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

1957–58 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
1957–58 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
Conference	Metropolitan New York Conference
Record	14–9 (2–1 MTNY)
Head coach	Daniel Lynch (10th season);
Home arena	II Corps Artillery Armory
	Seasons ← 1956–57 1958–59 →

1957–58 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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


As of October 7, 2019 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[edit]

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year
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

Daniel Lynch (St. Francis '38)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

^[2]

Schedule and results[edit]

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[edit]

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

Awards[edit]

Anthony D'Elia

All-Metropolitan selection by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers’ Association

Alvin Innniss

All-Metropolitan Selection by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers’ Association.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "St. Francis Wins, 98-67". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
^ "St. Francis Quintet Troubled by Lack of Depth". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
^ "St. Francis Wins Opener". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
^ "LEE LEADS ATTACK IN 79-74 TRIUMPH". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
^ "ST. FRANCIS FIVE UPSET". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
^ "ST. FRANCIS BEATS ITHACA FIVE, 69-59". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
^ "Article 8 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
^ "ST. FRANCIS TRIPS KINGSMEN, 86-65". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
^ "ST. FRANCIS IN FRONT". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
^ "St. Francis Bows, 74-61". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
^ "ST. JOHN'S TRIMS ST. FRANCIS, 65-53". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
^ "Duquesne Checks Inniss". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
^ "ST. FRANCIS TRIUMPHS". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
^ "ST. FRANCIS TRIPS C.C.N.Y., 52 TO 47". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
^ "Article 6 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
^ "Holy Cross Triumphs Over St. Francis". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
^ "ST. FRANCIS BEATS LEMOYNE, 86 TO 73". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
^ "St. Francis Sends Brandeis Five to Second Defeat in 18 Contests". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
^ "Manhattan Five Beats N. Y. U. After Iona Sets Back St. Francis at Garden". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
^ "St. Francis in Front". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
^ "Cumulative Basketball Statistics St. Francis Brooklyn 1957-58" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

External links[edit]

St. Francis Terriers men's basketball official website

[Yellin_1,000_pts-1] "St. Francis Wins, 98-67". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

[2] "St. Francis Quintet Troubled by Lack of Depth". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

[3] "St. Francis Wins Opener". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

[4] "LEE LEADS ATTACK IN 79-74 TRIUMPH". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

[5] "ST. FRANCIS FIVE UPSET". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

[6] "ST. FRANCIS BEATS ITHACA FIVE, 69-59". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

[7] "Article 8 -- No Title". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

[8] "ST. FRANCIS TRIPS KINGSMEN, 86-65". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

[9] "ST. FRANCIS IN FRONT". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

[10] "St. Francis Bows, 74-61". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

[11] "ST. JOHN'S TRIMS ST. FRANCIS, 65-53". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

[12] "Duquesne Checks Inniss". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

[13] "ST. FRANCIS TRIUMPHS". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

[14] "ST. FRANCIS TRIPS C.C.N.Y., 52 TO 47". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

[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.

[17] "ST. FRANCIS BEATS LEMOYNE, 86 TO 73". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

[18] "St. Francis Sends Brandeis Five to Second Defeat in 18 Contests". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

[19] "Manhattan Five Beats N. Y. U. After Iona Sets Back St. Francis at Garden". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

[20] "St. Francis in Front". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

[21] "Cumulative Basketball Statistics St. Francis Brooklyn 1957-58" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

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