1970–71 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1970–71 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1970–71 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Frank Mulzoff in his first year at the school after Lou Carnesecca left to become the head coach of the New York Nets in the American Basketball Association. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden.

1970–71 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Vanderbilt Invitational Champions
ConferenceIndependent
Record18–9
Head coach
Assistant coachChuck McAuley
CaptainJohn DeVasto
Pete LaMantia
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Marquette   28 1   .966
No. 9 Fordham   26 3   .897
No. 11 Jacksonville   22 4   .846
No. 15 Duquesne   21 4   .840
Hawaii   23 5   .821
No. 19 Villanova   27 7   .794
St. Bonaventure   21 6   .778
No. 14 Houston   22 7   .759
Utah State   20 7   .741
Syracuse   19 7   .731
Georgia Tech   23 9   .719
Providence   20 8   .714
Fairleigh Dickinson   16 7   .696
Rutgers   16 7   .696
Holy Cross   18 8   .692
No. 12 Notre Dame   20 9   .690
Dayton   18 9   .667
St. John's (NY)   18 9   .667
Denver   17 9   .654
Florida State   17 9   .654
Loyola (LA)   16 10   .615
Marshall   16 10   .615
Colgate   15 10   .600
Saint Francis (PA)   15 10   .600
Pittsburgh   14 10   .583
Boston College   15 11   .577
Northern Illinois   13 10   .565
Southern Illinois   13 10   .565
Creighton   14 11   .560
Virginia Tech   14 11   .560
Manhattan   13 11   .542
Cincinnati   14 12   .538
Detroit   14 12   .538
Niagara   14 12   .538
West Virginia   13 12   .520
Centenary   13 13   .500
Pan American   13 13   .500
Navy   12 12   .500
Air Force   12 14   .462
Georgetown   12 14   .462
Seattle   12 14   .462
Army   11 13   .458
Saint Peter's   11 13   .458
Iona   10 12   .455
Penn State   10 12   .455
George Washington   11 14   .440
Seton Hall   11 15   .423
Long Island   10 15   .400
Butler   10 16   .385
Canisius   8 13   .381
Fairfield   9 15   .375
Hardin–Simmons   9 16   .360
Oklahoma City   9 16   .360
Xavier   9 17   .346
DePaul   8 17   .320
St. Francis (NY)   8 17   .320
Tulane   8 18   .308
Boston University   7 18   .280
Miami (FL)   7 19   .269
NYU   5 20   .200
Portland   5 21   .192
Loyola (IL)   4 20   .167
Rankings from AP Poll

The Redmen qualified for the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Tennessee in the first round.[1]

Roster

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1970–71 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 5 Richard Lyons 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Holy Cross New Hyde Park, NY
G 10 Larry Jenkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Andrew Jackson Queens Village, NY
G/F 11 Ron Rutledge 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Rockwood Prep (MA) Jamaica, NY
G/F 15 Billy Schaeffer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Holy Cross Bellerose, NY
G 20 Mike Keilty 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Holy Trinity Woodside, NY
G 22 Frank Hoehleinn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Sanford H. Calhoun Merrick, NY
C 24 Bill Phillips 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Jamaica Hollis, NY
G/F 25 Pete LaMantia (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Bishop Reilly Bayside, NY
F 33 Mel Davis 6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m) 217 lb (98 kg) So Boys Brooklyn, NY
F/C 34 Ed Searcy   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Power Memorial/Duquesne New York, NY
G 35 John DeVasto (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Sr Loyola Bronx, NY
F/C 44 Greg Cluess 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr St. Agnes (NY) West Hempstead, NY
F 55 Tony Prince 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Bishop Loughlin South Ozone Park, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Chuck McAuley
  • Joel de Angelis (freshmen coach)

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
12/05/70*
vs. American W 83-75  1-0
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
12/09/70*
at St. Joseph's W 66-53  2-0
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
12/12/70*
Georgetown W 80-74  3-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/15/70*
Rhode Island W 77-71  4-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/18/70*
vs. Southern Methodist
Vanderbilt Invitational Semifinal
W 95-80  5-0
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
12/19/70*
at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Invitational Championship
W 85-81  6-0
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
12/22/70*
No. 19 Boston College L 66-69  6-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/26/70*
No. 19 vs. Holy Cross
ECAC Holiday Festival Quarterfinal
W 75-74 OT 7-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/28/70*
No. 19 vs. No. 10 Western Kentucky
ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal
L 67-86  7-2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/30/70*
vs. Providence
ECAC Holiday Festival Consolation
L 80-94  7-3
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/09/71*
Hawaii W 82-76  8-3
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/16/71*
West Virginia W 110-86  9-3
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/20/71*
at Seton Hall W 88-70  10-3
Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, NJ
01/23/71*
St. Francis (NY) W 98-57  11-3
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/26/71*
at Davidson L 54-56  11-4
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
01/30/71*
Dartmouth W 66-56  12-4
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/02/71*
at No. 17 Villanova L 82-99  12-5
Villanova Field House 
Villanova, PA
02/06/71*
at Army W 63-55  13-5
USMA Fieldhouse 
West Point, NY
02/11/71*
Niagara W 82-71  14-5
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/13/71*
No. 20 Fordham L 72-76  14-6
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/17/71*
at Syracuse L 73-78  14-7
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
02/20/71*
Temple W 74-67  15-7
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/27/71*
No. 19 Notre Dame L 79-92  15-8
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
03/02/71*
at Holy Cross W 89-74  16-8
Worcester Auditorium 
Worcester, MA
03/06/71*
Providence W 79-65  17-8
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
03/11/71*
NYU W 85-74  18-8
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
NIT Tournament
03/20/71*
vs. No. 17 Tennessee
NIT First Round
L 83-84 OT 18-9
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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  1. ^ West, Marvin (March 21, 1971). "Hawkins' Basket Forces Overtime". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. 39. Retrieved June 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.