1948–49 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

1948–49 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball

National Catholic Basketball Tournament Finals vs. Regis, L 47–51
Conference	Metropolitan New York Conference
1948–49 record	20–13 (2–2 MNYC)
Head coach	Daniel Lynch (1st year)

	Conf				Overall
1948–49 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Manhattan	5	–	1	.833	18	–	8	.692
St. John's	5	–	1	.833	15	–	9	.625
CCNY	3	–	2	.600	17	–	8	.680
NYU	3	–	2	.600	12	–	8	.600
St. Francis (NY)	2	–	2	.500	21	–	12	.636
Fordham	1	–	5	.167	9	–	16	.360
Brooklyn	0	–	6	.000	8	–	14	.364


Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948–49 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1948–49 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his first year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The team was a member of the Metropolitan New York Conference continuously since 1945, although the team first joined the conference in its inaugural year, 1933.

The Terriers finished the season at 20–13 overall and 2–2 in conference play. They also participated in their second National Catholic Basketball Tournament, where they lost in the finals to Regis 47–51.

Roster

Tom Gallahern
Tom O'Connor
Paul Labanowski
Roy Reardon
Steve Ellsworth
James Luisi
Bill Paterno
Roy Titus
Levi Bough
John Nove
Tome Gargiulo
Tom McNiff
Ray Riley
Dick Joyce

Schedule and results

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Date	Opponent	Result	Record
Regular Season
*	vs. American	W 66–47	1–0
*	vs. Marshall	W 69–53	2–0
*	vs. Villanova	L 48–64	2–1
	vs. Manhattan	L 52–56	2–2 (0–1)
*	vs. Paterson State Teachers	W 75–59	3–2
*	vs. Siena	W 43–33	4–2
*	vs. Geneva	W 66–51	5–2
*	vs. Iona	W 62–57	6–2
*	vs. NY Athletic Club	L 62–65	6–3
*	vs. Brooklyn College	W 55–45	7–3 (1–1)
*	vs. Boston College	W 63–52	8–3
*	vs. Duquesne	L 62–75	8–4
*	vs. Cincinnati	L 48–65	8–5
*	vs. Adelphi	W 78–56	9–5
*	vs. Fairfield	W 66–42	10–5
*	vs. Providence	W 73–56	11–5
*	vs. Brooklyn Polytech	W 61–48	12–5
*	vs. Queens	L 51–66	12–6
*	vs. Seton Hall	W 69–58	13–6
	vs. Fordham	W 56–39	14–6 (2–1)
*	vs. Loyola (Baltimore)	L 64–66	14–7
*	vs. Rutgers (Newark)	W 55–53	15–7
*	vs. Iona	W 66–62	16–7
*	vs. Cincinnati	L 62–91	16–8
*	vs. St. Bonaventure	L 33–54	16–9
*	vs. Canisius	L 46–51	16–10
*	vs. Niagara	L 56–66	16–11
*	vs. Creighton	W 50–43	17–11
	vs. St. John's	L 43–57	17–12 (2–2)
1949 National Catholic Basketball Tournament
*	vs. St. Norbert's (First Round)	W 61–53	18–12
*	vs. St. Thomas (Second Round)	W 59–42	19–12
*	vs. St. Benedict's (Semifinals)	W 69–40	20–12
*	vs. Regis (Finals)	L 47–51	20–13
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ "NCAA 1948-49 Cumulative Stats" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 21 July 2014.

St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball

Venues	Park Slope Armory 69th Regiment Armory Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1971–present)

Rivalries	LIU Brooklyn

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

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