# 1962–63 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 1962–63 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1962–63 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his fifteenth 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.
The Terriers finished the season at 16–7 overall and 4–2 in conference play. The Terriers participated in the 1963 National Invitation Tournament. St. Francis and Fordham were the only local teams to be invited. They lost in the first round to Miami, 70–71. It was a match-up of the second-best offense in the country, Miami, against the fourth-best defense in the country, St. Francis. The Terriers almost pulled off the upset.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season |||||
| December 1, 1962* | Hunter | W 84–46 | 1–0 | 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY |
| December 5, 1962 | Brooklyn | W 70–52 | 2–0 (1–0) | 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY |
| December 8, 1962* | Fairfield | W 57–54 | 3–0 | 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY |
| December 12, 1962* | Bridgeport | W 81–67 | 4–0 | 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY |
| December 15, 1962* | Providence | L 67–68 | 4–1 | 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY |
| January 3, 1963* | at Adelphi | W 79–47 | 5–1 | |
| January 5, 1963* | Siena | W 72–52 | 6–1 | 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY |
| January 9, 1963* | Villanova | W 51–48 | 7–1 | 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY |
| January 12, 1963* | at Pace | W 72–47 | 8–1 | New York, NY |
| January 16, 1963* | Loyola (MD) | W 83–65 | 9–1 | 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY |
| January 19, 1963 | at St. John's | L 52–53 | 9–2 (1–1) | Alumni Gymnasium Jamaica, NY |
| January 26, 1963 | at Fordham | W 59–46 | 10–2 (2–1) | Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY |
| January 31, 1963 | at C.C.N.Y. | W 61–57 | 11–2 (3–1) | Wingate Gymnasium New York, NY |
| February 2, 1963* | at Le Moyne | L 64–65 | 11–3 | Le Moyne Activity Center DeWitt, NY |
| February 3, 1963* | at Siena | L 51–56 | 11–4 | Washington Avenue Armory Albany, NY |
| February 7, 1963* | at Queens | W 83–54 | 12–4 | Fitzgerald Gymnasium Flushing, NY |
| February 9, 1963* | King's (PA) | W 85–68 | 13–4 | 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY |
| February 13, 1963 | Manhattan | W 61–46 | 14–4 (4–1) | 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY |
| February 16, 1963* | at Saint Peter's | W 71–65 | 15–4 | Jersey City Armory Jersey City, NJ |
| February 23, 1963 | No. 10 NYU | L 62–76 | 15–5 (4–2) | 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY |
| February 27, 1963* | Seton Hall | L 60–71 | 15–6 | 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY |
| March 2, 1963* | at Iona | W 63–59 | 16–6 | Joseph E. O'Connell Memorial Gymnasium New Rochelle, NY |
| National Invitation Tournament |||||
| March 16, 1963* 3:30 pm | vs. Miami First Round | L 70–71 | 16–7 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||

## 1963 National Invitation Tournament

Below is the tournament bracket.
| First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Villanova | 63 | | | | | | |
| DePaul | 51 | | | | | | |
| DePaul | 51 | Villanova | 54 | | | | |
| | | Wichita State | 53 | | | | |
| | | | | Villanova | 46 | | |
| | | | | Canisius | 61 | | |
| | | Canisius | 76 | | | | |
| | | Memphis | 67 | | | | |
| Memphis | 70 | Memphis | 67 | | | | |
| Fordham | 49 | | | | | | |
| Fordham | 49 | | | | | Canisius | 66 |
| | | | | | | Providence | 81 |
| Miami (FL) | 71 | | | | | | | Providence | 81 |
| St. Francis (NY) | 70 | | | | | | |
| St. Francis (NY) | 70 | Miami (FL) | 96 | | | | |
| | | Providence | 106 | | | | |
| | | | | Providence | 70 | | |
| | | | | Marquette | 64 | | |
| | | Marquette | 84 | | | | |
| | | Saint Louis | 49 | | | | |
| Saint Louis | 63 | Saint Louis | 49 | | | | |
| La Salle | 61 | | | | | | |
| Third place game | Third place game | Third place game |
| Villanova | Villanova | 58 |
| Marquette | Marquette | 66 |