1935–36 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

1935–36 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
1935–36 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
Conference	Metropolitan New York Conference
Record	15–8 (4–6 MTNY)
Head coach	Rody Cooney (4th season);
Home arena	Butler Street Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1934–35 1936–37 →

The 1935–36 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1935–36 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Rody Cooney, who was in his fourth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The team was a member of the Metropolitan New York Conference and played its home games at the Bulter Street Gymnasium in their Cobble Hill, Brooklyn campus.

The 1935–36 team finished 15–8 overall and 4–6 in conference play. This was the Terriers first season in which they participated in a post-season tournament. The Terriers were invited to play in the District 1 tryouts at Madison Square Garden for the 1936 Summer Olympics.^[1] The Terriers were selected after LIU, NYU and Columbia declined to compete.^[2] In the Olympic tryouts the Terriers defeated Springfield College, the birthplace of Basketball, at Madison Square Garden and during the game set two Garden records.^[3] They shot 81.3% from the foul line, and 33.3% from the floor. NYU previously held the free-throw percent record and LIU the field-goal percent record, which was previously 16%.^[3]

Roster[edit]

1935–36 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Previous school
F	Al Lenowicz	—	—
F	William Cordts	—	—
C	James Culligan	—	—	Cathedral High School
G	Daniel Lynch	—	—
G	Tom O'Brien (C)	—	—
G	Patrick Gleason	—	—
F	Lou Pesca	—	—
	Jack Flannery	—	—
G	Ed Donnelly	—	—
	Art Dey	—	—
	Jack Carey	—	—
	Joe D'Allesandro	—	—
	Mal Shaboro	—	—
	Herman Cordts	—	—

Head coach

Rody Cooney

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

source^[1]

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
November 30, 1935 8:30 pm	at CCNY	L 24–38^[4]	0–1 (0–1)	CCNY Gymnasium New York, NY
December 11, 1935*	at Brooklyn College of Pharmacy	W 37–22^[5]	1–1	Brooklyn College of Pharmacy Gym Brooklyn, NY
December 14, 1935	at NYU	L 20–39^[6]	1–2 (0–2)	University Heights Gym Bronx, NY
December 17, 1935	at Columbia	W 32–30^[7]	2–2 (1–2)	Morningside Heights Gym New York, NY
December 20, 1935	at Manhattan	L 28–36^[8]	2–3 (1–3)	(1,200^[9])
December 21, 1935*	Seth Low Junior College	L 19–42^[10]	2–4	Butler Street Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY
December 27, 1935*	Alumni	W 42–36^[11]		Butler Street Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY
January 4, 1936*	at Saint Peter's	W 30–23^[12]	3–4	Collins Memorial Hall Jersey City, NJ
January 8, 1936	at Brooklyn	W 35–32 ^{OT^[13]}	4–4 (2–3)	Brooklyn, NY
January 11, 1936	at Fordham	L 18–20^[14]	4–5 (2–4)	Maroon Gymnasium (2,500) Bronx, NY
January 15, 1936*	at John Marshall College of Law	W 24–22^[15]	5–5	Jersey City, NJ
January 18, 1936*	at Seth Low Junior College	W 48–33^[16]	6–5	Plymouth Institute
January 29, 1936^[18]	at LIU	L 23–31^[17]	6–6 (2–5)	Brooklyn College of Pharmacy Gym Brooklyn, NY
February 1, 1936^[20]	at St. John's	L 18–41^[19]	6–7 (2–6)	DeGray Gymnasium (1,200) Brooklyn, NY
February 5, 1936*	at Columbus Council	W 29–20^[21]	7–7
February 8, 1936*	Rider	W 35–32^[22]	8–7	Butler Street Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY
February 12, 1936*	Seton Hall	W 50–30^[23]	9–7	Butler Street Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY
February 19, 1936*	Cathedral College	W 49–27^[24]	10–7	Butler Street Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY
February 22, 1936*	John Marshall College of Law	W 37–31^[25]	11–7	Butler Street Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY
February 26, 1936*	Saint Peter's	W 47–27^[26]	12–7	Butler Street Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY
February 29, 1936	at Brooklyn	W 27–25 ^{OT^[27]}	13–7 (3–6)	Union Temple Court (1,200) Brooklyn, NY
March 2, 1936*	at St. John's	W 30–22^[20]	14–7 (4–6)	DeGray Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY
1936 Olympics Tryouts
March 18, 1936^[1]*	vs. Springfield District No. 1, Semifinal	W 44–36^[3]	15–7	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
March 20, 1936* 9:15 pm	vs. Niagara District No. 1, Final	L 25–30^[28]	15–8	Madison Square Garden (4,000^[29]) New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "St. Francis Five Holds Interest in 1st Round of Olympic Tryouts". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ "St. Francis Five In Olympic Trials". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "St. Francis Shows Form Deserving of Olympic Playoff Berth". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ "CITY COLLEGE FIVE WINS OPENER, 38-24". New York Times. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ "Pharmacy Five No Match for St. Francis '5'". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ "N.Y.U. Beats St. Francis by 39-20 score". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ "Early Advantage Carries St. Francis to Basketball Triumph Over Columbia". New York Times. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ "St. Francis Five Fail In Second Upset Attempt". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ "MANHATTAN STOPS ST. FRANCIS, 36-28". New York Times. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ "SETH LOW ON TOP, 42-19". New York Times. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ "St. Francis Five Defeat Alumni". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ "St. Francis Tops St. Peter's Five". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ "St. Francis '5' Nips Brooklyn College". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ "FORDHAM SUBDUES ST. FRANCIS, 20-18". New York Times. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ "St. Francis Five Halts Streak of John Marshall". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ "SETH LOW BEATEN, 48-33". New York Times. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ "L.I.U. RALLY BEATS ST. FRANCIS, 31-23". New York Times. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ "Bee Visions His First Unbeaten Team and Olympic Trials". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ "St. John's Quintet Puts St. Francis To Rout, 41-18". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "St. Francis' 'Odd Assortment' Outgenerals St. John's Five". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ "St. Francis Five Gives Followers Renewed Hope". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ "Rider College Courtmen Bow To St. Francis". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ "Franciscans In Fine Form". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ "Franciscans Primed to Meet John Marshall". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ "ST. FRANCIS SCORES, 37-31". New York Times. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ "Franciscans Prepare for St. John's Game". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ "ST. FRANCIS ON TOP, 27-25". New York Times. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ "Physical Handicap Is St. Francis' Undoing In Olympic Tilt". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ "NIAGARA SUBDUES ST. FRANCIS, 30-25". New York Times. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[1936Olympics-1] "St. Francis Five Holds Interest in 1st Round of Olympic Tryouts". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[2] "St. Francis Five In Olympic Trials". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[Springfield-3] "St. Francis Shows Form Deserving of Olympic Playoff Berth". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[4] "CITY COLLEGE FIVE WINS OPENER, 38-24". New York Times. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[5] "Pharmacy Five No Match for St. Francis '5'". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[6] "N.Y.U. Beats St. Francis by 39-20 score". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[7] "Early Advantage Carries St. Francis to Basketball Triumph Over Columbia". New York Times. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[8] "St. Francis Five Fail In Second Upset Attempt". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[9] "MANHATTAN STOPS ST. FRANCIS, 36-28". New York Times. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[10] "SETH LOW ON TOP, 42-19". New York Times. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[11] "St. Francis Five Defeat Alumni". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[12] "St. Francis Tops St. Peter's Five". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[13] "St. Francis '5' Nips Brooklyn College". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[14] "FORDHAM SUBDUES ST. FRANCIS, 20-18". New York Times. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[15] "St. Francis Five Halts Streak of John Marshall". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[16] "SETH LOW BEATEN, 48-33". New York Times. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[17] "L.I.U. RALLY BEATS ST. FRANCIS, 31-23". New York Times. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[18] "Bee Visions His First Unbeaten Team and Olympic Trials". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[19] "St. John's Quintet Puts St. Francis To Rout, 41-18". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[STJ-20] "St. Francis' 'Odd Assortment' Outgenerals St. John's Five". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[21] "St. Francis Five Gives Followers Renewed Hope". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[22] "Rider College Courtmen Bow To St. Francis". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[23] "Franciscans In Fine Form". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[24] "Franciscans Primed to Meet John Marshall". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[25] "ST. FRANCIS SCORES, 37-31". New York Times. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[26] "Franciscans Prepare for St. John's Game". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[27] "ST. FRANCIS ON TOP, 27-25". New York Times. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[28] "Physical Handicap Is St. Francis' Undoing In Olympic Tilt". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[29] "NIAGARA SUBDUES ST. FRANCIS, 30-25". New York Times. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

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