# 1942–43 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1942–43 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's College of Brooklyn during the 1942–43 NCAA college basketball season. The team was coached by Joseph Lapchick in his seventh year at the school. St. John's home games were played at DeGray Gymnasium in Brooklyn and the old Madison Square Garden in Manhattan.

## Roster

| # | Name | Height | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous School(s) |
| 6 | Al Moschetti | 6"1" | G | Sr. | Brooklyn, NY, U.S. | New Utrecht HS |
| 9 | Larry Baxter | 6'3" | F | Jr. | Brooklyn, NY, U.S. | James Madison HS |
| 11 | Harry Boykoff | 6'9" | C | So. | Brooklyn, NY, U.S. | Thomas Jefferson HS |
| 12 | Hy Gotkin | 5'8" | G | So. | Brooklyn, NY, U.S. | Thomas Jefferson HS |
| 14 | Fuzzy Levane (C) | 6"2" | G/F | Sr. | Brooklyn, NY, U.S. | James Madison HS |
| 17 | Frank Plantamura | 6'4" | F | So. | Union City, NJ, U.S. | Union Hill HS |
| | Ken Keller | 6'1" | G | So. | Brooklyn, NY, U.S. | Bishop Loughlin HS |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/05/42* | Alumni | W 65-33 | 1-0 | DeGray Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY |
| 12/08/42* | Montclair State | W 56-32 | 2-0 | DeGray Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY |
| 12/12/42* | at Princeton | W 56-51 | 3-0 | University Gymnasium Princeton, NJ |
| 12/17/42* | Clarkson | W 68-34 | 4-0 | DeGray Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY |
| 12/19/42* | Oklahoma | W 51-34 | 5-0 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 12/22/42* | Niagara | L 40-46 | 5-1 | DeGray Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY |
| 12/26/42* | Tennessee | W 52-41 | 6-1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/06/43 | vs. City College of New York | W 50-42 | 7-1 (1-0) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/09/43* | at Canisius | W 55-45 | 8-1 | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, NY |
| 01/13/43 | vs. Fordham | W 63-47 | 9-1 (2-0) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/28/43* | Camp Upton | W 47-39 $^{OT}$ | 10-1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/05/43 | Hofstra | W 47-38 | 11-1 (3-0) | DeGray Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY |
| 02/08/43* | St. Joseph's | W 76-46 | 12-1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/13/43* | at Temple | W 62-40 | 13-1 | Convention Hall Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/15/43 | vs. Manhattan | L 38-42 | 13-2 (3-1) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/19/43* | Manhattan Beach Coast Guard | W 52-45 | 14-2 | DeGray Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY |
| 02/22/43* | Georgetown | W 65-43 | 15-2 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/27/43* | Fort Dix | W 88-45 | 16-2 | DeGray Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY |
| 03/03/43 | vs. NYU | W 57-53 | 17-2 (4-1) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 03/10/43 | vs. St. Francis (NY) | W 50-34 | 18-2 (5-1) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/22/43* | vs. Rice NIT Quarterfinal | W 51-49 | 19-2 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 03/27/43* | vs. Fordham NIT Semifinal | W 69-43 | 20-2 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 03/29/43* | vs. Toledo NIT Championship | W 48-27 | 21-2 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| Red Cross Benefit Game ||||||
| 04/01/43* | vs. Wyoming Red Cross Benefit Game | L 47-52 $^{OT}$ | 21-3 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||