1969–70 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 196970 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1969–70 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his fifth year at the school before he left to become the head coach of the New York Nets in the American Basketball Association. St. John's home games were played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden.

196970 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
196970 record218
Head coach
Assistant coachJohn Kresse
CaptainJoe DePre
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden

Roster

# Name Height Position Class Hometown Previous School(s) GP PPG RPG
5Richie Lyons6'0"GSONew Hyde Park, NYHoly Cross HS295.51.1
10Jim Smyth6'5"G/FSRBrooklyn, NYSt. John's Prep2910.92.3
11Billy Paultz6'11"CJRRiver Edge, NJCameron Junior College2915.814.4
15Ralph Abraham6'5"FSRBrooklyn, NYSt. John's Prep2910.37.3
20Mike Keilty6'4"GSOWoodside, NYHoly Trinity HS161.41.4
22Neil Levane6'2"GJRGreat Neck, NYGreat Neck South HS82.00.5
24Bill Phillips7'0"CSOHollis, NYJamaica HS101.02.0
25Pete LaMantia (I)6'3"G/FJRBayside, NYBishop Reilly HS24.51.5
34Richard Gilkes6'6"G/FJRWestbury, NYWestbury HS282.52.3
35John DeVasto6'0"GJRBronx, NYLoyola School201.90.5
44Greg Cluess6'8"F/CSOWest Hempstead, NYSt. Agnes HS272.72.1
55Joe DePre (C)6'3"GSRWestbury, NYWestbury HS2916.55.8

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/02/69*
No. 14 at Temple L 59-60  0-1
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
12/04/69*
No. 14 Harvard W 73-62  1-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/09/69*
at West Virginia W 76-60  2-1
Stansbury Hall 
Morgantown, WV
12/13/69*
Seton Hall W 83-64  3-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/15/69*
at Georgetown W 71-64  4-1
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
12/19/69*
No. 4 Davidson W 74-62  5-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/22/69*
at Stanford W 63-59  6-1
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
12/23/69*
at No. 12 Southern California L 59-95  6-2
LA Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
12/26/69*
vs. Iowa
Rainbow Classic
W 57-55  7-2
Neil S. Blaisdell Arena 
Honolulu, HI
12/29/69*
vs. Louisiana State
Rainbow Classic
L 70-78  7-3
Neil S. Blaisdell Arena 
Honolulu, HI
12/30/69*
vs. San Francisco
Rainbow Classic
L 60-67  7-4
Neil S. Blaisdell Arena 
Honolulu, HI
01/10/70*
Syracuse W 86-72  8-4
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/17/70*
St. Francis W 89-65  9-4
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/24/70*
Villanova W 60-57  10-4
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/28/70*
at Providence L 57-58 OT 10-5
Alumni Hall 
Providence, RI
01/31/70*
Pittsburgh W 67-58  11-5
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/03/70 & 02/04/70*
at Rhode Island W 85-67  12-5
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, RI
02/07/70*
Army W 54-44  13-5
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/10/70*
at No. 16 Notre Dame L 76-90  13-6
Athletic & Convocation Center 
Notre Dame, IN
02/14/70*
Fordham W 80-53  14-6
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/18/70*
St. Joseph's W 47-46  15-6
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/21/70*
at Niagara L 70-72  15-7
NU Student Center 
Lewiston, NY
02/24/70*
Holy Cross W 75-62  16-7
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/28/70*
NYU W 64-53  17-7
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
03/02/70*
at Boston College W 71-64  18-7
Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, MA
NIT Tournament
03/13/70*
vs. Miami (OH)
NIT First Round
W 70-57  19-7
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/16/70*
vs. Georgia Tech
NIT Quarterfinal
W 56-55  20-7
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/19/70*
vs. Army
NIT Semifinal
W 60-59  21-7
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/21/70*
vs. No. 8 Marquette
NIT Championship
L 53-65  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

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
229Joe DePrePhoenix Suns
7103Billy PaultzSan Diego Rockets

References

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