1949–50 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

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1949–50
II Corps Artillery Armory
Seasons
1949–50 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
CCNY 6 – 0   1.000 24 – 5   .828
Fordham 3 – 2   .600 15 – 12   .556
Brooklyn
 2 – 2   .500 24 – 5   .828
St. John's 3 – 3   .500 24 – 5   .828
Manhattan 3 – 3   .500 14 – 11   .560
NYU 1 – 4   .200 8 – 11   .421
St. Francis (NY) 0 – 4   .000 8 – 18   .308
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1949–50 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented

Park Slope, Brooklyn
.

Last season the Terriers were the first team in the New York City area to have a basketball game televised, and this season the Terriers had six games televised on

II Corps Artillery Armory.[1]

Roster

1949–50 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G
 		12 Tom O'Connor (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
—
F
 		23 Jack O'Connor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
F
 		15 Roy Reardon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 Jr
G
 		5 Steve Ellsworth 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
—
 Jr St. Michael's High School
G
 		32 James Luisi (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Jr Benjamin Franklin High School East Harlem, New York
G
 		Ray Rudzinski 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
 So
13 Martin Conway 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 So
Bill Paterno 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
G
 		14 Levi Bough 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
C 22 Dick Joyce 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
G
 		21 Tom Quinn 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
C 42 Vin Karwoski 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
4 Frank Sainato 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
—
 Fr
11 Larry Sarcedote 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Marty O'Donnel

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

Schedule and results

[2]

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
December 1, 1949*
 vs. Alumni W 64–57[3]  1–0
 Butler Campus Gymnasium 
Brooklyn, NY
Regular Season
December 2, 1948*
9:00 pm, 
WOR-TV
 		Loyola (Baltimore) W 67–60[4]  1–0
Brooklyn, NY
December 7, 1949*
 at Villanova L 57–80[5]  1–1
Philadelphia, PA
December 9, 1949
 Manhattan L 57–71[6]  1–2 (0–1)
Brooklyn, NY
December 14, 1949*
 at 
Adelphi
 		W 90–62[7]  2–2
   
Garden City, NY
December 16, 1949*
 at 
LeMoyne
 		W 78–68[8]  3–2
Syracuse, NY
December 17, 1949*
 at Siena L 45–62[9]  3–3
   (5,500)
Albany, NY
December 19, 1949*
 at Niagara L 58–65[10]  3–4
   
Niagara Falls, NY
January 6, 1950
9:35 pm, WPIX 		Fordham L 51–56[11]  3–5 (0–2)
Brooklyn, NY
January 11, 1950*
 at Seton Hall L 64–66[12]  3–6
 Setonia Gymnasium (1,600)
South Orange, NJ
January 13, 1950*
9:00 pm, WPIX 		National Autonomous University of Mexico W 94–59[13]  4–6
Brooklyn, NY
January 26, 1950
 at No. 5 St. John's L 46–65[14]  4–7 (0–3)
 DeGray Gymnasium (800)
Brooklyn, NY
January 28, 1950*
9:00 pm, WOR-TV 		Boston College L 77–81[15]  4–8
Brooklyn, NY
February 1, 1950*
 at Kent State L 70–78[16]  4–9
   (6,000)
Cleveland, OH
February 2, 1950*
 at Akron L 50–58[17]  4–10
   
Akron, OH
February 4, 1950*
 at New Britain State Teachers College W 59–54  5–10
   
New Britain, CT
February 8, 1950
 No. 14 CCNY L 46–68[18]  5–11 (0–4)
Brooklyn, NY
February 11, 1950*
 at 
Scranton
 		L 52–56[19]  5–12
   
Scranton, PA
February 13, 1950
 at Nevada L 62–70[20]  5–13
   (2,000)
Reno, NV
February 15, 1950*
 at Pepperdine L 50–81[21]  5–14
   
Los Angeles, CA
February 18, 1950*
 vs. Santa Clara L 64–76[22]  5–15
San Francisco, CA
February 19, 1950*
 at No. 12 San Francisco L 42–73[23]  5–16
San Francisco, CA
February 24, 1950*
Hawaii
 		W 76–54[24]  6–16
Brooklyn, NY
March 1, 1950*
 at Iona L 55–74[25]  6–17
White Plains, NY
March 3, 1950*
9:30 pm, WPIX 		No. 17 Toledo L 73–85[26]  6–18
Brooklyn, NY
National Catholic Invitation Tournament
March 29, 1950[28]*
 vs. Creighton
First Round 		W 67–66[27]  7–18
Albany, NY
March 30, 1950*
 vs. Iona
Semifinals 		W 62–61[29]  8–18
Albany, NY
April 1, 1950*
 at Siena
Finals 		L 50–57[30]  8–19
Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time
.

National Catholic Invitation Tournament

Originally the tournament was to take place at

Albany, NY and featured eight teams.[31][32] Creighton was favored to win the tournament, although they had a 13–13 record going into the tournament the Bluejays had the toughest schedule of the eight competing teams.[28]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finals[29]Final[30]
 
          
 
 
 
 
St. Francis (NY)67
 
 
 
Creighton66
 
St. Francis (NY)62
 
 
 
Iona61
 
Iona 71
 
 
 
 Saint Michael's 55
 
St. Francis (NY)50
 
 
 
Siena57
 
Loras
59
 
 
 
 Saint Francis (PA) 58
 
Siena75
 
 
 
Loras55 Third place
 
Siena86
 
 
 
 Providence 49
 
Loras55
 
 
Iona52
 

References

  1. ^ "RADIO BOW LISTED FOR BRITTEN, PEARS". New York Times. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "NCAA 1949-50 Cumulative Stats" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "St. Francis Defeats Alumni". New York Times. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  4. ^ "St. Francis Triumphs". New York Times. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  5. ^ "3,000 at Palestra". New York Times. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  6. ^ "MANHATTAN HALTS ST. FRANCIS, 71-57". New York Times. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  7. ^ "St. Francis Beats Adelphi". New York Times. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  8. ^ "ST. FRANCIS VICTOR, 78-68". New York Times. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  9. ^ "SIENA DOWNS ST. FRANCIS". New York Times. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  10. ^ "Niagara Streak at Eight". New York Times. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  11. ^ "FORDHAM DEFEATS ST. FRANCIS, 56-51". New York Times. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  12. ^ "SETON HALL VICTOR, 66-64". New York Times. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  13. ^ "ST. FRANCIS WINS, 94-59". New York Times. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  14. ^ "ST. JOHN'S DEFEATS ST. FRANCIS, 65-46". New York Times. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  15. ^ "ST. FRANCIS BEATEN, 81-77". New York Times. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  16. ^ "St. Francis Loses". New York Times. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  17. ^ "ST. FRANCIS LOSES, 58-50". New York Times. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  18. ^ "CITY COLLEGE WINS, 68-46". New York Times. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  19. ^ "College and School Scores". New York Times. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  20. ^ "Nevada Refs Too Much For Touring Terrier Five". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  21. ^ "St. Francis Loses, 81-50". New York Times. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  22. ^ "St. Francis Five Bows, 76-64". New York Times. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  23. ^ "St. Francis Five Bows, 73-42". New York Times. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  24. ^ "ST. FRANCIS WINS, 76-54". New York Times. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  25. ^ a b "IONA DOWNS ST. FRANCIS". New York Times. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  26. ^ "ST. FRANCIS BOWS, 85-73". New York Times. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  27. ^ "Terrier Put Bight on Creighton Five". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  28. ^ a b "Terrier Five Draws Creighton in NCI Play". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  29. ^ a b "ST. FRANCIS WINS, 62-61". New York Times. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  30. ^ a b c "SIENA STOPS ST. FRANCIS". New York Times. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  31. ^ "NEGRO BAN CAUSES SHIFT". New York Times. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  32. ^ "Siena's First National Basketball Championship". timesunion.com. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
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