1966–67 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1966–67 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1966–67 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his second year at the school. St. John's home games were played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden.

1966–67 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
Record23–5
Head coach
Assistant coachJohn Kresse
CaptainLloyd Dove
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
1966–67 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Boston College   21 3   .875
No. 7 Houston   27 4   .871
St. John's   23 5   .821
Dayton   25 6   .806
No. 10 Texas Western   22 6   .786
St. Francis (PA)   20 6   .769
Syracuse   20 6   .769
Utah State   20 6   .769
Rutgers   22 7   .759
Providence   21 7   .750
VPI   20 7   .741
Marquette   21 9   .700
Seattle   18 8   .692
DePaul   17 8   .680
Georgia Tech   17 9   .654
Hardin–Simmons   17 9   .654
Memphis State   17 9   .654
Villanova   17 9   .654
Holy Cross   16 9   .640
Army   13 8   .619
Oklahoma City   16 10   .615
Loyola Chicago   13 9   .591
St. Bonaventure   13 9   .591
Canisius   14 10   .583
Tulane   14 10   .583
Miami (FL)   15 11   .577
New Mexico State   15 11   .577
Fairfield   12 9   .571
Colorado State   13 10   .565
Fordham   14 11   .560
Georgetown   12 11   .522
Notre Dame   14 14   .500
Xavier   13 13   .500
Loyola (LA)   11 11   .500
Creighton   12 13   .480
Niagara   12 13   .480
Navy   8 10   .444
Colgate   10 13   .435
Florida State   11 15   .423
Penn State   10 14   .417
Detroit   10 15   .400
Portland   10 16   .385
Butler   9 17   .346
Centenary   9 17   .346
Jacksonville   8 17   .320
Duquesne   7 15   .318
Air Force   6 18   .250
Pittsburgh   6 19   .240
Boston University   4 18   .182
West Texas State   1 18   .053
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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# Name Height Position Class Hometown Previous School(s)
4 Al Swartz 5'10" G SR Uniondale, NY Chaminade HS
5 Carmine Calzonetti 6'1" G SO Audubon, NJ Gloucester Catholic HS
10 Brian Hill 5'11" G SR Ridgewood, NY St. Francis Prep
11 Kit Frey 6'9" F/C JR Barryville, NY Eldred Central HS
12 Jack Brunner 6'4" G/F SR Guttenberg, NJ Memorial HS
14 Rudy Bogad 6'7" F JR New York, NY Archbishop Molloy HS
15 William Jones 6'4" G SR Bronx, NY Manhattan Prep
21 Richie Jackson 6'2" G SO Lynbrook, NY St. Agnes HS
24 Jack Bettridge 6'2" G JR North Bergen, NJ Power Memorial HS
30 John Warren 6'3" G/F SO Far Rockaway, NY Far Rockaway HS
44 Dan Cornelius 6'9" F/C SO Wyandanch, NY Wyandanch Memorial HS
55 Lloyd "Sonny" Dove 6'8" F SR Brooklyn, NY St. Francis Prep
Mike Rowland 6'4" G JR Ozone Park, NY Bishop Loughlin HS
James Plate 6'2" G SO Patchogue, NY Seton Hall HS

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/03/66*
Georgetown W 70-62  1-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/08/66*
at Holy Cross W 77-60  2-0
Worcester Auditorium 
Worcester, MA
12/14/66*
at Seton Hall W 91-58  3-0
Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, NJ
12/17/66*
Notre Dame W 65-62  4-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/19/66*
Kansas W 68-44  5-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/26/66*
vs. Northwestern
ECAC Holiday Festival
L 60-62  5-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/28/66*
No. 8 vs. Duquesne
ECAC Holiday Festival
W 91-60  6-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/30/66*
No. 8 vs. Brigham Young
ECAC Holiday Festival
W 76-73  7-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/04/67*
at George Washington W 74-58  8-1
Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall 
Fort Myer, VA
01/07/67*
Rhode Island W 57-55  9-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/11/67*
at St. Joseph's W 98-85  10-1
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
01/14/67*
St. Francis (NY) W 95-71  11-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/21/67*
Pittsburgh W 95-66  12-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/28/67*
at Canisius L 73-75  12-2
Buffalo Auditorium 
Buffalo, NY
02/01/67*
at Marquette L 54-71  12-3
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
02/04/67*
Temple W 65-63  13-3
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/07/67*
at Villanova W 59-52  14-3
Villanova Field House 
Villanova, PA
02/09/67*
West Virginia W 83-71  15-3
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/11/67*
at Army W 51-45  16-3
USMA Fieldhouse 
West Point, NY
02/16/67*
Niagara W 66-48  17-3
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/18/67*
at Fordham W 54-52  18-3
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
02/21/67*
at No. 8 Syracuse W 71-64  19-3
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
02/25/67*
Miami (FL) W 97-70  20-3
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
03/02/67*
vs. NYU W 55-51  21-3
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/04/67*
Massachusetts W 76-64  22-3
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
NCAA Tournament
03/11/67*
vs. Temple
NCAA regional quarterfinal
W 57-53  23-3
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
03/17/67*
vs. No. 9 Boston College
NCAA regional semifinal
L 62-63  23-4
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
03/18/67*
vs. No. 5 Princeton
NCAA regional third-place game
L 58-78  23-5
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ "2020-21 St. John's Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). St. John's University Athletics. p. 123. Retrieved April 11, 2021.