# 1974–75 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1974–75 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his seventh year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/30/74* | Wayne State | W 109-65 | 1-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/02/74* | at Vanderbilt | L 53-63 | 1-1 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN |
| 12/07/74* | Temple | W 88-63 | 2-1 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/10/74* | at Syracuse | L 66-75 | 2-2 | Manley Field House Syracuse, NY |
| 12/14/74* | Rutgers | L 74-85 | 2-3 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 12/21/74* | Boston College | W 75-62 | 3-3 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/27/74* | vs. Rhode Island Ocean State Classic | W 78-56 | 4-3 | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |
| 12/28/74* | vs. No. 11 South Carolina Ocean State Classic | W 78-77 $^{OT}$ | 5-3 | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |
| 12/30/74* | at No. 12 Providence Ocean State Classic | W 91-78 | 6-3 | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |
| 01/04/75* | Georgetown | L 63-67 | 6-4 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/08/75* | at Hofstra | W 74-50 | 7-4 | Physical Fitness Center Hempstead, NY |
| 01/11/75* | at Davidson | L 77-81 | 7-5 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| 01/14/75* | Rhode Island | W 100-75 | 8-5 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/18/75* | St. Francis (NY) | W 103-63 | 9-5 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/22/75* | at Seton Hall | L 67-72 | 9-6 | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ |
| 01/25/75* | at American | W 74-68 | 10-6 | Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall Washington, D.C. |
| 01/28/75* | at Villanova | W 72-63 | 11-6 | Villanova Field House Villanova, PA |
| 02/01/75* | at Army | W 105-77 | 12-6 | USMA Fieldhouse West Point, NY |
| 02/06/75* | Niagara | W 91-57 | 13-6 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/08/75* | Fordham | W 56-46 | 14-6 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/13/75* | No. 16 Notre Dame | L 67-68 | 14-7 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/19/75* | at St. Joseph's | W 92-73 | 15-7 | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/22/75* | Iona | W 73-47 | 16-7 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/25/75* | at Holy Cross | W 72-65 | 17-7 | Worcester Auditorium Worcester, MA |
| 03/01/75* | Providence | W 88-70 | 18-7 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| ECAC Metro tournament ||||||
| 03/06/75* | vs. Seton Hall ECAC Metro Semifinal | W 76-64 | 19-7 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 03/08/75* | vs. No. 20 Rutgers ECAC Metro Final | L 77-79 $^{OT}$ | 19-8 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| NIT tournament ||||||
| 03/15/75* | vs. Lafayette NIT First Round | W 94-76 | 20-8 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 03/18/75* | vs. Manhattan NIT Quarterfinal | W 57-56 | 21-8 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 03/22/75* | vs. Providence NIT Semifinal | L 72-85 | 21-9 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 03/23/75* | vs. Oregon NIT Third Place Game | L 76-80 $^{OT}$ | 21-10 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 2 | 33 | Mel Utley | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 4 | 67 | Kevin Cluess | Kansas City Kings |