American college basketball season
| Field | Value |
|---|
| year | 1955–56 |
| team | St. Francis Terriers |
| sport | Basketball |
| image | StFrancisBrooklynTerrierswordmark.png |
| conference | Metropolitan New York Conference |
| short_conf | MTNY |
| record | 21–4 |
| conf_record | 4–0 |
| head_coach | Daniel Lynch |
| hc_year | 8th |
| stadium | [II Corps Artillery Armory](14th-regiment-armory-brooklyn) |
| champion | Metropolitan New York Conference Regular-Season Champions |
| Middle Eastern College Athletic Association Regular-Season Champions |
| tourney | NIT, 4th Place |
| tourney_result | L 82–93 |
Middle Eastern College Athletic Association Regular-Season Champions
The 1955–1956 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1955–56 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his eighth 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 II Corps Artillery Armory in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
In addition to their membership in the Metropolitan New York Conference, the Terriers were also charter members of the Middle Eastern College Athletic Association beginning this season and won the championship of that conference with a record of 4–1 against conference opponents.
The Terriers were led by Al Innis, Dan Mannix, Walt Adamushko, and Tony D'Elia in the 1955–56 season and were ranked as high as 13th nationally. The team at one point won 18 straight games and upset Niagara to reach the NIT Semi-Finals, before falling to Dayton. Also of note, Al Inniss set the St. Francis single-game rebounding record with 37 against Lafayette in the First Round of the National Invitational Tournament.
Roster
- Daniel Lynch (St. Francis '38)
Schedule and results
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Rankings
| Poll | Dec. 6 | Dec. 13 | Dec. 20 | Dec. 27 | Jan. 3 | Jan. 10 | Jan. 17 | Jan. 24 | Jan. 31 | Feb. 7 | Feb. 14 | Feb. 21 | Feb. 28 | Mar. 3 | Final | AP |
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| | | | | | | 15 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 16 | | | | | |
NBA draft
At the end of the season Dan Mannix was selected with the 63rd overall pick by the Rochester Royals.
Awards
- Daniel Mannix
::All-Metropolitan Selection by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers’ Association.
## References
## References
1. (June 4, 1955). ["New Loop"](https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/454179842). *Daily News*.
2. (October 19, 1956). ["Schedule Set; Peacock Five Opens Dec. 1"](https://repository.saintpeters.edu/downloads/1z40ks86n). *Saint Peter's College Pauw Wow*.
3. (2009). ["ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game"](https://books.google.com/books?id=g42TyP-V5C8C&q=Daniel+Lynch+St.+Francis+college+Basketball&pg=PA241). *ESPN*.
4. ["St. Francis Five Boasts Height, Reserves and Excellent Shooting"](http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1955/12/08/81985398.html?pageNumber=56). *New York Times*.
5. ["ST. JOHN'S TO FACE PITT"](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1956/02/23/313806712.html?pageNumber=39). *New York Times*.
6. ["ADELPHI SUBDUES C.C.N.Y., 71 TO 64"](http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1955/12/04/93813124.html?pageNumber=278). *New York Times*.
7. ["St. Francis 101-83 Victor"](http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1955/12/07/81861301.html?pageNumber=55). *New York Times*.
8. ["Article 7 -- No Title"](http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1955/12/10/92647663.html?pageNumber=26). *New York Times*.
9. (December 10, 1955). ["St. Francis Terriers Top Fairfield Cagers, 85 to 47"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/24582603). *The Bridgeport Post*.
10. ["St. Francis Wins No, 4"](http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1955/12/11/93745118.html?pageNumber=218). *New York Times*.
11. ["St. Bonaventure Bows"](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1955/12/15/81986680.html?pageNumber=56). *New York Times*.
12. ["St. Francis Tops Fairleigh Dickinson Five"](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1955/12/18/91380878.html?pageNumber=165). *New York Times*.
13. ["Yeshiva Streak Ended"](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1955/12/20/81918325.html?pageNumber=40). *New York Times*.
14. ["St. Francis Triumphs, 87 -- 63"](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1955/12/24/83383742.html?pageNumber=19). *New York Times*.
15. ["ST. FRANCIS ROUTS C.C.N.Y. FIVE, 76-55"](http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1956/01/11/121569465.html?pageNumber=38). *New York Times*.
16. ["Sports Today"](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1956/01/14/86499775.html?pageNumber=14). *New York Times*.
17. ["TEMPLE SETS BACK MANHATTAN, 91-79"](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1956/01/15/306716582.html?pageNumber=198). *New York Times*.
18. ["St.Francis Downs St. John's, 76 to 73"](http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1956/01/22/90749512.html?pageNumber=173). *New York Times*.
19. ["ST. FRANCIS BEATS SETON HALL, 81-78"](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1956/01/27/84873830.html?pageNumber=27). *New York Times*.
20. ["Terriers in Record Half"](http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1956/01/29/98363430.html?pageNumber=178). *New York Times*.
21. ["ST. FRANCIS BEATS ST. PETER'S 92-82"](http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1956/02/01/305688252.html?pageNumber=35). *New York Times*.
22. ["ST. FRANCIS TAKES 15TH IN ROW, 99-75"](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1956/02/04/86515305.html?pageNumber=15). *New York Times*.
23. ["ST. FRANCIS BEATS BRIDGEPORT, 84-77"](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1956/02/09/86522359.html?pageNumber=40). *New York Times*.
24. ["St. Francis Wins 17th in Row"](http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1956/02/15/93201071.html?pageNumber=51). *New York Times*.
25. ["ST. FRANCIS ROUTS KINGSMEN, 94 TO 74"](http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1956/02/16/121447301.html?pageNumber=34). *New York Times*.
26. ["ST. JOSEPHS TRIPS TERRIERS, 80 TO 76"](http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1956/02/19/306297722.html?pageNumber=174). *New York Times*.
27. ["Iona Pins Second Defeat on St. Francis and St. John's Beats Pitt"](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1956/02/24/313812702.html?pageNumber=28). *New York Times*.
28. ["Terriers End Losing Streak"](http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1956/02/26/313837962.html?pageNumber=210). *New York Times*.
29. ["Garden Line-Ups"](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1956/03/17/140142712.html?pageNumber=14). *New York Times*.
30. ["PIRATES IN FRONT"](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1956/03/18/90496051.html?pageNumber=193). *New York Times*.
31. ["St. Francis, Louisville Gain Garden Tourney Semi-Finals"](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1956/03/20/86550339.html?pageNumber=15). *New York Times*.
32. ["DAYTON DEFEATS ST. FRANCIS, 89-58"](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1956/03/23/84879840.html?pageNumber=31). *New York Times*.
33. ["TYRA SETS PACE"](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1956/03/25/86553184.html?pageNumber=174). *New York Times*.
34. ["1955-56 St. Francis (NY) Men's Basketball Schedule"](http://www.fanbase.com/St-Francis-%28NY%29-Terriers-Mens-Basketball-1955-56/schedule). *fanbase.com*.
35. James T. Quinn. ["Siena hosts St. Francis Tonight"](http://fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html). *The Times Record, Troy NY, Saturday Evening*.
36. ["2012 Men's Basketball Records- Division I"](http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2012/DI.pdf). *NCAA.org*.
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