# 1957–58 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 1957–1958 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1957–58 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his tenth 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.
The Terriers finished their season at 14–9 overall and 2–1 in conference play.
During the season, Lester Yellin became the sixth player to join the Terrier 1,000 point club. It occurred against Pace on February 8, 1958. Yellin went on to become the Terrier head coach from 1969–73, taking the reins after Lynch retired. Against Ithaca, Anthony D'Elia also joined the 1,000 point club- he was the fifth member.
In the 1958 NBA draft, senior Alvin Innis was selected with the 40th overall pick by the Minneapolis Lakers. During his senior year, Innis was second in the country with 24.8% rebound percentage.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season |||||
| December 3, 1957* | Yeshiva | W 85–69 | 1–0 | II Corps Armory (2,000) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 7, 1957* | Loyola (Baltimore) | W 79–56 | 2–0 | II Corps Armory (2,500) Brooklyn, NY |
| December , 1957* | Adelphi | W 85–69 | 3–0 | |
| December 13, 1957* | at Providence | L 58–71 | 3–1 | Alumni Hall Providence, RI |
| December 21, 1957* | Ithaca | W 69–59 | 4–1 | II Corps Armory Brooklyn, NY |
| January 4, 1958* | Siena | W 82–66 | 5–1 | II Corps Armory Brooklyn, NY |
| January 7, 1958* | Saint Peter's | L 66–92 | 5–2 | II Corps Armory (2,000) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 10, 1958 | at Brooklyn College | W 86–65 | 6–2 (1–0) | Roosevelt Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY |
| January , 1958* | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 72–63 | 7–2 | Rutherford, NJ |
| January 18, 1958* | St. Bonaventure | L 61–74 | 7–3 | II Corps Armory Brooklyn, NY |
| January 25, 1958 | No. 13 St. John's | L 53–64 | 7–4 (1–1) | II Corps Armory (4,268) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 27, 1958* | at Seton Hall | L 74–79 | 7–5 | |
| January 29, 1958* | at Duquesne | L 58–66 | 7–6 | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 2, 1958* | at Siena | W 65–48 | 8–6 | Washington Avenue Armory Albany, NY |
| February 4, 1958 | CCNY | W 52–47 | 9–6(2–1) | II Corps Armory (2,000) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 8, 1958* | Pace | W 98–67 | 10–6 | II Corps Armory Brooklyn, NY |
| February 14, 1958* | at Bridgeport | W 82–69 | 11–6 | Bridgeport, CT |
| February 15, 1958* | at Holy Cross | L 60–88 | 11–7 | Worcester Memorial Auditorium Worcester, MA |
| February , 1958* | Fairfield | L 73–81 | 11–8 | |
| February 22, 1958* | Le Moyne | W 86–73 | 12–8 | II Corps Armory Brooklyn, NY |
| February 24, 1957* | Brandeis | W 84–74 | 13–8 | II Corps Armory Brooklyn, NY |
| February 27, 1957* | vs. Iona | L 77–82 | 13–9 | Madison Square Garden (4,018) New York, NY |
| March 1, 1958* | at Queens | W 92–77 | 14–9 | Queens, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||

## NBA draft

At the end of the season Alvin Inniss was selected with the 40th overall pick by the Minneapolis Lakers.

## Awards

* Anthony D'Elia
       All-Metropolitan selection by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers’ Association
* Alvin Innniss
       All-Metropolitan Selection by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers’ Association.