1976–77 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1976–77 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lapchick Memorial Champions
ECAC Metro tournament Champions
ConferenceIndependent
Record22–9
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainGlen Williams
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
Seasons

The 1976–77 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his ninth year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden.

The Redmen won the ECAC Metro tournament after beating Seton Hall in the final.[1]

Roster

1976–77 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F - Gordon Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So Bay Shore Bay Shore, NY
G - Bernard Rencher Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So Mater Christi/Notre Dame Elmhurst, NY
G - Bill Clarke 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr Archbishop Molloy Rosedale, NY
G/F - Kevelin Winfree 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Alexander Hamilton Brooklyn, NY
F - Wayne Hall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So
G - Reggie Carter Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So Long Island Lutheran/Hawaii New York, NY
G 4 Tom Calabrese 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So Cliffside Park Cliffside Park, NJ
F 24 George Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr New Utrecht Brooklyn, NY
G/F 32 Glen Williams (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr Laurinburg Prep St. Thomas, USVI
C 33 Paul Berwanger 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
RS Jr Cornwall Central/Boston College Cornwall, NY
F 35 Cecil Rellford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
RS Sr Suncoast/Kentucky State Riviera Beach, FL
F 44 Rudy Wright 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So Long Island City Queens, NY
C 52 Tom Weadock 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
RS Sr Power Memorial\San Jacinto New York, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
11/26/76*
Brown
Lapchick Tournament Opening Round
W 79-65  1-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
11/27/76*
Fairfield
Lapchick tournament championship
W 87-65  2-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
11/30/76*
vs. Davidson W 58-57  3-0
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
12/04/76*
Vanderbilt W 63-53  4-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/11/76*
Rutgers W 86-70  5-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/17/76*
No. 20 vs. Southern Methodist
Volunteer Classic
W 87-71  6-0
Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, TN
12/18/76*
No. 20 at Tennessee
Volunteer Classic
L 81-86  6-1
Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, TN
12/28/76*
vs. No. 3 San Francisco
Rainbow Classic
L 70-80  6-2
Neil S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
12/29/76*
vs. Temple
Rainbow Classic
W 59-49  7-2
Neil S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
12/30/76*
vs. Illinois
Rainbow Classic
W 56-52  8-2
Neil S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
01/08/77*
Rhode Island W 82-67  9-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/10/77*
at Iona L 66-68  9-3
Hynes Athletic Center 
New Rochelle, NY
01/12/77*
at St. Joseph's W 74-57  10-3
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
01/15/77*
Manhattan L 67-71  10-4
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/19/77*
Temple W 66-50  11-4
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/22/77*
Princeton W 75-50  12-4
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/25/77*
Villanova L 63-65  12-5
Villanova Field House 
Villanova, PA
01/29/77*
Oregon W 61-51  13-5
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/02/77*
Georgetown W 82-66  14-5
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/05/77*
Niagara W 72-66  15-5
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/09/77*
at Army W 57-55 OT 16-5
USMA Fieldhouse 
West Point, NY
02/12/77*
at Fordham W 83-63  17-5
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
02/15/77*
at Seton Hall L 69-75  17-6
Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, NJ
02/19/77*
at No. 20 Syracuse L 55-79  17-7
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
02/21/77*
Howard W 92-69  18-7
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/23/77*
Boston College W 92-69  19-7
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/26/77*
No. 12 Providence L 66-69  19-8
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/28/77*
at Holy Cross W 62-61  20-8
Hart Recreation Center 
Worcester, MA
ECAC Metro tournament
03/03/77
vs. Manhattan
ECAC Metro Semifinal
W 73-64  21-8
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
03/03/77
vs. Seton Hall
ECAC Metro Final
W 83-73  22-8
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
NCAA tournament
03/12/77*
vs. No. 19 Utah
NCAA Regional Quarterfinal
L 68-72  22-9
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 27 Glen Williams Milwaukee Bucks
5 93 Cecil Rellford Phoenix Suns
7 140 Tom Weadock New York Knicks

References

  1. ^ "83-73 Win Sends Redmen Into NCAA Tournament". Scrantonian-Tribune. March 6, 1977. p. 56. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.