1962–63 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

1962–63
St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
1962–63 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
NIT First Round vs. Miami, L 70–71
Conference	Metropolitan New York Conference
Record	16–7 (4–2 MTNY)
Head coach	Daniel Lynch (15th season);
Home arena	69th Regiment Armory
	Seasons ← 1961–62 1963–64 →

1962–63 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Fordham	4	–	1	.800	18	–	8	.692
No. 9 NYU	3	–	1	.750	18	–	5	.783
St. Francis (NY)	4	–	2	.667	16	–	7	.696
St. John's	2	–	2	.500	9	–	15	.375
CCNY	1	–	2	.333	8	–	10	.444
Brooklyn	0	–	2	.000	6	–	12	.333
Manhattan	0	–	4	.000	9	–	14	.391


Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962–63 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1962–63 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his fifteenth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The team was a member of the Metropolitan New York Conference and played their home games at the 69th Regiment Armory in Manhattan.

The Terriers finished the season at 16–7 overall and 4–2 in conference play. The Terriers participated in the 1963 National Invitation Tournament.^[2] St. Francis and Fordham were the only local teams to be invited. They lost in the first round to Miami, 70–71. It was a match-up of the second-best offense in the country, Miami, against the fourth-best defense in the country, St. Francis. The Terriers almost pulled off the upset.^[3]

Roster

1962–63 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school
F	14	James Raferty	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr
G	1	Ray Nash	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Sr	St. Francis Preparatory School
F	44	Tom Kurowski	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr
C	40	Ted Kotch	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So
G	30	Richie Alexander	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Jr
	54	Charlie Novak	—	—
	50	Frank Pascuzzi	—	—
	42	John O'Boyle	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	—	Jr
G	24	Jim Rishe	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Jr
	32	Paul Buckley	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Jr
		Lou Boggiano	—	—
	10	Rich Marquardt	—	—
F		Ed Lein	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—
F		George Steinman	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—

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 and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 1, 1962*	Hunter	W 84–46^[4]	1–0	New York, NY
December 5, 1962	Brooklyn	W 70–52^[5]	2–0 (1–0)	New York, NY
December 8, 1962*	Fairfield	W 57–54	3–0	New York, NY
December 12, 1962*	Bridgeport	W 81–67	4–0	New York, NY
December 15, 1962*	Providence	L 67–68	4–1	New York, NY
January 3, 1963*	at Adelphi	W 79–47	5–1
January 5, 1963*	Siena	W 72–52	6–1	New York, NY
January 9, 1963*	Villanova	W 51–48	7–1	New York, NY
January 12, 1963*	at Pace	W 72–47	8–1	New York, NY
January 16, 1963*	Loyola (MD)	W 83–65	9–1	New York, NY
January 19, 1963	at St. John's	L 52–53	9–2 (1–1)	Jamaica, NY
January 26, 1963	at Fordham	W 59–46	10–2 (2–1)	Bronx, NY
January 31, 1963	at C.C.N.Y.	W 61–57^[6]	11–2 (3–1)	Wingate Gymnasium New York, NY
February 2, 1963*	at Le Moyne	L 64–65 ^{OT^[7]}	11–3	DeWitt, NY
February 3, 1963*	at Siena	L 51–56	11–4	Albany, NY
February 7, 1963*	at Queens	W 83–54^[8]	12–4	Fitzgerald Gymnasium Flushing, NY
February 9, 1963*	King's (PA)	W 85–68	13–4	New York, NY
February 13, 1963	Manhattan	W 61–46	14–4 (4–1)	New York, NY
February 16, 1963*	at Saint Peter's	W 71–65	15–4	Jersey City, NJ
February 23, 1963	No. 10 NYU	L 62–76^[9]	15–5 (4–2)	New York, NY
February 27, 1963*	Seton Hall	L 60–71^[10]	15–6	New York, NY
March 2, 1963*	at Iona	W 63–59	16–6	Joseph E. O'Connell Memorial Gymnasium New Rochelle, NY
National Invitation Tournament
March 16, 1963* 3:30 pm	vs. Miami First Round	L 70–71^[11]	16–7	New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time .

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1963 National Invitation Tournament

Below is the tournament bracket.

First round			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

	Villanova	63

	DePaul	51
				Villanova	54

				Wichita State	53



							Villanova	46

							Canisius	61



				Canisius	76

				Memphis	67
	Memphis	70

	Fordham	49
										Canisius	66

										Providence	81
	Miami (FL)	71

	St. Francis (NY)	70
				Miami (FL)	96

				Providence	106



							Providence	70

							Marquette	64



				Marquette	84

				Saint Louis	49
	Saint Louis	63

	La Salle	61

	Third place game

	Villanova		58

	Marquette		66

References

^ "4 Brooklyn Quintets Never "Home"". New York Times. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
^ "Fordham Accepts N.I.T. Bid". New York Times. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
^ "Fifty Years Ago: Remembering The 1962-1963 N.I.T. Men's Basketball Team". St. Francis Athletics. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
^ "St. Francis Defeats Hunter As Raftery and Nash Star". New York Times. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
^ "Raftery Leads Terriers". New York Times. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
^ "Terriers on Road Trip". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
^ "College Scores". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
^ "College Scores". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
^ "'NYU Loss Hasn't Hurt Our NIT Chances'-Lynch". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
^ "St. Francis Celebration Didn't Stop Seton Hall". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
^ "Failure to Foul Cost Terriers NIT Victory". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
^ "1963 St. Francis (NY) Cumulative Basketball Statistics" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
^ "1962-63 Basketball Schedules for Metropolitan Colleges and Others in East". New York Times. Retrieved December 10, 2019.

[1] "4 Brooklyn Quintets Never "Home"". New York Times. Retrieved December 10, 2019.

[2] "Fordham Accepts N.I.T. Bid". New York Times. Retrieved December 10, 2019.

[3] "Fifty Years Ago: Remembering The 1962-1963 N.I.T. Men's Basketball Team". St. Francis Athletics. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.

[4] "St. Francis Defeats Hunter As Raftery and Nash Star". New York Times. Retrieved December 10, 2019.

[5] "Raftery Leads Terriers". New York Times. Retrieved December 10, 2019.

[6] "Terriers on Road Trip". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 10, 2019.

[7] "College Scores". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 10, 2019.

[8] "College Scores". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 24, 2019.

[9] "'NYU Loss Hasn't Hurt Our NIT Chances'-Lynch". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 10, 2019.

[10] "St. Francis Celebration Didn't Stop Seton Hall". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 10, 2019.

[11] "Failure to Foul Cost Terriers NIT Victory". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 10, 2019.

[12] "1963 St. Francis (NY) Cumulative Basketball Statistics" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved December 10, 2019.

[13] "1962-63 Basketball Schedules for Metropolitan Colleges and Others in East". New York Times. Retrieved December 10, 2019.

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