1951–52 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 1951–1952 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1951–52 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his fourth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers.^[1] The team was a member of the Metropolitan New York Conference. 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.

1951–52 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
National Catholic Invitation Tournament 3rd Place Game, L 50–64
Conference	Metropolitan New York Conference
Record	20–8 (4–2 Metropolitan New York Conference)
Head coach	Daniel Lynch (4th season)
Assistant coach	Marty O'Donnell
Home arena	Butler Street Gymnasium II Corps Artillery Armory
Seasons ← 1950–51 1952–53 →

1951–52 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 10 St. John's	6	–	0		1.000			25	–	6		.806
St. Francis (NY)	4	–	2		.667			20	–	8		.714
Manhattan	4	–	2		.667			12	–	9		.571
Fordham	3	–	3		.500			20	–	8		.714
NYU	2	–	3		.400			17	–	8		.680
CCNY	1	–	5		.167			8	–	11		.421
Brooklyn	0	–	5		.000			9	–	7		.563
Rankings from AP Poll

On February 2, 1952, against Seton Hall, the Terriers played in the first quadruple overtime game in New York City history, both collegiate and professional.^[2] The Terriers triumphed 82–70.

Roster

1951–52 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown Martin Conway 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr G Ray Rudzinski (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Sr F Vern Stokes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr Frank Sainato 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) — Jr G George Searing 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — So C Hank Daubenschmidt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So Bronx, NY F Jack Walsh 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So G Frank Dentico 5 ft 9 in (1.75 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) — Bob Goeller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Bob Keith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 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 16, 1951*	Alumni	W 91–41[3]	1–0	Butler Campus Gymnasium  Brooklyn, New York
November 29, 1951*	Fort Monmouth	W 80–49[4]	2–0	Butler Campus Gymnasium  Brooklyn, New York
December 1, 1951*	at Connecticut	W 77–69[5]	3–0	Hawley Armory  Storrs, Connecticut
December 5, 1951	NYU	L 58–59[6]	3–1 (0–1)	II Corps Artillery Armory (3,000) Brooklyn, New York
December 7, 1951	Le Moyne	W 56–51[7]	4–1	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, New York
December 15, 1951*	Yeshiva	W 66–38[8]	5–1	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, New York
December 22, 1951*	at Adelphi	W 66–50[9]	6–1	Garden City, New York
December 26, 1951	Fordham	W 54–52[10]	7–1 (1–1)	II Corps Artillery Armory (4,000) Brooklyn, New York
December 29, 1951*	Illinois Wesleyan	W 67–48[11]	8–1	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, New York
January 2, 1952*	Loyola (Baltimore)	W 69–60[12]	9–1	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, New York
January 4, 1952*	at Kings College	W 78–54[13]	10–1	Kingston, Pennsylvania
January 5, 1952*	at Muhlenberg College	W 72–64[14]	11–1	Rockne Hall (2,400) Allentown, Pennsylvania
January 12, 1952*	at Westminster	L 52–63[15]	11–2	New Wilmington, Pennsylvania
January 13, 1952	at Saint Francis (PA)	L 65–72[16]	11–3	Lorreto, Pennsylvania
January 19, 1952	at St. John's	L 36–54[17]	11–4 (1–2)	69th Regiment Armory  New York, New York
January 30, 1952	at No. 11 Seton Hall	L 60–70[18]	11–5	(3,000) South Orange, New Jersey
February 1, 1952 3:00 pm[19]	at Manhattan	W 82–70 4OT[20]	12–5 (2–2)	69th Regiment Armory  New York, New Yorks
February 6, 1952	Iona	W 64–58 OT[21]	13–5	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, New York
February 8, 1952*	at Fairfield	W 66–49[22]	14–5	Bridgeport, Connecticut
February 9, 1952*	at New Britain State Teachers College	W 61–46[23]	15–5	New Britain, Connecticut
February 16, 1952	at Saint Peter's	W 91–64[24]	16–5	Jersey City Armory  Jersey City, New Jersey
February 20, 1952	CCNY	W 71–56[25]	17–5 (3–2)	Columbus Council, Knights of Columbus Clubhouse  Brooklyn, New York
February 23, 1952	at No. 18 Siena	L 43–52[26]	17–6	Albany, New York
February 26, 1952	at Brooklyn College	W 61–51[27]	18–6 (4–2)	Roosevelt Gymnasium  Brooklyn, New York
March 5, 1952*	Connecticut	W 63–47[28]	19–6	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, New York
1952 National Catholic Invitation Tournament
March 18, 1949*	vs. Le Moyne Second Round	W 75–61[29]	20–6	RPI Field House[30] (4,000) Troy, New York
March 20, 1949[31]*	vs. Marquette Semifinals	L 57–79[32]	20–7	RPI Field House[33] (4,000) Troy, New York
March 22, 1949*	vs. Siena Consolation Game	L 50–64[34]	20–8	RPI Field House  Troy, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

National Catholic Invitation Tournament

St. Francis, the defending champions was selected as the 4th seed in the NCIT. The tournament took place at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Field House in Troy, New York, from March 15 to March 22.^[35]

	First round[36][37]					Quarter-finals[38]					Semi-finals[39]					Final[40]
						(1 seed) Siena		79
	Scranton		85			Scranton		57
	Saint Mary's (MN)		78								Saint Francis (PA)		54
											Siena		51
						(3 seed) Saint Joseph's		56
	Saint Francis (PA)		66			Saint Francis (PA)		65
	Loyola (MD)		52													Marquette		76
																Saint Francis (PA)		64
						(2 seed) Marquette		66
	Iona		68			Iona		59
	Gannon (PA)		52								Marquette		79			Third place
											St. Francis (NY)		57
						(4 seed) St. Francis (NY)		75								Siena		64
	Le Moyne		67			Le Moyne		61								St. Francis (NY)		50
	Providence		63

Awards

• Vernon Stokes

All-Metropolitan Selection by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association