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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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW 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

#NameHeightPositionClassHometownPrevious School(s)
5Carmine Calzonetti6'1"GSRAudubon, NJGloucester Catholic HS
10Jim Smyth6'5"G/FJRBrooklyn, NYSt. John's Prep
11Billy Paultz6'11"CSORiver Edge, NJCameron Junior College
15Ralph Abraham6'5"FJRBrooklyn, NYSt. John's Prep
21Richie Jackson6'2"GSRLynbrook, NYSt. Agnes HS
24Bill Phillips (DNP)7'0"CSOHollis, NYJamaica HS
25Pete LaMantia6'3"GSOBayside, NYBishop Reilly HS
34Richard Gilkes6'6"G/FSOWestbury, NYWestbury HS
30John Warren6'3"GSRFar Rockaway, NYFar Rockaway HS
35John DeVasto6'0"GSOBronx, NYLoyola School
44Dan Cornelius6'9"F/CSRWyandanch, NYWyandanch Memorial HS
55Joe DePre6'3"GJRWestbury, NYWestbury HS

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Regular Season
12/03/68*
 RoanokeW 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'sW 64-61 3-1
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
12/14/68*
 GeorgetownW 74-61 4-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/18/68*
 ProvidenceW 73-53 5-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/21/68*
 Boston CollegeW 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 DavidsonW 75-74 9-2
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
01/08/69*
 No. 8 at Seton HallW 66-45 10-2
Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, NJ
01/13/69*
 No. 8 at VirginiaW 77-61 11-2
University Hall 
Charlottesville, VA
01/18/69*
 No. 6 West VirginiaW 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 TempleW 65-48 14-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/04/69*
 No. 5 at No. 8 VillanovaL 78-83 OT14-3
Villanova Field House 
Villanova, PA
02/06/69*
 No. 5 Rhode IslandW 73-46 15-3
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/08/69*
 No. 5 at ArmyW 64-43 16-3
USMA Fieldhouse 
West Point, NY
02/13/69*
 No. 9 NiagaraW 97-60 17-3
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/15/69*
 No. 9 vs. FordhamW 51-46 18-3
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/19/69*
 No. 7 at SyracuseW 71-63 19-3
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
02/22/69*
 No. 7 ColgateW 77-62 20-3
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/25/69*
 No. 7 at Holy CrossW 71-57 21-3
Worcester Auditorium 
Worcester, MA
02/27/69*
 No. 7 vs. NYUW 75-64 22-3
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/01/69*
 No. 7 Notre DameL 67-71 OT22-4
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

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
111John WarrenNew York Knicks

References

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