# 1975–76 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1975–76 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University in the 1976 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his eighth year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/28/75* | | Colgate Lapchick Tournament Opening Round | W 74-51 | 1-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 11/29/75* | | Manhattan Lapchick tournament championship | W 79-72 | 2-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/06/75* | | Davidson | W 91-79 | 3-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/09/75* | | No. 7 Tennessee | W 79-70 | 4-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/12/75* | | vs. Tulsa Cougar Classic Semifinal | W 78-62 | 5-0 | Marriott Center Provo, UT |
| 12/13/75* | | at Brigham Young Cougar Classic Championship | W 78-65 | 6-0 | Marriott Center Provo, UT |
| 12/20/75* | No. 18 | American | W 78-66 | 7-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/27/75* | No. 17 | vs. Temple ECAC Holiday Festival Quarterfinal | W 67-59 | 8-0 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 12/29/75* | No. 17 | vs. South Carolina ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal | W 71-59 | 9-0 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 12/30/75* | No. 15 | vs. No. 1 Indiana ECAC Holiday Festival Championship | L 69-76 | 9-1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/03/76* | No. 15 | St. Joseph's | W 75-62 | 10-1 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/10/76* | No. 14 | Temple | W 70-63 | 11-1 | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/12/76* | No. 15 | Hawaii | W 74-71 $^{OT}$ | 12-1 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/17/76* | No. 12 | Villanova | W 57-53 | 13-1 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/21/76* | No. 9 | at Boston College | W 53-51 | 14-1 | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 01/24/76* | No. 9 | at Princeton | L 55-58 $^{OT}$ | 14-2 | Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ |
| 01/26/76* | No. 9 | Manhattan | W 78-72 | 15-2 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/01/76* | No. 14 | Army | W 87-75 $^{OT}$ | 16-2 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/04/76* | No. 12 | at Georgetown | L 73-74 $^{OT}$ | 16-3 | McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C. |
| 02/07/76* | No. 12 | Fordham | W 77-67 | 17-3 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/10/76* | No. 17 | at Rhode Island | W 56-47 | 18-3 | Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI |
| 02/16/76* | No. 17 | Seton Hall | W 68-63 | 19-3 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/21/76* | No. 16 | Syracuse | W 100-78 | 20-3 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/23/76* | No. 16 | Holy Cross | W 71-60 | 21-3 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/28/76* | No. 14 | at Providence | L 53-67 | 21-4 | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |
| 03/01/76* | No. 14 | at Niagara | W 65-64 | 22-4 | NU Student Center Lewiston, NY |
| ECAC Metro tournament ||||||
| 03/04/76 | No. 16 | vs. St. Peter's ECAC Metro Semifinal | W 75-67 | 23-4 | Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NY |
| 03/06/76 | No. 16 | vs. No. 3 Rutgers ECAC Metro Final | L 67-70 | 23-5 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/13/76* | No. 17 | vs. No. 1 Indiana NCAA Regional Quarterfinal | L 70-90 | 23-6 | Athletic & Convocation Center South Bend, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 5 | 76 | Beaver Smith | New York Knicks |