St. Francis (NY) Terriers
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The St. Francis Terriers represent St. Francis College in athletics. The Terriers participate in the Northeast Conference
Northeast Conference
The Northeast Conference is a college athletic conference whose schools are members of the NCAA. The NCAA designates the Northeast Conference to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision for Division I Men's Football and to Division I Sports for all other sports.Founded in 1981 as the ECAC-Metro...

, with the exception of the men's and women's water polo teams which compete in the CWPA
Collegiate Water Polo Association
The Collegiate Water Polo Association is a conference of colleges and universities in the Eastern United States that compete in varsity water polo...

 and the MAAC
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. MAAC teams compete in the NCAA's Division I. Most of the members are Catholic or formerly Catholic institutions; the only exception is the private but secular Rider...

, respectively. The Terriers field teams in basketball, cross country, soccer, golf, fencing, bowling, water polo, volleyball, tennis and swimming and diving. In 2006, St. Francis College eliminated its women's softball and men's baseball teams, yet added bowling. St. Francis College at one point also had a Division I Football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 team yet they discontinued their football program in 1935.

In 2007 Irma Garcia, '88, became the athletic director of the Terriers replacing long time director Edward Aquilone, '60. As of 2010, she is the country's only female Latina athletic director in Division I sports.

Basketball

The fiercest rival of the Terriers are the Long Island University Blackbirds, they have competed since 1928. Both the Men's and Women's Terrier teams play in the Battle of Brooklyn tournament against the Blackbirds, which has been played annually since 1974–75. The Terriers also compete against Wagner College Seahawks, and it is referred to as Battle of the Verrazano due to St. Francis College in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...

 being separated from Wagner College in Staten Island
Staten Island
Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...

 by the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is a double-decked suspension bridge that connects the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City at the Narrows, the reach connecting the relatively protected upper bay with the larger lower bay....

. The Battle of the Verrazano dates back to the 1973–1974 season.

Men's

The St. Francis College’s men's basketball program, founded in 1896, is the oldest collegiate program in New York City. The team plays its home games at the Pope Physical Education Center
Pope Physical Education Center
Pope Physical Education Center is a 2,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Brooklyn, New York, United States. It is home to the St. Francis College Terriers basketball team. The basketball court, Peter Aquilone Court, is named after Peter Aquilone, the son of former Athletic Director and St. Francis...

 on the Peter Aquilone Court. The Terriers have an overall record of 1110–1145, 49.2 W-L%, over a 92 year span from the 1920–1921 to the 2010–2011 season. The Terriers best finish was the 1955–1956 season, with a 21–4 record that ranked them at 13th nationally in the AP polls. Throughout their history the Terriers have played as NCAA Division I independents, in the Metropolitan New York Conference (1946–1963), in the Metropolitan Collegiate Conference (1966–1968) and since 1981 in the NEC
Northeast Conference
The Northeast Conference is a college athletic conference whose schools are members of the NCAA. The NCAA designates the Northeast Conference to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision for Division I Men's Football and to Division I Sports for all other sports.Founded in 1981 as the ECAC-Metro...

. In that time span, the Terriers were regular season conference champions 4 times and have had 17 different head coaches, the latest of which is Glenn Braica
Glenn Braica
-Biography:Braica attended St. Agnes High School from 1980–82 and Bishop Ford in Brooklyn from 1982–84. Braica went on to Queens College and played for the Knights from 1984–88 as a point guard. At Queens College, Braica met Norm Roberts and became great friends; that would later lead to Roberts...

. Braica was an assistant under Norm Roberts at St. John's University Glenn Braica replaced Brian Nash whom resigned after five seasons, 3 of which his team did not make the postseason.

The Terriers coach with the most wins is Daniel Lynch
Daniel Lynch (basketball)
Daniel J. Lynch was the former athletic director and basketball coach at St. Francis College.-Biography:Daniel Lynch graduated from St. Francis College in 1938, playing on the College's basketball team from 1934–1938 and becoming the team's Captain. He then went on to become the basketball head...

 who from 1948–1969 accumulated a 283–237 record and won 3 regular season conference championships. Lynch also led the Terriers to 3 NIT bids, reaching the first-round in 1963, the quarter-finals in 1954 and the semi-finals in 1956. Second is Ron Ganulin
Ron Ganulin
Ron Ganulin is a long time college basketball coach known for his 1990 UNLV NCAA National Championship and his success as Head Coach at St. Francis College.-Biography:...

, who over 14 seasons, from 1991–2005, acccumulated a 187–206 record along with 2 regular season conference championships.
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Northeast Conference
The Northeast Conference is a college athletic conference whose schools are members of the NCAA. The NCAA designates the Northeast Conference to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision for Division I Men's Football and to Division I Sports for all other sports.Founded in 1981 as the ECAC-Metro...

 Statistics
! Year !! Head Coach !! Regular Season Record (W-L) !! NEC Record !! Standing !!NEC Tournament Record
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| 1998–1999 || Ron Ganulin
Ron Ganulin
Ron Ganulin is a long time college basketball coach known for his 1990 UNLV NCAA National Championship and his success as Head Coach at St. Francis College.-Biography:...

 || 20–8 || 16–4 || 9th ||1–1 Semi-Finals
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| 1999–2000 || Ron Ganulin || 18–12 || 12–6 || 7th ||1–1 Semi-Finals
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| 2000–2001 || Ron Ganulin || 18–11 || 16–4 || 3rd ||1–1 Semi-Finals
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| 2001–2002 || Ron Ganulin || 18–11 || 13–7 || 2nd ||1–1 Semi-Finals
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| 2002–2003 || Ron Ganulin || 14–16 || 9–9 || 4th ||2–1 Finals
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| 2003–2004 || Ron Ganulin || 15–13 || 12–6 || T-1st ||0–1 Quarter-Finals
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| 2004–2005 || Ron Ganulin || 13–14 || 9–9 || 7th ||0–1 Quarter-Finals
|-
| 2005–2006 || Brian Nash || 10–17 || 7–11 || T-8th ||DNQ
|-
| 2006–2007 || Brian Nash || 9–22 || 7–11 || T-6th ||0–1 Quarter-Finals
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| 2007–2008 || Brian Nash || 7–22 || 5–12 || T-8th ||DNQ
|-
| 2008–2009 || Brian Nash || 10–20 || 7–11 || 8th ||0–1 Quarter-Finals
|-
| 2009–2010 || Brian Nash || 11–18 || 8–10 || T-8th ||DNQ
|-
| 2010–2011 || Glenn Braica
Glenn Braica
-Biography:Braica attended St. Agnes High School from 1980–82 and Bishop Ford in Brooklyn from 1982–84. Braica went on to Queens College and played for the Knights from 1984–88 as a point guard. At Queens College, Braica met Norm Roberts and became great friends; that would later lead to Roberts...

 || 15–15 || 10–9 || 5th || 0–1 Quarter-Finals
|-
| 2011–2012 || Glenn Braica || 1–4 || 0–0 || – || –
|}

See Also: SFC Terriers Home Page

Women's

Brenda Milano is the head coach of the St. Francis College Lady Terriers and has had the post since 2003. In 2003, Milano's first year as head coach the team was one win short of a NEC Tournament invite. In her next season as head coach, the Lady Terriers were the 8th seed in the NEC Tournament, yet lost in the first round. Then in the 2006–2007 season, Milano's team reached the NEC semi-finals. Again in 2007–2008, the Lady Terriers qualified as the 7th seed yet lost in the quarterfinals.

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Northeast Conference
The Northeast Conference is a college athletic conference whose schools are members of the NCAA. The NCAA designates the Northeast Conference to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision for Division I Men's Football and to Division I Sports for all other sports.Founded in 1981 as the ECAC-Metro...

 Statistics
! Year !! Head Coach !! Regular Season Record (W-L) !! NEC Record !! Standing !! NEC Tournament Record
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| 2003–2004 || Brenda Milano || 8–19 || 7–11 || 9th || DNQ
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| 2004–2005 || Brenda Milano || 10–17 || 7–11 || 8th || 0–1 Quarter-Finals
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| 2005–2006 || Brenda Milano || 5–22 || 4–14 || T-9th || DNQ
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| 2006–2007 || Brenda Milano || 13–18 || 1–1 || 8th || 1–1 Semi-Finals
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| 2007–2008 || Brenda Milano || 10–19 || 7–11 || T-6th || 0–1 Quarter-Finals
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| 2008–2009 || Brenda Milano || 4–25 || 3–15 || T-10th || DNQ
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| 2009–2010 || Brenda Milano || 2–27 || 1–17 || 12th || DNQ
|-
| 2010–2011 || Brenda Milano || 2–22 || 0–18 || 12th || DNQ
|-
| 2011–2012 || Brenda Milano || 1–5 || 0–0 || – || –
|}

See Also: SFC Lady Terriers Home Page

Water Polo

Both the Men's and Women's Water Polo teams play at the St. Francis College Aquatics Center, located at the College in Brooklyn Heights. The Men's team competes in the CWPA and ECAC and the Women's team in the MAAC, both participate in Division I leagues.

Men's

The St. Francis College Men's Water Polo
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...

 team, has enjoyed much success and is one of the better teams on the east coast. In consecutive years from 2004–2008, they've won the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships and the CWPA
Collegiate Water Polo Association
The Collegiate Water Polo Association is a conference of colleges and universities in the Eastern United States that compete in varsity water polo...

 Northern Division Championships. The Terriers have finished between 1st and 4th in the Eastern Championships from 1999–2007. In 2005 they finished first and qualified for the NCAA National Championships and finished 4th at the Final Four
Final four
Final Four isa sports term that is commonly applied to the last four teams remaining in a playoff tournament, most notably NCAA Division I college basketball tournaments. The term usually refers to the four teams who compete in the two games of a single-elimination tournament's semi-final round...

.

The team was headed by coach Carl Quigley, whom in 1999 was the coach of the year for the CWPA
Collegiate Water Polo Association
The Collegiate Water Polo Association is a conference of colleges and universities in the Eastern United States that compete in varsity water polo...

 Northern Division. Coach Quigley headed the Terriers for 34 years, 1974–2008, and for many years had compiled a successful and diverse team, composed of Americans, Serbians, Hungarians and Israelis. From 2005–2008 under coach Quigley, the Terriers had a combined 82–25 record with 4 ECAC Championships, 4 CWPA
Collegiate Water Polo Association
The Collegiate Water Polo Association is a conference of colleges and universities in the Eastern United States that compete in varsity water polo...

 Northern Division Championships, 1 NCAA Final Four berth and have been ranked as high as 11th by the NCAA.

As of 2009, Igor Samardzija is the head coach, he finished his inaugural season at 12–6. At the end of the 2009 season, the Terriers were ranked in the NCAA Top 20 of the Nation at #18. In 2010, the Terriers under Igor Samardzija, finished the season having been ranked as high as No. 10 in the nation and made there second trip to the NCAA Final Four finishing in 4th place. Also in 2010, the Terriers won the ECAC Championships, the Northern Division Championship tournament and the CWPA
Collegiate Water Polo Association
The Collegiate Water Polo Association is a conference of colleges and universities in the Eastern United States that compete in varsity water polo...

 Eastern Championship.

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! Year !! Coach !! Record !! ECAC Championships !! CWPA
Collegiate Water Polo Association
The Collegiate Water Polo Association is a conference of colleges and universities in the Eastern United States that compete in varsity water polo...

 Northern Division Championships !! Eastern Championships !! NCAA National Championships!! End of Year National Rank
|-
| 1998 || Carl Quigley || || 2nd place || – || – || – ||
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| 1999 || Carl Quigley || || 2nd place || 2nd place || 2nd place || – ||
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| 2000 || Carl Quigley || || 1st place || 1st place || 2nd place || – ||
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| 2001 || Carl Quigley || || 2nd place || 2nd place || 4th place || – ||
|-
| 2002 || Carl Quigley || || 5nd place || 2th place || 3rd place || – ||
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| 2003 || Carl Quigley || || 3nd place || 2rd place || 3rd place || – ||
|-
| 2004 || Carl Quigley || || 1st place || 1st place || 2nd place || – ||
|-
| 2005 || Carl Quigley || 20–8 || 1st place || 1st place || 1st place || 4th place ||
|-
| 2006 || Carl Quigley || 22–5 || 1st place || 1st place || 3rd place || – ||
|-
| 2007 || Carl Quigley || 20–6 || 1st place || 1st place || 2nd place || – || 12th
|-
| 2008 || Carl Quigley || 20–6 || 1st place || 1st place || 3rd place || – || 14th
|-
| 2009 || Igor Samardzija || 12–6 || – || – || – || -|| 18th
|-
| 2010 || Igor Samardzija || 23–5 || 1st place || 1st place || 1st place || 4th place|| 10th
|-
| 2011 || Igor Samardzija || 15–9 || – || 1st place || 3rd place || -|| –
|}

See Also: SFC Water Polo Accolades

Soccer

The St. Francis College Men's Soccer team has an overall record of 375–313–72 spanning from 1968 to 2011. In that time, the Terriers made 4 NCAA Tournament appearances, won 3 NEC regular season championships and won 4 NEC Tournament Championships. Since joing the NEC in 1985, the team has posted a 99–96–19 record amongst conference teams. The Soccer team plays its home matches at the Aviator Sports Complex
Aviator Sports and Recreation
Aviator Sports and Events Center is a concession for the National Park Service operating in New York City’s historic first municipal airport, Floyd Bennett Field, which opened its hangars in 1931 and was decommissioned in 1972. Floyd Bennett Field in Southeast Brooklyn is now part of the 4th most...

, located at Floyd Bennett Field
Floyd Bennett Field
Floyd Bennett Field is New York City's first municipal airport. While no longer used as an operational commercial, military or general aviation airfield, the New York Police Department still flies its helicopters from its heliport base there...

, Brooklyn.

Since head coach Tom Giovatto has led the team in 2007, the Terriers record has been 40–33–16. He has led them once to the NEC Conference tournament, in 2009.
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! Year !! Coach !! Overall Record !! % !! NEC Record !! Points !! Finish !! Postseason
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| 1998 || S. Carrington || 15–6–1 || 70.5% || 7–1–1 || 22 || 1st || NEC Champions
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| 1999 || S. Carrington || 5–13–2 || 30% || 4–5–1 || 13 || 5th || NEC Semi-finals
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| 2000 || S. Carrington || 10–6–1 || 61.8% || 7–2–1 || 22 || 2nd || NEC Semi-finals
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| 2001 || S. Carrington || 5–10–1 || 34.4% || 4–6–0 || 12 || 7th || DNQ
|-
| 2002 || C. Aquista || 3–11–3 || 26.5% || 3–5–2 || 11 || 7th || DNQ
|-
| 2003 || C. Aquista || 1–14–2 || 11.8% || 0–9–0 || 0 || 5th || DNQ
|-
| 2004 || C. Aquista || 8–9–1 || 47.2% || 5–4–0 || 15 || 7th || DNQ
|-
| 2005 || C. Aquista || 4–11–2 || 29.4% || 1–8–0 || 3 || 10th || DNQ
|-
| 2006 || C. Aquista || 2–13–2 || 17.6% || 2–5–2 || 8 || 7th || DNQ
|-
| 2007 || T. Giovatto || 4–9–5 || 36.1% || 2–5–2 || 8 || 8th || DNQ
|-
| 2008 || T. Giovatto || 11–4–3 || 69.4% || 4–3–2 || 14 || 5th || DNQ
|-
| 2009 || T. Giovatto || 10–6–2 ||61.1% || 7–2–1 || 22 || 2nd || NEC Semi-finals
|-
| 2010 || T. Giovatto || 5–9–3 || 38% || 3–6–1 || 10 || T-8th || DNQ
|-
| 2011 || T. Giovatto || 10–5–3 || 63.9% || 5–3–2 || 17 || 6th || DNQ
|}

See Also: SFC NEC Soccer History
SFC Soccer Record Book

Notable alumni

  • Kasey Koslowski '01, three time all conference player and signed as a free agent by the Chicago White Sox
    Chicago White Sox
    The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...

  • Jessica Zinobile '00, 62nd overall pick by the Sacramento Monarchs
    Sacramento Monarchs
    The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009...

  • John Mangieri '97, Pitcher
    Pitcher
    In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

     drafted by the New York Mets
    New York Mets
    The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...

    , member of the Italian World Baseball Classic Team
    Italy national baseball team
    The Italy national baseball team is the team that represents Italy in international baseball competition. The Italian national team is currently ranked 12th in the world.-World Baseball Classic:...

  • John Halama
    John Halama
    John Thadeuz Halama is a Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently playing for the Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League. During his major league career, Halama played with the Houston Astros , Seattle Mariners , Oakland Athletics , Tampa Bay Devil Rays , Boston Red Sox , Washington...

     '94, Major League Baseball
    Major League Baseball
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     Pitcher
    Pitcher
    In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

  • Donald Peters '90, 26th overall pick by the Oakland A's
  • Dragan Radovich
    Dragan Radovich
    Dragan Radovich is a retired Yugoslavian-American soccer Goalkeeper who spent five seasons in the North American Soccer League...

     '78, 3 time first team all-American goalkeeper and professional soccer player
  • Nestor Cora '78, 165th overall pick by the Washington Bullets
  • Dennis McDermott '74, 140th overall pick by the New York Knicks
    New York Knicks
    The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...

  • Louis Anemone '71, 675th pick by the Minnesota Twins
    Minnesota Twins
    The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...

  • Peter Scarpati '69, 910th overall pick by the Los Angeles Dodgers
    Los Angeles Dodgers
    The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...

  • Gil Radday '67, 84th overall pick by the New York Knicks
    New York Knicks
    The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...

  • Paul DeLoca '65, RHP
    Pitcher
    In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

     selected in the 60th round by the St. Louis Cardinals
    St. Louis Cardinals
    The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...

  • Alvin B. Inniss '58, 40th overall pick by the Minneapolis Lakers
  • Walter Acamushko '57, 42nd overall pick by the Detroit Pistons
    Detroit Pistons
    The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...

  • Dan Mannix, '56 selected by the Rochester Royals
    Rochester Royals
    The franchise that would become the Sacramento Kings initially started in the city of Rochester, New York, as the Rochester Royals of the National Basketball League....

     in the 1956 draft
  • Henry Daubenschmidt '54, 23rd overall pick by the Boston Celtics
    Boston Celtics
    The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...

  • Vernon Stokes '53, selected in the 6th round by the Boston Celtics
    Boston Celtics
    The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...

  • Jim Luisi
    James Luisi
    James A. Luisi was an American professional basketball player and actor. Luisi is perhaps best known for his role as Lt. Doug Chapman during Seasons 3 through 6 of the television series The Rockford Files.-Career:...

    , '51, 56th overall pick by the Boston Celtics
    Boston Celtics
    The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...

  • Roy Reardon '51, 75th overall pick by the Syracuse Nationals
    Syracuse Nationals
    The Syracuse Nationals were an American professional basketball team that existed from 1946 to 1963 as part of the National Basketball League and National Basketball Association . They are currently known as the Philadelphia 76ers, and are the NBA's oldest continued franchise.The team began in...

  • Tom Gallagher '49, selected by the Baltimore Bullets in the 1949 draft

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