	.167	8	–	11	.421
Brooklyn	0	–	5	.000	9	–	7	.563


Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951–1952 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1951–52 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his fourth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The team was a member of the Metropolitan New York Conference. The Terriers 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.

On February 2, 1952, against Seton Hall, the Terriers played in the first quadruple overtime game in New York City history, both collegiate and professional. The Terriers triumphed 82–70.

Roster

1951–52 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
	Martin Conway	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr
G	Ray Rudzinski (C)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Sr
F	Vern Stokes	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr
	Frank Sainato	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	—	Jr
G	George Searing	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	So
C	Hank Daubenschmidt	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So	Bronx, NY
F	Jack Walsh	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So
G	Frank Dentico	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	—	Fr
C	Jack Prenderville	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—
G	Marty Donohue	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—
F	Tom Coogan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—
	Bob Goeller	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—
	Bob Keith	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—

Head coach

Daniel Lynch (St. Francis '38)

Assistant coach(es)

Marty O'Donnell

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
November 16, 1951*	Alumni	W 91–41	1–0	Butler Campus Gymnasium Brooklyn, New York
November 29, 1951*	Fort Monmouth	W 80–49	2–0	Butler Campus Gymnasium Brooklyn, New York
December 1, 1951*	at Connecticut	W 77–69	3–0	Hawley Armory Storrs, Connecticut
December 5, 1951	NYU	L 58–59	3–1 (0–1)	II Corps Artillery Armory (3,000) Brooklyn, New York
December 7, 1951	Le Moyne	W 56–51	4–1	II Corps Artillery Armory Brooklyn, New York
December 15, 1951*	Yeshiva	W 66–38	5–1	II Corps Artillery Armory Brooklyn, New York
December 22, 1951*	at Adelphi	W 66–50	6–1	Garden City, New York
December 26, 1951	Fordham	W 54–52	7–1 (1–1)	II Corps Artillery Armory (4,000) Brooklyn, New York
December 29, 1951*	Illinois Wesleyan	W 67–48	8–1	II Corps Artillery Armory Brooklyn, New York
January 2, 1952*	Loyola (Baltimore)	W 69–60	9–1	II Corps Artillery Armory Brooklyn, New York
January 4, 1952*	at Kings College	W 78–54	10–1	Kingston, Pennsylvania
January 5, 1952*	at Muhlenberg College	W 72–64	11–1	Rockne Hall (2,400) Allentown, Pennsylvania
January 12, 1952*	at Westminster	L 52–63	11–2	New Wilmington, Pennsylvania
January 13, 1952	at Saint Francis (PA)	L 65–72	11–3	Lorreto, Pennsylvania
January 19, 1952	at St. John's	L 36–54	11–4 (1–2)	69th Regiment Armory New York, New York
January 30, 1952	at No. 11 Seton Hall	L 60–70	11–5	(3,000) South Orange, New Jersey
February 1, 1952 3:00 pm	at Manhattan	W 82–70	12–5 (2–2)	69th Regiment Armory New York, New Yorks
February 6, 1952	Iona	W 64–58	13–5	II Corps Artillery Armory Brooklyn, New York
February 8, 1952*	at Fairfield	W 66–49	14–5	Bridgeport, Connecticut
February 9, 1952*	at New Britain State Teachers College	W 61–46	15–5	New Britain, Connecticut
February 16, 1952	at Saint Peter's	W 91–64	16–5	Jersey City Armory Jersey City, New Jersey
February 20, 1952	CCNY	W 71–56	17–5 (3–2)	Columbus Council, Knights of Columbus Clubhouse Brooklyn, New York
February 23, 1952	at No. 18 Siena	L 43–52	17–6	Albany, New York
February 26, 1952	at Brooklyn College	W 61–51	18–6 (4–2)	Roosevelt Gymnasium Brooklyn, New York
March 5, 1952*	Connecticut	W 63–47	19–6	II Corps Artillery Armory Brooklyn, New York
1952 National Catholic Invitation Tournament
March 18, 1949*	vs. Le Moyne Second Round	W 75–61	20–6	RPI Field House (4,000) Troy, New York
March 20, 1949*	vs. Marquette Semifinals	L 57–79	20–7	RPI Field House (4,000) Troy, New York
March 22, 1949*	vs. Siena Consolation Game	L 50–64	20–8	RPI Field House Troy, New York
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

National Catholic Invitation Tournament

St. Francis, the defending champions was selected as the 4th seed in the NCIT. The tournament took place at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Field House in Troy, New York, from March 15 to March 22.

First round		Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

		(1 seed) Siena	79
Scranton	85	Scranton	57
Saint Mary's (MN)	78			Saint Francis (PA)	54
				Siena	51
		(3 seed) Saint Joseph's	56
Saint Francis (PA)	66	Saint Francis (PA)	65
Loyola (MD)	52					Marquette	76
						Saint Francis (PA)	64
		(2 seed) Marquette	66
Iona	68	Iona	59
Gannon (PA)	52			Marquette	79	Third place
				St. Francis (NY)	57
		(4 seed) St. Francis (NY)	75			Siena	64
Le Moyne	67	Le Moyne	61			St. Francis (NY)	50
Providence	63

Awards

Vernon Stokes

All-Metropolitan Selection by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association

References

"ST. FRANCIS BOASTS EXPERIENCE, HEIGHT". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
"SETON HALL DOWNS ST. FRANCIS, 70-60". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
"St. Francis Five Wins, 91-41". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
"St. Francis Five Wins, 80-49". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
"C.C.N.Y. FIVE NIPS ROANOKE, 63 TO 62". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
"N.Y.U. Rally Stops St. Francis Five, Overcoming 12-Point Deficit". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
"Brooklyn Poly in Front". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
"FORDHAM SUBDUES R.P.I. FIVE, 72-49". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
"ST. FRANCIS DOWNS ADELPHI FIVE, 66-50". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
"ST. FRANCIS UPSETS FORDHAM, 54 TO 52". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
"Wagner Beats Alfred in Final of Hofstra Invitation Basketball Tournament". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
"ST. FRANCIS DOWNS LOYOLA FIVE, 69-60". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
"Stokes High Scorer". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
"Article 9 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
"St. Francis Beaten, 63-52". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
"St. Francis of Brooklyn Bows". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
"ST. JOHN'S DOWNS ST. FRANCIS, 54-36". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
"SETON HALL DOWNS ST. FRANCIS, 70-60". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
"MANHATTAN PLAYS TODAY". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
"St. Francis Defeats Manhattan In Fourth Overtime Period, 82-70". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
"Score Tied 17 Times". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
"Article 15 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
"Article 11 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
"Article 7 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
"ST. FRANCIS HALTS CITY COLLEGE, 71-56". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
"Siena Stops St. Francis". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
"BROOKLYN COLLEGE IS CHECKED BY 61-51". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
"Terriers Beat Connecticut". New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
"ST. FRANCIS BEATS LE MOYNE BY 75-61". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
"St. Francis to Play Siena". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
"MARQUETTE BEATS ST. FRANCIS, 79-57". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
"St. Francis Plays Tonight". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
"St. Francis to Play Siena". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
"MARQUETTE HALTS LORETT0 FIVE, 76-64". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
"St. Francis to Play Siena". New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
"LORETTO FIVE WINS, 66-52". New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
"IONA FIVE DEFEATS GANNON, 68 TO 52". New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
"MARQUETTE QUINTET DEFEATS IONA, 66-59". New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
"MARQUETTE BEATS ST. FRANCIS, 79-57". New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
"MARQUETTE HALTS LORETT0 FIVE, 76-64". New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2016.

External links

St. Francis Terriers men's basketball official website

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