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1968–69 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 1968–69 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his twenty-first year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terriers played their homes games at the 69th Regiment Armory[1] and played as an Independent, not affiliated with a conference.

1968–69 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–16
Head coach
Home arena69th Regiment Armory
Seasons
1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Boston College –   – 24 – 4   .857
Rutgers –   – 21 – 4   .840
No. 14 Marquette –   – 24 – 5   .828
No. 12 New Mexico State –   – 24 – 5   .828
No. 9 Duquesne –   – 21 – 5   .808
No. 10 Villanova –   – 21 – 5   .808
No. 8 St. John's –   – 23 – 6   .793
Dayton –   – 20 – 7   .741
No. 17 Notre Dame –   – 20 – 7   .741
Seattle –   – 20 – 8   .714
Colorado State –   – 17 – 7   .708
Jacksonville –   – 17 – 7   .708
St. Bonaventure –   – 17 – 7   .708
Florida State –   – 18 – 8   .692
West Texas State –   – 18 – 8   .692
Holy Cross –   – 16 – 8   .667
Oklahoma City –   – 18 – 9   .667
Saint Francis (PA) –   – 16 – 8   .667
Southern Illinois –   – 16 – 8   .667
Fordham –   – 17 – 9   .654
Army –   – 18 – 10   .643
Texas Western –   – 16 – 9   .640
Detroit –   – 16 – 10   .615
Houston –   – 16 – 10   .615
Penn State –   – 13 – 9   .591
Boston University –   – 14 – 10   .583
Miami (FL) –   – 14 – 10   .583
Providence –   – 14 – 10   .583
NYU –   – 12 – 9   .571
DePaul –   – 14 – 11   .560
Northern Illinois –   – 13 – 11   .542
Virginia Tech –   – 14 – 12   .538
Creighton –   – 13 – 13   .500
Georgetown –   – 12 – 12   .500
Hardin–Simmons –   – 13 – 13   .500
Georgia Tech –   – 12 – 13   .480
Tulane –   – 12 – 14   .462
West Virginia –   – 12 – 14   .462
Air Force –   – 11 – 13   .458
Niagara –   – 11 – 13   .458
Colgate –   – 11 – 14   .440
Butler –   – 11 – 15   .423
Loyola (IL) –   – 9 – 14   .391
Fairfield –   – 10 – 16   .385
Xavier –   – 10 – 16   .385
Syracuse –   – 9 – 16   .360
Utah State –   – 9 – 17   .346
Centenary –   – 9 – 18   .333
Navy –   – 7 – 14   .333
Pan American –   – 8 – 17   .320
Canisius –   – 7 – 16   .304
St. Francis –   – 7 – 16   .304
Loyola (LA) –   – 5 – 19   .208
Pittsburgh –   – 4 – 20   .167
Portland –   – 3 – 23   .115
Denver –   – 2 – 24   .077
Rankings from AP Poll

The Terriers finished the season at 7–16 overall. After the season, Daniel Lynch retired as the men's basketball head coach and continued to be the St. Francis College Athletics Director.

Roster edit

1968–69 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F John McMahon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Sr
C Ed Grant 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Sr
F Bob Christie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Sr
G John Conforti 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
 Jr
F Jim Sullivan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Jr
F Frank Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Jr
G Daniel Lynch, Jr 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
—
 Jr
C Dan Gallagher 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Jr
G Lou Dottrina 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
—
 So
C Earl Roberts 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 So
F Paul Rube 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 So
F Tom Raleigh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 So
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

source[1]

Schedule and results edit

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
December 1, 1968*
 Pace W 91–79[2]  1–0
 Bishop Ford High School 
Brooklyn, NY
December 7, 1968*
 Providence L 54–93  1–1
 69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
December 11, 1968*
 Seton Hall L 53–66[3]  1–2
 69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
December 16, 1968*
 Hunter W 94–45[4]  2–2
 69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
December 17, 1968*
 at Army L 33–64[5]  2–3
 Gillis Field House 
West Point, NY
December 21, 1968*
 at Adelphi W 87–79[6]  3–3
  
Garden City, NY
December 30, 1968*
 Manhattan L 64–87  –
 69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
January 8, 1969*
 King's W 116–109 3OT –
  
 
January 11, 1969*
 at St. Bonaventure L 65–88[7]  –
 Reilly Center 
Olean, NY
January 22, 1969*
 Manhattan L 56–96[8]  –
 69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
January 25, 1969*
 at No. 6 St. John's L 55–71[9]  –
 Alumni Gymnasium (3,887)
Jamaica, NY
February 1, 1969*
 at Fordham L 61–65[10]  –
 Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
February 5, 1969*
 Siena W 86–81[11]  –
 69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
February 12, 1969*
 at Saint Peter's L 59–90[12]  –
 Jersey City Armory (2,374)
Jersey City, NJ
February 15, 1969*
 LIU L 60–63[13]  –
 69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
February 21, 1969*
 at C.C.N.Y. W 62–59[14]  –
 Wingate Gymnasium 
New York, NY
February 22, 1969*
 at Iona L 51–69[15]  –
 Joseph E. O'Connell Memorial Gymnasium 
New Rochelle, NY
February 26, 1969*
 at Fairleigh Dickinson L 82–91[16]  –
  
Rutherford, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards edit

At the end of the season John Conforti was selected to the All-Metropolitan Team by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association.[19]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Strong Fives at St. Francis, Wagner, Queens, Pace". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "Haywood's Smashing Tactics Open Hoop Season With Bang". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "Seton Hall Wins, 66-53". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "St. Francis Sinks Hunter". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  5. ^ "ARMY FIVE ROUTS ST. FRANCIS, 64-33". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  6. ^ "St. Francis on Top". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  7. ^ "St. Francis Loses, 88-65". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  8. ^ "Manhattan Wins, 87-64". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  9. ^ "St. John's Trounces St. Francis, 71-55, After Spurt Early in Second Half". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  10. ^ "FORDHAM SUBDUES ST. FRANCIS,65-61". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  11. ^ "Conforti's 32 Points Pace St. Francis to 86-81 Victory". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  12. ^ "St. Peter's Five Is Victor". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  13. ^ "L.I.U. Tops St. Francis, 63-60". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  14. ^ "St. Francis Wins by 62-59 As Rally by City Five Fails". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  15. ^ "McMahon Gets 1,000th Point". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  16. ^ "Fairleigh Dickinson Wins". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  17. ^ "1969 St. Francis (NY) Cumulative Basketball Statistics" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  18. ^ "1968-69 St. Francis (NY) Terriers Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  19. ^ "McMillian, Dotson, Warren Named to All-Met Quintet". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
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