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

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.
Before the season, Walter Adamushko was named team captain by Coach Lynch. 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.
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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season |||||
| December 8, 1956* | Providence | W 73–64 | 1–0 | II Corps Armory Brooklyn, NY |
| December 11, 1956* | Fairfield | W 71–53 | 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 | 4–1 | Central High School of Needle Trades New York, NY |
| December 27, 1956* | vs. Eau Claire State NAIA Tip-Off Tournament | W 69–62 | 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 | 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 | 7–3 (1–0) | II Corps Armory Brooklyn, NY |
| January 10, 1957* | Dayton | L 60–84 | 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 | 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 | 9–7 | II Corps Armory (2,500) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 30, 1957* | at Duquesne | L 67–71 | 9–8 | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 2, 1957* | at Siena | L 71–73 | 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 | 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. |||||
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## 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.