# 1985–86 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1985–86 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his eighteenth year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/22/85* | | vs. No. 19 Navy Big Apple NIT First Round | W 66-58 | 1-0 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT |
| 11/24/85* | | vs. West Virginia Big Apple NIT Quarterfinal | W 65-58 | 2-0 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT |
| 11/29/85* | No. 18 | vs. No. 6 Duke Big Apple NIT Semifinal | L 70-71 | 2-1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 12/01/85* | No. 18 | vs. No. 9 Louisville Big Apple NIT Consolation | W 86-79 | 3-1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 12/03/85* | No. 15 | Wagner | W 85-55 | 4-1 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/06/85* | No. 15 | Columbia Laphick Tournament Opening Round | W 80-58 | 5-1 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/07/85* | No. 15 | Fairleigh Dickinson Laphick Tournament Championship | W 88-56 | 6-1 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/11/85* | No. 14 | Marist | W 62-48 | 7-1 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/14/85* | No. 14 | at UCLA | W 69-65 | 8-1 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/21/85* | No. 11 | Niagara | W 104-61 | 9-1 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/23/85* | No. 11 | Monmouth | W 98-58 | 10-1 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/26/85* | No. 11 | James Madison ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal | W 79-57 | 11-1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 12/28/85* | No. 11 | St. Bonaventure ECAC Holiday Festival Championship | W 85-69 | 12-1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/02/86 | No. 10 | at Providence | W 95-90 $^{OT}$ | 13-1 (1-0) | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |
| 01/04/86 | No. 10 | Pittsburgh | W 78-75 | 14-1 (2-0) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/07/86 | No. 10 | at Boston College | L 77-79 $^{OT}$ | 14-2 (2-1) | Boston Garden Boston, MA |
| 01/11/86 | No. 10 | No. 13 Georgetown | W 79-74 | 15-2 (3-1) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/15/86 | No. 9 | at Seton Hall | W 74-58 | 16-2 (4-1) | Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| 01/18/86 | No. 9 | at Connecticut | W 61-60 | 17-2 (5-1) | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT |
| 01/22/86* | No. 8 | Fordham | W 56-47 | 18-2 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/25/86 | No. 8 | at Pittsburgh | W 68-67 | 19-2 (6-1) | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/29/86 | No. 7 | Villanova | W 81-61 | 20-2 (7-1) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/01/86 | No. 7 | at No. 11 Syracuse | L 64-68 | 20-3 (7-2) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| 02/03/86 | No. 7 | Providence | W 85-61 | 21-3 (8-2) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/08/86 | No. 10 | Boston College | W 87-75 | 22-3 (9-2) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/10/86 | No. 10 | at No. 11 Georgetown | W 60-58 | 23-3 (10-2) | Capital Centre Landover, MD |
| 02/15/86 | No. 7 | Connecticut | W 74-54 | 24-3 (11-2) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/18/86 | No. 6 | at Villanova | W 79-76 | 25-3 (12-2) | du Pont Pavilion Villanova, PA |
| 02/22/86* | No. 6 | at DePaul | L 72-81 | 25-4 | Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL |
| 02/26/86 | No. 8 | No. 6 Syracuse | W 86-79 | 26-4 (13-2) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 03/01/86 | No. 8 | Seton Hall | W 82-70 | 27-4 (14-2) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| 03/06/86 | No. 5 | vs. Seton Hall Big East tournament quarterfinal | W 87-68 | 28-4 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 03/07/86 | No. 5 | vs. Villanova Big East tournament semifinal | W 75-64 | 29-4 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 03/08/86 | No. 5 | vs. No. 8 Syracuse Big East tournament Championship | W 70-69 | 30-4 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| 03/14/86* | No. 4 | vs. (16) Montana State NCAA First Round | W 83-74 | 31-4 | Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA |
| 03/16/86* | No. 4 | vs. (8) Auburn NCAA Second Round | L 65-81 | 31-5 | Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Walter Berry – Consensus First-team All-American, Single season school record for scoring and blocks
* Mark Jackson – NCAA Assists leader, Honorable Mention AP All-American, Single game and season school records for assists

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 14 | Walter Berry | Portland Trail Blazers traded to the San Antonio Spurs |
| 3 | 67 | Ron Rowan | Philadelphia 76ers |