1963–64 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

1963–64 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–12
Head coach
Home arena69th Regiment Armory
1963–64 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas Western –   – 25 – 3   .893
No. 6 Oregon State –   – 25 – 4   .862
No. 7 Villanova –   – 24 – 4   .857
No. 9 DePaul –   – 21 – 4   .840
No. 8 Loyola Chicago –   – 22 – 6   .786
Seattle –   – 22 – 6   .786
Providence –   – 20 – 6   .769
Creighton –   – 22 – 7   .759
Iona –   – 15 – 5   .750
Miami (FL) –   – 20 – 7   .741
Army –   – 19 – 7   .731
Utah State –   – 21 – 8   .724
Boston University –   – 16 – 7   .696
Duquesne –   – 16 – 7   .696
Penn State –   – 16 – 7   .696
Pittsburgh –   – 17 – 8   .680
Syracuse –   – 17 – 8   .680
Centenary –   – 16 – 8   .667
St. Bonaventure –   – 16 – 8   .667
Portland –   – 17 – 9   .654
Holy Cross –   – 15 – 8   .652
Colorado State –   – 16 – 9   .640
NYU –   – 17 – 10   .630
Houston –   – 16 – 10   .615
Xavier –   – 16 – 10   .615
Dayton –   – 15 – 10   .600
Georgetown –   – 15 – 10   .600
Louisville –   – 15 – 10   .600
West Texas State –   – 13 – 9   .591
Oklahoma City –   – 15 – 11   .577
Regis –   – 12 – 9   .571
Detroit –   – 14 – 11   .560
Memphis State –   – 14 – 11   .560
St. John's –   – 14 – 11   .560
Oregon –   – 14 – 11   .560
Seton Hall –   – 13 – 12   .520
Butler –   – 13 – 13   .500
Loyola (LA) –   – 12 – 12   .500
Manhattan –   – 11 – 11   .500
Air Force –   – 11 – 12   .478
Boston College –   – 10 – 11   .476
Navy –   – 10 – 12   .455
Fordham –   – 9 – 11   .450
Florida State –   – 11 – 14   .440
Canisius –   – 10 – 14   .417
Notre Dame –   – 10 – 14   .417
Saint Francis (PA) –   – 10 – 14   .417
Niagara –   – 8 – 12   .400
–   – 10 – 16   .385
New Mexico State –   – 8 – 15   .348
Colgate –   – 7 – 16   .304
Denver –   – 6 – 20   .231
Rutgers –   – 5 – 17   .227
Marquette –   – 5 – 21   .192
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963–64 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1963–64 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his sixteenth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The team played as an independent and was not affiliated with a conference. The Terriers played their home games at the 69th Regiment Armory in Manhattan.

The Terriers finished the season at 9–12.

Roster

1963–64 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 45 Tom Kurowski 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
Sr
C 41 Ted Kotch 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
So
G 31 Richie Alexander 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
Sr
43 John O'Boyle 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
—
Sr
G 25 Jim Rishe 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
—
Sr
F 11 Richard Marquardt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
F 23 Ed Lein 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
F 35 George Steinman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
G 21 Jack Crispi
—
—
So
53 Paul De Loca
—
—
33 John Riddell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
F 55 Mark Turenshine 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
So Sheepshead Bay High School
Anthony Alvarez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

[1][2]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
November 30, 1963*
at Hunter W 71–30[3]  1–0
 
New York, NY
December 4, 1963*
8:00 pm
Pace W 86–44[4]  2–0
69th Regiment Armory (800)
New York, NY
December 7, 1963*
at Providence L 56–67[5]  2–1
Alumni Hall 
Providence, RI
December 10, 1963*
at Bridgeport W 69–64  3–1
 
Bridgeport, CT
December 13, 1963*
at Queens W 57–55[6]  4–1
Fitzgerald Gymnasium (700)
Flushing, NY
December 17, 1963*
at Loyola (MD) L 71–73[7]  4–2
 (1,500)
Baltimore, MD
January 2, 1964*
at Brooklyn W 57–55[8]  5–2
Roosevelt Gymnasium (800)
Brooklyn, NY
January 4, 1964*
Siena W 54–52[9]  6–2
69th Regiment Armory (500)
New York, NY
January 7, 1964*
at No. 9 Villanova L 48–84[10]  6–3
Villanova Field House 
Villanova, PA
January 11, 1964*
Le Moyne L 54–58[11]  6–4
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
January 18, 1964*
at St. John's L 49–62[12]  6–5
Alumni Gymnasium (3,200)
Jamaica, NY
January 27, 1964*
Niagara W 59–38[13]  7–5
69th Regiment Armory (700)
New York, NY
February 1, 1964*
at King's (PA) W 58–57  8–5
 
Wilkes-Barre, PA
February 5, 1964*
Adelphi L 62–63[14]  8–6
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
February 8, 1964*
Iona L 57–68  8–7
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
February 15, 1964*
Saint Peter's L 64–74[15]  8–8
69th Regiment Armory (500)
New York, NY
February 19, 1964*
C.C.N.Y. W 61–54[16]  9–8
69th Regiment Armory (700)
New York, NY
February 20, 1964*
7:00 pm
vs. Manhattan L 60–88[17]  9–9
Madison Square Garden[18] (7,122)
New York, NY
February 22, 1964*
at NYU L 54–70[19]  9–10
Alumni Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
February 26, 1964*
at Seton Hall L 70–88[20]  9–11
Walsh Gymnasium (2,733)
South Orange, NJ
February 29, 1964*
at Siena L 51–60  9–12
 
Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

[21][22][23]

References

  1. ^ "N.Y.U. WILL PLAY MEMPHIS STATE". New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "College Quintets in Brooklyn Now Playing in Larger Arenas". New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "St. Francis Routs Hunter". New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "Terriers Trounce Pace". New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  5. ^ "Providence Triumphs, 67-56". New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  6. ^ "St. Francis Five Defeats Queens, 57-55, on Kurowski's Last-Minute Shot". New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  7. ^ "ST. FRANCIS LOSES IN LAST 4 SECONDS". New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  8. ^ "Shot at Buzzer Decides". New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  9. ^ "Temple Sets Back Navy Five, 66 to 59, For Sixth Triumph". New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  10. ^ "St. Francis Routed". New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  11. ^ "LeMoyne Beats St. Francis". New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  12. ^ "ST. JOHN'S DOWNS ST. FRANCIS, 62-49". New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  13. ^ "St. Francis Wins, 59-38". New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  14. ^ "Adelphi Beats St. Francis". New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  15. ^ "Loyola Routs Houston". New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  16. ^ "De Paul Beats St. Bonaventure, 81-76". New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  17. ^ "N.Y.U. Routs Memphis State, 95‐71". New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  18. ^ "N.Y.U. WILL PLAY MEMPHIS STATE". New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  19. ^ "N.Y.U. Scores 100th Victory Under Rossini by Routing St. Francis, 70‐54". New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  20. ^ "St. Francis Loses, 88 -- 70". New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  21. ^ "1964 St. Francis (NY) Cumulative Basketball Statistics" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  22. ^ "1963-64 St. Francis (NY) Terriers Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  23. ^ "1963-64 Basketball Schedules for Metropolitan Colleges and Others in East". New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2019.