1964–65 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 196465 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1964–65 NCAA Division I college basketball season. The team was coached by Joseph Lapchick in his twentieth and final year at the school. St. John's was an independent and played their home games at Alumni Hall in Queens, NY and Madison Square Garden in Manhattan.[1]

196465 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
ECAC Holiday Festival Champions
NIT Champions
NIT Championship vs. Villanova, W, 55-51
ConferenceIndependent
Record218
Head coach
Assistant coachLou Carnesecca
CaptainJerry Houston
Ken McIntyre
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden

Roster

# Name Height Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
4 Al Swartz 5"10" G So. Uniondale, NY, U.S. Chaminade HS
5 Jerry Houston 6"1" G Sr. Bronx, NY, U.S. La Salle Academy
10 Brian Hill 5'11" G So. Ridgewood, NY, U.S. St. Francis Prep
12 Jack Brunner 6'4" G/F So. Guttenberg, NJ, U.S. Memorial HS
14 Ken Wirell 6'5" F Sr. Queens, NY, U.S. Bryant HS
15 William Jones 6'4" G So. Bronx, NY, U.S. Manhattan Prep
20 Sonny Dove 6"7" F/C So. Brooklyn, NY, U.S. St. Francis Prep
21 Bob Duerr 6'2" F Jr. Canton, OH, U.S. N/A
22 Ken McIntyre 6"1" G Sr. Queens, NY, U.S. Bayside HS
25 Daniel Mascia 6'4" G/F Jr. Brooklyn, NY, U.S. Thomas Jefferson HS
35 Hank Cluess 6"6" F Jr. Queens, NY, U.S. Archbishop Molloy HS
44 Bob McIntyre 6"6" F Jr. Queens, NY, U.S. Holy Cross HS
Alex Menar 6'5" F Jr. Staten Island, NY, U.S. La Salle Academy

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/05/64*
No. 10 Temple W 60-50  1-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/08/64*
No. 10 at Holy Cross W 77-74  2-0
Worcester Auditorium 
Worcester, MA
12/12/64*
No. 10 Miami (FL) W 79-77  3-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/15/64*
No. 7 at St. Joseph's L 56-71  3-1
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
12/19/64*
No. 7 Notre Dame W 76-72  4-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/21/64*
No. 7 Kansas L 56-71  4-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/28/64*
vs. La Salle
ECAC Holiday Festival Quarterfinal
W 78-71  5-2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/30/64*
vs. Cincinnati
ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal
W 66-64  6-2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/02/65*
vs. No. 1 Michigan
ECAC Holiday Festival Championship
W 75-74  7-2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/05/65*
No. 7 at George Washington W 72-70 OT 8-2
Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall 
Washington, D.C.
01/09/65*
No. 7 Loyola (LA) W 74-54  9-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/11/65*
No. 7 Creighton W 72-66  10-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/16/65*
No. 7 at Seton Hall W 76-69  11-2
Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, NJ
01/23/65*
No. 8 St. Francis (NY) W 75-61  12-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/30/65*
No. 7 at Marquette L 50-78  12-3
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
02/01/65*
No. 7 at Loyola (IL) W 92-87  13-3
Alumni Gymnasium 
Chicago, IL
02/06/65*
at Army L 56-58  13-4
USMA Fieldhouse 
West Point, NY
02/09/65*
at Villanova L 43-52  13-5
Villanova Field House 
Villanova, PA
02/13/65*
Niagara W 82-62  14-5
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/15/65*
West Virginia W 80-61  15-5
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/20/65*
at Fordham L 46-60  15-6
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
02/23/65*
vs. Massachusetts W 76-58  16-6
N/A 
N/A
02/26/65*
at Syracuse L 59-68  16-7
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
02/27/65*
at Canisius L 75-85  16-8
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 
Buffalo, NY
03/04/65*
vs. NYU W 70-66  17-8
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
NIT
03/11/65*
vs. Boston College
NIT First Round
W 114-92  18-8
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/15/65*
vs. New Mexico
NIT Quarterfinal
W 61-54  19-8
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/18/65*
vs. Army
NIT Semifinal
W 67-60  20-8
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/20/65*
vs. No. 8 Villanova
NIT Championship
W 55-51  21-8
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

YearRoundPickPlayerNBA Club
1965223Ken McIntyreSt. Louis Hawks
1966234Bob McIntyreSt. Louis Hawks
196714Sonny DoveDetroit Pistons

References

  1. "2017-18 ST. JOHN'S BASKETBALL MEDIA INFORMATION" (PDF). Grfx.cstv.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
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