1950–51 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 1950–1951 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1950–51 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his third year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terriers played their home games at the Bulter Street Gymnasium in their Cobble Hill, Brooklyn campus and at the II Corps Artillery Armory in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

1950–51 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
National Catholic Invitation Tournament, Champions
ConferenceMetropolitan New York Conference
Record19–11 (1–5 Metropolitan New York Conference)
Head coach
Assistant coachMarty O'Donnell
Home arenaButler Street Gymnasium
II Corps Artillery Armory
1950–51 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
St. John's (NY)6–0 1.00026–5  .839
Fordham3–3 .50019–8  .704
NYU3–2 .60012–4  .750
Manhattan3–2 .60016–6  .727
CCNY2–2 .50012–7  .632
St. Francis (NY)1–5 .16719–11  .633
Brooklyn0–5 .0009–7  .563
Rankings from AP Poll

In the NCIT championship game Ray Rudzinski scored 26 points, Vernon Stokes scored 22 and Roy Reardon scored 21 points en route to victory in Albany, New York.[1]

Roster
1950–51 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F Roy Reardon (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Sr
G James Luisi (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 SrBenjamin Franklin High School East Harlem, New York
G Steve Ellsworth 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
—
 SrSt. Michael's High School
Martin Conway 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Jr
G Ray Rudzinski 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
 Jr
F Vern Stokes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 So
Frank Sainato 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
—
 So
G George Searing 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
 Fr
C Hank Daubenschmidt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Fr Bronx, NY
F Jack Walsh 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Fr
C Jack Prenderville 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
G Marty Donohue 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
F Tom Coogan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
Dick Joyce 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
Gerard Lenze 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Marty O'Donnell

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

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
November 14, 1950*
 Fort Monmouth W 96–56[2]  1–0
 Butler Campus Gymnasium 
Brooklyn, NY
November 17, 1950*
 Pratt Institute W 77–42[3]  2–0
 Butler Campus Gymnasium 
Brooklyn, NY
November 21, 1950*
 at Yeshiva W 82–59[4]  3–0
  
Queens, NY
November 25, 1950
 vs. CCNY L 62–81[5]  3–1 (0–1)
 Madison Square Garden (10,000)
New York, NY
December 2, 1950*
 at Adelphi W 86–67[6]  4–1
  
Garden City, NY
December 8, 1950
 at Brooklyn College L 54–60[7]  4–2 (0–2)
 II Corps Artillery Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
December 13, 1950
8:30 pm 		Manhattan L 58–72[8]  4–3 (0–3)
 II Corps Artillery Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
December 16, 1950
 Saint Peter's W 64–56  5–3 (0–3)
 II Corps Artillery Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
December 20, 1950*
 at Loyola (Baltimore) W 80–68[9]  6–3
  
Baltimore, MD
December 21, 1950*
 at Quantico Marines L 73–83[10]  6–4
  
Quantico, VA
January 5, 1951*
 Saint Francis (PA) L 71–74[11]  6–5
 II Corps Artillery Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
January 6, 1951*
 vs. Kings College W 67–61[12]  7–5
 Westchester County Center 
White Plains, NY
January 10, 1951
 at Fordham W 65–63[13]  8–5 (1–3)
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,500)
Bronx, NY
January 12, 1951*
 Muhlenberg College W 88–74[14]  9–5
 II Corps Artillery Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
January 20, 1951*
 at Niagara L 59–64[15]  9–6
 Memorial Auditorium 
Buffalo, NY
January 26, 1951*
 Texas Wesleyan W 76–62[16]  10–6
 II Corps Artillery Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
January 30, 1951
 at NYU L 58–69[17]  10–7 (1–4)
 Alumni Memorial Gymnasium (1,000)
New York, NY
February 2, 1951
 No. 9 St. John's L 38–44[18]  10–8 (1–5)
 II Corps Artillery Armory (4,000)
Brooklyn, NY
February 7, 1951*
 at New York State Maritime College W 75–48[19]  11–8
 Fort Schuyler Court 
Throggs Neck, NY
February 10, 1951*
 at Iona W 75–48[20]  12–8
 Westchester County Center 
White Plains, NY
February 12, 1951*
 at Boston College L 58–63[21]  12–9
 Boston Garden (2,000)
Boston, MA
February 16, 1951*
 Seton Hall L 69–70[22]  12–10
 II Corps Artillery Armory (1,500)
Brooklyn, NY
February 23, 1951*
 Siena W 63–61[23]  13–10
 II Corps Artillery Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
February 24, 1951*
 New Britain State Teachers College W 70–66  14–10
 II Corps Artillery Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
March 2, 1951*
 at Kent State L 71–73[24]  14–11
 Cleveland Arena 
Cleveland, OH
March 3, 1951*
 at Baldwin Wallace W 60–59[25]  15–11
 Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium 
Berea, OH
National Catholic Invitation Tournament
March 13, 1951*
 vs. Spring Hill
First Round		 W 74–65[26]  16–11
 Washington Avenue Armory 
Albany, NY
March 15, 1951*
 vs. Loras
Quarterfinals		 W 65–63[27]  17–11
 Washington Avenue Armory 
Albany, NY
March 16, 1951*
 vs. Le Moyne
Semifinals		 W 84–66[28]  18–11
 Washington Avenue Armory (3,300)
Albany, NY
March 17, 1951*
 vs. Seattle
Finals		 W 93–79[29]  19–11
 Washington Avenue Armory 
Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

National Catholic Invitation Tournament

The tournament took place at the Albany Armory in Albany, NY from March 13 to March 17.[30]

First round[31] Quarter-finals[32][33] Semi-finals[34] Final[35]
Loras 63
St. Francis (NY) 74 St. Francis (NY) 65
Spring Hill 65 St. Francis (NY) 84
Le Moyne 66
Siena 53
Le Moyne 95 Le Moyne 57
Saint Michael's 57 St. Francis (NY) 93
Seattle 79
Seattle 69
Iona 54 Iona 67
St. Mary's (MN) 52 Seattle 102 Third place
Mount St. Mary's 85
Saint Francis (PA) 74 Le Moyne 63
Mount St. Mary's 91 Mount St. Mary's 83 Mount St. Mary's 61
St. Norbert 59

NBA draft

At the end of the season two Terriers were drafted by the NBA. Jim Luisi was selected 56th overall by the Boston Celtics. Roy Reardon was selected with the 64th overall pick by the Syracuse Nationals.

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