1965–66 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1965–66 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
1965–66 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
1966 NIT, First Round
Conference	Independent
Record	18–8
Head coach	Lou Carnesecca (1st season);
Assistant coach	John Kresse
Captain	Bob McIntyre
Home arena	Alumni Hall; Madison Square Garden

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
		–		–	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
Creighton		–		–	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	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

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

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

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St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
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Rivalries	Fordham Georgetown
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Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics