# 1951–52 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 1951–1952 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1951–52 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his fourth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The team was a member of the Metropolitan New York Conference. The Terriers played their home games at the Bulter Street Gymnasium in their Cobble Hill, Brooklyn campus and at the II Corps Artillery Armory in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
On February 2, 1952, against Seton Hall, the Terriers played in the first quadruple overtime game in New York City history, both collegiate and professional. The Terriers triumphed 82–70.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season |||||
| November 16, 1951* | Alumni | W 91–41 | 1–0 | Butler Campus Gymnasium Brooklyn, New York |
| November 29, 1951* | Fort Monmouth | W 80–49 | 2–0 | Butler Campus Gymnasium Brooklyn, New York |
| December 1, 1951* | at Connecticut | W 77–69 | 3–0 | Hawley Armory Storrs, Connecticut |
| December 5, 1951 | NYU | L 58–59 | 3–1 (0–1) | II Corps Artillery Armory (3,000) Brooklyn, New York |
| December 7, 1951 | Le Moyne | W 56–51 | 4–1 | II Corps Artillery Armory Brooklyn, New York |
| December 15, 1951* | Yeshiva | W 66–38 | 5–1 | II Corps Artillery Armory Brooklyn, New York |
| December 22, 1951* | at Adelphi | W 66–50 | 6–1 | Garden City, New York |
| December 26, 1951 | Fordham | W 54–52 | 7–1 (1–1) | II Corps Artillery Armory (4,000) Brooklyn, New York |
| December 29, 1951* | Illinois Wesleyan | W 67–48 | 8–1 | II Corps Artillery Armory Brooklyn, New York |
| January 2, 1952* | Loyola (Baltimore) | W 69–60 | 9–1 | II Corps Artillery Armory Brooklyn, New York |
| January 4, 1952* | at Kings College | W 78–54 | 10–1 | Kingston, Pennsylvania |
| January 5, 1952* | at Muhlenberg College | W 72–64 | 11–1 | Rockne Hall (2,400) Allentown, Pennsylvania |
| January 12, 1952* | at Westminster | L 52–63 | 11–2 | New Wilmington, Pennsylvania |
| January 13, 1952 | at Saint Francis (PA) | L 65–72 | 11–3 | Lorreto, Pennsylvania |
| January 19, 1952 | at St. John's | L 36–54 | 11–4 (1–2) | 69th Regiment Armory New York, New York |
| January 30, 1952 | at No. 11 Seton Hall | L 60–70 | 11–5 | (3,000) South Orange, New Jersey |
| February 1, 1952 3:00 pm | at Manhattan | W 82–70 | 12–5 (2–2) | 69th Regiment Armory New York, New Yorks |
| February 6, 1952 | Iona | W 64–58 | 13–5 | II Corps Artillery Armory Brooklyn, New York |
| February 8, 1952* | at Fairfield | W 66–49 | 14–5 | Bridgeport, Connecticut |
| February 9, 1952* | at New Britain State Teachers College | W 61–46 | 15–5 | New Britain, Connecticut |
| February 16, 1952 | at Saint Peter's | W 91–64 | 16–5 | Jersey City Armory Jersey City, New Jersey |
| February 20, 1952 | CCNY | W 71–56 | 17–5 (3–2) | Columbus Council, Knights of Columbus Clubhouse Brooklyn, New York |
| February 23, 1952 | at No. 18 Siena | L 43–52 | 17–6 | Albany, New York |
| February 26, 1952 | at Brooklyn College | W 61–51 | 18–6 (4–2) | Roosevelt Gymnasium Brooklyn, New York |
| March 5, 1952* | Connecticut | W 63–47 | 19–6 | II Corps Artillery Armory Brooklyn, New York |
| 1952 National Catholic Invitation Tournament |||||
| March 18, 1949* | vs. Le Moyne Second Round | W 75–61 | 20–6 | RPI Field House (4,000) Troy, New York |
| March 20, 1949* | vs. Marquette Semifinals | L 57–79 | 20–7 | RPI Field House (4,000) Troy, New York |
| March 22, 1949* | vs. Siena Consolation Game | L 50–64 | 20–8 | RPI Field House Troy, New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||

## National Catholic Invitation Tournament

St. Francis, the defending champions was selected as the 4th seed in the NCIT. The tournament took place at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Field House in Troy, New York, from March 15 to March 22.
| First round | First round | First round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | (1 seed) Siena | (1 seed) Siena | 79 | | | | | | |
| Scranton | Scranton | 85 | Scranton | Scranton | 57 | | | | | | |
| Saint Mary's (MN) | Saint Mary's (MN) | 78 | | | | Saint Francis (PA) | Saint Francis (PA) | 54 | | | |
| | | | | | | Siena | Siena | 51 | | | |
| | | | (3 seed) Saint Joseph's | (3 seed) Saint Joseph's | 56 | | | | | | |
| Saint Francis (PA) | Saint Francis (PA) | 66 | Saint Francis (PA) | Saint Francis (PA) | 65 | | | | | | |
| Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) | 52 | | | | | | | Marquette | Marquette | 76 |
| | | | | | | | | | Saint Francis (PA) | Saint Francis (PA) | 64 |
| | | | (2 seed) Marquette | (2 seed) Marquette | 66 | | | |
| Iona | Iona | 68 | Iona | Iona | 59 | | | |
| Gannon (PA) | Gannon (PA) | 52 | | | | Marquette | Marquette | 79 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) | 57 |
| | | | (4 seed) St. Francis (NY) | (4 seed) St. Francis (NY) | 75 | | | | Siena | Siena | 64 |
| Le Moyne | Le Moyne | 67 | Le Moyne | Le Moyne | 61 | | | | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) | 50 |
| Providence | Providence | 63 | | | | | | | | | |

## Awards

* Vernon Stokes
       All-Metropolitan Selection by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association