1974–75 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1974–75 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
1974–75 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Ocean State Classic Champions
1975 NIT, Fourth Place
Conference	Independent
Record	21–10
Head coach	Lou Carnesecca;
Assistant coaches	John Kresse; Brian Mahoney;
Captains	Mel Utley; Kevin Cluess;
Home arena	Alumni Hall; Madison Square Garden

1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Texas–Pan American		–		–	22	–	2	.917
UNC Charlotte		–		–	23	–	3	.885
Centenary (LA)		–		–	25	–	4	.862
No. 11 Marquette		–		–	23	–	4	.852
Stetson		–		–	22	–	4	.846
No. 13 Cincinnati		–		–	23	–	6	.793
Utah State		–		–	21	–	6	.778
Rutgers		–		–	22	–	7	.759
Creighton		–		–	20	–	7	.741
Memphis State		–		–	20	–	7	.741
South Alabama		–		–	19	–	7	.731
No. 6 Syracuse		–		–	23	–	9	.719
Holy Cross		–		–	20	–	8	.714
Oral Roberts		–		–	20	–	8	.714
Boston College		–		–	21	–	9	.700
Florida State		–		–	18	–	8	.692
Portland State		–		–	18	–	8	.692
UC Santa Barbara		–		–	18	–	8	.692
VCU		–		–	17	–	8	.680
South Carolina		–		–	19	–	9	.679
		–		–	21	–	10	.677
No. 14 Notre Dame		–		–	19	–	10	.655
Detroit		–		–	17	–	9	.654
No. 20 Providence		–		–	20	–	11	.645
Georgetown		–		–	18	–	10	.643
George Washington		–		–	17	–	10	.630
Pittsburgh		–		–	18	–	11	.621
Houston		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Illinois State		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Tulane		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Virginia Tech		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Canisius		–		–	15	–	10	.600
DePaul		–		–	15	–	10	.600
Northeast Louisiana		–		–	15	–	10	.600
South Florida		–		–	15	–	10	.600
Seton Hall		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Jacksonville		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Duquesne		–		–	14	–	11	.560
Hawaii		–		–	14	–	11	.560
Saint Peter's		–		–	15	–	12	.556
Cleveland State		–		–	13	–	11	.542
Manhattan		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Air Force		–		–	13	–	12	.520
LIU		–		–	13	–	12	.520
St. Bonaventure		–		–	14	–	13	.519
West Virginia		–		–	14	–	13	.519
Cal State Los Angeles		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Marshall		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Navy		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Northeastern		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Fairfield		–		–	13	–	14	.481
Niagara		–		–	13	–	14	.481
Fordham		–		–	12	–	13	.480
Penn State		–		–	11	–	12	.478
Indiana State		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Oklahoma City		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Saint Louis		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Fairleigh Dickinson		–		–	11	–	13	.458
Portland		–		–	13	–	16	.448
Saint Francis (PA)		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Georgia Tech		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Southern Miss		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Xavier		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Ball State		–		–	10	–	15	.400
Loyola-Chicago		–		–	10	–	15	.400
Butler		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Dayton		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Denver		–		–	9	–	16	.360
Northern Illinois		–		–	8	–	15	.348
Houston Baptist		–		–	9	–	17	.346
Mercer		–		–	9	–	17	.346
Samford		–		–	9	–	17	.346
Colgate		–		–	8	–	16	.333
Villanova		–		–	9	–	18	.333
Buffalo		–		–	8	–	17	.320
Georgia Southern		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Georgia State		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Wisconsin-Milwaukee		–		–	8	–	18	.308
St. Francis (NY)		–		–	7	–	19	.269
Baptist		–		–	4	–	16	.200
Hardin-Simmons		–		–	5	–	20	.200
Iona		–		–	4	–	19	.174
Army		–		–	3	–	22	.120

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1974–75 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his seventh year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden.

Roster

1974–75 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	-	Kevelin Winfree (I)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Alexander Hamilton	Brooklyn, NY
F	-	Cecil Rellford	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr	Suncoast/Kentucky State	Riviera Beach, FL
G	10	Frank Alagia	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	—	Jr	St. Agnes	Rockville Centre, NY
G	12	Bill Clarke	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	Archbishop Molloy	Rosedale, NY
G/F	22	Beaver Smith	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	South Side	Rockille Centre, NY
F	24	George Johnson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	New Utrecht	Brooklyn, NY
G	30	Mel Utley (C)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr	Far Rockaway	Far Rockaway, NY
G/F	32	Glen Williams	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So	Laurinburg Prep	St. Thomas, USVI
G	35	Kevin Cluess (C)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr	Archbishop Molloy	West Hempstead, NY
G/F	40	Fred McRae	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	John Bowne/Rockwood Prep	Jamaica, NY
F	42	John Farmer	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	RS Jr	St. John the Baptist/Hofstra	Brentwood, NY
F	44	Ron McGugins	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr	Blessed Sacrament	Bronx, NY
C	52	Tom Weadock	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	RS So	Power Memorial/San Jacinto	New York, NY

Head coach

Lou Carnesecca (St. John's University)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
11/30/74*	Wayne State	W 109-65	1-0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/02/74*	at Vanderbilt	L 53-63	1-1	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
12/07/74*	Temple	W 88-63	2-1	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/10/74*	at Syracuse	L 66-75	2-2	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
12/14/74*	Rutgers	L 74-85	2-3	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
12/21/74*	Boston College	W 75-62	3-3	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/27/74*	vs. Rhode Island Ocean State Classic	W 78-56	4-3	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
12/28/74*	vs. No. 11 South Carolina Ocean State Classic	W 78-77 ^OT	5-3	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
12/30/74*	at No. 12 Providence Ocean State Classic	W 91-78	6-3	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
01/04/75*	Georgetown	L 63-67	6-4	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/08/75*	at Hofstra	W 74-50	7-4	Physical Fitness Center Hempstead, NY
01/11/75*	at Davidson	L 77-81	7-5	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
01/14/75*	Rhode Island	W 100-75	8-5	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/18/75*	St. Francis (NY)	W 103-63	9-5	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/22/75*	at Seton Hall	L 67-72	9-6	Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
01/25/75*	at American	W 74-68	10-6	Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall Washington, D.C.
01/28/75*	at Villanova	W 72-63	11-6	Villanova Field House Villanova, PA
02/01/75*	at Army	W 105-77	12-6	USMA Fieldhouse West Point, NY
02/06/75*	Niagara	W 91-57	13-6	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/08/75*	Fordham	W 56-46	14-6	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
02/13/75*	No. 16 Notre Dame	L 67-68	14-7	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
02/19/75*	at St. Joseph's	W 92-73	15-7	The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
02/22/75*	Iona	W 73-47	16-7	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/25/75*	at Holy Cross	W 72-65	17-7	Worcester Auditorium Worcester, MA
03/01/75*	Providence	W 88-70	18-7	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
ECAC Metro tournament
03/06/75*	vs. Seton Hall ECAC Metro Semifinal	W 76-64	19-7	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
03/08/75*	vs. No. 20 Rutgers ECAC Metro Final	L 77-79 ^OT	19-8	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
NIT tournament
03/15/75*	vs. Lafayette NIT First Round	W 94-76	20-8	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
03/18/75*	vs. Manhattan NIT Quarterfinal	W 57-56	21-8	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
03/22/75*	vs. Providence NIT Semifinal	L 72-85	21-9	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
03/23/75*	vs. Oregon NIT Third Place Game	L 76-80 ^OT	21-10	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	33	Mel Utley	Cleveland Cavaliers
4	67	Kevin Cluess	Kansas City Kings

References

^ sports-reference.com 1974-75 Independent Season Summary

[1] sports-reference.com 1974-75 Independent Season Summary

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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 NBA draftees 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 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
Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics