1958–59 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

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1958–59
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Seasons
1958–59 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Manhattan 4 0   1.000 15 6   .714
Brooklyn
3 1   .750 8 10   .444
St. John's 4 2   .667 20 6   .769
Fordham 2 2   .500 17 8   .680
NYU 2 2   .500 15 8   .652
CCNY
1 6   .143 6 12   .333
St. Francis (NY) 0 3   .000 5 18   .217
As of November 27, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1958–1959 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented

Park Slope, Brooklyn
.

The Terriers finished their season at 14–9 overall and 2–1 in conference play.

Roster

1958–59 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F
4 Terry Dugan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr
G
George Link 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
G
Joe Meudt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
G
Joe Birmingham 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
F
Tony Krasnick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
G
Fred Schneider 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
F
Pete Schweitzer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
G
David Moriarty 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Jr
F
Richard Dreyer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So Aviation Trades High School
G
Henry O'Lee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So
G
Tom Rizzo 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
December 3, 1959*
at 
C.W. Post
W 57–49  1–0
 
Brookville, NY
December 6, 1958*
at 
Yeshiva
L 64–67[2]  1–1
High School of Fashion Trades 
New York, NY
December 9, 1958*
Pace
W 67–66  2–1
Brooklyn, NY
December 13, 1958*
Providence L 51–63  2–2
Brooklyn, NY
December 17, 1958*
at 
Adelphi
L 44–62  2–3
 
Garden City, New York
December 20, 1958*
at Loyola (Baltimore) L 47–59  2–4
 
Baltimore, MD
January 3, 1959*
Siena L 65–72 3OT 2–5
Brooklyn, NY
January 6, 1959
Brooklyn College
L 85–86  2–6 (0–1)
Brooklyn, NY
January 8, 1959*
at Saint Peter's L 48–71  2–7
Jersey City, NJ
January 10, 1959*
Queens
L 71–79[3]  2–8
Brooklyn, NY
January 13, 1959*
Bridgeport
L 65–79  2–9
Brooklyn, NY
January 24, 1959
vs. No. 7 St. John's L 44–91[4]  2–10 (0–2)
New York, NY
January 27, 1959*
at Duquesne L 50–87[5]  2–11
Pittsburgh, PA
January 28, 1959*
at No. 16 St. Bonaventure L 56–74[6]  2–12
Butler Gymnasium 
Olean, NY
January 31, 1959*
at Le Moyne L 61–74  2–13
 
Syracuse, NY
February 1, 1959*
at Siena W 67–50[7]  3–13
Albany, NY
February 7, 1959
at 
CCNY
L 63–66  3–14 (0–3)
 
New York, NY
February 10, 1959*
Seton Hall W 67–58  4–14
Brooklyn, NY
February 14, 1959*
at Holy Cross L 68–81[8]  4–15
Worcester, MA
February 17, 1959*
Fairleigh Dickinson W 67–59  5–15
Brooklyn, NY
February 21, 1959*
Fairfield L 66–76  5–16
Brooklyn, NY
February 26, 1959*
vs. Iona L 58–65[9]  5–17
New York, NY
February 27, 1959*
Boston University L 70–92  5–18
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time
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References

  1. ^ "Terriers Lack Height, Depth and a Home Court". New York Times. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "Yeshiva Beats St. Francis". New York Times. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  3. ^ "Queens Stops St. Francis". New York Times. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "St. John's Crushes St. Francis, 91-44". New York Times. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  5. ^ "Dukes Rout St. Francis". New York Times. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  6. ^ "BONNIES TURN BACK ST. FRANCIS BY 74-56". New York Times. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  7. ^ "Siena Basketball Record Book Updated through the 2021–22 Season" (PDF). Siena College. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  8. ^ "St. Francis Is Defeated". New York Times. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  9. ^ "Manhattan Five Defeats St. John's and Iona Downs St. Francis at Garden". New York Times. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  10. ^ "Cumulative Basketball Statistics St. Francis Brooklyn 1958-59" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved December 13, 2019.

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