1948–49 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 1948–49 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1948–49 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his first year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The team was a member of the Metropolitan New York Conference and hosted their home games at the 14th Regiment Armory.

1948–49 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
National Catholic Invitation Tournament Finals vs. Regis, L 47–51
ConferenceMetropolitan New York Conference
1948–49 record21–12 (2–2 MTNY)
Head coach
Home arena14th Regiment Armory
1948–49 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Manhattan5–1 .833  18–8  .692
St. John's5–1 .833  15–9  .625
CCNY3–2 .600  17–8  .680
NYU3–2 .600  12–8  .600
St. Francis (NY)2–2 .500  21–12  .636
Fordham1–5 .167  9–16  .360
Brooklyn0–6 .000  8–14  .364
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948–49 Terriers became the first team in the New York City area to have a game televised, they defeated Seton Hall in its inaugural telecast on WPIX. St. Francis finished the season at 20–13 overall and 2–2 in conference play. They also participated in their second National Catholic Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the finals to Regis 47–51.

Tom Gallagher scored 496 points during the season, which was reported to be new record for a player from the New York Metropolitan Area.[1] In addition, Tom Gallagher, Tom O'Connor, and Paul Labanowski were named to the National Catholic Invitation Tournament All-Tournament Team.[1]

Roster
1948–49 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
Tom Gallagher
—
—
Tom O'Connor
—
—
Paul Labanowski
—
—
F Roy Reardon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 So
G Steve Ellsworth 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
—
 SoSt. Michael's High School
G James Luisi (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 SoBenjamin Franklin High School East Harlem, New York
Bill Paterno
—
—
Roy Titus
—
—
G Levi Bough 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
John Nove
—
—
Tome Gargiulo
—
—
Tom McNiff
—
—
Ray Riley
—
—
C Dick Joyce 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

[2]

Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
December 3, 1948*
 American W 66–47[3]  1–0
 14th Regiment Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
December 6, 1948*
 at John Marshall W 69–53[4]  2–0
   
 
December 8, 1948*
 at Villanova L 48–64[5]  2–1
   (1,800[6])
Villanova, PA
December 10, 1948
 Manhattan L 52–56[7]  2–2 (0–1)
 14th Regiment Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
December 13, 1948*
 at Paterson State Teachers W 75–59[8]  3–2
 Paterson Armory 
Patterson, NJ
December 15, 1948*
 Siena W 43–33[9]  4–2
 14th Regiment Armory (1,500)
Brooklyn, NY
December 17, 1948*
 Geneva W 66–51[10]  5–2
 14th Regiment Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
December 22, 1948*
 at Iona W 62–57[11]  6–2
 Westchester County Center (2,000)
White Plains, NY
December 29, 1948*
 at NY Athletic Club L 62–65[12]  6–3
   
 
January 5, 1949*
 at Brooklyn College W 55–45[13]  7–3 (1–1)
 Roosevelt Gymnasium (800)
Brooklyn, NY
January 8, 1949*
 vs. Boston College W 63–52[14]  8–3
 14th Regiment Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
January 10, 1949*
 at Duquesne L 62–75[15]  8–4
 Duquesne Gardens[16] 
Pittsburgh, PA
January 12, 1949*
 at Cincinnati L 48–65[17]  8–5
 Cincinnati Music Hall[16] 
Cincinnati, OH
January 15, 1949*
 vs. Adelphi W 78–56  9–5
   
Garden City, NY
January 22, 1949*
 at Fairfield W 66–42[18]  10–5
   
Bridgeport, CT
January 26, 1949*
 vs. Providence W 73–56[19]  11–5
 14th Regiment Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
January 29, 1949*
 vs. Brooklyn Polytech W 61–48[20]  12–5
 Brooklyn Central YMCA 
Brooklyn, NY
February 1, 1949*
 at Queens W 66–51[21]  13–5
 Forest Hills High School Gymnasium 
Forest Hills, NY
February 4, 1949*
 WPIX		 vs. Seton Hall W 69–58[22]  14–5
 14th Regiment Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
February 9, 1949
 at Fordham W 56–39[23]  15–5 (2–1)
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,200)
Bronx, NY
February 11, 1949*
 Loyola (Baltimore) L 64–66[24]  15–6
 14th Regiment Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
February 12, 1949*
 vs. Rutgers (Newark) W 55–53[25]  16–6
 Newark Armory 
Newark, NJ
February 16, 1949*
 Iona W 66–62 OT[26] 17–6
 14th Regiment Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
February 18, 1949*
 Cincinnati L 62–91[27]  17–7
 14th Regiment Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
February 22, 1949*
 at St. Bonaventure L 33–54[28]  17–8
   
Olean, NY
February 24, 1949*
 at Canisius L 46–51[29]  17–9
 Memorial Auditorium (6,715)
Buffalo, NY
February 26, 1949*
 at Niagara L 56–66  17–10
 Gallagher Center 
Lewiston, NY
March 2, 1949*
 Creighton W 50–43[30]  18–10
 14th Regiment Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
March 4, 1949
 St. John's L 43–57[31]  18–11 (2–2)
 14th Regiment Armory (3,000)
Brooklyn, NY
Benefit Games
March 6, 1949
 Lincoln Caseys
National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis		 W 71–63[32] 
Sunnyside Garden (2,000)
 
March 12, 1949
 Siena W 54–50[33] 
 (5,500)
Albany, NY
National Catholic Invitation Tournament
March 23, 1949*
 vs. St. Norbert's
First Round		 W 61–53[34]  19–11
   
Denver, CO
March 24, 1949*
 vs. St. Thomas
Second Round		 W 59–42[35]  20–11
   
Denver, CO
March 25, 1949*
 vs. St. Benedict's
Semifinals		 W 69–40[36]  21–11
   
Denver, CO
March 26, 1949*
11:00 pm		 at Regis
Finals		 L 47–51[37]  21–12
   
Denver, CO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

National Catholic Invitation Tournament

In 1949, the Terriers were invited to participate in the first annual National Catholic Invitation Tournament, to take place in Denver, Colorado.[38][39][40] Gallagher was awarded a trophy as the Tournaments outstanding player.[41]

First Round
March 23		   Quarterfinals
March 24		   Semifinals
March 25		   Finals
March 26
St. Francis (NY) 61   St. Francis (NY) 59  
St. Norbert's 53     3 St. Thomas 42  
3 St. Thomas 69   St. Francis (NY) 69  
St. Edward's 32     St. Benedict's 40  
St. Benedict's 60 St. Benedict's 59
Siena 46     Dayton 55  
Dayton 53   St. Francis (NY) 47
Loras 52     2 Regis 51
2 Regis 63 2 Regis 66
Iona 51     Saint Francis (PA) 49  
Saint Francis (PA) 57 2 Regis 67
Mount St. Mary's 51     Loyola (MD) 60  
Loyola (MD) 75 Loyola (MD) 53 Loyola (MD) 71
St. Ambrose 58     4 Gonzaga 51   St. Benedict's 70
4 Gonzaga 49
St. Bonaventure 40  

NBA Draft

At the end of the season Tom Gallagher was selected with the 45th overall pick by the Baltimore Bullets.

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