# 1967–68 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1967–68 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1967–68 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his third year at the school. St. John's home games were played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden.
St. John's qualified for the NCAA tournament, where they lost to Davidson in the opening round of their East regional.

## Roster

| # | Name | Height | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous School(s) |
| 5 | Carmine Calzonetti | 6'1" | G | JR | Audubon, NJ | Gloucester Catholic HS |
| 10 | Jim Smyth | 6'5" | G/F | SO | Brooklyn, NY | St. John's Prep |
| 11 | Kit Frey | 6'9" | F/C | SR | Barryville, NY | Eldred Central HS |
| 14 | Rudy Bogad | 6'7" | F | SR | New York, NY | Archbishop Molloy HS |
| 15 | Ralph Abraham | 6'5" | F | SO | Brooklyn, NY | St. John's Prep |
| 21 | Richie Jackson | 6'2" | G | JR | Lynbrook, NY | St. Agnes HS |
| 24 | Jack Bettridge | 6'2" | G | SR | North Bergen, NJ | Power Memorial HS |
| 30 | John Warren | 6'3" | G | JR | Far Rockaway, NY | Far Rockaway HS |
| 44 | Dan Cornelius | 6'9" | F/C | JR | Wyandanch, NY | Wyandanch Memorial HS |
| 55 | Joe DePre | 6'3" | G | SO | Westbury, NY | Westbury HS |
| | Mike Rowland | 6'5" | G/F | SR | Ozone Park, NY | Bishop Loughlin HS |
| | James Plate | 6'2" | G | JR | Patchogue, NY | Seton Hall HS |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/02/67* | Virginia | W 82-63 | 1-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/06/67* | at West Virginia | L 63-65 | 1-1 | Stansbury Hall Morgantown, WV |
| 12/09/67* | Southern California | W 63-58 | 2-1 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/12/67* | at Rhode Island | W 64-63 | 3-1 | Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI |
| 12/15/67* | Seton Hall | W 78-49 | 4-1 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/17/67* | at No. 6 Boston College | W 91-90 $^{2OT}$ | 5-1 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/21/67* | St. Mary's | W 67-50 | 6-1 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/26/67* | vs. Syracuse ECAC Holiday Festival | W 60-55 | 7-1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 12/28/67* | vs. No. 10 Boston College ECAC Holiday Festival | W 60-57 | 8-1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 12/30/67* | vs. Columbia ECAC Holiday Festival | L 55-60 | 8-2 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/04/68* | Syracuse | W 79-58 | 9-2 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/06/68* | Davidson | L 54-70 | 9-3 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/10/68* | at Georgetown | W 65-61 $^{OT}$ | 10-3 | McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC |
| 01/13/68* | St. Francis (NY) | W 83-50 | 11-3 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/17/68* | St. Joseph's | W 80-72 | 12-3 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/27/68* | Villanova | L 57-62 | 12-4 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/03/68* | at Niagara | W 74-73 | 13-4 | NU Student Center Lewiston, NY |
| 02/07/68* | at Temple | L 55-62 | 13-5 | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/10/68* | Army | L 54-55 | 13-6 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/13/68* | at Notre Dame | W 83-81 | 14-6 | Notre Dame Fieldhouse Notre Dame, IN |
| 02/17/68* | Fordham | W 75-71 | 15-6 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/20/68* | at Massachusetts | W 55-53 | 16-6 | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA |
| 02/21/68* | at Providence | W 58-56 | 17-6 | Alumni Hall Providence, RI |
| 02/24/68* | No. 10 Marquette | L 56-57 | 17-7 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/27/68* | Holy Cross | W 83-67 | 18-7 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 03/02/68* | vs. NYU | W 77-58 | 19-7 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| 03/09/68* | vs. No. 10 Davidson NCAA Regional Quarterfinal | L 70-79 | 19-8 | Cole Field House College Park, MD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 13 | 164 | Rudy Bogad | Baltimore Bullets |