1951–52 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

1951–52 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
National Catholic Invitation Tournament 3rd Place Game, L 50–64
ConferenceMetropolitan New York Conference
Record20–8 (4–2 Metropolitan New York Conference)
Head coach
Assistant coachMarty O'Donnell
Home arenaButler Street Gymnasium
II Corps Artillery Armory
1951–52 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 St. John's 6 0   1.000 25 6   .806
St. Francis (NY) 4 2   .667 20 8   .714
Manhattan 4 2   .667 12 9   .571
Fordham 3 3   .500 20 8   .714
NYU 2 3   .400 17 8   .680
CCNY 1 5   .167 8 11   .421
Brooklyn 0 5   .000 9 7   .563
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951–1952 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1951–52 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, 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. The Terriers played their home games at the Bulter Street Gymnasium in their Cobble Hill, Brooklyn campus and at the II Corps Artillery Armory in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

On February 2, 1952, against Seton Hall, the Terriers played in the first quadruple overtime game in New York City history, both collegiate and professional. The Terriers triumphed 82–70.