1961–62 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 1961–62 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1961–62 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his thirteenth 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 69th Regiment Armory in Manhattan.

1961–62 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
Conference	Metropolitan New York Conference
1961–62 record	8–15 (2–3 MTNY)
Head coach	Daniel Lynch (14th season)
Home arena	69th Regiment Armory

1961–62 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
St. John's	5	–	0		1.000			21	–	5		.808
CCNY	2	–	1		.667			9	–	9		.500
NYU	3	–	2		.600			20	–	5		.800
St. Francis (NY)	2	–	3		.400			8	–	15		.348
Manhattan	1	–	3		.250			12	–	10		.545
Fordham	1	–	3		.250			10	–	14		.417
Brooklyn	0	–	2		.000			4	–	13		.235
Rankings from AP Poll

The Terriers finished the season at 8–15 overall and 2–3 in conference play.

Roster

1961–62 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown C 51 Dave Lopez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr G 25 Tom Rooney 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — F 15 James Raferty 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr G 5 Ray Nash 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Jr St. Francis Preparatory School 55 Charlie Novak 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — G 35 John Jaiser 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — G 30 Richie Alexander 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — So 42 John O'Boyle 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) — So G 24 Jim Rishe 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — So 32 Paul Buckley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — So Ken Powers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — So Joe Tennant 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So F 44 Tom Kurowski 6 ft 1 in (1.85 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

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 1, 1961*	at Hunter	W 58–51	1–0	New York, NY
December 6, 1961*	Pace	W 93–47	2–0	69th Regiment Armory  New York, NY
December 8, 1961*	at Bridgeport	L 77–87[2]	2–1	Bridgeport, CT
December 9, 1961*	at No. 5 Providence	L 51–75[3]	2–2	Alumni Hall  Providence, RI
December 15, 1961*	at Loyola (MD)	W 75–64[4]	3–2	Baltimore, MD
December 16, 1961*	at Villanova	L 51–79[5]	3–3	Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
December 18, 1961*	at Queens	W 81–75[6]	4–3	Fitzgerald Gymnasium  Flushing, NY
January 3, 1962*	at Fairfield	L 76–88[7]	4–4	Fairfield, CT
January 6, 1962*	Siena	W 43–39[8]	5–4	69th Regiment Armory  New York, NY
January 10, 1962	at Manhattan	L 73–90[9]	5–5 (0–1)	Alumni Gymnasium  Bronx, New York
January 12, 1962	at Brooklyn	W 78–47[10]	6–5 (1–1)	Roosevelt Gymnasium  Brooklyn, NY
January 20, 1962	at St. John's	L 54–92[11]	6–6 (1–2)	Alumni Gymnasium (3,377) Jamaica, NY
January 30, 1962*	King's (PA)	W 87–86	7–6	69th Regiment Armory  New York, NY
February 1, 1962*	at Niagara	L 53–60[12]	7–7	Gallagher Center  Niagara Falls, NY
February 3, 1962*	at No. 7 Duquesne	L 43–99[13]	7–8	Fitzgerald Field House  Pittsburgh, PA
February 7, 1962 8:30 pm[14]	C.C.N.Y	W 61–60	8–8 (2–2)	69th Regiment Armory  New York, NY
February 10, 1962*	Le Moyne	L 69–73[15]	8–9	69th Regiment Armory  New York, NY
February 15, 1962*	at Holy Cross	L 51–85[16]	8–10	Worcester Memorial Auditorium  Worcester, MA
February 17, 1962*	at Siena	L 52–71[17]	8–11	Albany, NY
February 21, 1962*	Saint Peter's	L 64–66[18]	8–12	69th Regiment Armory  New York, NY
February 24, 1962*	at NYU	L 64–69[19]	8–13 (2–3)	Alumni Gymnasium  Bronx, NY
February 28, 1962*	at Seton Hall	L 82–100[20]	8–14	Walsh Gymnasium  South Orange, NJ
March 3, 1962*	Iona	L 60–69[21]	8–15	69th Regiment Armory  New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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