# 1964–65 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1964–65 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1964–65 NCAA Division I college basketball season. The team was coached by Joseph Lapchick in his twentieth and final year at the school. St. John's was an independent and played their home games at Alumni Hall in Queens, NY and Madison Square Garden in Manhattan.

## Roster

| # | Name | Height | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| 4 | Al Swartz | 5"10" | G | So. | Uniondale, NY, U.S. | Chaminade HS |
| 5 | Jerry Houston | 6"1" | G | Sr. | Bronx, NY, U.S. | La Salle Academy |
| 10 | Brian Hill | 5'11" | G | So. | Ridgewood, NY, U.S. | St. Francis Prep |
| 12 | Jack Brunner | 6'4" | G/F | So. | Guttenberg, NJ, U.S. | Memorial HS |
| 14 | Ken Wirell | 6'5" | F | Sr. | Queens, NY, U.S. | Bryant HS |
| 15 | William Jones | 6'4" | G | So. | Bronx, NY, U.S. | Manhattan Prep |
| 20 | Sonny Dove | 6"7" | F/C | So. | Brooklyn, NY, U.S. | St. Francis Prep |
| 21 | Bob Duerr | 6'2" | F | Jr. | Canton, OH, U.S. | N/A |
| 22 | Ken McIntyre | 6"1" | G | Sr. | Queens, NY, U.S. | Bayside HS |
| 25 | Daniel Mascia | 6'4" | G/F | Jr. | Brooklyn, NY, U.S. | Thomas Jefferson HS |
| 35 | Hank Cluess | 6"6" | F | Jr. | Queens, NY, U.S. | Archbishop Molloy HS |
| 44 | Bob McIntyre | 6"6" | F | Jr. | Queens, NY, U.S. | Holy Cross HS |
| | Alex Menar | 6'5" | F | Jr. | Staten Island, NY, U.S. | La Salle Academy |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/05/64* | No. 10 | Temple | W 60-50 | 1-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/08/64* | No. 10 | at Holy Cross | W 77-74 | 2-0 | Worcester Auditorium Worcester, MA |
| 12/12/64* | No. 10 | Miami (FL) | W 79-77 | 3-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/15/64* | No. 7 | at St. Joseph's | L 56-71 | 3-1 | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/19/64* | No. 7 | Notre Dame | W 76-72 | 4-1 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/21/64* | No. 7 | Kansas | L 56-71 | 4-2 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/28/64* | | vs. La Salle ECAC Holiday Festival Quarterfinal | W 78-71 | 5-2 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 12/30/64* | | vs. Cincinnati ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal | W 66-64 | 6-2 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/02/65* | | vs. No. 1 Michigan ECAC Holiday Festival Championship | W 75-74 | 7-2 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/05/65* | No. 7 | at George Washington | W 72-70 $^{OT}$ | 8-2 | Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall Washington, D.C. |
| 01/09/65* | No. 7 | Loyola (LA) | W 74-54 | 9-2 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/11/65* | No. 7 | Creighton | W 72-66 | 10-2 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/16/65* | No. 7 | at Seton Hall | W 76-69 | 11-2 | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ |
| 01/23/65* | No. 8 | St. Francis (NY) | W 75-61 | 12-2 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/30/65* | No. 7 | at Marquette | L 50-78 | 12-3 | Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI |
| 02/01/65* | No. 7 | at Loyola (IL) | W 92-87 | 13-3 | Alumni Gymnasium Chicago, IL |
| 02/06/65* | | at Army | L 56-58 | 13-4 | USMA Fieldhouse West Point, NY |
| 02/09/65* | | at Villanova | L 43-52 | 13-5 | Villanova Field House Villanova, PA |
| 02/13/65* | | Niagara | W 82-62 | 14-5 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/15/65* | | West Virginia | W 80-61 | 15-5 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/20/65* | | at Fordham | L 46-60 | 15-6 | Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY |
| 02/23/65* | | vs. Massachusetts | W 76-58 | 16-6 | N/A N/A |
| 02/26/65* | | at Syracuse | L 59-68 | 16-7 | Manley Field House Syracuse, NY |
| 02/27/65* | | at Canisius | L 75-85 | 16-8 | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, NY |
| 03/04/65* | | vs. NYU | W 70-66 | 17-8 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/11/65* | | vs. Boston College NIT First Round | W 114-92 | 18-8 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 03/15/65* | | vs. New Mexico NIT Quarterfinal | W 61-54 | 19-8 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 03/18/65* | | vs. Army NIT Semifinal | W 67-60 | 20-8 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 03/20/65* | | vs. No. 8 Villanova NIT Championship | W 55-51 | 21-8 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Year | Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1965 | 2 | 23 | Ken McIntyre | St. Louis Hawks |
| 1966 | 2 | 34 | Bob McIntyre | St. Louis Hawks |
| 1967 | 1 | 4 | Sonny Dove | Detroit Pistons |