1948–49 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

194849 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
National Catholic Invitation Tournament Finals vs. Regis, L 47–51
Conference Metropolitan New York Conference
194849 record 21–12 (2–2 MTNY)
Head coach Daniel Lynch (1st year)
1948–49 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Manhattan 5 1   .833     18 8   .692
St. John's 5 1   .833     15 9   .625
CCNY 3 2   .600     17 8   .680
NYU 3 2   .600     12 8   .600
St. Francis (NY) 2 2   .500     21 12   .636
Fordham 1 5   .167     9 16   .360
Brooklyn 0 6   .000     8 14   .364
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948–49 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1948–49 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his first year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The team was a member of the Metropolitan New York Conference continuously since 1945, although the team first joined the conference in its inaugural year, 1933.

The 1948–49 Terriers became the first team in the New York City area to have a game televised, they defeated Seton Hall in its inaugural telecast on WPIX. St. Francis finished the season at 20–13 overall and 2–2 in conference play. They also participated in their second National Catholic Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the finals to Regis 47–51.

Tom Gallagher scored 496 points during the season, which was reported to be new record for a player from the New York Metropolitan Area.[1] In addition, Tom Gallagher, Tom O'Connor, and Paul Labanowski were named to the National Catholic Invitation Tournament All-Tournament Team.[1]

Roster

1948–49 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
Gallagher, TomTom Gallagher
O'Connor, TomTom O'Connor
Labanowski, PaulPaul Labanowski
Reardon, RoyRoy Reardon
Ellsworth, SteveSteve Ellsworth
Luisi, JamesJames Luisi
Paterno, BillBill Paterno
Titus, RoyRoy Titus
Bough, LeviLevi Bough
Nove, JohnJohn Nove
Gargiulo, TomeTome Gargiulo
McNiff, TomTom McNiff
Riley, RayRay Riley
Joyce, DickDick Joyce
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

[2]

Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
City, State
Regular Season

December 3, 1948*
vs. American W 66–47[3]  1–0
14th Regiment Armory 
Brooklyn, NY

*
Marshall W 69–53  2–0
  
 

December 8, 1948*
at Villanova L 48–64[4]  2–1
  
Villanova, PA

December 10, 1948
Manhattan L 52–56[5]  2–2 (0–1)
14th Regiment Armory 
Brooklyn, NY

*
vs. Paterson State Teachers W 75–59  3–2
  
 

December 15, 1948*
vs. Siena W 43–33  4–2
14th Regiment Armory 
Brooklyn, NY

December 17, 1948*
Geneva W 66–51[6]  5–2
14th Regiment Armory 
Brooklyn, NY

December 22, 1948*
at Iona W 62–57[7]  6–2
Westchester County Center (2,000)
White Plains, NY

December 29, 1948*
at NY Athletic Club L 62–65[8]  6–3
  
 

January 5, 1949*
vs. Brooklyn College W 55–45[9]  7–3 (1–1)
  (800)
Brooklyn, NY

January 8, 1949*
vs. Boston College W 63–52[10]  8–3
14th Regiment Armory 
Brooklyn, NY

January 10, 1949*
at Duquesne L 62–75[11]  8–4
  
Pittsburgh, PA

January 12, 1949*
at Cincinnati L 48–65[12]  8–5
  
Cincinnati, OH

January 15, 1949*
vs. Adelphi W 78–56  9–5
  
Garden City, NY

January 22, 1949*
at Fairfield W 66–42[13]  10–5
  
Bridgeport, CT

January 26, 1949*
vs. Providence W 73–56[14]  11–5
14th Regiment Armory 
Brooklyn, NY

January 29, 1949*
vs. Brooklyn Polytech W 61–48[15]  12–5
Brooklyn Central YMCA 
Brooklyn, NY

February 1, 1949*
at Queens W 66–51[16]  13–5
Forest Hills High School Gymnasium 
Forest Hills, NY

February 4, 1949*
 WPIX
vs. Seton Hall W 69–58[17]  14–5
14th Regiment Armory 
Brooklyn, NY

February 9, 1949
at Fordham W 56–39[18]  15–5 (2–1)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,200)
Bronx, NY

February 11, 1949*
Loyola (Baltimore) L 64–66[19]  15–6
14th Regiment Armory 
Brooklyn, NY

February 12, 1949*
vs. Rutgers (Newark) W 55–53[20]  16–6
Newark Armory 
Newark, NJ

February 16, 1949*
Iona W 66–62 OT[21] 17–6
14th Regiment Armory 
Brooklyn, NY

February 18, 1949*
Cincinnati L 62–91[22]  17–7
14th Regiment Armory 
Brooklyn, NY

February 22, 1949*
at St. Bonaventure L 33–54[23]  17–8
  
Olean, NY

February 24, 1949*
at Canisius L 46–51[24]  17–9
Memorial Auditorium (6,715)
Buffalo, NY

*
vs. Niagara L 56–66  17–10
  
 

March 2, 1949*
Creighton W 50–43[25]  18–10
14th Regiment Armory 
Brooklyn, NY

March 4, 1949
St. John's L 43–57[26]  18–11 (2–2)
14th Regiment Armory (3,000)
Brooklyn, NY
Benefit Game

March 12, 1949
Siena L 54–50[27] 
 (5,500)
Albany, NY
National Catholic Invitation Tournament

March 23, 1949*
vs. St. Norbert's
First Round
W 61–53[28]  19–11
  
Denver, CO

March 24, 1949*
vs. St. Thomas
Second Round
W 59–42[29]  20–11
  
Denver, CO

March 25, 1949*
vs. St. Benedict's
Semifinals
W 69–40[30]  21–11
  
Denver, CO

March 26, 1949*
at Regis
Finals
L 47–51[31]  21–12
  
Denver, CO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  2. "NCAA 1948-49 Cumulative Stats" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
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  5. "Manhattan 56, St. Francis 52". New York Times. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  6. "ST. FRANCIS WINS, 66-51". New York Times. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  7. "ST. FRANCIS HALTS IONA". New York Times. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  8. "ST. FRANCIS FIVE LOSES". New York Times. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  9. "ST. FRANCIS DOWNS KINGSMEN BY 55-45". New York Times. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  10. "Register Ninth Victory". New York Times. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  11. "ST. FRANCIS BOWS, 75-62". New York Times. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
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  13. "St. Francis Is Winner". New York Times. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
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  15. "ST. FRANCIS ON TOP, 61-48". New York Times. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  16. "ST. FRANCIS WINS, 66-51". New York Times. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  17. "ST. FRANCIS ON TOP, 69-58". New York Times. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  18. "ST. FRANCIS BEATS FORDHAM BY 56-39". New York Times. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  19. "ST. FRANCIS LOSES, 66-64". New York Times. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
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  22. "ST. FRANCIS LOSES, 91-62". New York Times. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  23. "ST. FRANCIS LOSES, 54-33". New York Times. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  24. "ST. FRANCIS LOSES, 51-46". New York Times. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  25. "ST. FRANCIS FIVE VICTOR". New York Times. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  26. "ST. JOHN'S CHECKS ST. FRANCIS, 57-43". New York Times. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  27. "ST. FRANCIS LOSES, 54-50". New York Times. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  28. "ST. FRANCIS FIVE VICTOR". New York Times. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  29. "ST. FRANCIS SCORES, 59-41". New York Times. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  30. "ST. FRANCIS GAINS FINAL". New York Times. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
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