1960–61 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

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1960–61
St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
ConferenceMetropolitan New York Conference
Record10–10 (2–1 MTNY)
Head coach
Home arena69th Regiment Armory
Seasons
1960–61 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
St. John's 4 0   1.000 20 5   .800
NYU 2 1   .667 12 11   .522
St. Francis (NY) 2 1   .667 10 10   .500
CCNY
1 1   .500 7 10   .412
Manhattan 1 2   .333 8 11   .421
Brooklyn
0 2   .000 4 14   .222
Fordham 0 3   .000 7 16   .304
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960–61 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented

Park Slope, Brooklyn
.

The Terriers finished the season at 10–10 overall and 2–1 in conference play. In December, the Terriers participated in the Middle Eastern College Athletic Association Tournament, they finished 6th out of eight teams.

Roster

1960–61 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F
23 Richard Dreyer (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr Aviation Trades High School
C 51 Dave Lopez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
G
21 George Davey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sr
G
25 Tom Rooney 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
G
31 Henry O'Lee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
F
15 James Raferty 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
G
5 Ray Nash 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So St. Francis Preparatory School
G
55 Charlie Novak 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
G
35 John Jaisel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
41 Miller
53 Krasnick
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
December 3, 1960*
Hunter
W 70–66[2]  1–0
New York, NY
December 6, 1960*
Pace
W 65–53[3]  2–0
New York, NY
December 10, 1960*
Providence L 42–44[4]  2–1
New York, NY
December 17, 1960*
at 
Adelphi
W 84–56[5]  3–1
 
Garden City, NY
Middle Eastern College Athletic Association Tournament
December 27, 1960*
vs. Fairleigh Dickinson
Quarterfinal Round
L 58–93[6]  3–2
Jersey City, NJ
December 28, 1960*
vs. Siena
Consolation 5th–8th place semi-finals
W 62–50[7]  4–2
Saint Peter's College 
Jersey City, NJ
December 29, 1960*
at Saint Peter's
5th place match
L 95–108[8]  4–3
Saint Peter's College 
Jersey City, NJ
January 7, 1961*
Siena L 47–52[9]  4–4
New York, NY
January 10, 1961
at 
Brooklyn
W 82–64[10]  5–4 (1–0)
New York, NY
January 14, 1961
at No. 5 St. John's L 51–67[11]  5–5 (1–1)
Queens College's Fitzgerald Gymnasium 
Flushing, NY
January 28, 1961*
Bridgeport
W 101–83[12]  6–5
New York, NY
February 5, 1961*
at Siena L 55–66[13]  6–6
Gibbons Hall 
Loudonville, NY
February 11, 1961*
at Saint Peter's L 51–57[14]  6–7
Jersey City, NJ
February 14, 1961*
Fairfield L 83–91[15]  6–8
New York, NY
February 16, 1961*
at 
Yeshiva
W 91–68[16]  7–8
Power Memorial Academy Gym 
 
February 18, 1961*
Queens
W 81–69[17]  8–8
New York, NY
February 21, 1961*
Pratt
L 65–66[18]  8–9
Brooklyn, NY
February 25, 1961*
at Iona W 58–52[19]  9–9
Mount St. Michael's Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
February 28, 1961
at 
C.C.N.Y
W 64–61[20]  10–9 (2–1)
Wingate Gymnasium 
New York, NY
March 4, 1961*
7:30 pm[1]
vs. Seton Hall L 77–86[21]  10–10
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time
.

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Middle Eastern College Athletic Association Tournament

The tournament took place at the

Jersey City, NJ.[6][7][23]

5th place match5th–8th place semi-finalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
December 27 at the Armory
Saint Peter's
62Iona58
Wagner68Le Moyne64FDU77

Awards

At the end of the season Richard Dreyer received an honorable-mention from the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association.[24]

References

  1. ^ a b "ST. JOHN'S TO FACE MANHATTAN FIVE". New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "Article 19 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "2 TERRIERS STAR IN 65-53 TRIUMPH". New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  4. ^ "Providence Beats St. Francis". New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  5. ^ "St. Francis Routs Adelphi". New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "IONA'S FIVE GAINS SEMI-FINAL ROUND". New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "L.I.U. GAINS FINAL BY WINNING, 70-50". New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  8. ^ "Le Moyne Defeats L.I.V. Five, 66-57, For Tourney Title". New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  9. ^ "C.W. Post Triumphs". New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  10. ^ "ST. FRANCIS ROUTS KINGSMEN, 82 TO 64". New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  11. ^ "ST. JOHN'S DOWNS ST. FRANCIS, 67-51". New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  12. ^ "ST. FRANCIS FIVE TRIUMPHS, 101-83". New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  13. ^ "SIENA FIVE WINS, 66-55". New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  14. ^ "St. Peter's Wins, 57 -- 51". New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  15. ^ "St. Francis Bows, 91-83". New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  16. ^ "ST. FRANCIS DOWNS YESHIVA FIVE, 91-68". New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  17. ^ "Article 22 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  18. ^ "Pratt Wins 11th in Row". New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  19. ^ "Seton Hall Tops L.I.U." New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  20. ^ "ST. FRANCIS BEATS C.C.N.Y., 64 TO 61". New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  21. ^ "ST. JOHN'S BEATS MANHATTAN FIVE AT GARDEN, 87-68". New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  22. ^ "1960-61 St. Francis (NY) Terriers Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  23. ^ "Le Moyne Defeats L.I.V. Five, 66-57, For Tourney Title". New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  24. ^ "Jackson Named All-Metropolitan and Top Player". New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2019.