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1953–54 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 1953–1954 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1953–54 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his sixth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers.[1] The team was a member of the Metropolitan New York Conference and 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.

1953–54 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
Metropolitan New York Conference Regular Season Champions
NIT Quarterfinals vs. Holy Cross, L 69–93
ConferenceMetropolitan New York Conference
Record21–5 (5–0 MTNY)
Head coach
Home arenaButler Street Gymnasium
II Corps Artillery Armory
Seasons
1953–54 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
St. Francis (NY) 5 – 0   1.000 23 – 5   .821
Fordham 3 – 1   .750 18 – 6   .750
Manhattan 3 – 3   .500 15 – 11   .577
NYU 2 – 2   .500 9 – 9   .500
St. John's 2 – 3   .400 9 – 11   .450
CCNY 2 – 4   .333 10 – 8   .556
Brooklyn 0 – 4   .000 6 – 11   .353
As of November 27, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

During the 1953–54 season the Terriers won their first regular season conference championship and participated in their first National Invitational Tournament reaching the Quarterfinals. Their participation in the NIT was more impressive considering they had the smallest student body of all schools ever selected and were the only school participating from the NYC area that year.[2] The Terries first round victory over 20th ranked Louisville was considered a notable upset.[3] The 1953–54 season also stands as the Terriers best record of all time.

Roster edit

1953–54 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C Hank Daubenschmidt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 Sr Bronx, NY
F Jack Walsh (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Sr
George Searing 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
 Sr
Jerry McMurrer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Sr
G Frank Dentico 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
—
 Jr
G Leo Keegan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
—
 Jr
Elliott Press 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Jr
Ed Crofton
—
—
 So
Jack Fitzgerald
—
—
 So
Dan Mannix
—
—
 So
F Dan Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 So
G Jim Murphy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
 So
C Walter Adamushko 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Thomas Jefferson High School Brooklyn, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule edit

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
November 21, 1953*
 Alumni W 60–55[4]  1–0
 Butler Street Gymnasium 
Brooklyn, NY
November 23, 1953*
 Fort Monmouth W 83–60[5]  2–0
 Butler Street Gymnasium 
Brooklyn, NY
November 25, 1953*
 Equatable Life W 68–57[6]  3–0
 II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
Regular Season
November 28, 1953*
 vs. Pace W 81–61  1–0
  
 
December 2, 1953*
 Loyola (Baltimore) W 74–58[7]  2–0
 II Corps Armory (1,500)
Brooklyn, NY
December 5, 1953*
 Mount St. Mary's W 74–54  3–0
 II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
December 12, 1953*
 Providence W 85–63[8]  4–0
 II Corps Armory (2,200)
Brooklyn, NY
December 17, 1953*
7:45 pm 		vs. No. 7 Western Kentucky L 55–78[9]  4–1
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
December 19, 1953*
 at Seton Hall L 65–86[10]  4–2
 Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, NJ
December 31, 1953*
 vs. South Carolina
All-American City Basketball Tournament First Round 		W 58–55[11]  5–2
 Owensboro Sports Center 
Owensboro, KY
January 1, 1954*
 at Kentucky Wesleyan
All-American City Basketball Tournament Second Round 		L 69–71[12]  5–3
 Owensboro Sports Center 
Owensboro, KY
January 2, 1954*
 vs. Evansville
All-American City Basketball Tournament 3rd Place Game 		W 84–76[13]  6–3
 Owensboro Sports Center 
Owensboro, KY
January 6, 1954
 Fordham W 53–49[14]  7–3 (1–0)
 II Corps Armory (3,000)
Brooklyn, NY
January 9, 1954*
 Panzer College W 89–76[15]  8–3
 Butler Street Gymnasium 
Brooklyn, NY
January 13, 1954*
 Saint Peter's W 85–66[16]  9–3
 II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
January 15, 1954*
 at Villanova W 72–62[17]  10–3
 Villanova Field House 
Villanova, PA
January 23, 1954*
 Georgetown W 77–52[18]  11–3
 II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
January 28, 1954
 at St. John's W 67–48[19]  12–3 (2–0)
 DeGray Gymnasium 
Brooklyn, NY
February 3, 1954*
 Siena W 51–47[20]  13–3
 II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
February 6, 1954*
 Adelphi W 70–59[21]  14–3
 II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
February 10, 1954*
 Temple W 71–62[22]  15–3
 II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
February 13, 1954*
 at Queens College W 75–74[23]  16–3
 Fitzgerald Gymnasium 
Flushing, NY
February 17, 1954
 CCNY W 71–51[24]  17–3 (3–0)
 II Corps Armory (2,500)
Brooklyn, NY
February 22, 1954
 at Brooklyn College W 82–49[25]  18–3 (4–0)
 Roosevelt Gymnasium 
Brooklyn, NY
February 25, 1954*
7:45 pm 		vs. Iona W 69–61[26]  19–3
 Madison Square Garden (4,876)
New York, NY
February 27, 1954
 Manhattan W 84–72[27]  20–3 (5–0)
 II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
March 3, 1954*
 at Siena L 60–67[28]  20–4
 Albany Armory (3,000)
Albany, NY
National Invitation Tournament
March 6, 1954*
 vs. No. 20 Louisville
First Round 		W 60–55[3]  21–4
 Madison Square Garden (16,259)
New York, NY
March 9, 1954*
 vs. No. 9 Holy Cross
Quarterfinals 		L 69–93[29]  21–5
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

NBA draft edit

At the end of the season Henry Daubenschmidt was drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 23rd overall pick.

Awards edit

  • Henry Daubenschmidt
All-Metropolitan player by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers’ Association

References edit

  1. ^ "ST. FRANCIS FIVE ON CREST OF WAVE". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  2. ^ "St. Francis Is Selected For Invitation Tourney". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "ST. FRANCIS BEATS LOUISVILLE, 60-55". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  4. ^ "BROOKLYN POLY TRIUMPHS". New York Times. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  5. ^ "St. Francis Five Wins, 83-60". New York Times. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  6. ^ "St. Francis Wins, 68-57". New York Times. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  7. ^ "St. Francis Cagers in Dazzling Display". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  8. ^ "Article 1 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  9. ^ "ST. JOHN'S BEATEN BY RICE, 85 TO 81 Lance Paces Owls at Garden — Western Kentucky Defeats St. Francis by 78-55". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  10. ^ "Seton Hall Topples St. Francis by 86-65". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  11. ^ "ST. FRANCIS FIVE WINS". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  12. ^ "St. Francis Loses, 71 -- 69". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  13. ^ "MARYLAND WINS TOURNEY". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  14. ^ "St. Francis Upsets Fordham Basketball Team". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  15. ^ "St. Francis Beats Panzer". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  16. ^ "St. Francis Five Wins". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  17. ^ "Heylmun Stars for Penn". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  18. ^ "ST. FRANCIS BEATS GEORGETOWN FIVE". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  19. ^ "ST. FRANCIS TRIPS ST. JOHN'S, 67 TO 48". New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  20. ^ "Wagner Downs St. John's, 59-51, For 15th Victory in 16 Games". New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  21. ^ "Daubenschmidt Scores 24". New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  22. ^ "St. Francis Conquers Temple". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  23. ^ "St. Francis Wins, 75-54". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  24. ^ "City College Bows, 71-51". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  25. ^ "ST. FRANCIS BEATS BROOKLYN COLLEGE". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  26. ^ "St. John's and St. Francis Win in Garden Basketball". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  27. ^ "ST. FRANCIS BEATS MANHATTAN, 84-72". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  28. ^ "SIENA TEAM UPSETS ST. FRANCIS, 67 TO 60". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  29. ^ "Duquesne, Holy Cross Gain at Garden". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.

External links edit

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