1960–61 St. John's Redmen basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1960–61 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1960–61 college basketball season.
ConferenceMetropolitan New York Conference
CoachesNo. 8
Record20–5 (4–0 Metropolitan New York)
Headcoach
- Joe Lapchick (16th season)
| 1960–61 St. John's Redmen men's basketball | |
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NCAA Tournament, First Round | |
| Conference | Metropolitan New York Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 8 |
| Record | 20–5 (4–0 Metropolitan New York) |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coach | Lou Carnesecca (3rd season) |
| Captain | Tony Jackson |
| Home arena | Madison Square Garden |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 4 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 20 | – | 5 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NYU | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | 12 | – | 11 | .522 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Francis (NY) | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CCNY | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 7 | – | 10 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 1 | – | 2 | .333 | 8 | – | 11 | .421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brooklyn | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 0 | – | 3 | .000 | 7 | – | 16 | .304 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||
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| 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[1] | 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 | |||||||