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

1953–54 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball

Metropolitan New York Conference Regular Season Champions
NIT Quarterfinals vs. Holy Cross, L 69–93
Conference	Metropolitan New York Conference
1953–54 record	23–5 (5–0 MTNY)
Head coach	Daniel Lynch (6th year)

	Conf				Overall
1953–54 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
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

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. 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. 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. The 1953–54 season also stands as the Terriers best record of all-time.

NIT results

Below is the tournament bracket.^[1]

First round			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

	Bowling Green	88
	Wichita State	64		Bowling Green	81
				Western Kentucky	95
							Western Kentucky	69
							Holy Cross	75
				Holy Cross	93
	St. Francis (NY)	60		St. Francis (NY)	69
	Louisville	55								Holy Cross	71
	St. Francis (PA)	81								Duquesne	62
	BYU	68		St. Francis (PA)	63
				Duquesne	69
							Duquesne	66
							Niagara	51
				Niagara	77				Third-place game
	Dayton	90		Dayton	74						Niagara	71
	Manhattan	79								Western Kentucky	65

References

↑ Tournament Results (1950's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09

External links

St. Francis Terriers men's basketball official website

St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball

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