1964–65 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1964–65 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
1964–65 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
ECAC Holiday Festival Champions; NIT Champions
NIT Championship vs. Villanova, W, 55-51
Conference	Independent
Record	21–8
Head coach	Joseph Lapchick;
Assistant coach	Lou Carnesecca
Captains	Jerry Houston; Ken McIntyre;
Home arena	Alumni Hall; Madison Square Garden

1964–65 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Providence		–		–	24	–	2	.923
Miami		–		–	22	–	4	.846
Penn State		–		–	20	–	4	.833
No. 8 Villanova		–		–	23	–	5	.821
Dayton		–		–	22	–	7	.759
Boston College		–		–	21	–	7	.750
Seattle		–		–	19	–	7	.731
Army		–		–	21	–	8	.724
St. John's		–		–	21	–	8	.724
Detroit		–		–	20	–	8	.714
Hardin–Simmons		–		–	17	–	8	.680
Oklahoma City		–		–	21	–	10	.677
Colorado State		–		–	16	–	8	.667
Fairfield		–		–	14	–	7	.667
Houston		–		–	19	–	10	.655
St. Bonaventure		–		–	15	–	8	.652
Texas Western		–		–	16	–	9	.640
West Texas State		–		–	16	–	9	.640
DePaul		–		–	17	–	10	.630
Florida State		–		–	16	–	10	.615
NYU		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Manhattan		–		–	13	–	9	.591
Duquesne		–		–	14	–	10	.583
Creighton		–		–	13	–	10	.565
Georgetown		–		–	13	–	10	.565
Holy Cross		–		–	13	–	10	.565
Syracuse		–		–	13	–	10	.565
Georgia Tech		–		–	14	–	11	.560
Fordham		–		–	15	–	12	.556
Notre Dame		–		–	15	–	12	.556
St. Francis (NY)		–		–	11	–	9	.550
Centenary		–		–	13	–	11	.542
Iona		–		–	12	–	11	.522
Utah State		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Rutgers		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Boston University		–		–	10	–	10	.500
Navy		–		–	10	–	10	.500
Portland		–		–	12	–	13	.480
Seton Hall		–		–	12	–	13	.480
Canisius		–		–	10	–	12	.455
Denver		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Loyola Chicago		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Butler		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Memphis State		–		–	10	–	14	.417
Saint Francis (PA)		–		–	10	–	15	.400
Xavier		–		–	10	–	15	.400
Air Force		–		–	9	–	14	.391
Loyola (LA)		–		–	8	–	16	.333
Marquette		–		–	8	–	18	.308
New Mexico State		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Colgate		–		–	7	–	16	.304
Pittsburgh		–		–	7	–	16	.304
Niagara		–		–	4	–	17	.190

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964–65 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1964–65 NCAA Division I college basketball season. The team was coached by Joseph Lapchick in his twentieth and final year at the school. St. John's was an independent and played their home games at Alumni Hall in Queens, NY and Madison Square Garden in Manhattan.^[1]

Roster

#	Name	Height	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
4	Al Swartz	5"10"	G	So.	Uniondale, NY, U.S.	Chaminade HS
5	Jerry Houston	6"1"	G	Sr.	Bronx, NY, U.S.	La Salle Academy
10	Brian Hill	5'11"	G	So.	Ridgewood, NY, U.S.	St. Francis Prep
12	Jack Brunner	6'4"	G/F	So.	Guttenberg, NJ, U.S.	Memorial HS
14	Ken Wirell	6'5"	F	Sr.	Queens, NY, U.S.	Bryant HS
15	William Jones	6'4"	G	So.	Bronx, NY, U.S.	Manhattan Prep
20	Sonny Dove	6"7"	F/C	So.	Brooklyn, NY, U.S.	St. Francis Prep
21	Bob Duerr	6'2"	F	Jr.	Canton, OH, U.S.	N/A
22	Ken McIntyre	6"1"	G	Sr.	Queens, NY, U.S.	Bayside HS
25	Daniel Mascia	6'4"	G/F	Jr.	Brooklyn, NY, U.S.	Thomas Jefferson HS
35	Hank Cluess	6"6"	F	Jr.	Queens, NY, U.S.	Archbishop Molloy HS
44	Bob McIntyre	6"6"	F	Jr.	Queens, NY, U.S.	Holy Cross HS
	Alex Menar	6'5"	F	Jr.	Staten Island, NY, U.S.	La Salle Academy

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
12/05/64*	No. 10	Temple	W 60-50	1-0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/08/64*	No. 10	at Holy Cross	W 77-74	2-0	Worcester Auditorium Worcester, MA
12/12/64*	No. 10	Miami (FL)	W 79-77	3-0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/15/64*	No. 7	at St. Joseph's	L 56-71	3-1	The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
12/19/64*	No. 7	Notre Dame	W 76-72	4-1	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/21/64*	No. 7	Kansas	L 56-71	4-2	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/28/64*		vs. La Salle ECAC Holiday Festival Quarterfinal	W 78-71	5-2	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
12/30/64*		vs. Cincinnati ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal	W 66-64	6-2	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
01/02/65*		vs. No. 1 Michigan ECAC Holiday Festival Championship	W 75-74	7-2	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
01/05/65*	No. 7	at George Washington	W 72-70 ^OT	8-2	Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall Washington, D.C.
01/09/65*	No. 7	Loyola (LA)	W 74-54	9-2	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/11/65*	No. 7	Creighton	W 72-66	10-2	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/16/65*	No. 7	at Seton Hall	W 76-69	11-2	Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
01/23/65*	No. 8	St. Francis (NY)	W 75-61	12-2	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/30/65*	No. 7	at Marquette	L 50-78	12-3	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
02/01/65*	No. 7	at Loyola (IL)	W 92-87	13-3	Alumni Gymnasium Chicago, IL
02/06/65*		at Army	L 56-58	13-4	USMA Fieldhouse West Point, NY
02/09/65*		at Villanova	L 43-52	13-5	Villanova Field House Villanova, PA
02/13/65*		Niagara	W 82-62	14-5	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/15/65*		West Virginia	W 80-61	15-5	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/20/65*		at Fordham	L 46-60	15-6	Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
02/23/65*		vs. Massachusetts	W 76-58	16-6	N/A N/A
02/26/65*		at Syracuse	L 59-68	16-7	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
02/27/65*		at Canisius	L 75-85	16-8	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, NY
03/04/65*		vs. NYU	W 70-66	17-8	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
NIT
03/11/65*		vs. Boston College NIT First Round	W 114-92	18-8	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
03/15/65*		vs. New Mexico NIT Quarterfinal	W 61-54	19-8	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
03/18/65*		vs. Army NIT Semifinal	W 67-60	20-8	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
03/20/65*		vs. No. 8 Villanova NIT Championship	W 55-51	21-8	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA club
1965	2	23	Ken McIntyre	St. Louis Hawks
1966	2	34	Bob McIntyre	St. Louis Hawks
1967	1	4	Sonny Dove	Detroit Pistons

References

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St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
Venues	Old Madison Square Garden (193?–1969) Madison Square Garden (1969–present) Carnesecca Arena (alternate; 1961–present)
Rivalries	Fordham Georgetown
Culture & lore	Gambling scandal Johnny Thunderbird
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics