1948–49 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

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1948–49 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
National Catholic Invitation Tournament Finals vs. Regis, L 47–51
ConferenceMetropolitan New York Conference
Record21–12 (2–2 MTNY)
Head coach
Home arena14th Regiment Armory
Seasons
1948–49 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Manhattan 5 – 1   .833 18 – 8   .692
St. John's 5 – 1   .833 15 – 9   .625
CCNY 3 – 2   .600 17 – 8   .680
NYU 3 – 2   .600 12 – 8   .600
St. Francis (NY) 2 – 2   .500 21 – 12   .636
Fordham 1 – 5   .167 9 – 16   .360
Brooklyn 0 – 6   .000 8 – 14   .364
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948–49 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1948–49 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his first year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The team was a member of the Metropolitan New York Conference and hosted their home games at the 14th Regiment Armory.

The 1948–49 Terriers became the first team in the New York City area to have a game televised, they defeated Seton Hall in its inaugural telecast on WPIX. St. Francis finished the season at 20–13 overall and 2–2 in conference play. They also participated in their second National Catholic Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the finals to Regis 47–51.

Tom Gallagher scored 496 points during the season, which was reported to be new record for a player from the New York Metropolitan Area.[1] In addition, Tom Gallagher, Tom O'Connor, and Paul Labanowski were named to the National Catholic Invitation Tournament All-Tournament Team.[1]

Roster[edit]

1948–49 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
Tom Gallagher
—
—
Tom O'Connor
—
—
Paul Labanowski
—
—
F Roy Reardon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 So
G Steve Ellsworth 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
—
 So St. Michael's High School
G James Luisi (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 So Benjamin Franklin High School East Harlem, New York
Bill Paterno
—
—
Roy Titus
—
—
G Levi Bough 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
John Nove
—
—
Tome Gargiulo
—
—
Tom McNiff
—
—
Ray Riley
—
—
C Dick Joyce 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results[edit]

[2]

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
December 3, 1948*
 American W 66–47[3]  1–0
 14th Regiment Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
December 6, 1948*
 at John Marshall W 69–53[4]  2–0
   
 
December 8, 1948*
 at Villanova L 48–64[5]  2–1
   (1,800[6])
Villanova, PA
December 10, 1948
 Manhattan L 52–56[7]  2–2 (0–1)
 14th Regiment Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
December 13, 1948*
 at Paterson State Teachers W 75–59[8]  3–2
 Paterson Armory 
Paterson, NJ
December 15, 1948*
 Siena W 43–33[9]  4–2
 14th Regiment Armory (1,500)
Brooklyn, NY
December 17, 1948*
 Geneva W 66–51[10]  5–2
 14th Regiment Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
December 22, 1948*
 at Iona W 62–57[11]  6–2
 Westchester County Center (2,000)
White Plains, NY
December 29, 1948*
 at NY Athletic Club L 62–65[12]  6–3
   
 
January 5, 1949*
 at Brooklyn College W 55–45[13]  7–3 (1–1)
 Roosevelt Gymnasium (800)
Brooklyn, NY
January 8, 1949*
 vs. Boston College W 63–52[14]  8–3
 14th Regiment Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
January 10, 1949*
 at Duquesne L 62–75[15]  8–4
 Duquesne Gardens[16] 
Pittsburgh, PA
January 12, 1949*
 at Cincinnati L 48–65[17]  8–5
 Cincinnati Music Hall[16] 
Cincinnati, OH
January 15, 1949*
 vs. Adelphi W 78–56  9–5
   
Garden City, NY
January 22, 1949*
 at Fairfield W 66–42[18]  10–5
   
Bridgeport, CT
January 26, 1949*
 vs. Providence W 73–56[19]  11–5
 14th Regiment Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
January 29, 1949*
 vs. Brooklyn Polytech W 61–48[20]  12–5
 Brooklyn Central YMCA 
Brooklyn, NY
February 1, 1949*
 at Queens W 66–51[21]  13–5
 Forest Hills High School Gymnasium 
Forest Hills, NY
February 4, 1949*
 WPIX 		vs. Seton Hall W 69–58[22]  14–5
 14th Regiment Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
February 9, 1949
 at Fordham W 56–39[23]  15–5 (2–1)
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,200)
Bronx, NY
February 11, 1949*
 Loyola (Baltimore) L 64–66[24]  15–6
 14th Regiment Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
February 12, 1949*
 vs. Rutgers (Newark) W 55–53[25]  16–6
 Newark Armory 
Newark, NJ
February 16, 1949*
 Iona W 66–62 OT[26] 17–6
 14th Regiment Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
February 18, 1949*
 Cincinnati L 62–91[27]  17–7
 14th Regiment Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
February 22, 1949*
 at St. Bonaventure L 33–54[28]  17–8
   
Olean, NY
February 24, 1949*
 at Canisius L 46–51[29]  17–9
 Memorial Auditorium (6,715)
Buffalo, NY
February 26, 1949*
 at Niagara L 56–66  17–10
 Gallagher Center 
Lewiston, NY
March 2, 1949*
 Creighton W 50–43[30]  18–10
 14th Regiment Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
March 4, 1949
 St. John's L 43–57[31]  18–11 (2–2)
 14th Regiment Armory (3,000)
Brooklyn, NY
Benefit Games
March 6, 1949
 Lincoln Caseys
National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis 		W 71–63[32] 
Sunnyside Garden (2,000)
 
March 12, 1949
 Siena W 54–50[33] 
 (5,500)
Albany, NY
National Catholic Invitation Tournament
March 23, 1949*
 vs. St. Norbert's
First Round 		W 61–53[34]  19–11
   
Denver, CO
March 24, 1949*
 vs. St. Thomas
Second Round 		W 59–42[35]  20–11
   
Denver, CO
March 25, 1949*
 vs. St. Benedict's
Semifinals 		W 69–40[36]  21–11
   
Denver, CO
March 26, 1949*
11:00 pm 		at Regis
Finals 		L 47–51[37]  21–12
   
Denver, CO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

National Catholic Invitation Tournament[edit]

In 1949, the Terriers were invited to participate in the first annual National Catholic Invitation Tournament, to take place in Denver, Colorado.[38][39][40] Gallagher was awarded a trophy as the Tournaments outstanding player.[41]

First Round
March 23 		Quarterfinals
March 24 		Semifinals
March 25 		Finals
March 26
St. Francis (NY) 61
St. Norbert's 53 St. Francis (NY) 59
3 St. Thomas 69 3 St. Thomas 42
St. Edward's 32 St. Francis (NY) 69
St. Benedict's 60 St. Benedict's 40
Siena 46 St. Benedict's 59
Dayton 53 Dayton 55
Loras 52 St. Francis (NY) 47
2 Regis 63 2 Regis 51
Iona 51 2 Regis 66
Saint Francis (PA) 57 Saint Francis (PA) 49
Mount St. Mary's 51 2 Regis 67 Third place
Loyola (MD) 75 Loyola (MD) 60
St. Ambrose 58 Loyola (MD) 53 Loyola (MD) 71
4 Gonzaga 49 4 Gonzaga 51 St. Benedict's 70
St. Bonaventure 40

NBA draft[edit]

At the end of the season Tom Gallagher was selected with the 45th overall pick by the Baltimore Bullets.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "ST. FRANCIS PLACES 3 ON ALL-STAR FIVE". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  2. ^ "NCAA 1948-49 Cumulative Stats" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  3. ^ "ST. FRANCIS WINS, 66-47". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  4. ^ "ST. FRANCIS Scores Behind Gallagher". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "Villanova 64, St. Francis 48". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  6. ^ "St. Francis Five Goes Down to Villanova Defeat". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  7. ^ "Manhattan 56, St. Francis 52". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  8. ^ "St. Francis Five Trips Paterson". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  9. ^ "Terriers Cash In On Sienna's Basket Tactics". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
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  11. ^ "ST. FRANCIS HALTS IONA". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  12. ^ "ST. FRANCIS FIVE LOSES". New York Times. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  13. ^ "ST. FRANCIS DOWNS KINGSMEN BY 55-45". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  14. ^ "Register Ninth Victory". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  15. ^ "ST. FRANCIS BOWS, 75-62". New York Times. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  16. ^ a b "Hinterlands Harbor Terror for Terriers". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
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  22. ^ "ST. FRANCIS ON TOP, 69-58". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  23. ^ "ST. FRANCIS BEATS FORDHAM BY 56-39". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  24. ^ "ST. FRANCIS LOSES, 66-64". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
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  27. ^ "ST. FRANCIS LOSES, 91-62". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
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  29. ^ "ST. FRANCIS LOSES, 51-46". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  30. ^ "ST. FRANCIS FIVE VICTOR". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  31. ^ "ST. JOHN'S CHECKS ST. FRANCIS, 57-43". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  32. ^ "Terriers Score in Benefit Tilt". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  33. ^ "ST. FRANCIS LOSES, 54-50". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  34. ^ "ST. FRANCIS FIVE VICTOR". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  35. ^ "ST. FRANCIS SCORES, 59-41". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  36. ^ "ST. FRANCIS GAINS FINAL". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  37. ^ "ST. FRANCIS BOWS, 51-47". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  38. ^ "Terrier Five in Receipt of NCIT Hoop Bid". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  39. ^ "St. Francis O.K.'s NCIT Tourney Bid". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  40. ^ "St. Francis Five Bids for U.S. Catholic Crown". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  41. ^ "Terrier Five Given Reception by Students". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
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