# 1950–51 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 1950–1951 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1950–51 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his third year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terriers played home games at the Bulter Street Gymnasium in their Cobble Hill, Brooklyn campus and at the II Corps Artillery Armory in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
In the NCIT championship game Ray Rudzinski scored 26 points, Vernon Stokes scored 22 and Roy Reardon scored 21 points en route to victory in Albany, New York.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season |||||
| November 14, 1950* | Fort Monmouth | W 96–56 | 1–0 | Butler Campus Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY |
| November 17, 1950* | Pratt Institute | W 77–42 | 2–0 | Butler Campus Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY |
| November 21, 1950* | at Yeshiva | W 82–59 | 3–0 | Queens, NY |
| November 25, 1950 | vs. CCNY | L 62–81 | 3–1 (0–1) | Madison Square Garden (10,000) New York, NY |
| December 2, 1950* | at Adelphi | W 86–67 | 4–1 | Garden City, NY |
| December 8, 1950 | at Brooklyn College | L 54–60 | 4–2 (0–2) | II Corps Artillery Armory Brooklyn, NY |
| December 13, 1950 8:30 pm | Manhattan | L 58–72 | 4–3 (0–3) | II Corps Artillery Armory Brooklyn, NY |
| December 16, 1950 | Saint Peter's | W 64–56 | 5–3 (0–3) | II Corps Artillery Armory Brooklyn, NY |
| December 20, 1950* | at Loyola (Baltimore) | W 80–68 | 6–3 | Evergreen Gymnasium Baltimore, MD |
| December 21, 1950* | at Quantico Marines | L 73–83 | 6–4 | Quantico, VA |
| January 5, 1951* | Saint Francis (PA) | L 71–74 | 6–5 | II Corps Artillery Armory Brooklyn, NY |
| January 6, 1951* | vs. Kings College | W 67–61 | 7–5 | Westchester County Center White Plains, NY |
| January 10, 1951 | at Fordham | W 65–63 | 8–5 (1–3) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,500) Bronx, NY |
| January 12, 1951* | Muhlenberg College | W 88–74 | 9–5 | II Corps Artillery Armory Brooklyn, NY |
| January 20, 1951* | at Niagara | L 59–64 | 9–6 | Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, NY |
| January 26, 1951* | Texas Wesleyan | W 76–62 | 10–6 | II Corps Artillery Armory Brooklyn, NY |
| January 30, 1951 | at NYU | L 58–69 | 10–7 (1–4) | Alumni Memorial Gymnasium (1,000) New York, NY |
| February 2, 1951 | No. 9 St. John's | L 38–44 | 10–8 (1–5) | II Corps Artillery Armory (4,000) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 7, 1951* | at New York State Maritime College | W 75–48 | 11–8 | Fort Schuyler Court Throggs Neck, NY |
| February 10, 1951* | at Iona | W 75–48 | 12–8 | Westchester County Center White Plains, NY |
| February 12, 1951* | at Boston College | L 58–63 | 12–9 | Boston Garden (2,000) Boston, MA |
| February 16, 1951* | Seton Hall | L 69–70 | 12–10 | II Corps Artillery Armory (1,500) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 23, 1951* | Siena | W 63–61 | 13–10 | II Corps Artillery Armory Brooklyn, NY |
| February 24, 1951* | New Britain State Teachers College | W 70–66 | 14–10 | II Corps Artillery Armory Brooklyn, NY |
| March 2, 1951* | at Kent State | L 71–73 | 14–11 | Cleveland Arena Cleveland, OH |
| March 3, 1951* | at Baldwin Wallace | W 60–59 | 15–11 | Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium Berea, OH |
| National Catholic Invitation Tournament |||||
| March 13, 1951* | vs. Spring Hill First Round | W 74–65 | 16–11 | Washington Avenue Armory Albany, NY |
| March 15, 1951* | vs. Loras Quarterfinals | W 65–63 | 17–11 | Washington Avenue Armory Albany, NY |
| March 16, 1951* | vs. Le Moyne Semifinals | W 84–66 | 18–11 | Washington Avenue Armory (3,300) Albany, NY |
| March 17, 1951* | vs. Seattle Finals | W 93–79 | 19–11 | Washington Avenue Armory Albany, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||

## National Catholic Invitation Tournament

The tournament took place at the Albany Armory in Albany, NY from March 13 to March 17.
| First round | First round | First round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Loras | Loras | 63 | | | | | | |
| St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) | 74 | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) | 65 | | | | | | |
| Spring Hill | Spring Hill | 65 | | | | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) | 84 | | | |
| | | | | | | Le Moyne | Le Moyne | 66 | | | |
| | | | Siena | Siena | 53 | | | | | | |
| Le Moyne | Le Moyne | 95 | Le Moyne | Le Moyne | 57 | | | | | | |
| Saint Michael's | Saint Michael's | 57 | | | | | | | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) | 93 |
| | | | | | | | | | Seattle | Seattle | 79 |
| | | | Seattle | Seattle | 69 | | | |
| Iona | Iona | 54 | Iona | Iona | 67 | | | |
| St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) | 52 | | | | Seattle | Seattle | 102 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's | 85 |
| | | | Saint Francis (PA) | Saint Francis (PA) | 74 | | | | Le Moyne | Le Moyne | 63 |
| Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's | 91 | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's | 83 | | | | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's | 61 |
| St. Norbert | St. Norbert | 59 | | | | | | | | | |

## NBA draft

At the end of the season two Terriers were drafted by the NBA. Jim Luisi was selected 56th overall by the Boston Celtics. Roy Reardon was selected with the 64th overall pick by the Syracuse Nationals.