1974–75 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1974–75 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his seventh year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden.

1974–75 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Ocean State Classic Champions
ConferenceIndependent
Record21–10
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainMel Utley
Kevin Cluess
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas–Pan American   22 2   .917
UNC Charlotte   23 3   .885
Centenary (LA)   25 4   .862
No. 11 Marquette   23 4   .852
Stetson   22 4   .846
No. 13 Cincinnati   23 6   .793
Utah State   21 6   .778
Rutgers   22 7   .759
Creighton   20 7   .741
Memphis State   20 7   .741
South Alabama   19 7   .731
No. 6 Syracuse   23 9   .719
Holy Cross   20 8   .714
Oral Roberts   20 8   .714
Boston College   21 9   .700
Florida State   18 8   .692
Portland State   18 8   .692
UC Santa Barbara   18 8   .692
VCU   17 8   .680
South Carolina   19 9   .679
St. John's   21 10   .677
No. 14 Notre Dame   19 10   .655
Detroit   17 9   .654
No. 20 Providence   20 11   .645
Georgetown   18 10   .643
George Washington   17 10   .630
Pittsburgh   18 11   .621
Houston   16 10   .615
Illinois State   16 10   .615
Tulane   16 10   .615
Virginia Tech   16 10   .615
Canisius   15 10   .600
DePaul   15 10   .600
Northeast Louisiana   15 10   .600
South Florida   15 10   .600
Seton Hall   16 11   .593
Jacksonville   15 11   .577
Duquesne   14 11   .560
Hawaii   14 11   .560
Saint Peter's   15 12   .556
Cleveland State   13 11   .542
Manhattan   14 12   .538
Air Force   13 12   .520
LIU   13 12   .520
St. Bonaventure   14 13   .519
West Virginia   14 13   .519
Cal State Los Angeles   13 13   .500
Marshall   13 13   .500
Navy   12 12   .500
Northeastern   12 12   .500
Fairfield   13 14   .481
Niagara   13 14   .481
Fordham   12 13   .480
Penn State   11 12   .478
Indiana State   12 14   .462
Oklahoma City   12 14   .462
Saint Louis   12 14   .462
Fairleigh Dickinson   11 13   .458
Portland   13 16   .448
Saint Francis (PA)   11 14   .440
Georgia Tech   11 15   .423
Southern Miss   11 15   .423
Xavier   11 15   .423
Ball State   10 15   .400
Loyola-Chicago   10 15   .400
Butler   10 16   .385
Dayton   10 16   .385
Denver   9 16   .360
Northern Illinois   8 15   .348
Houston Baptist   9 17   .346
Mercer   9 17   .346
Samford   9 17   .346
Colgate   8 16   .333
Villanova   9 18   .333
Buffalo   8 17   .320
Georgia Southern   8 18   .308
Georgia State   8 18   .308
Wisconsin-Milwaukee   8 18   .308
St. Francis (NY)   7 19   .269
Baptist   4 16   .200
Hardin-Simmons   5 20   .200
Iona   4 19   .174
Army   3 22   .120
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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1974–75 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F - Kevelin Winfree (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr Alexander Hamilton Brooklyn, NY
F - Cecil Rellford   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr Suncoast/Kentucky State Riviera Beach, FL
G 10 Frank Alagia 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr St. Agnes Rockville Centre, NY
G 12 Bill Clarke 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr Archbishop Molloy Rosedale, NY
G/F 22 Beaver Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr South Side Rockille Centre, NY
F 24 George Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr New Utrecht Brooklyn, NY
G 30 Mel Utley (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr Far Rockaway Far Rockaway, NY
G/F 32 Glen Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So Laurinburg Prep St. Thomas, USVI
G 35 Kevin Cluess (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr Archbishop Molloy West Hempstead, NY
G/F 40 Fred McRae 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So John Bowne/Rockwood Prep Jamaica, NY
F 42 John Farmer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
RS Jr St. John the Baptist/Hofstra Brentwood, NY
F 44 Ron McGugins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr Blessed Sacrament Bronx, NY
C 52 Tom Weadock 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
RS So Power Memorial/San Jacinto New York, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
11/30/74*
Wayne State W 109-65  1-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/02/74*
at Vanderbilt L 53-63  1-1
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
12/07/74*
Temple W 88-63  2-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/10/74*
at Syracuse L 66-75  2-2
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
12/14/74*
Rutgers L 74-85  2-3
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/21/74*
Boston College W 75-62  3-3
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/27/74*
vs. Rhode Island
Ocean State Classic
W 78-56  4-3
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
12/28/74*
vs. No. 11 South Carolina
Ocean State Classic
W 78-77 OT 5-3
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
12/30/74*
at No. 12 Providence
Ocean State Classic
W 91-78  6-3
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
01/04/75*
Georgetown L 63-67  6-4
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/08/75*
at Hofstra W 74-50  7-4
Physical Fitness Center 
Hempstead, NY
01/11/75*
at Davidson L 77-81  7-5
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
01/14/75*
Rhode Island W 100-75  8-5
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/18/75*
St. Francis (NY) W 103-63  9-5
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/22/75*
at Seton Hall L 67-72  9-6
Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, NJ
01/25/75*
at American W 74-68  10-6
Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall 
Washington, D.C.
01/28/75*
at Villanova W 72-63  11-6
Villanova Field House 
Villanova, PA
02/01/75*
at Army W 105-77  12-6
USMA Fieldhouse 
West Point, NY
02/06/75*
Niagara W 91-57  13-6
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/08/75*
Fordham W 56-46  14-6
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/13/75*
No. 16 Notre Dame L 67-68  14-7
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/19/75*
at St. Joseph's W 92-73  15-7
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
02/22/75*
Iona W 73-47  16-7
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/25/75*
at Holy Cross W 72-65  17-7
Worcester Auditorium 
Worcester, MA
03/01/75*
Providence W 88-70  18-7
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
ECAC Metro tournament
03/06/75*
vs. Seton Hall
ECAC Metro Semifinal
W 76-64  19-7
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/08/75*
vs. No. 20 Rutgers
ECAC Metro Final
L 77-79 OT 19-8
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
NIT tournament
03/15/75*
vs. Lafayette
NIT First Round
W 94-76  20-8
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/18/75*
vs. Manhattan
NIT Quarterfinal
W 57-56  21-8
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/22/75*
vs. Providence
NIT Semifinal
L 72-85  21-9
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/23/75*
vs. Oregon
NIT Third Place Game
L 76-80 OT 21-10
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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Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 33 Mel Utley Cleveland Cavaliers
4 67 Kevin Cluess Kansas City Kings

References

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