1968–69 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1968–69 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his fourth year at the school. St. John's home games were played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden.

1968–69 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
ECAC Holiday Festival, Second Place
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
Record23–6
Head coach
Assistant coachJohn Kresse
CaptainJohn Warren
Carmine Calzonetti
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Boston College   24 4   .857
Rutgers   21 4   .840
No. 14 Marquette   24 5   .828
No. 12 New Mexico State   24 5   .828
No. 9 Duquesne   21 5   .808
No. 10 Villanova   21 5   .808
No. 8 St. John's   23 6   .793
Dayton   20 7   .741
No. 17 Notre Dame   20 7   .741
Seattle   20 8   .714
Colorado State   17 7   .708
Jacksonville   17 7   .708
St. Bonaventure   17 7   .708
Florida State   18 8   .692
West Texas State   18 8   .692
Holy Cross   16 8   .667
Oklahoma City   18 9   .667
Saint Francis (PA)   16 8   .667
Southern Illinois   16 8   .667
Fordham   17 9   .654
Army   18 10   .643
Texas Western   16 9   .640
Detroit   16 10   .615
Houston   16 10   .615
Penn State   13 9   .591
Boston University   14 10   .583
Miami (FL)   14 10   .583
Providence   14 10   .583
NYU   12 9   .571
DePaul   14 11   .560
Northern Illinois   13 11   .542
Virginia Tech   14 12   .538
Creighton   13 13   .500
Georgetown   12 12   .500
Hardin–Simmons   13 13   .500
Georgia Tech   12 13   .480
Tulane   12 14   .462
West Virginia   12 14   .462
Air Force   11 13   .458
Niagara   11 13   .458
Colgate   11 14   .440
Butler   11 15   .423
Loyola (IL)   9 14   .391
Fairfield   10 16   .385
Xavier   10 16   .385
Syracuse   9 16   .360
Utah State   9 17   .346
Centenary   9 18   .333
Navy   7 14   .333
Pan American   8 17   .320
Canisius   7 16   .304
St. Francis   7 16   .304
Loyola (LA)   5 19   .208
Pittsburgh   4 20   .167
Portland   3 23   .115
Denver   2 24   .077
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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# Name Height Position Class Hometown Previous School(s)
5 Carmine Calzonetti 6'1" G SR Audubon, NJ Gloucester Catholic HS
10 Jim Smyth 6'5" G/F JR Brooklyn, NY St. John's Prep
11 Billy Paultz 6'11" C SO River Edge, NJ Cameron Junior College
15 Ralph Abraham 6'5" F JR Brooklyn, NY St. John's Prep
21 Richie Jackson 6'2" G SR Lynbrook, NY St. Agnes HS
24 Bill Phillips (DNP) 7'0" C SO Hollis, NY Jamaica HS
25 Pete LaMantia 6'3" G SO Bayside, NY Bishop Reilly HS
34 Richard Gilkes 6'6" G/F SO Westbury, NY Westbury HS
30 John Warren 6'3" G SR Far Rockaway, NY Far Rockaway HS
35 John DeVasto 6'0" G SO Bronx, NY Loyola School
44 Dan Cornelius 6'9" F/C SR Wyandanch, NY Wyandanch Memorial HS
55 Joe DePre 6'3" G JR Westbury, NY Westbury HS

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/03/68*
Roanoke W 91-65  1-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/06/68*
at Duquesne
Steel Bowl Tournament
L 62-72  1-1
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, PA
12/07/68*
vs. Westminster
Steel Bowl Tournament
W 96-65  2-1
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, PA
12/10/68*
vs. St. Joseph's W 64-61  3-1
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
12/14/68*
Georgetown W 74-61  4-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/18/68*
Providence W 73-53  5-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/21/68*
Boston College W 85-71  6-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/27/68*
Michigan State
ECAC Holiday Festival
W 61-51  7-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/28/68*
No. 2 North Carolina
ECAC Holiday Festival
W 72-70  8-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/30/68*
No. 1 UCLA
ECAC Holiday Festival
L 56-74  8-2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/04/69*
No. 17 at No. 2 Davidson W 75-74  9-2
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
01/08/69*
No. 8 at Seton Hall W 66-45  10-2
Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, NJ
01/13/69*
No. 8 at Virginia W 77-61  11-2
University Hall 
Charlottesville, VA
01/18/69*
No. 6 West Virginia W 91-62  12-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/25/69*
No. 6 St. Francis (NY) W 71-55  13-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/01/69*
No. 6 Temple W 65-48  14-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/04/69*
No. 5 at No. 8 Villanova L 78-83 OT 14-3
Villanova Field House 
Villanova, PA
02/06/69*
No. 5 Rhode Island W 73-46  15-3
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/08/69*
No. 5 at Army W 64-43  16-3
USMA Fieldhouse 
West Point, NY
02/13/69*
No. 9 Niagara W 97-60  17-3
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/15/69*
No. 9 vs. Fordham W 51-46  18-3
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/19/69*
No. 7 at Syracuse W 71-63  19-3
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
02/22/69*
No. 7 Colgate W 77-62  20-3
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/25/69*
No. 7 at Holy Cross W 71-57  21-3
Worcester Auditorium 
Worcester, MA
02/27/69*
No. 7 vs. NYU W 75-64  22-3
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/01/69*
No. 7 Notre Dame L 67-71 OT 22-4
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
NCAA Tournament
03/08/69*
No. 8 vs. Princeton
NCAA regional quarterfinal
W 72-63  23-4
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
03/13/69*
No. 8 vs. No. 5 Davidson
NCAA regional semifinal
L 69-79  23-5
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
03/15/69*
No. 8 vs. No. 9 Duquesne
NCAA regional third-place game
L 72-74  23-6
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
*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
1 11 John Warren New York Knicks

References

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