1959–60 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1959–60 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1959–60 college basketball season.

1959–60 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinal
ConferenceMetropolitan New York Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20
Record17–8 (5–1 Metropolitan New York)
Head coach
Assistant coachLou Carnesecca (2nd season)
CaptainTony Jackson
Home arenaMadison Square Garden
Seasons
1959–60 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 NYU 4 0   1.000 22 5   .815
No. 20 St. John's 5 1   .833 17 8   .680
St. Francis (NY) 2 1   .667 13 8   .619
Manhattan 2 2   .500 13 11   .542
Fordham 1 3   .250 8 18   .308
CCNY 1 5   .167 4 14   .222
Brooklyn 0 3   .000 5 13   .278
Rankings from AP Poll

The Redmen lost to St. Bonaventure in the quarterfinals of the NIT.[1]

Roster

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# Name Height Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
10 Bob Larranaga 6'2" G So. Bronx, NY, U.S. St. Helena's HS
14 Gary Marozas 6'6" F/C Jr. Queens, NY, U.S. Forest Hills HS
15 Bill Goldy N/A G So. Blackwood, NJ, U.S. Gloucester Catholic HS
20 Willie Hall 6'4" G/F So. New York, NY, U.S. Archbishop Molloy HS
21 Mike Pedone 6'0" G Sr. Jersey City, NJ, U.S. St. Peter's Prep
23 Kevin Loughery (DNP) 6'3" G Jr. Bronx, NY, U.S. Cardinal Hayes HS/Boston College
24 Tony Jackson 6"4" G/F Jr. Brooklyn, NY, U.S. Thomas Jefferson HS
25 Bernie Pascal 6'5" F Sr. Brooklyn, NY, U.S. St. Francis Prep
Leroy Ellis 6"11" C So. Brooklyn, NY, U.S. Thomas Jefferson HS
30 Fred Edelman 6"4" G/F So. Queens, NY, U.S. Forest Hills HS
33 Ivan Kovac 5"11" G So. Queens, NY, U.S. Bayside HS
Butch Dellacave 5'9" G Jr. Brooklyn, NY, U.S. St. John's Prep
Frank O'Hara N/A G So. N/A N/A

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
December 1, 1959*
at Bridgeport W 90–66  1–0
Harvey Hubball Gymnasium 
Bridgeport, CT
December 3, 1959*
Saint Louis L 67–76  1–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
December 7, 1959*
Fairleigh Dickinson W 101–80  2–1
Martin Van Buren High School 
Queens, NY
December 11, 1959*
at Pittsburgh
Steel Bowl Tourney
L 73–74  1–2
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, PA
December 12, 1959*
vs. William & Mary
Steel Bowl Tourney
W 77–65  3–2
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, PA
December 15, 1959
Brooklyn College W 88–49  4–2
Martin Van Buren High School 
Queens, NY
December 19, 1959*
Providence W 67–64 OT 5–2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
December 26, 1959*
vs. No. 19 Iowa
ECAC Holiday Festival
L 84–91  5–3
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
December 28, 1959*
vs. Dartmouth
ECAC Holiday Festival
W 73–66  6–3
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
December 30, 1959*
vs. St. Bonaventure
ECAC Holiday Festival
L 78–95  6–4
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
January 7, 1960*
St. Joseph's L 77–82  6–5
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
January 15, 1960*
vs. George Washington W 87–78  7–5
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
January 23, 1960*
at Army W 78–64  8–5
USMA Fieldhouse 
West Point, NY
January 28, 1960*
at Marquette W 69–63  9–5
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 30, 1960*
at Loyola (IL) W 74–59  10–5
Alumni Gym 
Chicago, IL
February 4, 1960*
Syracuse W 85–68  11–5
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
February 6, 1960*
at Niagara W 79–71  12–5
NU Student Center 
Lewiston, NY
February 11, 1960*
No. 5 West Virginia W 79–73  13–5
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
February 13, 1960
vs. Fordham W 83–64  14–5
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
February 15, 1960
at CCNY W 93–67  15–5
Nate Holman Gymnasium 
New York, NY
February 20, 1960
No. 15 vs. St. Francis (NY) W 86–61  16–5
69th Regiment Armory 
New York, NY
February 25, 1960
No. 11 vs. Manhattan W 80–63  17–5
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
February 27, 1960*
at Temple L 63–68 OT 17–6
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
March 3, 1960
No. 19 vs. No. 14 NYU L 67–74  17–7
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
NIT
March 15, 1960*
No. 20 vs. No. 9 St. Bonaventure
NIT Quarterfinal
L 71-106  17-8
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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  1. ^ Ryan, Ray (March 16, 1960). "Bona Blasts Redmen, 106-71; Sam Stith: 37". Buffalo Courier-Express. p. 23. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.