St. Francis (NY)

Official Name: 
St. Francis College
Nickname: 
Terriers
Mailing Address: 

180 Remsen Street
Brooklyn Heights, NY 11201

Website: 
www.sfcathletics.com
Telephone: 
(718) 489-5489
Fax: 
(718) 797-2140
Enrollment: 
2,300
Arena: 

Pope Physical Education Center
Capacity: 1,200
Year Opened: 1971

School Colors: 
Royal Blue, Red and White
Conference: 

Northeast (since 1982)
Former Member of Metropolitan Collegiate (1966-68)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

NCAA Tournament Appearances: None

NIT Appearances: 

(3) 1954, 1956, and 1963
3-4 record (.429)
Finished 4th in 1956

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(1) 1955
0-1 record (.000)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Daniel Lynch (21 years from 1949-69, 282-237 record, .543)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Darrwin Purdie (1,613 points from 1986-89)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Al Inniss (1,347 from 1956-58)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

John Conforti (45 points as senior vs. Wagner on 1/10/70)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

John Conforti (45 vs. Wagner)
January 10, 1970 (senior/24 ppg)

1

2

Total

St. Francis, NY

87

87

Wagner

76

76

St. Francis, NY

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Conforti

20

5-7

45

Roberts

4

1-5

9

Sullivan

1

4-6

6

McDermott

5

6-9

16

Dottrine

4

1-1

9

James

0

2-2

2

Totals

34

19-30

87

Percentages

.633

Wagner

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Bartell

2

0-0

4

Bayersdorfer

3

1-1

7

Guerriero

4

1-4

9

Hodge

14

6-9

34

Seaman

3

0-0

6

Wall

1

0-0

2

Windrum

4

1-1

9

Bailey

1

1-3

5

Totals

32

12-17

76

Percentages

.706
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Br. Phillip

1

1921

14-3

.823

1921

14-3

Frank Brennan

5

1922-26

64-38

.627

1923

21-8

J. Francis "Nip" Lynch

2

1927-28

11-20

.354

1928

9-8

Edward Keating

2

1929-30

15-20

.429

1929

9-8

George Hinchcliffe

2

1931-32

26-29

.472

1931

17-16

Rody Cooney

9

1933-41

116-77

.601

1940

13-5

Joseph Brennan

7

1942-48

90-46

.661

1942

16-2

Daniel J. Lynch

21

1949-69

282-237

.543

1956

21-4

Lester Yellin

4

1970-73

37-59

.385

1972

12-14

Jack Prenderville

2

1974-75

18-32

.360

1974

11-13

Lucio "Lou" Rossini

4

1976-79

55-48

.533

1978

16-9

Gene Roberti

5

1980-84

43-92

.318

1980

11-15

Bob Valvano

4

1985-88

38-74

.339

1987

11-16

Rich Zvosec

3

1989-91

35-48

.422

1991

15-14

Ron Ganulin

14

1992-2005

187-207

.475

1999

20-8

Brian Nash

5

2006-10

47-99

.322

2010

11-18

Glenn Braica

1

2011

15-15

.500

2011

15-15
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,108-1,127 (.496) from 1902 through 2011.
  • NOTES: The coach for St. Francis' first team in 1902 is unknown (13-1 record)
  • Records are scattered or lost from 1903-20.