# 1960–61 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 1960–61 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1960–61 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his thirteenth 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 69th Regiment Armory in Manhattan. It was their first year hosting games at the 69th Regiment Armory, previously the Terriers played at the II Corps Artillery Armory in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
The Terriers finished the season at 10–10 overall and 2–1 in conference play. In December, the Terriers participated in the Middle Eastern College Athletic Association Tournament, they finished 6th out of eight teams.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season |||||
| December 3, 1960* | Hunter | W 70–66 | 1–0 | 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY |
| December 6, 1960* | Pace | W 65–53 | 2–0 | 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY |
| December 10, 1960* | Providence | L 42–44 | 2–1 | 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY |
| December 17, 1960* | at Adelphi | W 84–56 | 3–1 | Garden City, NY |
| Middle Eastern College Athletic Association Tournament |||||
| December 27, 1960* | vs. Fairleigh Dickinson Quarterfinal Round | L 58–93 | 3–2 | Jersey City Armory Jersey City, NJ |
| December 28, 1960* | vs. Siena Consolation 5th–8th place semi-finals | W 62–50 | 4–2 | Saint Peter's College Jersey City, NJ |
| December 29, 1960* | at Saint Peter's 5th place match | L 95–108 | 4–3 | Saint Peter's College Jersey City, NJ |
| January 7, 1961* | Siena | L 47–52 | 4–4 | 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY |
| January 10, 1961 | at Brooklyn | W 82–64 | 5–4 (1–0) | 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY |
| January 14, 1961 | at No. 5 St. John's | L 51–67 | 5–5 (1–1) | Queens College's Fitzgerald Gymnasium Flushing, NY |
| January 28, 1961* | Bridgeport | W 101–83 | 6–5 | 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY |
| February 4, 1961* 8:30 p.m. | at Le Moyne | A snowstorm in Brooklyn made it difficult for the Terriers to travel to Syracuse. The game was postponed at 6 p.m., when it became obvious they would not make it for the 8:30 tip. Le Moyne proposed rescheduling the game for the following day, but the Terriers were scheduled to play at Siena, and they were unable to reach Siena to get permission to move that game to February 6. | A snowstorm in Brooklyn made it difficult for the Terriers to travel to Syracuse. The game was postponed at 6 p.m., when it became obvious they would not make it for the 8:30 tip. Le Moyne proposed rescheduling the game for the following day, but the Terriers were scheduled to play at Siena, and they were unable to reach Siena to get permission to move that game to February 6. | West Jefferson Street Armory Syracuse, NY |
| February 5, 1961* | at Siena | L 55–66 | 6–6 | Gibbons Hall Loudonville, NY |
| February 11, 1961* | at Saint Peter's | L 51–57 | 6–7 | Jersey City Armory Jersey City, NJ |
| February 14, 1961* | Fairfield | L 83–91 | 6–8 | 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY |
| February 16, 1961* | at Yeshiva | W 91–68 | 7–8 | Power Memorial Academy Gym |
| February 18, 1961* | Queens | W 81–69 | 8–8 | 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY |
| February 21, 1961* | Pratt | L 65–66 | 8–9 | 14th Regiment Armory, Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY |
| February 25, 1961* | at Iona | W 58–52 | 9–9 | Mount St. Michael's Gymnasium Bronx, NY |
| February 28, 1961 | at C.C.N.Y | W 64–61 | 10–9 (2–1) | Wingate Gymnasium New York, NY |
| March 4, 1961* 7:30 pm | vs. Seton Hall | L 77–86 | 10–10 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||

## Middle Eastern College Athletic Association Tournament

The Terriers participated in the Middle Eastern College Athletic Association Tournament, which was hosted by Saint Peter's College at the Jersey City Armory. Consolation games other than the third-place game were played at the Saint Peter's gym. In the tournament, Le Moyne defeated Saint Peter's, Iona and Long Island to win. The Terriers finished sixth.
| 5th place | 5th place | 5th–8th place Semifinals | 5th–8th place Semifinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| | | | | December 27 at the Armory | December 27 at the Armory | | | |
| | | | | Fairleigh Dickinson | 93 | | | |
| | | December 28 at Saint Peter's | December 28 at Saint Peter's | St. Francis (NY) | 58 | December 28 at the Armory | December 28 at the Armory | | |
| | | St. Francis (NY) | 62 | | | Fairleigh Dickinson | 50 | |
| | | Siena | 50 | December 27 at the Armory | December 27 at the Armory | Long Island | 70 | |
| | | | | Long Island | 58 | | | | |
| December 29 at Saint Peter's | December 29 at Saint Peter's | | | Siena | 55 | | | December 29 at the Armory | December 29 at the Armory |
| St. Francis (NY) | 95 | | | | | | | Long Island | 57 |
| Saint Peter's | 108 | | | December 27 at the Armory | December 27 at the Armory | | | Le Moyne | 66 |
| | | | | Iona | 61 | | | | |
| | | December 28 at Saint Peter's | December 28 at Saint Peter's | Wagner | 53 | December 28 at the Armory | December 28 at the Armory | | |
| 7th place | 7th place | Wagner | 65 | | | Iona | 60 | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| December 29 at Saint Peter's | December 29 at Saint Peter's | Saint Peter's | 74 | December 27 at the Armory | December 27 at the Armory | Le Moyne | 90 | December 29 at the Armory | December 29 at the Armory |
| Siena | 70 | | | Saint Peter's | 62 | | | Iona | 58 |
| Wagner | 68 | | | Le Moyne | 64 | | | Fairleigh Dickinson | 77 |

## Awards

At the end of the season Richard Dreyer received an honorable-mention from the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association.