# 1963–64 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1963–64 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1963–64 NCAA Division I college basketball season. The team was coached by Joe Lapchick in his nineteenth 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. They finished with a 14–11 and no postseason play.
The highlight of the season included an upset victory of defending national champions and nationally ranked #9 Loyola of Chicago.

## Roster

| # | Name | Height | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| 5 | Jerry Houston | 6"1" | G | Jr. | Bronx, NY, U.S. | La Salle Academy |
| 20 | Dan Waddleton | 5'11" | G | Sr. | Jersey City, NJ, U.S. | St. Michael's HS |
| 21 | Bob Duerr | 6'2" | G/F | So. | Canton, OH, U.S. | N/A |
| 22 | Ken McIntyre | 6'1" | G | Jr. | Queens, NY, U.S. | Bayside HS |
| 25 | Dan Mascia | 6'4" | F | So. | Brooklyn, NY, U.S. | Thomas Jefferson HS |
| 35 | Hank Cluess | 6'6" | F | So. | Queens, NY, U.S. | Archbishop Molloy HS |
| 44 | Bob McIntyre | 6'6" | F | So. | Queens, NY, U.S. | Holy Cross HS |
| | Ken Wirell | 6'5" | F | Jr. | Queens, NY, U.S. | Bryant HS |
| | Bill Lawrence | 6'1" | G | Jr. | Queens, NY, U.S. | Archbishop Molloy HS/North Carolina |
| | Alex Menar | 6'5" | F | So. | Staten Island, NY, U.S. | La Salle Academy |
| | Pete Smith | 6'5" | F | Jr. | N/A | N/A |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Dec. 3, 1963* | George Washington | W 82–64 | 1–0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| Dec. 6, 1963* | at West Virginia Mountaineer Classic | L 72–79 | 1–1 | Stansbury Hall Morgantown, WV |
| Dec. 7, 1963* | vs. No. 7 Ohio State Mountaineer Classic | L 64–66 | 1–2 | Stansbury Hall Morgantown, WV |
| Dec. 14, 1963* | Seton Hall | W 69–65 | 2–2 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| Dec. 17, 1963* | Ohio | L 54–58 | 2–3 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| Dec. 19, 1963* | at Rhode Island | L 65–74 | 2–4 | Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI |
| Dec. 26, 1963* | vs. Utah ECAC Holiday Festival | L 66–73 | 2–5 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| Dec. 27, 1963* | vs. Dayton ECAC Holiday Festival | W 88–76 | 3–5 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| Dec. 30, 1963* | vs. Providence ECAC Holiday Festival | L 67–72 | 3–6 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| Jan. 4, 1964* | Syracuse | W 84–71 | 4–6 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| Jan. 8, 1964* | at Temple | L 57–72 | 4–7 | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| Jan. 11, 1964* | No. 9 Villanova | L 44–55 | 4–8 | Alumni Hall (5,625) Queens, NY |
| Jan. 18, 1964* | St. Francis (NY) | W 62–49 | 5–8 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| Jan. 25, 1964* | Saint Joseph's | L 60–72 | 5–9 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| Jan. 29, 1964* | Creighton | W 64–60 | 6–9 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| Feb. 1, 1964* | at Niagara | W 83–67 | 7–9 | NU Student Center Lewiston, NY |
| Feb. 8, 1964* | No. 9 Loyola (IL) | W 71–69 | 8–9 | Alumni Hall (2,832) Queens, NY |
| Feb. 12, 1964* | Canisius | W 73–70 | 9–9 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| Feb. 15, 1964* | at Army | L 64–67 | 9–10 | USMA Fieldhouse West Point, NY |
| Feb. 17, 1964* | at Notre Dame | L 83–89 | 9–11 | Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN |
| Feb. 22, 1964* | Fordham | W 59–46 | 10–11 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| Feb. 25, 1964* | at Massachusetts | W 81–67 | 11–11 | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA |
| Feb. 29, 1964* | Marquette | W 68–60 | 12–11 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| Mar. 4, 1964* | Holy Cross | W 83–78 | 13–11 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| Mar. 7, 1964* | NYU | W 71–51 | 14–11 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||