# 1941–42 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 1941–42 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1941–42 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by future Basketball Hall of Famer Joseph Brennan, who was in his first year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The team was not part of a conference and played as division I independents. The Terriers played their home games at the Bulter Street Gymnasium in their Cobble Hill, Brooklyn campus.
The 1941–41 team finished with a .889 record at 16–2.

## Preseason

Prior to the season starting former head coach Rody Cooney resigned. He recommended Joseph Brennan or Bob Griebe for the position. Both Joseph and Bob were former Brooklyn Visitations players. Then athletics director Brother Richard O.S.F. hired Joseph and Bob, with Joseph the head coach of the varsity team and Bob of the freshman team.

## Regular season

St. Francis won its first nine games and in that span was the highest scoring team in the New York Metropolitan area, averaging 60 points per game. Against La Salle, Jim Agoglia came close to setting an individual scoring record at Madison Square Garden by scoring 20 points. The La Salle game was at Madison Square Garden and the Explorers were the favorites to win, but the Terriers won 50–34.
Their first loss of the season came against N.Y.U. at Madison Square Garden. The Terriers riding a 9-game win streak were the favorites to win but they lost a close game 37–40. The Terriers were leading 23–14 at the half. Coming off their first loss of the season the Terriers defeated Saint Peter's, and set a record in the Metropolitan area for their 85–29 victory. The Terriers then beat Brooklyn College and Manhattan College and were in the running for a National Invitation Tournament spot. The Terriers then lost to CCNY and were out of the running. After the CCNY loss, the Terriers defeated Hofstra and upset St. John's to finish the season at 16–2. Brooklyn sports writers were of the opinion that St. Francis should still qualify for the NIT considering the 16-2 record.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season |||||
| December 3, 1941 | at Brooklyn College of Pharmacy | W 60–40 | 1–0 | Brooklyn College of Pharmacy Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY |
| December 6, 1941 | at Villanova | W 44–42 | 2–0 | Villanova, PA |
| December 9, 1941 | Blue Ridge | W 79–23 | 3–0 | Butler Street Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY |
| December 15, 1941 | Morris Harvey | W 64–38 | 4–0 | Butler Street Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY |
| December 19, 1941 8:30 pm | Wagner | W 52–28 | 5–0 | Butler Street Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY |
| December 29, 1941 | Davis & Elkins | W 58–36 | 6–0 | Butler Street Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY |
| January 2, 1942 8:30 pm | Alumni | W 71–41 | – | Butler Street Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY |
| January 8, 1942 8:30 pm | Geneva | W 67–52 | 7–0 | Butler Street Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY |
| January 17, 1942 8:30 pm | Siena | W 47–32 | 8–0 | Butler Street Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY |
| January 28, 1942 8:15 pm | La Salle | W 50–34 | 9–0 | Madison Square Garden (18,117) New York, NY |
| February 4, 1942 | vs. NYU | L 37–40 | 9–1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| February 9, 1942 | at Saint Peter's | W 85–29 | 10–1 | Jersey City Armory Jersey City, NJ |
| February 11, 1942 | Brooklyn | W 57–36 | 11–1 | Butler Street Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY |
| February 14, 1942 | vs. Manhattan | W 31–28 | 12–1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| February 21, 1942 | Hudson College (Jersey City, NJ) | W 63–52 | 13–1 | Butler Street Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY |
| February 24, 1942 | Rider | W 57–36 | 14–1 | Butler Street Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY |
| February 28, 1942 8:30 pm | at City College | L 34–50 | 14–2 | City College Gymnasium (1,500) New York, NY |
| March 4, 1942 | Hofstra | W 67–51 | 15–2 | Butler Street Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY |
| March 11, 1942 | vs. St. John's | W 49–34 | 16–2 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||