# 1968–69 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1968–69 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his fourth 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) |
| 5 | Carmine Calzonetti | 6'1" | G | SR | Audubon, NJ | Gloucester Catholic HS |
| 10 | Jim Smyth | 6'5" | G/F | JR | Brooklyn, NY | St. John's Prep |
| 11 | Billy Paultz | 6'11" | C | SO | River Edge, NJ | Cameron Junior College |
| 15 | Ralph Abraham | 6'5" | F | JR | Brooklyn, NY | St. John's Prep |
| 21 | Richie Jackson | 6'2" | G | SR | Lynbrook, NY | St. Agnes HS |
| 24 | Bill Phillips (DNP) | 7'0" | C | SO | Hollis, NY | Jamaica HS |
| 25 | Pete LaMantia | 6'3" | G | SO | Bayside, NY | Bishop Reilly HS |
| 34 | Richard Gilkes | 6'6" | G/F | SO | Westbury, NY | Westbury HS |
| 30 | John Warren | 6'3" | G | SR | Far Rockaway, NY | Far Rockaway HS |
| 35 | John DeVasto | 6'0" | G | SO | Bronx, NY | Loyola School |
| 44 | Dan Cornelius | 6'9" | F/C | SR | Wyandanch, NY | Wyandanch Memorial HS |
| 55 | Joe DePre | 6'3" | G | JR | Westbury, NY | Westbury HS |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/03/68* | | Roanoke | W 91-65 | 1-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/06/68* | | at Duquesne Steel Bowl tournament | L 62-72 | 1-1 | Civic Arena Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/07/68* | | vs. Westminster Steel Bowl tournament | W 96-65 | 2-1 | Civic Arena Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/10/68* | | vs. St. Joseph's | W 64-61 | 3-1 | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/14/68* | | Georgetown | W 74-61 | 4-1 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/18/68* | | Providence | W 73-53 | 5-1 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/21/68* | | Boston College | W 85-71 | 6-1 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/27/68* | | Michigan State ECAC Holiday Festival | W 61-51 | 7-1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 12/28/68* | | No. 2 North Carolina ECAC Holiday Festival | W 72-70 | 8-1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 12/30/68* | | No. 1 UCLA ECAC Holiday Festival | L 56-74 | 8-2 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/04/69* | No. 17 | at No. 2 Davidson | W 75-74 | 9-2 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| 01/08/69* | No. 8 | at Seton Hall | W 66-45 | 10-2 | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ |
| 01/13/69* | No. 8 | at Virginia | W 77-61 | 11-2 | University Hall Charlottesville, VA |
| 01/18/69* | No. 6 | West Virginia | W 91-62 | 12-2 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/25/69* | No. 6 | St. Francis (NY) | W 71-55 | 13-2 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/01/69* | No. 6 | Temple | W 65-48 | 14-2 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/04/69* | No. 5 | at No. 8 Villanova | L 78-83 $^{OT}$ | 14-3 | Villanova Field House Villanova, PA |
| 02/06/69* | No. 5 | Rhode Island | W 73-46 | 15-3 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/08/69* | No. 5 | at Army | W 64-43 | 16-3 | USMA Fieldhouse West Point, NY |
| 02/13/69* | No. 9 | Niagara | W 97-60 | 17-3 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/15/69* | No. 9 | vs. Fordham | W 51-46 | 18-3 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/19/69* | No. 7 | at Syracuse | W 71-63 | 19-3 | Manley Field House Syracuse, NY |
| 02/22/69* | No. 7 | Colgate | W 77-62 | 20-3 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/25/69* | No. 7 | at Holy Cross | W 71-57 | 21-3 | Worcester Auditorium Worcester, MA |
| 02/27/69* | No. 7 | vs. NYU | W 75-64 | 22-3 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 03/01/69* | No. 7 | Notre Dame | L 67-71 $^{OT}$ | 22-4 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| 03/08/69* | No. 8 | vs. Princeton NCAA regional quarterfinal | W 72-63 | 23-4 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| 03/13/69* | No. 8 | vs. No. 5 Davidson NCAA regional semifinal | L 69-79 | 23-5 | Cole Field House College Park, MD |
| 03/15/69* | No. 8 | vs. No. 9 Duquesne NCAA regional third-place game | L 72-74 | 23-6 | 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 |
| 1 | 11 | John Warren | New York Knicks |