# 1977–78 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1977–78 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his tenth 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 Army in the final.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/20/77* | No. 20 | Soviet Union National Team | W 72-70 $^{OT}$ | | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/25/77* | No. 20 | Lafayette Lapchick Tournament Opening Round | W 66-60 | 1-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 11/26/77* | No. 20 | Old Dominion Lapchick tournament championship | W 81-70 | 2-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 11/29/77* | No. 16 | at Vanderbilt | W 59-54 | 3-0 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN |
| 12/03/77* | No. 16 | at Princeton | W 43-40 | 4-0 | Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ |
| 12/06/77* | No. 13 | Army | W 73-60 | 5-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/10/77* | No. 13 | at Rutgers | L 61-72 | 5-1 | Rutgers Athletic Center New Brunswick, NJ |
| 12/13/77* | | Columbia | W 67-56 | 6-1 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/16/77* | | vs. Seattle Kentucky Invitational Semifinal | W 77-60 | 7-1 | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY |
| 12/17/77* | | at No. 1 Kentucky Kentucky Invitational Championship | L 72-102 | 7-2 | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY |
| 12/28/77* | | vs. Georgia Tech Maryland Invitational Semifinal | L 67-73 | 7-3 | Cole Field House College Park, MD |
| 12/29/77* | | vs. Western Kentucky Maryland Invitational Consolation | W 80-63 | 8-3 | Cole Field House College Park, MD |
| 01/04/78* | | Seton Hall | W 87-86 $^{OT}$ | 9-3 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/07/78* | | at No. 20 Georgetown | L 61-72 | 9-4 | McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C. |
| 01/11/78* | | Fordham | W 97-56 | 10-4 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/14/78* | | at Boston College | W 76-54 | 11-4 | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 01/24/78* | | Manhattan | W 69-63 | 12-4 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/28/78* | | Villanova | W 65-64 | 13-4 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/30/78* | | Davidson | W 79-67 | 14-4 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/02/78* | | Cincinnati | W 75-66 | 15-4 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/11/78* | | Duquesne | W 84-69 | 16-4 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/15/78* | | at Temple | L 65-75 | 16-5 | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/18/78* | | No. 16 Syracuse | L 65-77 | 16-6 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/23/78* | | St. Joseph's | W 79-57 | 17-6 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/25/78* | | at No. 11 Providence | W 60-51 | 18-6 | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |
| 02/27/78* | | at Niagara | W 69-60 | 19-6 | Niagara Falls Convention Center Niagara Falls, NY |
| ECAC Metro tournament ||||||
| 03/02/78 | | vs. Iona ECAC Metro Semifinal | W 83-80 | 20-6 | Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY |
| 03/04/78 | | vs. Army ECAC Metro Final | W 65-63 | 21-6 | Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/12/78* | | vs. No. 12 Louisville NCAA Regional Quarterfinal | L 68-76 | 21-7 | Mabee Center Tulsa, OK |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 12 | George Johnson | Milwaukee Bucks |