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
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style="background:#0038A8; border: 2px solid #CE1126;color:#FFFFFF;"| National Invitation Tournament
Rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. 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 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
Alvin Innniss
All-Metropolitan Selection by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers’ Association. Daniel Mannix
All-Metropolitan Selection by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers’ Association.
References
External links St. Francis Terriers men's basketball official website