1959–60 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

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1959–60 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 12 NYU	4	–	0		1.000			22	–	5		.815
No. 20 St. John's	5	–	1		.833			17	–	8		.680
St. Francis (NY)	2	–	1		.667			13	–	8		.619
Manhattan	2	–	2		.500			13	–	11		.542
Fordham	1	–	3		.250			8	–	18		.308
CCNY	1	–	5		.167			4	–	14		.222
Brooklyn	0	–	3		.000			5	–	13		.278
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959–60 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1959–60 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his twelfth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The team was a member of the Metropolitan New York Conference continuously since 1945, although the team first joined the conference in its inaugural year, 1933.

The Terriers finished the season at 13–8 overall and 2–1 in conference play. The Terriers squad was led by Richie Dreyer, the leading scorer and rebounder.

Roster

1959–60 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown Richard Dreyer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Dave Lopez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Pete Schweitzer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — George Davey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Fred Schneider 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Doly 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Rooney 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Enright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sal Messineo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Hank O'Lee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — John Meudt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) —	Head coach Daniel Lynch (St. Francis '38) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
*	Hunter	W 80–62	1–0
*	C.W. Post	W 75–58	2–0
*	Loyola (MD)	W 69–65	3–0
December 12, 1959*	at Providence	L 63–75	3–1	Mullaney Gymnasium  Providence, RI
*	at Fairfield	L 59–83	3–2
*	at Adelphi	L 62–83	3–3
*	at Fairleigh Dickinson	W 67–60	4–3
January 2, 1960*	Siena	W 80–60	5–3	69th Regiment Armory  New York, NY
*	Saint Peter's	W 84–64	6–3
	Brooklyn	W 76–60	7–3 (1–0)
*	Pace	W 89–77	8–3
January 16, 1960*	at Seton Hall	L 83–85	8–4	Walsh Gymnasium  South Orange, NJ
January 31, 1960* 3:30 pm	at Siena	W 60–56	9–4	Washington Avenue Armory  Albany, NY
February 2, 1960*	at Pratt	W 70–61	10–4
February 5, 1960* 8:30 pm	Le Moyne	L 66–77	10–5	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, NY
*	at Bridgeport	L 70–95	10–6
February 15, 1960*	Iona	L 44–80	10–7	II Corps Artillery Armory  Brooklyn, NY
February 17, 1960*	at Queens	W 78–77	11–7	Flushing, NY
February 20, 1960	vs. St. John's	L 61–86	11–8 (1–1)
*	at Yeshiva	W 61–54	12–8
*	at City College	W 55–47	13–8 (2–1)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.