# 1980–81 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1980–81 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his thirteenth 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 ||||||
| 11/28/80* | No. 17 | James Madison Lapchick Tournament Opening Round | W 67-58 | 1-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 11/29/80* | No. 17 | Pennsylvania Lapchick Tournament Championship | W 63-62 | 2-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/03/80* | No. 16 | at Manhattan | W 78-58 | 3-0 | Draddy Gymnasium Bronx, NY |
| 12/06/80* | No. 16 | Princeton | L 46-47 | 3-1 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/10/80* | | at Columbia | W 58-42 | 4-1 | Levien Gymnasium New York, NY |
| 12/13/80* | | Rutgers | W 71-70 | 5-1 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/23/80* | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 82-67 | 6-1 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/26/80* | | vs. Pennsylvania ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal | W 66-58 | 7-1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 12/27/80* | | vs. North Carolina State ECAC Holiday Festival Championship | L 55-64 | 7-2 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/03/81 | | at Villanova | W 90-78 | 8-2 (1-0) | Villanova Field House Villanova, PA |
| 01/07/81 | | Georgetown | W 68-60 | 9-2 (2-0) | Alumni Hall (6,442) Queens, NY |
| 01/10/81 | | Providence | W 83-63 | 10-2 (3-0) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/14/81 | | Villanova | W 56-54 $^{OT}$ | 11-2 (4-0) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/17/81 | | at Connecticut | L 68-69 | 11-3 (4-1) | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT |
| 01/21/81 | | Seton Hall | W 73-62 | 12-3 (5-1) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/24/81 | | at Syracuse | L 71-79 | 12-4 (5-2) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| 01/28/81* | | Niagara | W 79-65 | 13-4 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/31/81* | | at Fordham | W 80-69 | 14-4 | Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY |
| 02/02/81 | | Boston College | W 76-71 | 15-4 (6-2) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/07/81 | | at Georgetown | L 68-75 | 15-5 (6-3) | McDonough Gymnasium (4,607) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/11/81 | | Connecticut | W 72-65 | 16-5 (7-3) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/14/81* | | vs. No. 2 Oregon State | L 45-57 | 16-6 | Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY |
| 02/16/81 | | at Providence | L 57-73 | 16-7 (7-4) | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |
| 02/21/81 | | at Boston College | L 58-59 | 16-8 (7-5) | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 02/25/81 | | at Seton Hall | L 63-70 | 16-9 (7-6) | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ |
| 02/28/81 | | Syracuse | W 82-73 | 17-9 (8-6) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| 03/05/81 | (3) | at (6) Syracuse Big East tournament Quarterfinal | L 66-71 | 17-10 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| NIT tournament ||||||
| 03/12/81* | | Alabama NIT First Round | L 69-73 $^{OT}$ | 17-11 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 3 | 63 | Wayne McKoy | New York Knicks |
| 8 | 169 | Curtis Redding | Denver Nuggets |
| 8 | 183 | Frank Gilroy | Philadelphia 76ers |