# 1960–61 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1960–61 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1960–61 college basketball season.

## Roster

| # | Name | Height | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| 10 | Bob Larranaga | 6'2" | G | Jr. | Bronx, NY, U.S. | St. Helena's HS |
| 11 | Bill O'Sullivan | 6'7" | F/C | So. | N/A | N/A |
| 15 | Bill Goldy | N/A | G | Jr. | Blackwood, NJ, U.S. | Gloucester Catholic HS |
| 20 | Willie Hall | 6'4" | G/F | Jr. | New York, NY, U.S. | Archbishop Molloy HS |
| 22 | Gary Marozas | 6'6" | F/C | Sr. | Queens, NY, U.S. | Forest Hills HS |
| 23 | Kevin Loughery | 6'3" | G | RS Jr. | Bronx, NY, U.S. | Cardinal Hayes HS/Boston College |
| 24 | Tony Jackson (C) | 6"4" | G/F | Sr. | Brooklyn, NY, U.S. | Thomas Jefferson HS |
| 25 | LeRoy Ellis | 6'11" | C | Jr. | Brooklyn, NY, U.S. | Thomas Jefferson HS |
| 30 | Fred Edelman | 6'4" | G/F | Jr. | Queens, NY, U.S. | Forest Hills HS |
| 33 | Ivan Kovac | 5"11" | G | Jr. | Queens, NY, U.S. | Bayside HS |
| 34 | Walt Carroll | N/A | F | So. | N/A | N/A |
| | Donnie Burks | 5'10" | G | So. | New York, NY, U.S. | Archbishop Molloy HS |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| December 3, 1960* | | Army | W 69–49 | 1–0 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| December 7, 1960* | | Bridgeport | W 109–59 | 2–0 | Martin Van Buren High School Queens, NY |
| December 9, 1960* | | Kansas | W 66–54 | 3–0 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| December 16, 1960* | No. 7 | Ohio | W 78–50 | 4–0 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| December 20, 1960* | No. 6 | at Pittsburgh | W 87–56 | 5–0 | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 22, 1960* | No. 6 | vs. Gonzaga | W 97–69 | 6–0 | Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY |
| December 27, 1960* | No. 7 | vs. No. 15 Providence ECAC Holiday Festival | W 76–54 | 7–0 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| December 29, 1960* | No. 7 | vs. No. 1 Ohio State ECAC Holiday Festival | L 65–70 | 7–1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| December 31, 1960* | No. 7 | vs. Utah ECAC Holiday Festival | W 73–65 | 8–1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| January 6, 1961* | No. 5 | Temple | W 81–60 | 9–1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| January 11, 1961* | No. 5 | at St. Joseph's | L 71–74 | 9–2 | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| January 14, 1961 | No. 5 | vs. St. Francis (NY) | W 67–51 | 10–2 (1–0) | Queens College Flushing, NY |
| January 27, 1961* | No. 7 | at St. Louis | L 57–60 $^{10–3}$ | | Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, MO |
| January 30, 1961* | No. 7 | vs. Creighton | W 84–75 | 11–3 | Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY |
| February 2, 1961* | No. 7 | at Notre Dame | L 63–64 | 11–4 | Notre Dame Fieldhouse Notre Dame, IN |
| February 7, 1961* | | vs. Loyola (IL) | W 98–74 | 12–4 | Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY |
| February 11, 1961* | | at Syracuse | W 95–60 | 13–4 | Onondaga County War Memorial Syracuse, NY |
| February 14, 1961* | | at George Washington | W 98–80 | 14–4 | Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall Washington, D.C. |
| February 18, 1961* | | vs. Niagara | W 84–64 | 15–4 | Queens College Queens, NY |
| February 23, 1961* | | Marquette | W 85–69 | 16–4 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| February 25, 1961 | | at Fordham | W 80–66 | 17–4 (2–0) | Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY |
| March 2, 1961* | | at Rhode Island | W 86–74 | 18–4 | Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI |
| March 4, 1961 | | vs. Manhattan | W 87–68 | 19–4 (3–0) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| March 9, 1961 | | vs. NYU | W 76–64 | 20–4 (4–0) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 14, 1961* | | vs. Wake Forest NCAA Tournament • First Round | L 74–97 | 20–5 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. ||||||