1968–69 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 196869 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1968–69 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his fourth year at the school. St. John's home games were played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden.

196869 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
ECAC Holiday Festival, Second Place
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
196869 record236
Head coach
Assistant coachJohn Kresse
CaptainJohn Warren
Carmine Calzonetti
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden

Roster

# Name Height Position Class Hometown Previous School(s)
5Carmine Calzonetti6'1"GSRAudubon, NJGloucester Catholic HS
10Jim Smyth6'5"G/FJRBrooklyn, NYSt. John's Prep
11Billy Paultz6'11"CSORiver Edge, NJCameron Junior College
15Ralph Abraham6'5"FJRBrooklyn, NYSt. John's Prep
21Richie Jackson6'2"GSRLynbrook, NYSt. Agnes HS
24Bill Phillips (DNP)7'0"CSOHollis, NYJamaica HS
25Pete LaMantia6'3"GSOBayside, NYBishop Reilly HS
34Richard Gilkes6'6"G/FSOWestbury, NYWestbury HS
30John Warren6'3"GSRFar Rockaway, NYFar Rockaway HS
35John DeVasto6'0"GSOBronx, NYLoyola School
44Dan Cornelius6'9"F/CSRWyandanch, NYWyandanch Memorial HS
55Joe DePre6'3"GJRWestbury, NYWestbury HS

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/03/68*
Roanoke W 91-65  1-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/06/68*
at Duquesne
Steel Bowl Tournament
L 62-72  1-1
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, PA
12/07/68*
vs. Westminster
Steel Bowl Tournament
W 96-65  2-1
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, PA
12/10/68*
vs. St. Joseph's W 64-61  3-1
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
12/14/68*
Georgetown W 74-61  4-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/18/68*
Providence W 73-53  5-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/21/68*
Boston College W 85-71  6-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/27/68*
Michigan State
ECAC Holiday Festival
W 61-51  7-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/28/68*
No. 2 North Carolina
ECAC Holiday Festival
W 72-70  8-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/30/68*
No. 1 UCLA
ECAC Holiday Festival
L 56-74  8-2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/04/69*
No. 17 at No. 2 Davidson W 75-74  9-2
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
01/08/69*
No. 8 at Seton Hall W 66-45  10-2
Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, NJ
01/13/69*
No. 8 at Virginia W 77-61  11-2
University Hall 
Charlottesville, VA
01/18/69*
No. 6 West Virginia W 91-62  12-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/25/69*
No. 6 St. Francis (NY) W 71-55  13-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/01/69*
No. 6 Temple W 65-48  14-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/04/69*
No. 5 at No. 8 Villanova L 78-83 OT 14-3
Villanova Field House 
Villanova, PA
02/06/69*
No. 5 Rhode Island W 73-46  15-3
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/08/69*
No. 5 at Army W 64-43  16-3
USMA Fieldhouse 
West Point, NY
02/13/69*
No. 9 Niagara W 97-60  17-3
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/15/69*
No. 9 vs. Fordham W 51-46  18-3
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/19/69*
No. 7 at Syracuse W 71-63  19-3
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
02/22/69*
No. 7 Colgate W 77-62  20-3
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/25/69*
No. 7 at Holy Cross W 71-57  21-3
Worcester Auditorium 
Worcester, MA
02/27/69*
No. 7 vs. NYU W 75-64  22-3
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/01/69*
No. 7 Notre Dame L 67-71 OT 22-4
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
NCAA Tournament
03/08/69*
No. 8 vs. Princeton
NCAA Regional Quarterfinal
W 72-63  23-4
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
03/13/69*
No. 8 vs. No. 5 Davidson
NCAA Regional Semifinal
L 69-79  23-5
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
03/15/69*
No. 8 vs. No. 9 Duquesne
NCAA Regional Third Place Game
L 72-74  23-6
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
111John WarrenNew York Knicks

References

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