1959–60 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 1959–60 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1959–60 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his twelfth 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 II Corps Artillery Armory in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

1959–60 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
Conference	Metropolitan New York Conference
1959–60 record	13–8 (2–1 MTNY)
Head coach	Daniel Lynch (12th season)
Home arena	II Corps Artillery Armory

1959–60 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 12 NYU	4	–	0		1.000			22	–	5		.815
No. 20 St. John's	5	–	1		.833			17	–	8		.680
St. Francis (NY)	2	–	1		.667			13	–	8		.619
Manhattan	2	–	2		.500			13	–	11		.542
Fordham	1	–	3		.250			8	–	18		.308
CCNY	1	–	5		.167			4	–	14		.222
Brooklyn	0	–	3		.000			5	–	13		.278
Rankings from AP Poll

The Terriers finished the season at 13–8 overall and 2–1 in conference play. The Terriers squad was led by Richie Dreyer, the leading scorer and rebounder.[1]

Roster

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1959–60 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F Richard Dreyer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr Aviation Trades High School G Dave Lopez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So C Pete Schweitzer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr F George Davey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Jr G Fred Schneider 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Sr G John Daly 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Jr G Tom Rooney 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — C John Enright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So F Sal Messineo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr G Henry O'Lee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Jr G John Meudt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr	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, 1959*	at Hunter	W 80–62[3]	1–0	Bronx, NY
December 5, 1959*	C.W. Post	W 75–50[4]	2–0	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, NY
December 8, 1959*	Loyola (MD)	W 69–65[5]	3–0	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, NY
December 12, 1959*	at Providence	L 63–75[6]	3–1	Mullaney Gymnasium  Providence, RI
December 14, 1959*	at Fairfield	L 59–83[7]	3–2	Fairfield, CT
December 19, 1959*	Adelphi	L 62–83[8]	3–3	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, NY
December 22, 1959*	at Fairleigh Dickinson	W 67–60[9]	4–3	Rutherford, NJ
January 2, 1960*	Siena	W 80–60[10]	5–3	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, NY
January 5, 1960*	Saint Peter's	W 84–64[11]	6–3	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, NY
January 8, 1960	at Brooklyn	W 76–60[12]	7–3 (1–0)	Roosevelt Gymnasium  Brooklyn, NY
January 12, 1960*	Pace	W 89–77[13]	8–3	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, NY
January 16, 1960*	at Seton Hall	L 83–85[14]	8–4	Walsh Gymnasium  South Orange, NJ
January 31, 1960* 3:30 pm	at Siena	W 60–56[15]	9–4	Washington Avenue Armory  Albany, NY
February 2, 1960*	Pratt	W 70–61[16]	10–4	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, NY
February 5, 1960* 8:30 pm	Le Moyne	L 66–77[17]	10–5	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, NY
February 8, 1960*	at Bridgeport	L 70–95[18]	10–6	Bridgeport, CT
February 15, 1960*	Iona	L 44–80[19]	10–7	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, NY
February 17, 1960*	at Queens	W 78–77[20]	11–7	Fitzgerald Gymnasium  Flushing, NY
February 20, 1960	vs. No. 15 St. John's	L 61–86[21]	11–8 (1–1)	69th Regiment Armory  New York, NY
February 23, 1960*	Yeshiva	W 61–54[22]	12–8	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, NY
February 27, 1960	C.C.N.Y.	W 55–47[23]	13–8 (2–1)	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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