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

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. The Terriers were selected after LIU, NYU and Columbia declined to compete. 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. 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%.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

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