1977–78 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 197778 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his tenth year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden.

197778 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lapchick Memorial Champions
ECAC Metro Tournament Champions
ConferenceIndependent
197778 record217
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainGeorge Johnson
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden

Roster

1977–78 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F - Kevelin Winfree 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
SrAlexander Hamilton Brooklyn, NY
G 4 Tom Calabrese 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
JrCliffside Park Cliffside Park, NJ
G 5 Bernard Rencher 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
RS SoMater Christi/Notre Dame Elmhurst, NY
G/F 22 Ron Plair 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
FrWilliam C. Bryant Queens, NY
F 24 George Johnson (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
SrNew Utrecht Brooklyn, NY
G/F 32 Gordon Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
JrBay Shore Bay Shore, NY
C 33 Paul Berwanger 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
RS SrCornwall Central/Boston College Cornwall, NY
G 35 Reggie Carter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
RS SoLong Island Lutheran/Hawaii New York, NY
F 43 Frank Gilroy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
FrHoly Cross Queens, NY
F 44 Rudy Wright 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
JrLong Island City Queens, NY
C 55 Wayne McKoy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
FrLong Island Lutheran Queens, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
11/20/77*
No. 20 Soviet Union National Team W 72-70 OT
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
Regular Season
11/25/77*
No. 20 Lafayette
Lapchick Tournament Opening Round
W 66-60  1-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
11/26/77*
No. 20 Old Dominion
Lapchick Tournament Championship
W 81-70  2-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
11/29/77*
No. 16 at Vanderbilt W 59-54  3-0
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
12/03/77*
No. 16 at Princeton W 43-40  4-0
Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, NJ
12/06/77*
No. 13 Army W 73-60  5-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/10/77*
No. 13 at Rutgers L 61-72  5-1
Rutgers Athletic Center 
New Brunswick, NJ
12/13/77*
Columbia W 67-56  6-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/16/77*
vs. Seattle
Kentucky Invitational Semifinal
W 77-60  7-1
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
12/17/77*
at No. 1 Kentucky
Kentucky Invitational Championship
L 72-102  7-2
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
12/28/77*
vs. Georgia Tech
Maryland Invitational Semifinal
L 67-73  7-3
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
12/29/77*
vs. Western Kentucky
Maryland Invitational Consolation
W 80-63  8-3
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
01/04/78*
Seton Hall W 87-86 OT 9-3
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/07/78*
at No. 20 Georgetown L 61-72  9-4
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
01/11/78*
Fordham W 97-56  10-4
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/14/78*
at Boston College W 76-54  11-4
Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, MA
01/24/78*
Manhattan W 69-63  12-4
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/28/78*
Villanova W 65-64  13-4
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/30/78*
Davidson W 79-67  14-4
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/02/78*
Cincinnati W 75-66  15-4
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/11/78*
Duquesne W 84-69  16-4
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/15/78*
at Temple L 65-75  16-5
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
02/18/78*
No. 16 Syracuse L 65-77  16-6
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/23/78*
St. Joseph's W 79-57  17-6
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/25/78*
at No. 11 Providence W 60-51  18-6
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
02/27/78*
at Niagara W 69-60  19-6
Niagara Falls Convention Center 
Niagara Falls, NY
ECAC Metro Tournament
03/02/78
vs. Iona
ECAC Metro Semifinal
W 83-80  20-6
Nassau Coliseum 
Uniondale, NY
03/04/78
vs. Army
ECAC Metro Final
W 65-63  21-6
Nassau Coliseum 
Uniondale, NY
NCAA Tournament
03/12/78*
vs. No. 12 Louisville
NCAA Regional Quarterfinal
L 68-76  21-7
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
112George JohnsonMilwaukee Bucks

References

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