1950–51 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 1950–1951 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1950–51 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his third year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terriers played their home games at the Bulter Street Gymnasium in their Cobble Hill, Brooklyn campus and at the II Corps Artillery Armory in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

1950–51 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
National Catholic Invitation Tournament, Champions
Conference	Metropolitan New York Conference
1950–51 record	19–11 (1–5 )
Head coach	Daniel Lynch (3rd season)
Assistant coach	Marty O'Donnell
Home arena	Butler Street Gymnasium II Corps Artillery Armory

1950–51 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
St. John's (NY)	6	–	0		1.000			26	–	5		.839
Fordham	3	–	3		.500			19	–	8		.704
NYU	3	–	2		.600			12	–	4		.750
Manhattan	3	–	2		.600			16	–	6		.727
CCNY	2	–	2		.500			12	–	7		.632
St. Francis (NY)	1	–	5		.167			19	–	11		.633
Brooklyn	0	–	5		.000			9	–	7		.563
Rankings from AP Poll

In the NCIT championship game Ray Rudzinski scored 26 points, Vernon Stokes scored 22 and Roy Reardon scored 21 points en route to victory in Albany, New York.[1]

Roster

1950–51 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F Roy Reardon (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sr G James Luisi (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sr Benjamin Franklin High School East Harlem, New York G Steve Ellsworth 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Sr St. Michael's High School Martin Conway 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr G Ray Rudzinski 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Jr F Vern Stokes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So Frank Sainato 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) — So G George Searing 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Fr C Hank Daubenschmidt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Fr Bronx, NY F Jack Walsh 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Fr C Jack Prenderville 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — G Marty Donohue 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — F Tom Coogan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Dick Joyce 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Gerard Lenze 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) —	Head coach Daniel Lynch (St. Francis '38) Assistant coach(es) Marty O'Donnell Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
November 14, 1950*	Fort Monmouth	W 96–56[2]	1–0	Butler Campus Gymnasium  Brooklyn, NY
November 17, 1950*	Pratt Institute	W 77–42[3]	2–0	Butler Campus Gymnasium  Brooklyn, NY
November 21, 1950*	at Yeshiva	W 82–59[4]	3–0	Queens, NY
November 25, 1950	vs. CCNY	L 62–81[5]	3–1 (0–1)	Madison Square Garden (10,000) New York, NY
December 2, 1950*	at Adelphi	W 86–67[6]	4–1	Garden City, NY
December 8, 1950	at Brooklyn College	L 54–60[7]	4–2 (0–2)	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, NY
December 13, 1950 8:30 pm	Manhattan	L 58–72[8]	4–3 (0–3)	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, NY
December 16, 1950	Saint Peter's	W 64–56	5–3 (0–3)	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, NY
December 20, 1950*	at Loyola (Baltimore)	W 80–68[9]	6–3	Baltimore, MD
December 21, 1950*	at Quantico Marines	L 73–83[10]	6–4	Quantico, VA
January 5, 1951*	Saint Francis (PA)	L 71–74[11]	6–5	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, NY
January 6, 1951*	vs. Kings College	W 67–61[12]	7–5	Westchester County Center  White Plains, NY
January 10, 1951	at Fordham	W 65–63[13]	8–5 (1–3)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,500) Bronx, NY
January 12, 1951*	Muhlenberg College	W 88–74[14]	9–5	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, NY
January 20, 1951*	at Niagara	L 59–64[15]	9–6	Memorial Auditorium  Buffalo, NY
January 26, 1951*	Texas Wesleyan	W 76–62[16]	10–6	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, NY
January 30, 1951	at NYU	L 58–69[17]	10–7 (1–4)	Alumni Memorial Gymnasium (1,000) New York, NY
February 2, 1951	No. 9 St. John's	L 38–44[18]	10–8 (1–5)	II Corps Artillery Armory (4,000) Brooklyn, NY
February 7, 1951*	at New York State Maritime College	W 75–48[19]	11–8	Fort Schuyler Court  Throggs Neck, NY
February 10, 1951*	at Iona	W 75–48[20]	12–8	Westchester County Center  White Plains, NY
February 12, 1951*	at Boston College	L 58–63[21]	12–9	Boston Garden (2,000) Boston, MA
February 16, 1951*	Seton Hall	L 69–70[22]	12–10	II Corps Artillery Armory (1,500) Brooklyn, NY
February 23, 1951*	Siena	W 63–61[23]	13–10	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, NY
February 24, 1951*	New Britain State Teachers College	W 70–66	14–10	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, NY
March 2, 1951*	at Kent State	L 71–73[24]	14–11	Cleveland Arena  Cleveland, OH
March 3, 1951*	at Baldwin Wallace	W 60–59[25]	15–11	Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium  Berea, OH
National Catholic Invitation Tournament
March 13, 1951*	vs. Spring Hill First Round	W 74–65[26]	16–11	Washington Avenue Armory  Albany, NY
March 15, 1951*	vs. Loras Quarterfinals	W 65–63[27]	17–11	Washington Avenue Armory  Albany, NY
March 16, 1951*	vs. Le Moyne Semifinals	W 84–66[28]	18–11	Washington Avenue Armory (3,300) Albany, NY
March 17, 1951*	vs. Seattle Finals	W 93–79[29]	19–11	Washington Avenue Armory  Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

National Catholic Invitation Tournament

The tournament took place at the Albany Armory in Albany, NY from March 13 to March 17.[30]

	First round[31]				Quarter-finals[32][33]				Semi-finals[34]				Final[35]
					Loras	63
	St. Francis (NY)	74
					St. Francis (NY)	65
	Spring Hill	65							St. Francis (NY)	84
									Le Moyne	66
					Siena	53
	Le Moyne	95
					Le Moyne	57
	Saint Michael's	57											St. Francis (NY)	93
													Seattle	79
					Seattle	69
	Iona	54
					Iona	67
	St. Mary's (MN)	52							Seattle	102			3rd/4th Place
									Mount St. Mary's	85
					Saint Francis (PA)	74
	Mount St. Mary's	91											Le Moyne	63
					Mount St. Mary's	83
	St. Norbert	59											Mount St. Mary's	61

NBA Draft

At the end of the season two Terriers were drafted by the NBA. Jim Luisi was selected 56th overall by the Boston Celtics. Roy Reardon was selected with the 64th overall pick by the Syracuse Nationals.

References

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External links

• St. Francis Terriers men's basketball official website