1966–67 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 1966–67 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1966–67 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his nineteenth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers.[1] The Terriers played their homes games at the 69th Regiment Armory and were members of the Metropolitan Collegiate Conference.

1966–67 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
Metropolitan Collegiate Conference Champions
Conference	Metropolitan Collegiate Conference
1966–67 record	15–8 (7–2 MCC)
Head coach	Daniel Lynch (19th season)
Home arena	69th Regiment Armory

1966–67 Metropolitan Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
St. Francis (NY)	7	–	2		.778			15	–	8		.652
Saint Peter's	7	–	2		.778			18	–	6		.750
Manhattan	7	–	2		.778			13	–	8		.619
NYU	6	–	3		.667			10	–	16		.385
LIU	5	–	4		.556			22	–	7		.759
Wagner	4	–	5		.444			19	–	9		.679
Iona	4	–	5		.444			11	–	10		.524
Seton Hall	3	–	6		.333			7	–	17		.292
Hofstra	2	–	7		.222			12	–	13		.480
Fairleigh Dickinson	0	–	9		.000			4	–	19		.174
Rankings from AP Poll

The Terriers finished the season at 15–8 overall and 7–2 in conference play. They were the Metropolitan Collegiate Conference Co-Champions, Saint Peter's and Manhattan College also produced 7–2 records in the conference. Going into the final week of the regular season, the Terriers, as underdogs and on the road, faced Saint Peter's, which was selected for the 1967 NIT.[2] The Terriers were able to defeat Saint Peter's and produce the three-way tie for first place in the MCC.[2]

Against Siena on January 7, Alan Fisher set the Terrier record for most points in a game with 42.[3] Then on February 10, also against Siena, Fisher set a new record with 44 points.[4]

Roster

1966–67 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G Alan Fisher 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr C Gilbert Radday 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Sr F John Raferty 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr Queens, New York F John McMahon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr G Michael Mahoney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Jr F Doug Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr F Bob Christie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So G George Gillen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) — Tom Cummins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Bernie Donaghue 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) —	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 3, 1966*	Pace	W 79–72[5]	1–0	Bishop Ford High School  Brooklyn, NY
December 7, 1966*	King's (PA)	W 93–54[6]	2–0	69th Regiment Armory (400) New York, NY
December 10, 1966*	Providence	L 62–72[7]	2–1	69th Regiment Armory  New York, NY
December 14, 1966*	at UConn	L 65–81[8]	2–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House (3,541) Storrs, CT
December 17, 1966	LIU	W 78–75 ^2OT[9]	3–2 (1–0)	69th Regiment Armory  New York, NY
December 20, 1966*	at Fordham	L 65–66[10]	3–3	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,615) Bronx, NY
January 4, 1967	Hofstra	W 88–78[11]	4–3 (2–0)	69th Regiment Armory  New York, NY
January 6, 1965*	at Queens	W 91–57[12]	5–3	Fitzgerald Gymnasium  Flushing, NY
January 7, 1967*	Siena	W 114–81[3]	6–3	69th Regiment Armory  New York, NY
January 11, 1967	NYU	W 95–90[13]	7–3 (3–0)	69th Regiment Armory (800) New York, NY
January 14, 1967*	at St. John's	L 71–95[14]	7–4	Alumni Gymnasium (5,800) Jamaica, NY
January 25, 1967	Manhattan	L 64–76[15]	7–5 (3–1)	69th Regiment Armory (1,200) New York, NY
January 28, 1967*	at Adelphi	W 84–79 ^OT[16]	8–5	Garden City, NY
February 4, 1967 8:30 pm	at Wagner	L 71–83[17]	8–6 (3–2)	Sutter Gymnasium  Staten Island, NY
February 10, 1967*	at Siena	W 84–66[4]	9–6	Albany, NY
February , 1967*	Le Moyne	L 62–73	9–7	69th Regiment Armory  New York, NY
February 15, 1967	Seton Hall	W 98–88[18]	10–7 (4–2)	69th Regiment Armory (200) New York, NY
February 19, 1967*	Niagara	W 81–72[19]	11–7	Bishop Ford High School (600) Brooklyn, NY
February 22, 1967* 8:00 pm	at C.C.N.Y.	L 70–76	11–8	Wingate Gymnasium  New York, NY
February 25, 1967	at Fairleigh Dickinson	W 95–83[20]	12–8 (5–2)	Rutherford, NJ
March 1, 1967	at Iona	W 75–65[21]	13–8 (6–2)	Mount St. Michael's High School (750) Bronx, NY
March 4, 1967	at Saint Peter's	W 92–85[2]	14–8 (7–2)	Jersey City Armory (3,863) Jersey City, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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