1966–67 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

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1966–67
St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
Metropolitan Collegiate Conference Champions
ConferenceMetropolitan Collegiate Conference
Record15–8 (7–2 MCC)
Head coach
Home arena69th Regiment Armory
Seasons
1966–67 Metropolitan Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
St. Francis (NY) 7 2   .778 15 8   .652
Saint Peter's 7 2   .778 18 6   .750
Manhattan 7 2   .778 13 8   .619
NYU 6 3   .667 10 16   .385
LIU
5 4   .556 22 7   .759
Wagner 4 5   .444 19 9   .679
Iona 4 5   .444 11 10   .524
Seton Hall 3 6   .333 7 17   .292
Hofstra 2 7   .222 12 13   .480
Fairleigh Dickinson 0 9   .000 4 19   .174
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966–67 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1966–67 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his nineteenth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers.[1] The Terriers played their homes games at the 69th Regiment Armory and were members of the Metropolitan Collegiate Conference.


The Terriers finished the season at 15–8 overall and 7–2 in conference play. They were the Metropolitan Collegiate Conference Co-Champions, Saint Peter's and Manhattan College also produced 7–2 records in the conference. Going into the final week of the regular season, the Terriers, as underdogs and on the road, faced Saint Peter's, which was selected for the 1967 NIT.[2] The Terriers were able to defeat Saint Peter's and produce the three-way tie for first place in the MCC.[2]

Against Siena on January 7, Alan Fisher set the Terrier record for most points in a game with 42.[3] Then on February 10, also against Siena, Fisher set a new record with 44 points.[4]

Roster

1966–67 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G
Alan Fisher 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
C Gilbert Radday 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr
F
John Raferty 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr Queens, New York
F
John McMahon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
G
Michael Mahoney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
F
Doug Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
F
Bob Christie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
G
George Gillen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Tom Cummins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Bernie Donaghue 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
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, 1966*
Pace
W 79–72[5]  1–0
Bishop Ford High School 
Brooklyn, NY
December 7, 1966*
King's (PA)
W 93–54[6]  2–0
New York, NY
December 10, 1966*
Providence L 62–72[7]  2–1
New York, NY
December 14, 1966*
at UConn L 65–81[8]  2–2
Storrs, CT
December 17, 1966
LIU
W 78–75 2OT[9] 3–2 (1–0)
New York, NY
December 20, 1966*
at Fordham L 65–66[10]  3–3
Bronx, NY
January 4, 1967
Hofstra W 88–78[11]  4–3 (2–0)
New York, NY
January 6, 1965*
at 
Queens
W 91–57[12]  5–3
Fitzgerald Gymnasium 
Flushing, NY
January 7, 1967*
Siena W 114–81[3]  6–3
New York, NY
January 11, 1967
NYU W 95–90[13]  7–3 (3–0)
New York, NY
January 14, 1967*
at St. John's L 71–95[14]  7–4
Jamaica, NY
January 25, 1967
Manhattan L 64–76[15]  7–5 (3–1)
New York, NY
January 28, 1967*
at 
Adelphi
W 84–79 OT[16] 8–5
 
Garden City, NY
February 4, 1967
8:30 pm
at Wagner L 71–83[17]  8–6 (3–2)
Staten Island, NY
February 10, 1967*
at Siena W 84–66[4]  9–6
Gibbons Hall 
Loudonville, NY
February 11, 1967*
at Le Moyne L 62–73[18]  9–7
DeWitt, NY
February 15, 1967
Seton Hall W 98–88[19]  10–7 (4–2)
New York, NY
February 19, 1967*
Niagara W 81–72[20]  11–7
Bishop Ford High School (600)
Brooklyn, NY
February 22, 1967*
8:00 pm
at 
C.C.N.Y.
L 70–76  11–8
Wingate Gymnasium 
New York, NY
February 25, 1967
at Fairleigh Dickinson W 95–83[21]  12–8 (5–2)
 
Rutherford, NJ
March 1, 1967
at Iona W 75–65[22]  13–8 (6–2)
Mount St. Michael's High School (750)
Bronx, NY
March 4, 1967
at Saint Peter's W 92–85[2]  14–8 (7–2)
Jersey City, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time
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References

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  3. ^ a b "Fisher Sets Scoring Record As St. Francis Routs Siena". New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
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  11. ^ "ST. FRANCIS TOPS HOFSTRA, 88 TO 78". New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
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  13. ^ "N.Y.U. five loses". New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
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