1922–23 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 1922–23 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1922–23 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Frank Brennan, who was in his second year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The team was not part of a conference and played as division I independents.

1922–23 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
Eastern Catholic Champions[1]
ConferenceIndependent
1922–23 record21–8
Head coach
  • Frank Brennan (2nd season)

The 1922–23 team finished with a .724 record at 21–8.

Roster
Photo of Eddie Keating and Eddie Moran, St. Francis College players on the 1922-23 basketball team.[2]

[3]

1922–23 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F Eddie Keating 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)143 lb (65 kg)
F Edgar Moran 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)145 lb (66 kg)
C Nip Lynch
—
—
G James Twohy (C)
—
—
 Sr
G Leon Morgan
—
—
G Jim Kenney
—
—
F Jim Wallace
—
—
F Joe Milde
—
—
G Paul Pendergast
—
—
Head coach
  • Frank Brennan
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Season

James Twohy was the captain of the 1922-23 squad. He helped lead the Terriers to win the Eastern Catholic Collegiate regular season championship.[4] On February 28, St. Francis played St. Joseph's for the Catholic Intercollegiate Championship of the East.[5] The March 17th game against Harvard was the first time the two programs met.[6]

Schedule and results

[7]

Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
November 15, 1922
 at Cathedral College W 31–16[8]  1–0
 Sacred Heart Lyceum 
Bronx, NY
November 30, 1922
 at Brooklyn Law W 22–14[9]  2–0
 13th Regiment Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
December 2, 1922
 at City College L 21–33[10]  2–1
  
New York, NY
December 7, 1922
 at Villanova L 30–41[11]  2–2
  
Villanova, PA
December 8, 1922
 at Mount St. Mary's W 17–16 2OT[12] 3–2
  
Emmitsburg, MD
December 9, 1922
 at Navy L 34–49[13]  3–3
  
Annapolis, MD
December 12, 1922
 at Crescent Athletic Club L 20–26[14]  3–4
  
Brooklyn, NY
December 15, 1922
 Cooper Union W 39–31[15]  4–4
 13th Regiment Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
December 22, 1922
 New York Aggies T 0–0[16]  5–4
 Knights of Columbus Hall[17] 
Brooklyn, NY
December 27, 1922
 Holy Cross W 26–14[18]  6–4
 Rink Sporting Club Auditorium 
Brooklyn, NY
December 29, 1922
 McGill W 43–27[19]  7–4
 Rink Sporting Club Auditorium 
Brooklyn, NY
January 3, 1923
 Toronto W 26–17[20]  8–4
 Rink Sporting Club Auditorium 
Brooklyn, NY
January 10, 1923
 Brooklyn College W 45–15[20]  9–4
 Rink Sporting Club Auditorium 
Brooklyn, NY
January 13, 1923
 Cathedral College W 33–15[21]  10–4
 13th Regiment Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
January 17, 1923
 Springfield YMCA W   11–4
 Rink Sporting Club Auditorium[22] 
Brooklyn, NY
January 22, 1923
9:00 pm[23]		 at St. John's L 23–24[24]  11–5
  
Brooklyn, NY
January 24, 1923
 at Army L 14–35[25]  11–6
  
West Point, NY
January 26, 1923
 Muhlenberg W 21–18[26]  12–6
 Rink Sporting Club Auditorium 
Brooklyn, NY
January 27, 1923
 at Cooper Union W   13–6
  
New York, NY
January 29, 1923
 at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy W 57–26[27]  14–6
  
Boston, MA
January 31, 1923
 at Springfield YMCA L 22–32[28]  14–7
  
Springfield, MA
February 1, 1923
 at Holy Cross W 34–28[29]  15–7
  
Worcester, MA
February 2, 1923
 at St. Mary's W   16–7
  
 
February 10, 1923
 at Brooklyn Poly W 34–28[30]  17–7
  
Brooklyn, NY
February 16, 1923
 at Cooper Union W 40–31[31]  18–7
  
New York, NY
February 28, 1923
 Saint Joseph's W 31–24[1]  19–7
 Rink Sporting Club Auditorium 
Brooklyn, NY
March 3, 1923
 Cooper Union W 49–21[32]  20–7
  
Brooklyn, NY
March 7, 1923
 St. John's W 29–22[24][33]  21–7
 Rink Sporting Club Auditorium 
Brooklyn, NY
March 16, 1923
 at Harvard L 23–35[34]  21–8
  
Cambridge, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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