# 1965–66 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1965–66 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1965–66 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his first year at the school after Joe Lapchick's retirement. St. John's home games were played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden.

## Roster

| # | Name | Height | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous School(s) |
| 4 | Al Swartz | 5'10" | G | JR | Uniondale, NY | Chaminade HS |
| 10 | Brian Hill | 5'11" | G | JR | Ridgewood, NY | St. Francis Prep |
| 11 | Kit Frey | 6'9" | F/C | SO | Barryville, NY | Eldred Central HS |
| 12 | Jack Brunner | 6'4" | G/F | JR | Guttenberg, NJ | Memorial HS |
| 14 | Rudy Bogad | 6'7" | F | SO | New York, NY | Archbishop Molloy HS |
| 15 | William Jones | 6'4" | G | JR | Bronx, NY | Manhattan Prep |
| 21 | Bob Duerr | 6'2" | G | SR | Canton, OH | N/A |
| 24 | Jack Bettridge | 6'2" | G | SO | North Bergen, NJ | Power Memorial HS |
| 25 | Daniel Mascia | 6'4" | G/F | SR | Brooklyn, NY | Thomas Jefferson HS |
| 35 | Hank Cluess | 6'6" | F | SR | Queens, NY | Archbishop Molloy HS |
| 44 | Bob McIntyre | 6'6" | F | SR | Queens, NY | Holy Cross HS |
| 55 | Lloyd "Sonny" Dove | 6'8" | F | JR | Brooklyn, NY | St. Francis Prep |
| | Mike Rowland | 6'4" | G | SO | Ozone Park, NY | Bishop Loughlin HS |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/04/65* | at Georgetown | W 64-62 $^{OT}$ | 1-0 | McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C. |
| 12/07/65* | George Washington | W 100-62 | 2-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/10/65* | vs. Kansas State Sunflower Doubleheader | W 72-65 | 3-0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 12/11/65* | vs. No. 7 Kansas Sunflower Doubleheader | L 55-61 | 3-1 | Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, KS |
| 12/15/65* | Canisius | W 85-65 | 4-1 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/18/65* | Seton Hall | W 75-64 | 5-1 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/27/65* | vs. Purdue L.A. Classic | L 75-77 | 5-2 | LA Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/29/65* | vs. Louisiana State L.A. Classic | W 102-60 | 6-2 | LA Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/30/65* | vs. Syracuse L.A. Classic | L 97-113 | 6-3 | LA Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/08/66* | Villanova | W 68-63 $^{OT}$ | 7-3 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/12/66* | Syracuse | W 66-65 | 8-3 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/15/66* | St. Francis (NY) | W 92-66 | 9-3 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/19/66* | No. 3 St. Joseph's | W 82-72 | 10-3 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/29/66* | at Pittsburgh | W 74-51 | 11-3 | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/31/66* | at West Virginia | L 72-73 | 11-4 | Stansbury Hall Morgantown, WV |
| 02/05/66* | at Niagara | W 85-69 | 12-4 | NU Student Center Lewiston, NY |
| 02/09/66* | at Temple | W 75-72 | 13-4 | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/12/66* | Army | W 53-51 | 14-4 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/14/66* | at Creighton | L 67-86 | 14-5 | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE |
| 02/15/66* | at Notre Dame | W 77-59 | 15-5 | Notre Dame Fieldhouse Notre Dame, IN |
| 02/19/66* | Fordham | W 74-72 | 16-5 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/22/66* | at Massachusetts | W 80-73 | 17-5 | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA |
| 02/26/66* | Marquette | W 70-68 | 18-5 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 03/01/66* | Holy Cross | L 60-63 | 18-6 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 03/05/66* | NYU | L 58-67 | 18-7 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/12/66* | vs. Villanova NIT First Round | L 61-63 | 18-8 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||