# 1966–67 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1966–67 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1966–67 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his second year at the school. 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 | SR | Uniondale, NY | Chaminade HS |
| 5 | Carmine Calzonetti | 6'1" | G | SO | Audubon, NJ | Gloucester Catholic HS |
| 10 | Brian Hill | 5'11" | G | SR | Ridgewood, NY | St. Francis Prep |
| 11 | Kit Frey | 6'9" | F/C | JR | Barryville, NY | Eldred Central HS |
| 12 | Jack Brunner | 6'4" | G/F | SR | Guttenberg, NJ | Memorial HS |
| 14 | Rudy Bogad | 6'7" | F | JR | New York, NY | Archbishop Molloy HS |
| 15 | William Jones | 6'4" | G | SR | Bronx, NY | Manhattan Prep |
| 21 | Richie Jackson | 6'2" | G | SO | Lynbrook, NY | St. Agnes HS |
| 24 | Jack Bettridge | 6'2" | G | JR | North Bergen, NJ | Power Memorial HS |
| 30 | John Warren | 6'3" | G/F | SO | Far Rockaway, NY | Far Rockaway HS |
| 44 | Dan Cornelius | 6'9" | F/C | SO | Wyandanch, NY | Wyandanch Memorial HS |
| 55 | Lloyd "Sonny" Dove | 6'8" | F | SR | Brooklyn, NY | St. Francis Prep |
| | Mike Rowland | 6'4" | G | JR | Ozone Park, NY | Bishop Loughlin HS |
| | James Plate | 6'2" | G | SO | Patchogue, NY | Seton Hall HS |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/03/66* | | Georgetown | W 70-62 | 1-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/08/66* | | at Holy Cross | W 77-60 | 2-0 | Worcester Auditorium Worcester, MA |
| 12/14/66* | | at Seton Hall | W 91-58 | 3-0 | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ |
| 12/17/66* | | Notre Dame | W 65-62 | 4-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/19/66* | | Kansas | W 68-44 | 5-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/26/66* | | vs. Northwestern ECAC Holiday Festival | L 60-62 | 5-1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 12/28/66* | No. 8 | vs. Duquesne ECAC Holiday Festival | W 91-60 | 6-1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 12/30/66* | No. 8 | vs. Brigham Young ECAC Holiday Festival | W 76-73 | 7-1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/04/67* | | at George Washington | W 74-58 | 8-1 | Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall Fort Myer, VA |
| 01/07/67* | | Rhode Island | W 57-55 | 9-1 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/11/67* | | at St. Joseph's | W 98-85 | 10-1 | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/14/67* | | St. Francis (NY) | W 95-71 | 11-1 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/21/67* | | Pittsburgh | W 95-66 | 12-1 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/28/67* | | at Canisius | L 73-75 | 12-2 | Buffalo Auditorium Buffalo, NY |
| 02/01/67* | | at Marquette | L 54-71 | 12-3 | Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI |
| 02/04/67* | | Temple | W 65-63 | 13-3 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/07/67* | | at Villanova | W 59-52 | 14-3 | Villanova Field House Villanova, PA |
| 02/09/67* | | West Virginia | W 83-71 | 15-3 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/11/67* | | at Army | W 51-45 | 16-3 | USMA Fieldhouse West Point, NY |
| 02/16/67* | | Niagara | W 66-48 | 17-3 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/18/67* | | at Fordham | W 54-52 | 18-3 | Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY |
| 02/21/67* | | at No. 8 Syracuse | W 71-64 | 19-3 | Manley Field House Syracuse, NY |
| 02/25/67* | | Miami (FL) | W 97-70 | 20-3 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 03/02/67* | | vs. NYU | W 55-51 | 21-3 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 03/04/67* | | Massachusetts | W 76-64 | 22-3 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| 03/11/67* | | vs. Temple NCAA regional quarterfinal | W 57-53 | 23-3 | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| 03/17/67* | | vs. No. 9 Boston College NCAA regional semifinal | L 62-63 | 23-4 | Cole Field House College Park, MD |
| 03/18/67* | | vs. No. 5 Princeton NCAA regional third-place game | L 58-78 | 23-5 | Cole Field House College Park, MD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||