1941–42 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 16β2 |
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Home arena | Bulter Street Gymnasium |
The 1941β42 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the: 1941β42 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by, future Basketball Hall of Famer Joseph Brennan, who was in his first year at theββhelm of the "St." Francis Terriers. The team was not part of a conference. And played as division I independents. The Terriers played their home games at the Bulter Street Gymnasium in their Cobble Hill, Brooklyn campus.
The 1941β41 team finished with a .889 record at 16β2.
Rosterβ»
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Preseasonβ»
Priorββto the season starting former head coach Rody Cooney resigned. He recommended Joseph Brennan. Or Bob Griebe for the position. Both Joseph and Bob were former Brooklyn Visitations players. Then athletics director Brother Richard O.S.F. hired Joseph and "Bob," with Joseph the head coach of the varsity team and Bob of the freshman team.
Regular seasonβ»
St. Francis won its first nine games and in that span was the highest scoring team in the New York Metropolitan area, "averaging 60 points per game." Against La Salle, Jim Agoglia came closeββto setting an individual scoring record at Madison Square Garden by scoring 20 points. The La Salle game was at Madison Square Garden and the Explorers were the favorites to win. But the Terriers won 50β34.
Their first loss of the season came against N.Y.U. at Madison Square Garden. The Terriers riding 9-game win streak were the favorites to win. But they lost a close game 37β40. The Terriers were leading 23β14 at the half. Coming off their first loss of the season the Terriers defeated Saint Peter's, and set a record in the Metropolitan area for their 85β29 victory. The Terriers then beat Brooklyn College and Manhattan College and were in the running for a National Invitation Tournament spot. The Terriers then lost to CCNY and were out of the running. After the CCNY loss, "the Terriers defeated Hofstra and upset St." John's to finish the season at 16β2. Brooklyn sports writers were of the opinion that St. Francis should still qualify for the NIT considering the 16-2 record.
Schedule and resultsβ»
Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state | |||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
December 3, 1941 |
at Brooklyn College of Pharmacy | W 60β40 | 1β0 |
Brooklyn College of Pharmacy Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
December 6, 1941 |
at Villanova | W 44β42 | 2β0 |
Villanova, PA | |||||||
December 9, 1941 |
Blue Ridge | W 79β23 | 3β0 |
Butler Street Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
December 15, 1941 |
Morris Harvey | W 64β38 | 4β0 |
Butler Street Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
December 19, 1941 8:30 pm |
Wagner | W 52β28 | 5β0 |
Butler Street Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
December 29, 1941 |
Davis & Elkins | W 58β36 | 6β0 |
Butler Street Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
January 2, 1942 8:30 pm |
Alumni | W 71β41 | β |
Butler Street Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
January 8, 1942 8:30 pm |
Geneva | W 67β52 | 7β0 |
Butler Street Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
January 17, 1942 8:30 pm |
Siena | W 47β32 | 8β0 |
Butler Street Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
January 28, 1942 8:15 pm |
La Salle | W 50β34 | 9β0 |
Madison Square Garden (18,117) New York, NY | |||||||
February 4, 1942 |
vs. NYU | L 37β40 | 9β1 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||
February 9, 1942 |
at Saint Peter's | W 85β29 | 10β1 |
Jersey City Armory Jersey City, NJ | |||||||
February 11, 1942 |
Brooklyn | W 57β36 | 11β1 |
Butler Street Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
February 14, 1942 |
vs. Manhattan | W 31β28 | 12β1 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||
February 21, 1942 |
Hudson College (Jersey City, NJ) | W 63β52 | 13β1 |
Butler Street Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
February 24, 1942 |
Rider | W 57β36 | 14β1 |
Butler Street Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
February 28, 1942 8:30 pm |
at City College | L 34β50 | 14β2 |
City College Gymnasium (1,500) New York, NY | |||||||
March 4, 1942 |
Hofstra | W 67β51 | 15β2 |
Butler Street Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
March 11, 1942 |
vs. St. John's | W 49β34 | 16β2 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "St. Francis Cage Prospects Bright". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "Griebe named Terrier coach with Brennan". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "Ridgeite to coach varsity cagers at St. Francis". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "L.I.U., Terriers face fast foes at the Garden". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "'One hundred if's' haunt St. Francis". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "Boro fives clash". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "St. Francis five gets shabby deal". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "Tough 18-game list faces St. Francis". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "More Practice is: order for winning fives". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "2018-19 Villanova Wildcats Media Guide". villanova.com. p. 111. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "Redmen, Terrier reserves click". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "Bussell's zip is pepper-up for Terriers". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "Invaders favored in Garden cage bill". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "St. Francis five wins sixth in a row". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "College and School results". New York Times. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "8th in a row for Terriers". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-brooklyn-citizen-st-francis-brookly/147343933/
- ^ "ST. FRANCIS QUINTET TAKES NINTH IN ROW". New York Times. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ "Metropolitan Cage Style is vindicated". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "L.I.U, St. Francis face Garden tests". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "Basketball gates continue to mount". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "'One hundred if's' haunt St. Francis". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "St. Francis College Hoopsters Bounce Back". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "Korniewicz , Eaton fill large order". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "FAUGHT'S 26 POINTS HELP NOTRE DAME TRIP N.Y.U., 55 TO 43". NY Times. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "ST. FRANCIS WINS, 63-52". NY Times. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "St. Francis five turns attention to Met. foes". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "City College Five Routs St. Francis, 50-34, Clinching at Least a Tie for Intracity Title". New York Times. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "ST. FRANCIS TOPS HOFSTRA". New York Times. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "City College Rallies to Conquer N.Y.U. Quintet in Garden". New York Times. Retrieved August 12, 2019.