1957–58 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

1957–58 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
ConferenceMetropolitan New York Conference
Record14–9 (2–1 MTNY)
Head coach
Home arenaII Corps Artillery Armory
Seasons
1957–58 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
St. John's 6 – 0   1.000 18 – 8   .692
Manhattan 3 – 1   .750 16 – 10   .615
St. Francis (NY) 2 – 1   .667 14 – 9   .609
NYU 2 – 2   .500 10 – 11   .476
CCNY 2 – 5   .286 9 – 8   .529
Fordham 1 – 3   .250 15 – 9   .625
Brooklyn 0 – 4   .000 11 – 7   .611
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1957–1958 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1957–58 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his tenth 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.

The Terriers finished their season at 14–9 overall and 2–1 in conference play.

During the season, Lester Yellin became the sixth player to join the Terrier 1,000 point club. It occurred against Pace on February 8, 1958.[1] Yellin went on to become the Terrier head coach from 1969–73, taking the reins after Lynch retired. Against Ithaca, Anthony D'Elia also joined the 1,000 point club- he was the fifth member.

In the 1958 NBA draft, senior Alvin Innis was selected with the 40th overall pick by the Minneapolis Lakers. During his senior year, Innis was second in the country with 24.8% rebound percentage.

Roster

1957–58 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 20 Al Innis (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Sr
G Lester Yellin (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
 Sr
G Anthony D'Elia (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
 Sr
G Ed Aquilone 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
—
 Sr
F 34 Bob Duane 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Sr
F 4 Terry Dugan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Jr
F Tony Krasnick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 So
G Fred Schneider 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
 So
F Pete Schweitzer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 So
G George Link 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
 Jr
G David Moriarty 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
—
 So
Jonathan Greene 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 Sr
G Joe Meudt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
 Jr
Jim Griffin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Sr
G Joe Birmingham 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
 Jr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
December 3, 1957*
 Yeshiva W 85–69[3]  1–0
 II Corps Armory (2,000)
Brooklyn, NY
December 7, 1957*
 Loyola (Baltimore) W 79–56[4]  2–0
 II Corps Armory (2,500)
Brooklyn, NY
December , 1957*
 Adelphi W 85–69  3–0
  
 
December 13, 1957*
 at Providence L 58–71[5]  3–1
 Alumni Hall 
Providence, RI
December 21, 1957*
 Ithaca W 69–59[6]  4–1
 II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
January 4, 1958*
 Siena W 82–66  5–1
 II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
January 7, 1958*
 Saint Peter's L 66–92[7]  5–2
 II Corps Armory (2,000)
Brooklyn, NY
January 10, 1958
 at Brooklyn College W 86–65[8]  6–2 (1–0)
 Roosevelt Gymnasium 
Brooklyn, NY
January , 1958*
 at Fairleigh Dickinson W 72–63[9]  7–2
  
Rutherford, NJ
January 18, 1958*
 St. Bonaventure L 61–74[10]  7–3
 II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
January 25, 1958
 No. 13 St. John's L 53–64[11]  7–4 (1–1)
 II Corps Armory (4,268)
Brooklyn, NY
January 27, 1958*
 at Seton Hall L 74–79  7–5
  
 
January 29, 1958*
 at Duquesne L 58–66[12]  7–6
 Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, PA
February 2, 1958*
 at Siena W 65–48[13]  8–6
 Washington Avenue Armory 
Albany, NY
February 4, 1958
 CCNY W 52–47[14]  9–6(2–1)
 II Corps Armory (2,000)
Brooklyn, NY
February 8, 1958*
 Pace W 98–67[1]  10–6
 II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
February 14, 1958*
 at Bridgeport W 82–69[15]  11–6
  
Bridgeport, CT
February 15, 1958*
 at Holy Cross L 60–88[16]  11–7
 Worcester Memorial Auditorium 
Worcester, MA
February , 1958*
 Fairfield L 73–81  11–8
  
 
February 22, 1958*
 Le Moyne W 86–73[17]  12–8
 II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
February 24, 1957*
 Brandeis W 84–74[18]  13–8
 II Corps Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
February 27, 1957*
 vs. Iona L 77–82 2OT[19] 13–9
 Madison Square Garden (4,018)
New York, NY
March 1, 1958*
 at Queens W 92–77[20]  14–9
  
Queens, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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NBA draft

At the end of the season Alvin Inniss was selected with the 40th overall pick by the Minneapolis Lakers.

Awards

  • Anthony D'Elia
All-Metropolitan selection by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers’ Association
  • Alvin Innniss
All-Metropolitan Selection by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers’ Association.

References

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  4. ^ "LEE LEADS ATTACK IN 79-74 TRIUMPH". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
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  10. ^ "St. Francis Bows, 74-61". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
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  15. ^ "Article 6 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  16. ^ "Holy Cross Triumphs Over St. Francis". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
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  21. ^ "Cumulative Basketball Statistics St. Francis Brooklyn 1957-58" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved December 11, 2019.