1968–69 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 1968–69 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his twenty-first year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terriers played their homes games at the 69th Regiment Armory[1] and played as an Independent, not affiliated with a conference.

1968–69 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–16
Head coach
Home arena69th Regiment Armory
Seasons
1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Boston College   24 4   .857
Rutgers   21 4   .840
No. 14 Marquette   24 5   .828
No. 12 New Mexico State   24 5   .828
No. 9 Duquesne   21 5   .808
No. 10 Villanova   21 5   .808
No. 8 St. John's   23 6   .793
Dayton   20 7   .741
No. 17 Notre Dame   20 7   .741
Seattle   20 8   .714
Colorado State   17 7   .708
Jacksonville   17 7   .708
St. Bonaventure   17 7   .708
Florida State   18 8   .692
West Texas State   18 8   .692
Holy Cross   16 8   .667
Oklahoma City   18 9   .667
Saint Francis (PA)   16 8   .667
Southern Illinois   16 8   .667
Fordham   17 9   .654
Army   18 10   .643
Texas Western   16 9   .640
Detroit   16 10   .615
Houston   16 10   .615
Penn State   13 9   .591
Boston University   14 10   .583
Miami (FL)   14 10   .583
Providence   14 10   .583
NYU   12 9   .571
DePaul   14 11   .560
Northern Illinois   13 11   .542
Virginia Tech   14 12   .538
Creighton   13 13   .500
Georgetown   12 12   .500
Hardin–Simmons   13 13   .500
Georgia Tech   12 13   .480
Tulane   12 14   .462
West Virginia   12 14   .462
Air Force   11 13   .458
Niagara   11 13   .458
Colgate   11 14   .440
Butler   11 15   .423
Loyola (IL)   9 14   .391
Fairfield   10 16   .385
Xavier   10 16   .385
Syracuse   9 16   .360
Utah State   9 17   .346
Centenary   9 18   .333
Navy   7 14   .333
Pan American   8 17   .320
Canisius   7 16   .304
St. Francis   7 16   .304
Loyola (LA)   5 19   .208
Pittsburgh   4 20   .167
Portland   3 23   .115
Denver   2 24   .077
Rankings from AP Poll

The Terriers finished the season at 7–16 overall. After the season, Daniel Lynch retired as the men's basketball head coach and continued to be the St. Francis College Athletics Director.

Roster

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1968–69 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F John McMahon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr
C Ed Grant 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr
F Bob Christie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
G John Conforti 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
F Jim Sullivan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
F Frank Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
G Daniel Lynch, Jr 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr
C Dan Gallagher 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr
G Lou Dottrina 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So
C Earl Roberts 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So
F Paul Rube 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
F Tom Raleigh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
December 1, 1968*
Pace W 91–79[2]  1–0
Bishop Ford High School 
Brooklyn, NY
December 7, 1968*
Providence L 54–93  1–1
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
December 11, 1968*
Seton Hall L 53–66[3]  1–2
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
December 16, 1968*
Hunter W 94–45[4]  2–2
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
December 17, 1968*
at Army L 33–64[5]  2–3
Gillis Field House 
West Point, NY
December 21, 1968*
at Adelphi W 87–79[6]  3–3
 
Garden City, NY
December 30, 1968*
Manhattan L 64–87 
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
January 8, 1969*
King's W 116–109 3OT
 
 
January 11, 1969*
at St. Bonaventure L 65–88[7] 
Reilly Center 
Olean, NY
January 22, 1969*
Manhattan L 56–96[8] 
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
January 25, 1969*
at No. 6 St. John's L 55–71[9] 
Alumni Gymnasium (3,887)
Jamaica, NY
February 1, 1969*
at Fordham L 61–65[10] 
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
February 5, 1969*
Siena W 86–81[11] 
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
February 12, 1969*
at Saint Peter's L 59–90[12] 
Jersey City Armory (2,374)
Jersey City, NJ
February 15, 1969*
LIU L 60–63[13] 
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
February 21, 1969*
at C.C.N.Y. W 62–59[14] 
Wingate Gymnasium 
New York, NY
February 22, 1969*
at Iona L 51–69[15] 
Joseph E. O'Connell Memorial Gymnasium 
New Rochelle, NY
February 26, 1969*
at Fairleigh Dickinson L 82–91[16] 
 
Rutherford, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards

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At the end of the season John Conforti was selected to the All-Metropolitan Team by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association.[19]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Strong Fives at St. Francis, Wagner, Queens, Pace". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "Haywood's Smashing Tactics Open Hoop Season With Bang". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "Seton Hall Wins, 66-53". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "St. Francis Sinks Hunter". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  5. ^ "ARMY FIVE ROUTS ST. FRANCIS, 64-33". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  6. ^ "St. Francis on Top". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  7. ^ "St. Francis Loses, 88-65". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  8. ^ "Manhattan Wins, 87-64". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  9. ^ "St. John's Trounces St. Francis, 71-55, After Spurt Early in Second Half". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  10. ^ "FORDHAM SUBDUES ST. FRANCIS,65-61". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  11. ^ "Conforti's 32 Points Pace St. Francis to 86-81 Victory". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  12. ^ "St. Peter's Five Is Victor". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  13. ^ "L.I.U. Tops St. Francis, 63-60". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  14. ^ "St. Francis Wins by 62-59 As Rally by City Five Fails". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  15. ^ "McMahon Gets 1,000th Point". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  16. ^ "Fairleigh Dickinson Wins". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  17. ^ "1969 St. Francis (NY) Cumulative Basketball Statistics" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  18. ^ "1968-69 St. Francis (NY) Terriers Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  19. ^ "McMillian, Dotson, Warren Named to All-Met Quintet". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.