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.

1962–63 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
NIT First Round vs. Miami, L 70–71
Conference	Metropolitan New York Conference
Record	16–7 (4–2 MTNY)
Head coach	Daniel Lynch (15th season)
Home arena	69th Regiment Armory

1962–63 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Fordham	4	–	1		.800			18	–	8		.692
No. 9 NYU	3	–	1		.750			18	–	5		.783
St. Francis (NY)	4	–	2		.667			16	–	7		.696
St. John's	2	–	2		.500			9	–	15		.375
CCNY	1	–	2		.333			8	–	10		.444
Brooklyn	0	–	2		.000			6	–	12		.333
Manhattan	0	–	4		.000			9	–	14		.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. 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.

Roster

1962–63 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 14 James Raferty 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr G 1 Ray Nash 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Sr St. 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 Daniel Lynch (St. Francis '38) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 1, 1962*	Hunter	W 84–46	1–0	69th Regiment Armory  New York, NY
December 5, 1962	Brooklyn	W 70–52	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	11–2 (3–1)	Wingate Gymnasium  New York, NY
February 2, 1963*	at Le Moyne	L 64–65 OT	11–3	Le Moyne Activity Center  DeWitt, NY
February 3, 1963*	at Siena	L 51–56	11–4	Washington Avenue Armory  Albany, NY
February 7, 1963*	at Queens	W 83–54	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 71–65	15–4	Jersey City Armory  Jersey City, NJ
February 23, 1963	No. 10 NYU	L 62–76	15–5 (4–2)	69th Regiment Armory  New York, NY
February 27, 1963*	Seton Hall	L 60–71	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	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.

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