1959–60 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

195960 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
Conference Metropolitan New York Conference
195960 record 13–8 (2–1 MNYC)
Head coach Daniel Lynch (12th year)
1959–60 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#12 NYU 4 0   1.000     22 5   .815
St. John's 5 1   .833     17 8   .680
St. Francis (NY) 2 1   .667     13 8   .619
Manhattan 2 2   .500     13 11   .542
Fordham 1 3   .250     8 18   .308
CCNY 1 5   .167     4 14   .222
Brooklyn 0 3   .000     5 13   .278
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959–60 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1959–60 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his twelfth 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 13–8 overall and 2–1 in conference play. The Terriers squad was led by Richie Dreyer, the leading scorer and rebounder.[1]

Roster

1959–60 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
Dreyer, RichardRichard Dreyer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Lopez, DaveDave Lopez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Schweitzer, PetePete Schweitzer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Davey, GeorgeGeorge Davey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Schneider, FredFred Schneider 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Doly, Doly 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Rooney, Rooney 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Enright, Enright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Messineo, SalSal Messineo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
O'Lee, HankHank O'Lee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Meudt, JohnJohn Meudt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
City, State
Regular Season
*
Hunter W 80–62  1–0

*
C.W. Post W 75–58  2–0

*
Loyola (MD) W 69–65  3–0

December 12, 1959*
at Providence L 63–75  3–1
Mullaney Gymnasium
Providence, RI
*
at Fairfield L 59–83  3–2

*
at Adelphi L 62–83  3–3

*
at Fairleigh Dickinson W 67–60  4–3

January 2, 1960*
Siena W 80–60  5–3
69th Regiment Armory
New York, NY
*
Saint Peter's W 84–64  6–3


Brooklyn W 76–60  7–3 (1–0)

*
Pace W 89–77  8–3

January 16, 1960*
at Seton Hall L 83–85  8–4
Walsh Gymnasium
South Orange, NJ
January 31, 1960*
3:30 pm
at Siena W 60–56  9–4
Washington Avenue Armory
Albany, NY
February 2, 1960*
at Pratt W 70–61  10–4

February 5, 1960*
8:30 pm
Le Moyne L 66–77  10–5
II Corps Artillery Armory
Brooklyn, NY
*
at Bridgeport L 70–95  10–6

February 15, 1960*
Iona L 44–80  10–7
II Corps Artillery Armory
Brooklyn, NY
February 17, 1960*
at Queens W 78–77  11–7

Flushing, NY
February 20, 1960
vs. St. John's L 61–86  11–8 (1–1)

*
at Yeshiva W 61–54  12–8

*
at City College W 55–47  13–8 (2–1)

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

[2][3][4]

References

  1. "Iona Routs Terriers, 80-44, Keeps MEECA Contention". Herald Statesman, Yonkers, NY. 16 February 1960. p. 16. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  2. "1959-60 St. Francis (NY) Men's Basketball Schedule". fanbase.com. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  3. "1959-60 St. Francis (NY) Terriers Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  4. "St. Francis Brooklyn 1959-60" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
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