# 1983–84 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1983–84 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his sixteenth 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 ||||||
| 11/25/83* | | Siena Lapchick Tournament Opening Round | W 73-40 | 1-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 11/26/83* | | Canisius Lapchick Tournament Championship | W 71-45 | 2-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/03/83* | No. 19 | Columbia | W 78-58 | 3-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/11/83* | No. 16 | U.S. International | W 78-58 | 4-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/13/83* | No. 13 | Manhattan | W 62-39 | 5-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/17/83* | No. 13 | Wagner | W 89-60 | 6-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/23/83* | No. 12 | Niagara | W 89-71 | 7-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/27/83* | No. 8 | vs. Fordham ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal | W 56-52 | 8-0 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 12/29/83* | No. 8 | vs. No. 1 North Carolina ECAC Holiday Festival Championship | L 51-64 | 8-1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/05/84* | No. 13 | Rutgers | W 71-43 | 9-1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/07/84 | No. 13 | Providence | W 57-52 | 10-1 (1-0) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/10/84 | No. 10 | Connecticut | W 68-65 | 11-1 (2-0) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/14/84 | No. 10 | at No. 18 Boston College | L 67-69 | 11-2 (2-1) | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 01/16/84 | No. 10 | at Pittsburgh | L 61-63 $^{OT}$ | 11-3 (2-2) | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/21/84 3:00 p.m., NBC | No. 14 | No. 6 Georgetown | L 61-83 | 11-4 (2-3) | Madison Square Garden (15,901) New York, NY |
| 01/24/84 | | at Seton Hall | W 63-62 | 12-4 (3-3) | Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| 01/28/84 | | at No. 20 Syracuse | L 74-78 $^{OT}$ | 12-5 (3-4) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| 02/01/84 | | Villanova | L 63-64 | 12-6 (3-5) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/04/84* | | at No. 2 DePaul | L 57-59 $^{OT}$ | 12-7 | Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL |
| 02/07/84 | | at Providence | L 60-65 | 12-8 (3-6) | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |
| 02/11/84 | | at Connecticut | W 84-65 | 13-8 (4-6) | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT |
| 02/13/84 | | Boston College | W 68-65 | 14-8 (5-6) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/18/84 | | Pittsburgh | W 65-62 | 15-8 (6-6) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/21/84 8:00 p.m., ESPN | | at No. 2 Georgetown | W 75-71 | 16-8 (7-6) | Capital Centre (11,136) Landover, MD |
| 02/25/84 | | Seton Hall | W 61-59 $^{OT}$ | 17-8 (8-6) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/27/84 | | No. 16 Syracuse | L 81-82 $^{OT}$ | 17-9 (8-7) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 03/03/84 | | at Villanova | L 72-73 $^{OT}$ | 17-10 (8-8) | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| 03/08/84 | | vs. Boston College Big East tournament quarterfinal | W 57-52 | 18-10 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 03/09/84 9:00 p.m., MetroSports | (5) | vs. (1) No. 2 Georgetown Big East tournament semifinal | L 68-79 | 18-11 | Madison Square Garden (19,591) New York, NY |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/15/84* | (9 E) | vs. (8 E) No. 20 Temple NCAA First Round | L 63-65 | 18-12 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 3 | 56 | Jeff Allen | Kansas City Kings |