1967–68 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 1967–68 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1967–68 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his twentieth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terriers played their homes games at the 69th Regiment Armory and were members of the Metropolitan Collegiate Conference.

1967–68 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
Conference	Metropolitan Collegiate Conference
Record	7–16 (0–8 MCC)
Head coach	Daniel Lynch (20th season)
Home arena	69th Regiment Armory
Seasons ← 1966–67 1968–69 →

1967–68 Metropolitan Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Saint Peter's	8	–	0		1.000			24	–	4		.857
LIU	7	–	1		.875			22	–	2		.917
Wagner	5	–	3		.625			21	–	8		.724
Iona	4	–	4		.500			13	–	9		.591
Fairleigh Dickinson	4	–	4		.500			10	–	12		.455
Seton Hall	4	–	4		.500			9	–	15		.375
Manhattan	3	–	5		.375			8	–	14		.364
Hofstra	1	–	7		.125			13	–	12		.520
St. Francis (NY)	0	–	8		.000			7	–	16		.304
Rankings from AP Poll

The Terriers finished the season at 7–16 overall and 0–8 in conference play. After the season, the Terriers left the Metropolitan Collegiate Conference and would play as Independents from 1968 until 1981, before joining the ECAC Metro Conference.

Roster

1967–68 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F John Raferty 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr Queens, New York G Michael Mahoney (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Sr F Doug Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr F John McMahon   6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sr C Ed Grant 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr F Bob Christie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr G John Conforti 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — So F Jim Sullivan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So F Frank Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So C Dan Gallagher   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — So	Head coach Daniel Lynch (St. Francis '38) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 2, 1967*	Pace	W 90–68^[2]	1–0	Bishop Ford High School  Brooklyn, NY
December 6, 1967*	at King's (PA)	W –	2–0
December 9, 1967*	at Providence	L 66–80	2–1	Alumni Hall  Providence, RI
December 13, 1967*	UConn	W 82–62^[3]	3–1	69th Regiment Armory (600) New York, NY
December 20, 1967*	Fordham	L 64–85^[4]	3–2	69th Regiment Armory (1,000) New York, NY
December 22, 1967	at LIU	L 42–76^[5]	3–3 (0–1)	Founders Hall (1,000) Brooklyn, NY
December 28, 1967*	vs. Bucknell Le Moyne Christmas Tournament	L 81–84^[6]	3–4	Syracuse, NY
December 29, 1967*	vs. Vermont Le Moyne Christmas Tournament	W 72–66^[7]	4–4	Syracuse, NY
January 3, 1968	at Hofstra	L 67–89^[8]	4–5 (0–2)	Hempstead, NY
January 6, 1968*	Le Moyne	W 72–64^[9]	5–5	69th Regiment Armory  New York, NY
January 10, 1968	at Wagner	L 79–93^[10]	5–6 (0–3)	69th Regiment Armory (400) New York, NY
January 13, 1968*	at St. John's	L 50–83^[11]	5–7	Alumni Gymnasium (3,357) Jamaica, NY
January 20, 1968	vs. Manhattan	L 64–83	5–8 (0–4)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
January 27, 1968*	Adelphi	L 89–94^[12]	5–9	69th Regiment Armory (300) New York, NY
January 30, 1968	at Seton Hall	L 46–82	5–10 (0–5)	Walsh Gymnasium  South Orange, NJ
January 31, 1968*	Siena	W 69–68^[13]	6–10	Bishop Ford High School  Brooklyn, NY
February 7, 1968*	Queens	L 79–90^[14]	6–11	69th Regiment Armory  New York, NY
February 10, 1968*	at Niagara	L 73–100	6–12	Gallagher Center  Niagara Falls, NY
February 17, 1968	Iona	L 45–84^[15]	6–13 (0–6)	69th Regiment Armory (600) New York, NY
February 22, 1968*	C.C.N.Y.	W 77–60^[16]	7–13	69th Regiment Armory (400) New York, NY
February 24, 1968*	Siena	L 86–95 ^OT	7–14	69th Regiment Armory  New York, NY
February 28, 1968	Fairleigh Dickinson	L 66–70	7–15 (0–7)	69th Regiment Armory  New York, NY
March 2, 1968	Saint Peter's	L 75–97^[17]	7–16 (0–8)	69th Regiment Armory  New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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