1951–52 St. John's Redmen basketball team


The 1951–52 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1951–52 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Frank McGuire in his fifth year at the school. St. John's home games are played at DeGray Gymnasium in Brooklyn, New York and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Metropolitan New York Conference.

1951–52 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
MNYC Champions
ConferenceMetropolitan New York Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 10
Record25–6 (6–0 Metropolitan New York Conference)
Head coach
Assistant coachAl DeStefano
Home arenaDeGray Gymnasium
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
1951–52 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 St. John's 6 0   1.000 25 6   .806
St. Francis (NY) 4 2   .667 20 8   .714
Manhattan 4 2   .667 12 9   .571
Fordham 3 3   .500 20 8   .714
NYU 2 3   .400 17 8   .680
CCNY 1 5   .167 8 11   .421
Brooklyn 0 5   .000 9 7   .563
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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# Name Height Position Class Hometown Previous School(s)
Dick Duckett 6'0" G So. Brooklyn, NY, United States St. Francis Prep
Frank Giancontieri 5'10" G Jr. Brooklyn, NY, United States Bishop Loughlin HS
Phil Sagona 6'0" G So. Brooklyn, NY, United States St. John's Prep
Jim McMorrow 6'2" G So. Brooklyn, NY, United States St. Michael HS
Jim Walsh 6'5" F So. Brooklyn, NY, United States St. John's Prep
Carl Peterson 6'6" F/C So. Bridgeport, CT, United States Bullard-Havens Tech
Jack McMahon 6'1" G Sr. Brooklyn, NY, United States St. Michael HS
Jim "Red" Davis 6'7" C So. Bronx, NY, United States Manhattan Prep
20 Solly Walker 6'4" G/F So. Brooklyn, NY, United States Boys HS
21 Ronnie MacGilvray 6'1" G Sr. Floral Park, NY, United States Sewanhaka HS
30 Bob "Zeke" Zawoluk 6'6" F/C Sr. Brooklyn, NY, United States St. Francis Prep

NCAA basketball tournament

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  • East
    • St. John's 60, NC State 49
    • St. John's 64, Kentucky 57
  • Final Four
    • St. John's 61, Illinois 59
    • Kansas 80, St. John's 63

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
11/08/51*
Arnold College W 93-33  1-0
DeGray Gymnasium 
Brooklyn, NY
12/06/51*
Brigham Young W 66-52  2-0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/08/51*
Washington & Jefferson W 69-52  3-0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/12/51*
No. 2 Wagner W 63-47  4-0
Sutter Gymnasium 
Staten Island, NY
12/15/51*
No. 2 Rhode Island W 82-62  5-0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/17/51*
No. 1 at No. 2 Kentucky L 40-81  5-1
Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
12/22/51*
No. 1 Vanderbilt W 69-54  6-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/27/51*
No. 7 No. 12 Utah W 69-57  7-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/29/51*
No. 7 Dayton W 62-60  8-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/05/52*
No. 8 Saint Joseph's W 59-57  9-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/10/52*
No. 12 Loyola (IL) L 64-68  9-2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/12/52
No. 12 vs. CCNY W 71-46  10-2
(1-0)
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
01/15/52
Manhattan W 63-53  11-2
(2-0)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/19/52
vs. St. Francis (NY) W 54-36  12-2
(3-0)
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
01/26/52*
No. 15 at Temple W 54-44  13-2
Convention Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
01/30/52
No. 15 vs. No. 20 Fordham W 69-56  14-2
(4-0)
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
02/02/52*
No. 12 at No. 13 Indiana W 65-55  15-2
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
02/04/52*
No. 12 at Purdue W 64-53  16-2
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, IN
02/09/52*
No. 10 at Niagara W 59-55  17-2
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 
Buffalo, NY
02/14/52*
No. 10 No. 4 St. Bonaventure W 59-56  18-2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/19/52*
No. 8 at U.S.M.M.A. W 87-45  19-2
U.S.M.M.A. Gymnasium 
Kings Point, NY
02/21/52*
No. 8 Cincinnati W 76-64  20-2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/25/52*
No. 8 No. 17 Holy Cross L 70-75  20-3
Boston Garden 
Boston, MA
02/28/52
No. 9 NYU W 78-75  21-3
(5-0)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/04/52
No. 9 Brooklyn College W 64-51  22-3
(6-0)
DeGray Gymnasium 
Brooklyn, NY
National Invitation Tournament
03/10/52*
No. 10 vs. La Salle
NIT Quarterfinal
L 45-51  22-4
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
NCAA tournament
03/21/52*
No. 10 vs. NC State
East Regional First Round
W 60-49  23-4
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
03/22/52*
No. 10 vs. No. 1 Kentucky
East Regional Second Round
W 64-57  24-4
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
03/25/52[1]*
No. 10 vs. No. 2 Illinois
National Semifinal
W 61-59  25-4
Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, WA
03/26/52*
No. 10 vs. No. 8 Kansas
National Championship
L 63-80  25-5
Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, WA
Olympics
03/29/52*
No. 10 vs. La Salle
Olympic Tryouts
L 62-71  25-6
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

NBA draft

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Year Round Pick Player NBA Club
1952 2 14 Bob Zawoluk Indianapolis Olympians
1952 4 38 Ronnie MacGilvray Rochester Royals
1952 6 58 Jack McMahon Rochester Royals
1954 6 52 Red Davis Rochester Royals
1954 7 62 Solly Walker New York Knicks
1957 2 9 Dick Duckett Cincinnati Royals

References

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  1. ^ Busby, Bob (March 25, 1952). "Tough Foe For Illinois". The Kansas City Times. p. 18.