1956–57 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

1956–57 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
1956–57 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
NAIA Tip-Off Tournament, Championship Round- L, 67-79 vs. Texas Southern
Conference	Metropolitan New York Conference
Record	12–14 (1–2 MTNY)
Head coach	Daniel Lynch (9th season);
Home arena	II Corps Artillery Armory
	Seasons ← 1955–56 1957–58 →

The 1956–1957 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1956–57 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his ninth 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.

1956–57 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
NYU	3	–	1	.750	8	–	13	.381
St. John's	4	–	2	.667	14	–	9	.609
Fordham	2	–	2	.500	16	–	10	.615
Manhattan	2	–	2	.500	5	–	9	.357
CCNY	3	–	4	.429	11	–	8	.579
St. Francis (NY)	1	–	2	.333	12	–	14	.462
Brooklyn	1	–	3	.250	11	–	7	.611


Rankings from AP Poll

Before the season, Walter Adamushko was named team captain by Coach Lynch.^[2] Also prior to the season, Lynch was interviewed by the New York Times and he expressed pessimism about the teams progress, since he lost several players to graduation. Last year, Lynch's Terriers were nationally ranked and made it to the NIT semifinals.^[3]

The Terriers participated in the 3rd Annual NAIA Tip-Off Tournament, which took place in Omaha, Nebraska. They defeated Eau Claire State in the first round, Gustavus Adolphus in the second round, but lost to Texas Southern in the Championship game.

Roster

1956–57 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	4	Walter Adamushko (C)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Thomas Jefferson High School	Brooklyn, NY
F		George Fox	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr
F		John Prenderville	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr
F	16	Ed Hynes	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr
C	19	Al Innis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr
G	15	Lester Yellin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr
G	14	Anthony D'Elia	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Jr
G		Ed Aquilone	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Jr
F	6	Bob Duane	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
F	11	Terry Dugan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So
F	18	George Achenbach	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr
G	5	Long	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	—
G	9	Birmingham	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—
F	3	Ed Mullaney	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So

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

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 8, 1956*	Providence	W 73–64^[4]	1–0	II Corps Armory Brooklyn, NY
December 11, 1956*	Fairfield	W 71–53^[5]	2–0	II Corps Armory Brooklyn, NY
December 15, 1956*	at St. Bonaventure	L 57–79	2–1	Butler Memorial Gym Olean, New York
December 18, 1956*	Bridgeport	W 83–56	3–1	II Corps Armory Brooklyn, NY
December 22, 1956* 8:30 pm	at Yeshiva	W 102–73^[6]	4–1	Central High School of Needle Trades^[7] New York, NY
December 27, 1956*	vs. Eau Claire State NAIA Tip-Off Tournament	W 69–62^[8]	5–1	Omaha, NE
December , 1956*	vs. Gustavus Adolphus NAIA Tip-Off Tournament	W 79–67	6–1	Omaha, NE
December 29, 1956*	vs. Texas Southern NAIA Tip-Off Tournament	L 67–79^[9]	6–2	Omaha, NE
January 4, 1957*	at St. Joseph's (PA)	L 70–78	6–3	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
January 8, 1957	Brooklyn College	W 89–67^[10]	7–3 (1–0)	II Corps Armory Brooklyn, NY
January 10, 1957*	Dayton	L 60–84^[11]	7–4	Madison Square Garden (4,123) New York, NY
January 14, 1957*	Fairleigh Dickinson	L 82–85	7–5	II Corps Armory Brooklyn, NY
January 19, 1957	St. John's	L 66–68^[12]	7–6 (1–1)	II Corps Armory (5,000) Brooklyn, NY
January 22, 1957*	Siena	W 69–50	8–6	II Corps Armory Brooklyn, NY
January 26, 1957*	Ithaca	W 76–70	9–6	II Corps Armory Brooklyn, NY
January 28, 1957*	Seton Hall	L 71–80^[13]	9–7	II Corps Armory (2,500) Brooklyn, NY
January 30, 1957*	at Duquesne	L 67–71^[14]	9–8	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA
February 2, 1957*	at Siena	L 71–73^[15]	9–9	Albany, NY
February 5, 1957*	Queens	W 72–54	10–9	II Corps Armory Brooklyn, NY
February 9, 1957*	at LeMoyne	L 71–77	10–10	Onondaga County War Memorial Syracuse, NY
February 12, 1957	at CCNY	L 67–70	10–11 (1–2)	New York, NY
February 14, 1957*	at Saint Peter's	W 87–80	11–11	Jersey City Armory Jersey City, NJ
February 16, 1957*	at Holy Cross	L 86–99^[16]	11–12	Worcester Memorial Auditorium Worcester, MA
February 21, 1955*	Adelphi	W 97–83	12–12	Garden City, NY
February 28, 1957*	Iona	L 80–94	12–13	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
March 2, 1957*	at Loyola (Baltimore)	L 74–83	12–14	Baltimore, MD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

source^[17]

NBA draft

At the end of the season, Walter Adamushko was selected with the 42nd overall pick by the Detroit Pistons.

Awards

Alvin Innniss

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

References

^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. ESPN. 2009. ISBN 9780345513922. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
^ "Adamushko Named Captain". New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
^ "Four Holdovers Lead St. Francis in Basketball". New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
^ "St. Francis Triumphs". New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
^ "Terriers Score, 71-53". New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
^ "St. Francis Triumphs". New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
^ "Sports Today". New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
^ "ST. FRANCIS DEFEATS EAU CLAIRE, 69 TO 62". New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
^ "St. Francis Beaten, 79 to 67". New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
^ "Kingsmen Bow, 89 to 67". New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
^ "Wake Forest Trips Seton Hall Five and Dayton Routs St. Francis at Garden". New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
^ "St. John's Five Defeats St. Francis; Lafayette Tops Seton Hall; SEIDEN SETS PACE IN 68-66 TRIUMPH Gets 29 Points for Redmen-- Lafayette Is 72-69 Victor Over Seton Hall Squad". New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
^ "Seton Hall Defeats St. Francis". New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
^ "Ricketts sets record". New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
^ "Siena rally checks St. Francis, 73-71". New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
^ "HOLY CROSS TOPS ST. FRANCIS, 99-86". New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
^ "Cumulative Basketball Statistics St. Francis Brooklyn 1956-57" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved October 7, 2019.

External links

St. Francis Terriers men's basketball official website

[1] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. ESPN. 2009. ISBN 9780345513922. Retrieved October 7, 2019.

[2] "Adamushko Named Captain". New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

[3] "Four Holdovers Lead St. Francis in Basketball". New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

[4] "St. Francis Triumphs". New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

[5] "Terriers Score, 71-53". New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

[6] "St. Francis Triumphs". New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

[7] "Sports Today". New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

[8] "ST. FRANCIS DEFEATS EAU CLAIRE, 69 TO 62". New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

[9] "St. Francis Beaten, 79 to 67". New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

[10] "Kingsmen Bow, 89 to 67". New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

[11] "Wake Forest Trips Seton Hall Five and Dayton Routs St. Francis at Garden". New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

[12] "St. John's Five Defeats St. Francis; Lafayette Tops Seton Hall; SEIDEN SETS PACE IN 68-66 TRIUMPH Gets 29 Points for Redmen-- Lafayette Is 72-69 Victor Over Seton Hall Squad". New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

[13] "Seton Hall Defeats St. Francis". New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

[14] "Ricketts sets record". New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

[15] "Siena rally checks St. Francis, 73-71". New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

[16] "HOLY CROSS TOPS ST. FRANCIS, 99-86". New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

[17] "Cumulative Basketball Statistics St. Francis Brooklyn 1956-57" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved October 7, 2019.

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