1979–80 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1979–80 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his 12th year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.

1979–80 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lapchick Memorial Champions
ECAC Holiday Festival Champions
Big East Regular Season Champions
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 13
Record24–5 (5–1 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Carmine Calzonetti
  • Ron Rutledge
CaptainReggie Carter
Bernard Rencher
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
1979–80 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Syracuse 5 1   .833 26 4   .867
No. 13 St. John's 5 1   .833 24 5   .828
No. 11 Georgetown 5 1   .833 26 6   .813
Connecticut 3 3   .500 20 9   .690
Boston College 2 4   .333 19 10   .655
Seton Hall 1 5   .167 14 13   .519
Providence 0 6   .000 11 16   .407
1980 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

Roster

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1979–80 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F - Ray James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So Alexander Hamilton Brooklyn, NY
G - Ed Kennedy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr Maria Regina Merrick, NY
G/F - Curtis Redding 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
RS Jr Canarsie/Kansas State Brooklyn, NY
G 4 George Garrison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr Bellport Bellport, NY
G 5 Bernard Rencher (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
RS Sr Mater Christi/Notre Dame Elmhurst, NY
F 11 David Russell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Bellport Bellport, NY
G 12 Kevin Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Charles E. Hughes New York, NY
G 21 Larry Washington   6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Canarsie/Texas Tech Brooklyn, NY
G/F 22 Ron Plair 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr William C. Bryant East Elmhurst, NY
F/C 32 Trevor Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr Springfield Gardens Rosedale, NY
G 35 Reggie Carter (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
RS Sr Long Island Lutheran/Hawaii New York, NY
F 43 Frank Gilroy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr Holy Cross Whitesone, NY
G/F 44 Tim Cluess 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So St. Agnes West Hempstead, NY
C 55 Wayne McKoy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Long Island Lutheran Bayside, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Carmine Calzonetti
  • Ron Rutledge

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
11/30/79*
No. 16 Oral Roberts
Lapchick Tournament Opening Round
W 90-78  1-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/01/79*
No. 16 Michigan State
Lapchick Tournament Championship
W 88-73  2-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/04/79*
No. 9 at Tennessee L 80-97  2-1
Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, TN
12/08/79*
No. 9 Army W 84-61  3-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/11/79*
No. 15 Columbia W 91-75  4-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/15/79*
No. 15 at Rutgers W 75-64  5-1
Rutgers Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
12/23/79*
No. 15 Centenary (LA) W 92-72  6-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/26/79*
No. 15 vs. Lafayette
ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal
W 68-58  7-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/28/79*
No. 15 vs. Boston College
ECAC Holiday Festival Championship
W 78-70  8-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/05/80
No. 17 Connecticut W 83-73  9-1 (1-0)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/08/80*
No. 14 at Princeton W 44-42  10-1
Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, NJ
01/12/80
No. 14 Seton Hall W 97-64  11-1 (2-0)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/14/80*
No. 14 St. Joseph's W 72-55  12-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/16/80
No. 10 at Boston College W 66-63  13-1 (3-0)
Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, MA
01/19/80
No. 10 at Georgetown W 71-69  14-1 (4-0)
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
01/22/80*
No. 9 Manhattan W 88-64  15-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/24/80*
No. 9 Davidson W 67-48  16-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/26/80
No. 9 Villanova W 81-75  17-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/28/80*
No. 9 at Niagara W 87-63  18-1
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 
Buffalo, NY
02/01/80*
No. 9 at Rhode Island W 64-63  19-1
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, RI
02/03/80*
No. 9 No. 7 Louisville L 71-76  19-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/05/80*
No. 8 Baltimore W 89-73  20-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/09/80*
No. 8 Fordham W 78-60  21-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/16/80
No. 7 No. 2 Syracuse L 71-72  21-3 (4-1)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/19/80*
No. 7 at Temple W 63-58 OT 22-3
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
02/23/80
No. 7 at Providence W 68-62  23-3 (5-1)
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
Big East tournament
02/28/80
No. 8 at Providence
Big East tournament quarterfinal
W 48-44  24-3
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
02/29/80
No. 8 vs. No. 20 Georgetown
Big East tournament semifinal
L 66-76  24-4
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
NCAA tournament
03/08/80*
No. 13 at No. 20 (6) Purdue
NCAA Second Round
L 72-87  24-5
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
*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
6 120 Bernard Rencher Chicago Bulls

References

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