1952–53 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

1952–53
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1952–53 II Corps Artillery Armory
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1952–53 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Manhattan	6	–	0	1.000	20	–	6	.769
St. John's	5	–	1	.833	17	–	6	.739
Fordham	4	–	2	.667	18	–	8	.692
St. Francis (NY)	2	–	3	.400	19	–	7	.731
NYU	1	–	3	.250	9	–	11	.450
CCNY	1	–	5	.167	10	–	6	.625
Brooklyn	0	–	5	.000	6	–	11	.353


Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952–1953 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented

Park Slope, Brooklyn

.

The Terriers, while not nationally ranked during the season, received votes from Associated Press balloting.^[2]

Roster

1952–53 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	Vern Stokes (C)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Sr
	Frank Sainato	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	—	Sr
C	Hank Daubenschmidt	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Jr	Bronx, NY
F	Jack Walsh	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
G	George Searing	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Jr
	Gerald McMurrer	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
G	Frank Dentico	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	So
G	Leo Keegan	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	So
	Elliott Press	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So
C	Jack Prenderville	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—
G	Marty Donohue	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—
	Bob Pascal	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So
	John Hearn	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	So

Head coach

Daniel Lynch (St. Francis '38)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 22, 1952*	Alumni	W 71–56^[3]	1–0	Butler Campus Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY
Regular Season
November 26, 1952*	Fort Monmouth	W 78–48^[4]	1–0	Butler Campus Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY
November 26, 1952*	Equitable Life	W 69–52^[5]	2–0	Butler Campus Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY
December 3, 1952*	Seton Hall	L 61–77^[6]	2–1	Brooklyn, NY
December 5, 1952*	Pace	W 68–53^[7]	3–1	Brooklyn, NY
December 10, 1952	at Fordham	L 51–69^[8]	3–2 (0–1)	Bronx, NY
December 13, 1952*	at Iona	L 75–79 ^{OT^[9]}	3–3	White Plains, NY
December 17, 1952*	Memphis State College	W 76–71^[10]	4–3	Brooklyn, NY
December 20, 1952*	at Adelphi	W 85–64^[11]	5–3	Garden City, NY
December 30, 1952*	at Siena	W 57–55^[12]	6–3	Albany, NY
January 2, 1952*	Amherst	W 68–36^[13]	7–3	Brooklyn, NY
January 7, 1952	St. John's	L 54–68^[14]	7–4 (0–2)	Brooklyn, NY
January 10, 1952*	at LeMoyne	W 67–56^[15]	8–4	(2,000) Syracuse, NY
January 13, 1952*	at Canisius	W 72–65^[16]	9–4	Buffalo, NY
January 28, 1952*	Fairfield	W 74–63^[17]	10–4	Brooklyn, NY
January 31, 1952*	at Loyola (Baltimore)	W 79–66^[18]	11–4	Baltimore, MD
February 5, 1953*	Siena	W 69–66 ^{OT^[19]}	12–4	Brooklyn, NY
February 6, 1953*	at New Britain State Teachers College	W 72–62	13–4	New Britain, CT
February 11, 1953*	Saint Francis (PA)	W 81–73^[20]	14–4	Brooklyn, NY
February 14, 1953	Queens	W 67–53^[21]	15–4	Brooklyn, NY
February 18, 1953	Manhattan	L 60–62^[22]	15–5 (0–3)	Brooklyn, NY
February 21, 1953*	Boston College	W 71–62^[23]	16–5	Brooklyn, NY
February 25, 1953	at CCNY	W 69–66^[24]	17–5 (1–3)	New York, NY
February 26, 1953*	at Villanova	L 79–81^[25]	17–6	Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 1953*	at Saint Peter's	L 78–91^[26]	17–7	Jersey City, NJ
March 2, 1953*	Baldwin Wallace	W 77–65^[27]	18–7	Brooklyn, NY
March 7, 1953	Brooklyn College	W 66–49^[28]	19–7 (2–3)	Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time .

Awards

Vernon Stokes

All-Metropolitan Selection by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association^[29]

References

^ "HEIGHT, SPEED AID ST. FRANCIS TEAM". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
^ "Article 8 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
^ "ST. FRANCIS QUINTET WINS". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
^ "ST. FRANCIS WINS, 78-48". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
^ "St. Francis Triumphs". New York Times. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
^ "SETON HALL DOWNS ST. FRANCIS, 77-61". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
^ "St. Francis Downs Pace, 68-53". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
^ "FORDHAM DEFEATS ST. FRANCIS, 69-51". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
^ "Guerin and Roberti Excel". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
^ "St. Francis Triumphs". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
^ "Article 9 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
^ "ST. FRANCIS TRIPS SIENA SQUAD, 57-55". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
^ "ST. FRANCIS ROUTS AMHERST BY 68-36". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
^ "ST. JOHN'S CHECKS ST. FRANCIS, 68-54". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
^ "Rally in Second Period". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
^ "ST. FRANCIS ON TOP, 72-65". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
^ "Terriers Beat Fairfield". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
^ "Stokes Leads Terriers". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
^ "St. Francis Wins in Overtime". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
^ "St. Francis of Brooklyn Wins". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
^ "ST. FRANCIS TOPS QUEENS". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
^ "Disputed Basket Decisive". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
^ "ST. FRANCIS DOWNS EAGLE FIVE, 71-62". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
^ "ST. FRANCIS HALTS C. C. N. Y., 69 TO 66". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
^ "PENN FIVE TOPPLES PRINCETON BY 82-74". New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
^ "Article 6 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
^ "St. Francis Wins, 77-65". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
^ "ST. FRANCIS VICTOR ON COURT BY 66-49". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
^ "COLLEGE COURT STARS HONORED BY WRITERS". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.

External links

St. Francis Terriers men's basketball official website

[1] "HEIGHT, SPEED AID ST. FRANCIS TEAM". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.

[2] "Article 8 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2016.

[3] "ST. FRANCIS QUINTET WINS". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.

[4] "ST. FRANCIS WINS, 78-48". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.

[5] "St. Francis Triumphs". New York Times. Retrieved August 1, 2016.

[6] "SETON HALL DOWNS ST. FRANCIS, 77-61". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.

[7] "St. Francis Downs Pace, 68-53". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.

[8] "FORDHAM DEFEATS ST. FRANCIS, 69-51". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.

[9] "Guerin and Roberti Excel". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.

[10] "St. Francis Triumphs". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.

[11] "Article 9 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.

[12] "ST. FRANCIS TRIPS SIENA SQUAD, 57-55". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.

[13] "ST. FRANCIS ROUTS AMHERST BY 68-36". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.

[14] "ST. JOHN'S CHECKS ST. FRANCIS, 68-54". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.

[15] "Rally in Second Period". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.

[16] "ST. FRANCIS ON TOP, 72-65". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.

[17] "Terriers Beat Fairfield". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.

[18] "Stokes Leads Terriers". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.

[19] "St. Francis Wins in Overtime". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.

[20] "St. Francis of Brooklyn Wins". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.

[21] "ST. FRANCIS TOPS QUEENS". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.

[22] "Disputed Basket Decisive". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.

[23] "ST. FRANCIS DOWNS EAGLE FIVE, 71-62". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.

[24] "ST. FRANCIS HALTS C. C. N. Y., 69 TO 66". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.

[25] "PENN FIVE TOPPLES PRINCETON BY 82-74". New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2016.

[26] "Article 6 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2016.

[27] "St. Francis Wins, 77-65". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.

[28] "ST. FRANCIS VICTOR ON COURT BY 66-49". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.

[29] "COLLEGE COURT STARS HONORED BY WRITERS". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016.

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