1952–53 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 1952–1953 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1952–53 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his fifth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers.[1] The team was a member of the Metropolitan New York Conference and 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.

1952–53 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
Conference	Metropolitan New York Conference
1952–53 record	19–7 (2–3 MTNY)
Head coach	Daniel Lynch (5th season)
Assistant coach	Marty O'Donnell
Home arena	Butler Street Gymnasium II Corps Artillery Armory

1952–53 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Manhattan	6	–	0		1.000			20	–	6		.769
St. John's	5	–	1		.833			17	–	6		.739
Fordham	4	–	2		.667			18	–	8		.692
St. Francis (NY)	2	–	3		.400			19	–	7		.731
NYU	1	–	3		.250			9	–	11		.450
CCNY	1	–	5		.167			10	–	6		.625
Brooklyn	0	–	5		.000			6	–	11		.353
Rankings from AP Poll

The Terriers, while not nationally ranked during the season, received votes from Associated Press balloting.[2]

Roster

1952–53 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F Vern Stokes (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sr Frank Sainato 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) — Sr C Hank Daubenschmidt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Jr Bronx, NY F Jack Walsh 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr G George Searing 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Jr Gerald McMurrer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr G Frank Dentico 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — So G Leo Keegan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — So Elliott Press 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So C Jack Prenderville 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — G Marty Donohue 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Bob Pascal 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So John Hearn 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — So	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

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 22, 1952*	Alumni	W 71–56[3]	1–0	Butler Campus Gymnasium  Brooklyn, NY
Regular Season
November 26, 1952*	Fort Monmouth	W 78–48[4]	1–0	Butler Campus Gymnasium  Brooklyn, NY
November 26, 1952*	Equitable Life	W 69–52[5]	2–0	Butler Campus Gymnasium  Brooklyn, NY
December 3, 1952*	Seton Hall	L 61–77[6]	2–1	II Corps Artillery Armory (2,000) Brooklyn, NY
December 5, 1952*	Pace	W 68–53[7]	3–1	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, NY
December 10, 1952	at Fordham	L 51–69[8]	3–2 (0–1)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,000) Bronx, NY
December 13, 1952*	at Iona	L 75–79 ^OT[9]	3–3	Westchester County Center (3,000) White Plains, NY
December 17, 1952*	Memphis State College	W 76–71[10]	4–3	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, NY
December 20, 1952*	at Adelphi	W 85–64[11]	5–3	Garden City, NY
December 30, 1952*	at Siena	W 57–55[12]	6–3	Albany, NY
January 2, 1952*	Amherst	W 68–36[13]	7–3	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, NY
January 7, 1952	St. John's	L 54–68[14]	7–4 (0–2)	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, NY
January 10, 1952*	at LeMoyne	W 67–56[15]	8–4	(2,000) Syracuse, NY
January 13, 1952*	at Canisius	W 72–65[16]	9–4	Memorial Auditorium  Buffalo, NY
January 28, 1952*	Fairfield	W 74–63[17]	10–4	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, NY
January 31, 1952*	at Loyola (Baltimore)	W 79–66[18]	11–4	Baltimore, MD
February 5, 1953*	Siena	W 69–66 ^OT[19]	12–4	II Corps Artillery Armory (2,500) Brooklyn, NY
February 6, 1953*	at New Britain State Teachers College	W 72–62	13–4	New Britain, CT
February 11, 1953*	Saint Francis (PA)	W 81–73[20]	14–4	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, NY
February 14, 1953	Queens	W 67–53[21]	15–4	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, NY
February 18, 1953	Manhattan	L 60–62[22]	15–5 (0–3)	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, NY
February 21, 1953*	Boston College	W 71–62[23]	16–5	II Corps Artillery Armory (1,500) Brooklyn, NY
February 25, 1953	at CCNY	W 69–66[24]	17–5 (1–3)	New York, NY
February 26, 1953*	at Villanova	L 79–81[25]	17–6	Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 1953*	at Saint Peter's	L 78–91[26]	17–7	Jersey City Armory  Jersey City, NJ
March 2, 1953*	Baldwin Wallace	W 77–65[27]	18–7	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, NY
March 7, 1953	Brooklyn College	W 66–49[28]	19–7 (2–3)	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

• Vernon Stokes

All-Metropolitan Selection by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association[29]

References

1. "HEIGHT, SPEED AID ST. FRANCIS TEAM". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
2. "Article 8 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
3. "ST. FRANCIS QUINTET WINS". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
4. "ST. FRANCIS WINS, 78-48". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
5. "St. Francis Triumphs". New York Times. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
6. "SETON HALL DOWNS ST. FRANCIS, 77-61". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
7. "St. Francis Downs Pace, 68-53". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
8. "FORDHAM DEFEATS ST. FRANCIS, 69-51". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
9. "Guerin and Roberti Excel". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
10. "St. Francis Triumphs". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
11. "Article 9 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
12. "ST. FRANCIS TRIPS SIENA SQUAD, 57-55". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
13. "ST. FRANCIS ROUTS AMHERST BY 68-36". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
14. "ST. JOHN'S CHECKS ST. FRANCIS, 68-54". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
15. "Rally in Second Period". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
16. "ST. FRANCIS ON TOP, 72-65". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
17. "Terriers Beat Fairfield". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
18. "Stokes Leads Terriers". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
19. "St. Francis Wins in Overtime". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
20. "St. Francis of Brooklyn Wins". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
21. "ST. FRANCIS TOPS QUEENS". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
22. "Disputed Basket Decisive". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
23. "ST. FRANCIS DOWNS EAGLE FIVE, 71-62". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
24. "ST. FRANCIS HALTS C. C. N. Y., 69 TO 66". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
25. "PENN FIVE TOPPLES PRINCETON BY 82-74". New York Times. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
26. "Article 6 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
27. "St. Francis Wins, 77-65". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
28. "ST. FRANCIS VICTOR ON COURT BY 66-49". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
29. "COLLEGE COURT STARS HONORED BY WRITERS". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2016.

External links

• St. Francis Terriers men's basketball official website