# 1959–60 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1959–60 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1959–60 college basketball season.
The Redmen lost to St. Bonaventure in the quarterfinals of the NIT.

## Roster

| # | Name | Height | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| 10 | Bob Larranaga | 6'2" | G | So. | Bronx, NY, U.S. | St. Helena's HS |
| 14 | Gary Marozas | 6'6" | F/C | Jr. | Queens, NY, U.S. | Forest Hills HS |
| 15 | Bill Goldy | N/A | G | So. | Blackwood, NJ, U.S. | Gloucester Catholic HS |
| 20 | Willie Hall | 6'4" | G/F | So. | New York, NY, U.S. | Archbishop Molloy HS |
| 21 | Mike Pedone | 6'0" | G | Sr. | Jersey City, NJ, U.S. | St. Peter's Prep |
| 23 | Kevin Loughery (DNP) | 6'3" | G | Jr. | Bronx, NY, U.S. | Cardinal Hayes HS/Boston College |
| 24 | Tony Jackson | 6"4" | G/F | Jr. | Brooklyn, NY, U.S. | Thomas Jefferson HS |
| 25 | Bernie Pascal | 6'5" | F | Sr. | Brooklyn, NY, U.S. | St. Francis Prep |
| | Leroy Ellis | 6"11" | C | So. | Brooklyn, NY, U.S. | Thomas Jefferson HS |
| 30 | Fred Edelman | 6"4" | G/F | So. | Queens, NY, U.S. | Forest Hills HS |
| 33 | Ivan Kovac | 5"11" | G | So. | Queens, NY, U.S. | Bayside HS |
| | Butch Dellacave | 5'9" | G | Jr. | Brooklyn, NY, U.S. | St. John's Prep |
| | Frank O'Hara | N/A | G | So. | N/A | N/A |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| December 1, 1959* | | at Bridgeport | W 90–66 | 1–0 | Harvey Hubball Gymnasium Bridgeport, CT |
| December 3, 1959* | | Saint Louis | L 67–76 | 1–1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| December 7, 1959* | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 101–80 | 2–1 | Martin Van Buren High School Queens, NY |
| December 11, 1959* | | at Pittsburgh Steel Bowl Tourney | L 73–74 | 1–2 | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 12, 1959* | | vs. William & Mary Steel Bowl Tourney | W 77–65 | 3–2 | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 15, 1959 | | Brooklyn College | W 88–49 | 4–2 | Martin Van Buren High School Queens, NY |
| December 19, 1959* | | Providence | W 67–64 $^{OT}$ | 5–2 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| December 26, 1959* | | vs. No. 19 Iowa ECAC Holiday Festival | L 84–91 | 5–3 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| December 28, 1959* | | vs. Dartmouth ECAC Holiday Festival | W 73–66 | 6–3 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| December 30, 1959* | | vs. St. Bonaventure ECAC Holiday Festival | L 78–95 | 6–4 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| January 7, 1960* | | St. Joseph's | L 77–82 | 6–5 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| January 15, 1960* | | vs. George Washington | W 87–78 | 7–5 | 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY |
| January 23, 1960* | | at Army | W 78–64 | 8–5 | USMA Fieldhouse West Point, NY |
| January 28, 1960* | | at Marquette | W 69–63 | 9–5 | Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI |
| January 30, 1960* | | at Loyola (IL) | W 74–59 | 10–5 | Alumni Gym Chicago, IL |
| February 4, 1960* | | Syracuse | W 85–68 | 11–5 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| February 6, 1960* | | at Niagara | W 79–71 | 12–5 | NU Student Center Lewiston, NY |
| February 11, 1960* | | No. 5 West Virginia | W 79–73 | 13–5 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| February 13, 1960 | | vs. Fordham | W 83–64 | 14–5 | 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY |
| February 15, 1960 | | at CCNY | W 93–67 | 15–5 | Nate Holman Gymnasium New York, NY |
| February 20, 1960 | No. 15 | vs. St. Francis (NY) | W 86–61 | 16–5 | 69th Regiment Armory New York, NY |
| February 25, 1960 | No. 11 | vs. Manhattan | W 80–63 | 17–5 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| February 27, 1960* | | at Temple | L 63–68 $^{OT}$ | 17–6 | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| March 3, 1960 | No. 19 | vs. No. 14 NYU | L 67–74 | 17–7 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| NIT ||||||
| March 15, 1960* | No. 20 | vs. No. 9 St. Bonaventure NIT Quarterfinal | L 71-106 | 17-8 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||