1967–68 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 1967–68 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1967–68 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch , who was in his twentieth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terriers played their homes games at the 69th Regiment Armory and were members of the Metropolitan Collegiate Conference .
The Terriers finished the season at 7–16 overall and 0–8 in conference play. After the season, the Terriers left the Metropolitan Collegiate Conference and would play as Independents from 1968 until 1981, before joining the ECAC Metro Conference .
Roster
1967–68 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
F
John Raferty 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) —
Sr
Queens , New York
G
Michael Mahoney (C)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) —
Sr
F
Doug Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) —
Sr
F
John McMahon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) —
Sr
C
Ed Grant 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) —
Jr
F
Bob Christie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) —
Jr
G
John Conforti 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) —
So
F
Jim Sullivan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) —
So
F
Frank Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) —
So
C
Dan Gallagher 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) —
So
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on
source[ 1]
Schedule and results
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Site
Regular Season
December 2, 1967 *Pace W 90–68[ 2] 1–0
Bishop Ford High School Brooklyn, NY
December 6, 1967 *at King's (PA)
W 68–64 2–0
Wilkes-Barre, PA
December 9, 1967 *at Providence
L 66–80 2–1
Alumni Hall Providence, RI
December 13, 1967 *UConn W 82–62[ 3] 3–1
69th Regiment Armory New York, NY
December 20, 1967 *Fordham L 64–85[ 4] 3–2
69th Regiment Armory New York, NY
December 22, 1967 at LIU
L 42–76[ 5] 3–3 (0–1)
Founders Hall Brooklyn, NY
December 28, 1967 *vs. Bucknell Le Moyne Christmas Tournament L 81–84[ 6] [ 7] 3–4
Le Moyne Athletic Center DeWitt, NY
December 29, 1967 *vs. Vermont Le Moyne Christmas Tournament W 72–66[ 8] [ 9] 4–4
Le Moyne Athletic Center DeWitt, NY
January 3, 1968 at Hofstra
L 67–89[ 10] 4–5 (0–2)
Hempstead, NY
January 6, 1968 *Le Moyne W 72–64[ 11] 5–5
69th Regiment Armory New York, NY
January 10, 1968 at Wagner
L 79–93[ 12] 5–6 (0–3)
69th Regiment Armory New York, NY
January 13, 1968 *at St. John's
L 50–83[ 13] 5–7
Alumni Gymnasium Jamaica, NY
January 20, 1968 vs. Manhattan
L 64–83 5–8 (0–4)
Madison Square Garden New York, NY
January 27, 1968 *Adelphi L 89–94[ 14] 5–9
69th Regiment Armory New York, NY
January 30, 1968 at Seton Hall
L 46–82 5–10 (0–5)
Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
January 31, 1968 *Siena W 69–68[ 15] 6–10
Bishop Ford High School Brooklyn, NY
February 7, 1968 *Queens L 79–90[ 16] 6–11
69th Regiment Armory New York, NY
February 10, 1968 *at Niagara
L 73–100 6–12
Gallagher Center Niagara Falls, NY
February 17, 1968 Iona L 45–84[ 17] 6–13 (0–6)
69th Regiment Armory New York, NY
February 22, 1968 *C.C.N.Y. W 77–60[ 18] 7–13
69th Regiment Armory New York, NY
February 24, 1968 *Siena L 86–95 OT
7–14
69th Regiment Armory New York, NY
February 28, 1968 Fairleigh Dickinson L 66–70 7–15 (0–7)
69th Regiment Armory New York, NY
March 2, 1968 Saint Peter's L 75–97[ 19] 7–16 (0–8)
69th Regiment Armory New York, NY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
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References
^ "Brooklyn College Fives Set For Season Openers Tonight" . New York Times . Retrieved January 12, 2020 .^ "St. Francis 90-68 Victor" . New York Times . Retrieved January 12, 2020 .^ "St. Francis Wins, 82-62" . New York Times . Retrieved January 12, 2020 .^ "FORDHAM SETS BACK ST. FRANCIS, 85 TO 64" . New York Times . Retrieved January 12, 2020 .^ "L.I.U. WINS SEVENTH IN A ROW" . New York Times . Retrieved January 12, 2020 .^ "St. Francis Loses, 84-81" . New York Times . Retrieved January 12, 2020 .^ "Dolphins Face Bucknell in Final Round" . The Post-Standard . Syracuse, New York. December 29, 1967. p. 17. Retrieved April 25, 2024 .^ "LeMoyne Captures Final" . New York Times . Retrieved January 12, 2020 .^ Reddy, Ed (December 30, 1967). "Downey Star of 78–74 Win in Title Game" . The Post-Standard . Syracuse, New York. p. 11. Retrieved April 25, 2024 . ^ "Hofstra Tops St. Francis, 89-67" . New York Times . Retrieved January 12, 2020 .^ "Article 17 -- No Title" . New York Times . Retrieved January 12, 2020 .^ "Wagner Tops St. Francis" . New York Times . Retrieved January 12, 2020 .^ "St. John's Wins, 83-50" . New York Times . Retrieved January 12, 2020 .^ "Adelphi Tops St. Francis, 94-89" . New York Times . Retrieved January 12, 2020 .^ "St. Francis Wins, 69-68" . New York Times . Retrieved January 12, 2020 .^ "Queens Upsets St. Francis" . New York Times . Retrieved January 12, 2020 .^ "Iona Routs St. Francis" . New York Times . Retrieved January 12, 2020 .^ "St. Francis Beats C.C.N.Y." New York Times . Retrieved January 12, 2020 .^ "St. Peter's Downs St. Francis" . New York Times . Retrieved January 12, 2020 .^ "1968 St. Francis (NY) Cumulative Basketball Statistics" (PDF) . NCAA.org. Retrieved January 12, 2020 .^ "1967-68 St. Francis (NY) Terriers Schedule and Results" . sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 12, 2020 .^ "1967-68 Basketball Schedules for Colleges in the Metropolitan Area and Other Eastern Teams" . New York Times . Retrieved January 12, 2020 .
