1962–63 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1962–63 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Fordham
4
–
1
.800
18
–
8
.692
No. 9 NYU
3
–
1
.750
18
–
5
.783
St. Francis (NY)
4
–
2
.667
16
–
7
.696
St. John's
2
–
2
.500
9
–
15
.375
CCNY
1
–
2
.333
8
–
10
.444
Brooklyn
0
–
2
.000
6
–
12
.333
Manhattan
0
–
4
.000
9
–
14
.391
Rankings from AP Poll
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 .[ 2] 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.[ 3]
Roster
1962–63 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
14
James Raferty
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
Sr
G
1
Ray Nash
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
Sr
St. Francis Preparatory School
F
44
Tom Kurowski
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
Jr
C
40
Ted Kotch
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
So
G
30
Richie Alexander
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
Jr
54
Charlie Novak
—
—
50
Frank Pascuzzi
—
—
42
John O'Boyle
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
—
Jr
G
24
Jim Rishe
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
—
Jr
32
Paul Buckley
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
—
Jr
Lou Boggiano
—
—
10
Rich Marquardt
—
—
F
Ed Lein
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
F
George Steinman
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
Site city, state
Regular Season
December 1, 1962 *
Hunter
W 84–46[ 4]
1–0
69th Regiment Armory New York, NY
December 5, 1962
Brooklyn
W 70–52[ 5]
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[ 6]
11–2 (3–1)
Wingate Gymnasium New York, NY
February 2, 1963 *
at Le Moyne
L 64–65 OT[ 7]
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[ 8]
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[ 9]
15–5 (4–2)
69th Regiment Armory New York, NY
February 27, 1963 *
Seton Hall
L 60–71[ 10]
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[ 11]
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 .
[ 12] [ 13]
1963 National Invitation Tournament
Below is the tournament bracket.
First round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Villanova
63
DePaul
51
Villanova
54
Wichita State
53
Villanova
46
Canisius
61
Canisius
76
Memphis
67
Memphis
70
Fordham
49
Canisius
66
Providence
81
Miami (FL)
71
St. Francis (NY)
70
Miami (FL)
96
Providence
106
Providence
70
Marquette
64
Marquette
84
Saint Louis
49
Saint Louis
63
La Salle
61
Third place game
Villanova
58
Marquette
66
References
^ "4 Brooklyn Quintets Never "Home" " . New York Times . Retrieved December 10, 2019 .
^ "Fordham Accepts N.I.T. Bid" . New York Times . Retrieved December 10, 2019 .
^ "Fifty Years Ago: Remembering The 1962-1963 N.I.T. Men's Basketball Team" . St. Francis Athletics. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019 .
^ "St. Francis Defeats Hunter As Raftery and Nash Star" . New York Times . Retrieved December 10, 2019 .
^ "Raftery Leads Terriers" . New York Times . Retrieved December 10, 2019 .
^ "Terriers on Road Trip" . Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 10, 2019 .
^ "College Scores" . Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 10, 2019 .
^ "College Scores" . Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 24, 2019 .
^ " 'NYU Loss Hasn't Hurt Our NIT Chances'-Lynch" . Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 10, 2019 .
^ "St. Francis Celebration Didn't Stop Seton Hall" . Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 10, 2019 .
^ "Failure to Foul Cost Terriers NIT Victory" . Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 10, 2019 .
^ "1963 St. Francis (NY) Cumulative Basketball Statistics" (PDF) . NCAA.org. Retrieved December 10, 2019 .
^ "1962-63 Basketball Schedules for Metropolitan Colleges and Others in East" . New York Times . Retrieved December 10, 2019 .