1961–62 St. John's Redmen basketball team
1961–62 St. John's Redmen men's basketball | |
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NIT Second Place | |
NIT Championship vs. Dayton, L, 67-75 | |
Conference | Metropolitan New York Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 12 |
Record | 21–5 (5–0 Metro NY) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Lou Carnesecca (4th season) |
Captain | Kevin Loughery |
Home arena | Alumni Hall Madison Square Garden |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 5 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 21 | – | 5 | .808 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CCNY | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NYU | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | 20 | – | 5 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Francis (NY) | 2 | – | 3 | .400 | 8 | – | 15 | .348 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manhattan | 1 | – | 3 | .250 | 12 | – | 10 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 1 | – | 3 | .250 | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brooklyn |
0 | – | 2 | .000 | 4 | – | 13 | .235 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1961–62 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented
New York, NY
.
They finished with a 21–5 record and a second-place finish in the 1962 National Invitation Tournament losing Dayton in the finals.
Roster
# | Name | Height | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
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10 | Donnie Burks | 5'11" | G
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Jr. | New York, NY, U.S.
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Archbishop Molloy HS |
11 | Bill O'Sullivan | 6'7" | F/C
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Jr. | N/A | N/A |
20 | Willie Hall | 6'4" | F
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Sr. | New York, NY, U.S.
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Archbishop Molloy HS |
23 | Kevin Loughery (C) | 6'3" | G
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RS Sr. | Bronx, NY, U.S.
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Cardinal Hayes HS/Boston College |
25 | LeRoy Ellis | 6'11" | C | Sr. | Brooklyn, NY, U.S.
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Thomas Jefferson HS |
30 | Fred Edelman (DNP) | 6'4" | F
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Sr. | Queens, NY, U.S.
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Forest Hills HS |
33 | Ivan Kovac | 5"11" | G
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Sr. | Queens, NY, U.S.
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Bayside HS |
34 | Walt Carroll | N/A | F
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Jr. | N/A | N/A |
35 | Frank O'Hara | 5'9" | G
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Jr. | Brooklyn, NY, U.S.
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Most Holy Trinity HS |
Dan Waddleton | 5'11" | G
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So. | Jersey City, NJ, U.S.
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St. Michael's HS | |
Ralph Passante | 6'3" | F
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So. | North Bergen, NJ, U.S.
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West New York Memorial HS |
Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
December 6, 1961* |
No. 9 | George Washington First Game at Alumni Hall |
W 79–65 | 1–0 |
Queens, NY
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December 12, 1961* |
No. 9 | Oklahoma | W 68–49 | 2–0 |
Alumni Hall Queens, NY | ||||||
December 15, 1961* |
No. 9 | at Kansas Sunflower Doubleheader |
W 64–59 | 3–0 |
Lawrence, KS
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December 16, 1961* |
No. 9 | at No. 8 Kansas State Sunflower Doubleheader |
L 50–63 | 3–1 |
Manhattan, KS
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December 20, 1961* |
Saint Joseph's | W 92–64 | 4–1 |
Alumni Hall Queens, NY | |||||||
December 26, 1961* |
vs. No. 2 Cincinnati ECAC Holiday Festival |
L 68–97 | 4–2 |
New York, NY
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December 28, 1961* |
vs. Dartmouth ECAC Holiday Festival |
W 71–40 | 5–2 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||
December 30, 1961* |
vs. NYU ECAC Holiday Festival |
W 77–58 | 6–2 (1–0) |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||
January 4, 1962* |
at Temple | L 51–52 | 6–3 |
Philadelphia, PA
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January 6, 1962* |
Syracuse | W 84–55 | 7–3 |
Alumni Hall Queens, NY | |||||||
January 8, 1962* |
at Bridgeport | W 108–84 | 8–3 |
Harvey Hubbell Gymnasium Bridgeport, CT
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January 13, 1962* |
Creighton | W 72–52 | 9–3 |
Alumni Hall Queens, NY | |||||||
January 20, 1962 |
St. Francis (NY)
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W 92–54 | 10–3 (2–0) |
Alumni Hall Queens, NY | |||||||
January 23, 1962* |
Canisius | W 81–68 | 11–3 |
Alumni Hall Queens, NY | |||||||
January 27, 1962* |
at Loyola (IL) | L 82–92 | 11–4 |
Chicago, IL
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January 29, 1962* |
at Notre Dame | W 78–72 2OT | 12–4 |
South Bend, IN
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February 3, 1962* |
at Army | W 57–51 | 13–4 |
West Point, NY
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February 8, 1962* |
Villanova | W 79–66 | 14–4 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||
February 10, 1962* |
at Niagara | W 67–66 2OT | 15–4 |
Lewiston, NY
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February 24, 1962 |
Fordham | W 76–60 | 16–4 (3–0) |
Alumni Hall Queens, NY | |||||||
March 3, 1962* |
Marquette
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W 71–69 | 17–4 |
Alumni Hall Queens, NY | |||||||
March 8, 1962 |
vs. Manhattan | W 88–64 | 18–4 (4–0) |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||
March 10, 1962 |
NYU | W 70–58 | 19–4 (5–0) |
Alumni Hall Queens, NY | |||||||
NIT | |||||||||||
March 20, 1962* |
vs. Holy Cross NIT Quarterfinal |
W 80-74 | 20-4 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||
March 22, 1962* |
vs. Duquesne NIT Semifinal |
W 75-65 | 21-4 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||
March 24, 1962* |
vs. Dayton NIT Championship |
L 67-75 | 21-5 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
References
- ^ 2015-16 St. John's men's basketball media guide Archived 2016-05-28 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2016-Jul-31.
- ^ College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Jul-31.