1965–66 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1965–66 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record18–8
Head coach
Assistant coachJohn Kresse
CaptainBob McIntyre
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Texas Western –   – 28 – 1   .966
No. 6 Loyola Chicago –   – 22 – 3   .880
Oklahoma City –   – 24 – 5   .828
Providence –   – 22 – 5   .815
Boston College –   – 21 – 5   .808
Dayton –   – 23 – 6   .793
Houston –   – 23 – 6   .793
Fairfield –   – 19 – 5   .792
VPI –   – 19 – 5   .792
Syracuse –   – 22 – 6   .786
Hardin–Simmons –   – 20 – 6   .769
Penn State –   – 18 – 6   .750
Rutgers –   – 17 – 7   .708
St. Bonaventure –   – 16 – 7   .696
Army –   – 18 – 8   .692
DePaul –   – 18 – 8   .692
St. John's –   – 18 – 8   .692
Detroit –   – 17 – 8   .680
Georgetown –   – 16 – 8   .667
Colorado State –   – 14 – 8   .636
Villanova –   – 18 – 11   .621
Butler –   – 16 – 10   .615
Seattle –   – 16 – 10   .615
Duquesne –   – 14 – 9   .609
Miami (FL) –   – 15 – 11   .577
Denver –   – 14 – 11   .560
Florida State –   – 14 – 11   .560
Air Force –   – 14 – 12   .538
Crieghton –   – 14 – 12   .538
Marquette –   – 14 – 12   .538
Georgia Tech –   – 13 – 13   .500
Xavier –   – 13 – 13   .500
Loyola (LA) –   – 12 – 12   .500
Centenary –   – 12 – 14   .462
Utah State –   – 12 – 14   .462
Niagara –   – 11 – 13   .458
Holy Cross –   – 10 – 13   .435
Fordham –   – 10 – 15   .400
Memphis State –   – 10 – 15   .400
Navy –   – 7 – 12   .368
Colgate –   – 8 – 14   .364
Canisius –   – 7 – 15   .318
Saint Francis (PA) –   – 8 – 18   .308
West Texas State –   – 6 – 17   .261
Portland –   – 6 – 19   .240
Pittsburgh –   – 5 – 17   .227
Notre Dame –   – 5 – 21   .192
Boston University –   – 4 – 19   .174
New Mexico State –   – 4 – 22   .154
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965–66 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1965–66 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his first year at the school after Joe Lapchick's retirement. St. John's home games were played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden.

Roster

# Name Height Position Class Hometown Previous School(s)
4 Al Swartz 5'10" G JR Uniondale, NY Chaminade HS
10 Brian Hill 5'11" G JR Ridgewood, NY St. Francis Prep
11 Kit Frey 6'9" F/C SO Barryville, NY Eldred Central HS
12 Jack Brunner 6'4" G/F JR Guttenberg, NJ Memorial HS
14 Rudy Bogad 6'7" F SO New York, NY Archbishop Molloy HS
15 William Jones 6'4" G JR Bronx, NY Manhattan Prep
21 Bob Duerr 6'2" G SR Canton, OH N/A
24 Jack Bettridge 6'2" G SO North Bergen, NJ Power Memorial HS
25 Daniel Mascia 6'4" G/F SR Brooklyn, NY Thomas Jefferson HS
35 Hank Cluess 6'6" F SR Queens, NY Archbishop Molloy HS
44 Bob McIntyre 6'6" F SR Queens, NY Holy Cross HS
55 Lloyd "Sonny" Dove 6'8" F JR Brooklyn, NY St. Francis Prep
Mike Rowland 6'4" G SO Ozone Park, NY Bishop Loughlin HS

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/04/65*
 at Georgetown W 64-62 OT 1-0
 McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
12/07/65*
 George Washington W 100-62  2-0
 Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/10/65*
 vs. Kansas State
Sunflower Doubleheader 		W 72-65  3-0
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
12/11/65*
 vs. No. 7 Kansas
Sunflower Doubleheader 		L 55-61  3-1
 Ahearn Fieldhouse 
Manhattan, KS
12/15/65*
 Canisius W 85-65  4-1
 Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/18/65*
 Seton Hall W 75-64  5-1
 Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/27/65*
 vs. Purdue
L.A. Classic 		L 75-77  5-2
 LA Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
12/29/65*
 vs. Louisiana State
L.A. Classic 		W 102-60  6-2
 LA Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
12/30/65*
 vs. Syracuse
L.A. Classic 		L 97-113  6-3
 LA Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
01/08/66*
 Villanova W 68-63 OT 7-3
 Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/12/66*
 Syracuse W 66-65  8-3
 Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/15/66*
 St. Francis (NY) W 92-66  9-3
 Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/19/66*
 No. 3 St. Joseph's W 82-72  10-3
 Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/29/66*
 at Pittsburgh W 74-51  11-3
 Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, PA
01/31/66*
 at West Virginia L 72-73  11-4
 Stansbury Hall 
Morgantown, WV
02/05/66*
 at Niagara W 85-69  12-4
 NU Student Center 
Lewiston, NY
02/09/66*
 at Temple W 75-72  13-4
 The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
02/12/66*
 Army W 53-51  14-4
 Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/14/66*
 at Creighton L 67-86  14-5
 Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, NE
02/15/66*
 at Notre Dame W 77-59  15-5
 Notre Dame Fieldhouse 
Notre Dame, IN
02/19/66*
 Fordham W 74-72  16-5
 Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/22/66*
 at Massachusetts W 80-73  17-5
 Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
02/26/66*
 Marquette W 70-68  18-5
 Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
03/01/66*
 Holy Cross L 60-63  18-6
 Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
03/05/66*
 NYU L 58-67  18-7
 Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
NIT
03/12/66*
 vs. Villanova
NIT First Round 		L 61-63  18-8
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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