1964–65 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1964–65 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]

1964–65 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
ECAC Holiday Festival Champions
NIT Champions
NIT Championship vs. Villanova, W, 55-51
ConferenceIndependent
Record21–8
Head coach
Assistant coachLou Carnesecca
CaptainJerry Houston
Ken McIntyre
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
1964–65 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Providence   24 2   .923
Miami   22 4   .846
Penn State   20 4   .833
No. 8 Villanova   23 5   .821
Dayton   22 7   .759
Boston College   21 7   .750
Seattle   19 7   .731
Army   21 8   .724
St. John's   21 8   .724
Detroit   20 8   .714
Hardin–Simmons   17 8   .680
Oklahoma City   21 10   .677
Colorado State   16 8   .667
Fairfield   14 7   .667
Houston   19 10   .655
St. Bonaventure   15 8   .652
Texas Western   16 9   .640
West Texas State   16 9   .640
DePaul   17 10   .630
Florida State   16 10   .615
NYU   16 10   .615
Manhattan   13 9   .591
Duquesne   14 10   .583
Creighton   13 10   .565
Georgetown   13 10   .565
Holy Cross   13 10   .565
Syracuse   13 10   .565
Georgia Tech   14 11   .560
Fordham   15 12   .556
Notre Dame   15 12   .556
St. Francis (NY)   11 9   .550
Centenary   13 11   .542
Iona   12 11   .522
Utah State   13 12   .520
Rutgers   12 12   .500
Boston University   10 10   .500
Navy   10 10   .500
Portland   12 13   .480
Seton Hall   12 13   .480
Canisius   10 12   .455
Denver   11 14   .440
Loyola Chicago   11 14   .440
Butler   11 15   .423
Memphis State   10 14   .417
Saint Francis (PA)   10 15   .400
Xavier   10 15   .400
Air Force   9 14   .391
Loyola (LA)   8 16   .333
Marquette   8 18   .308
New Mexico State   8 18   .308
Colgate   7 16   .304
Pittsburgh   7 16   .304
Niagara   4 17   .190
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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# 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

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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

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Year Round Pick Player NBA Club
1965 2 23 Ken McIntyre St. Louis Hawks
1966 2 34 Bob McIntyre St. Louis Hawks
1967 1 4 Sonny Dove Detroit Pistons

References

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  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.