1970–71 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 197071 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1970–71 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Frank Mulzoff in his first year at the school after Lou Carnesecca left to become the head coach of the New York Nets in the American Basketball Association. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden.

197071 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Vanderbilt Invitational Champions
ConferenceIndependent
197071 record189
Head coach
  • Frank Mulzoff
Assistant coachChuck McAuley
CaptainJohn DeVasto
Pete LaMantia
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden

Roster

1970–71 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 5 Richard Lyons 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) JrHoly Cross New Hyde Park, NY
G 10 Larry Jenkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoAndrew Jackson Queens Village, NY
G/F 11 Ron Rutledge 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoRockwood Prep (MA) Jamaica, NY
G/F 15 Billy Schaeffer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoHoly Cross Bellerose, NY
G 20 Mike Keilty 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrHoly Trinity Woodside, NY
G 22 Frank Hoehleinn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrSanford H. Calhoun Merrick, NY
C 24 Bill Phillips 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrJamaica Hollis, NY
G/F 25 Pete LaMantia (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrBishop Reilly Bayside, NY
F 33 Mel Davis 6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)217 lb (98 kg) SoBoys Brooklyn, NY
F/C 34 Ed Searcy  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoPower Memorial/Duquesne New York, NY
G 35 John DeVasto (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)150 lb (68 kg) SrLoyola Bronx, NY
F/C 44 Greg Cluess 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrSt. Agnes (NY) West Hempstead, NY
F 55 Tony Prince 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoBishop Loughlin South Ozone Park, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Chuck McAuley
  • Joel de Angelis (freshmen coach)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/05/70*
vs. American W 83-75  1-0
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
12/09/70*
at St. Joseph's W 66-53  2-0
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
12/12/70*
Georgetown W 80-74  3-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/15/70*
Rhode Island W 77-71  4-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/18/70*
vs. Southern Methodist
Vanderbilt Invitational Semifinal
W 95-80  5-0
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
12/19/70*
at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Invitational Championship
W 85-81  6-0
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
12/22/70*
No. 19 Boston College L 66-69  6-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/26/70*
No. 19 vs. Holy Cross
ECAC Holiday Festival Quarterfinal
W 75-74 OT 7-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/28/70*
No. 19 vs. No. 10 Western Kentucky
ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal
L 67-86  7-2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/30/70*
vs. Providence
ECAC Holiday Festival Consolation
L 80-94  7-3
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/09/71*
Hawaii W 82-76  8-3
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/16/71*
West Virginia W 110-86  9-3
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/20/71*
at Seton Hall W 88-70  10-3
Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, NJ
01/23/71*
St. Francis (NY) W 98-57  11-3
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/26/71*
at Davidson L 54-56  11-4
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
01/30/71*
Dartmouth W 66-56  12-4
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/02/71*
at No. 17 Villanova L 82-99  12-5
Villanova Field House 
Villanova, PA
02/06/71*
at Army W 63-55  13-5
USMA Fieldhouse 
West Point, NY
02/11/71*
Niagara W 82-71  14-5
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/13/71*
No. 20 Fordham L 72-76  14-6
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/17/71*
at Syracuse L 73-78  14-7
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
02/20/71*
Temple W 74-67  15-7
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/27/71*
No. 19 Notre Dame L 79-92  15-8
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
03/02/71*
at Holy Cross W 89-74  16-8
Worcester Auditorium 
Worcester, MA
03/06/71*
Providence W 79-65  17-8
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
03/11/71*
NYU W 85-74  18-8
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
NIT Tournament
03/20/71*
vs. No. 17 Tennessee
NIT First Round
L 83-84 OT 18-9
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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