1984–85 St. John's Redmen basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1984–85 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his seventeenth year at the school. Home games were played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden and the team was a member of the Big East Conference. The team finished 31–4, with three of the four losses coming to Georgetown.
| 1984–85 St. John's Redmen men's basketball | |
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Big East tournament runner-up Big East regular-season champions Lapchick Memorial champions ECAC Holiday Festival champions | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 3 |
| AP | No. 3 |
| Record | 31–4 (15–1 Big East) |
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| Home arena | Alumni Hall Madison Square Garden |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 St. John's | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 31 | – | 4 | .886 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Georgetown† | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 35 | – | 3 | .921 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Syracuse | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1985 Big East tournament winner As of April 1, 1985[1] Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the NCAA tournament St John's advanced to the Final Four with wins over Southern, Arkansas, Kentucky and NC State. This was the Redmen's first trip to the Final Four since 1952.
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 30, 1984* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 3 | Lafayette Joe Lapchick Memorial Tournament semifinal |
W 93–47 | 1–0 |
Alumni Hall (6,158) Queens, NY | ||||||
| December 1, 1984* 9:00 p.m. |
No. 3 | St. Bonaventure Joe Lapchick Memorial Tournament final |
W 58–57 | 2–0 |
Alumni Hall (6,287) Queens, NY | ||||||
| December 5, 1984* 8:00 p.m. |
No. 3 | Fordham | W 47–46 | 3–0 |
Alumni Hall (6,250) Queens, NY | ||||||
| December 9, 1984* 1:30 p.m., USA |
No. 3 | at Rutgers | W 77–61 | 4–0 |
Meadowlands Arena (9,178) East Rutherford, NJ | ||||||
| December 12, 1984* 7:30 p.m. |
No. 4 | at Davidson | W 77–51 | 5–0 |
Charlotte Coliseum (3,512) Charlotte, NC | ||||||
| December 15, 1984* 9:00 p.m. |
No. 4 | at Niagara | L 59–62 | 5–1 |
Niagara Falls Convention Center (6,000) Niagara Falls, NY | ||||||
| December 22, 1984* 1:00 p.m., CBS |
No. 8 | UCLA | W 88–69 | 6–1 |
Madison Square Garden (15,256) New York, NY | ||||||
| December 27, 1984* 7:00 p.m., MSG |
No. 5 | vs. Old Dominion ECAC Holiday Festival semifinal |
W 77–66 | 7–1 |
Madison Square Garden (12,570) New York, NY | ||||||
| December 29, 1984* 2:30 p.m., MSG |
No. 5 | vs. No. 14 NC State ECAC Holiday Festival championship |
W 66–56 | 8–1 |
Madison Square Garden (15,090) New York, NY | ||||||
| Big East regular season | |||||||||||
| January 2, 1985 8:00 p.m., TCS/Metrosports |
No. 4 | at Connecticut | W 57–51 | 9–1 (1–0) |
Hartford Civic Center (12,924) Hartford, CT | ||||||
| January 5, 1985 8:00 p.m., TCS/MetroSports |
No. 4 | Seton Hall | W 73–57 | 10–1 (2–0) |
Alumni Hall (6,373) Queens, NY | ||||||
| January 7, 1985 8:00 p.m., ESPN, TCS/MetroSports |
No. 4 | Villanova | W 76–71 | 11–1 (3–0) |
Alumni Hall (6,492) Queens, NY | ||||||
| January 14, 1985 8:00 p.m., ESPN, TCS/MetroSports |
No. 3 | at Pittsburgh | W 87–56 | 12–1 (4–0) |
Fitzgerald Field House (6,670) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
| January 19, 1985 1:30 p.m., CBS |
No. 4 | at No. 15 Boston College | W 66–59 | 13–1 (5–0) |
Boston Garden (11,325) Boston, MA | ||||||
| January 23, 1985 8:00 p.m., USA, TCS/MetroSports |
No. 2 | No. 11 Syracuse | W 82–80 OT | 14–1 (6–0) |
Madison Square Garden (19,591) New York, NY | ||||||
| January 26, 1985 2:00 p.m., CBS |
No. 2 | at No. 1 Georgetown | W 66–65 | 15–1 (7–0) |
Capital Centre (19,035) Landover, MD | ||||||
| January 30, 1985 8:00 p.m., USA, TCS/MetroSports |
No. 1 | at Providence | W 77–60 | 16–1 (8–0) |
Providence Civic Center (10,426) Providence, RI | ||||||
| February 2, 1985 12:00 p.m., TCS MetroSports |
No. 1 | Connecticut | W 97–64 | 17–1 (9–0) |
Alumni Hall (6,192) Queens, NY | ||||||
| February 4, 1985 8:00 p.m., ESPN, TCS/MetroSports |
No. 1 | at Seton Hall | W 87–76 | 18–1 (10–0) |
Meadowlands Arena (3,450) East Rutherford, NJ | ||||||
| February 9, 1985 2:00 p.m., CBS |
No. 1 | at No. 19 Villanova | W 70–68 | 19–1 (11–0) |
Spectrum (18,202) Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
| February 12, 1985* 7:30 p.m. |
No. 1 | at Columbia | W 68–49 | 20–1 |
Levien Gymnasium (3,509) New York, NY | ||||||
| February 15, 1985 8:00 p.m., TCS/MetroSports |
No. 1 | Pittsburgh | W 84–63 | 21–1 (12–0) |
Alumni Hall (6,511) Queens, NY | ||||||
| February 17, 1985* 2:00 p.m., NBC |
No. 1 | DePaul | W 93–80 | 22–1 |
Alumni Hall (6,597) Queens, NY | ||||||
| February 20, 1985 8:00 p.m., USA, TCS/MetroSports |
No. 1 | No. 20 Boston College | W 71–69 | 23–1 (13–0) |
Alumni Hall (6,569) Queens, NY | ||||||
| February 23, 1985 1:30 p.m., CBS |
No. 1 | at No. 7 Syracuse | W 88–83 | 24–1 (14–0) |
Carrier Dome (32,485) Syracuse, NY | ||||||
| February 27, 1985 9:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 1 | No. 2 Georgetown | L 69–85 | 24–2 (14–1) |
Madison Square Garden (19,591) New York, NY | ||||||
| March 2, 1985 12:00 p.m., TCS/MetroSports |
No. 1 | Providence | W 72–53 | 25–2 (15–1) |
Alumni Hall (6,545) Queens, NY | ||||||
| Big East tournament | |||||||||||
| March 7, 1985 7:00 p.m., TCS/MetroSports |
(1) No. 2 | vs. (8) Providence Quarterfinals |
W 90–62 | 26–2 |
Madison Square Garden (19,591) New York, NY | ||||||
| March 8, 1985 9:00 p.m., TCS/MetroSports |
(1) No. 2 | vs. (4) Villanova Semifinals |
W 89–74 | 27–2 |
Madison Square Garden (19,591) New York, NY | ||||||
| March 9, 1985 8:00 p.m., ESPN, TCS/MetroSports |
(1) No. 2 | vs. (2) No. 1 Georgetown Championship |
L 80–92 | 27–3 |
Madison Square Garden (19,591) New York, NY | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| March 14, 1985* 2:07 p.m., ESPN, NCAA Productions |
(1 W) No. 3 | vs. (16 W) Southern First round |
W 83–59 | 28–3 |
Special Events Center (6,927) Salt Lake City, UT | ||||||
| March 16, 1985* 4:30 p.m., CBS |
(1 W) No. 3 | vs. (9 W) Arkansas Second round |
W 68–65 | 29–3 |
Special Events Center (9,226) Salt Lake City, UT | ||||||
| March 22, 1985* 10:09 p.m., CBS |
(1 W) No. 3 | vs. (12 W) Kentucky Sweet Sixteen |
W 86–70 | 30–3 |
McNichols Arena (17,022) Denver, CO | ||||||
| March 24, 1985* 4:03 p.m., CBS |
(1 W) No. 3 | vs. (3 W) No. 16 NC State Elite Eight |
W 69–60 | 31–3 |
McNichols Arena (17,022) Denver, CO | ||||||
| March 30, 1985* 6:12 p.m., CBS |
(1 W) No. 3 | vs. (1 E) No. 1 Georgetown Final Four |
L 59–77 | 31–4 |
Rupp Arena (23,135) Lexington, KY | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region. E=East Region. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
Rankings
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Final |
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| AP | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| UPI | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Player statistics
| Player | G | GS | MIN | FG | FGA | Pct. | FT | FTA | Pct. | REB | PF | AST | TO | BLK | STL | PTS | Avg. |
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| Chris Mullin | 35 | 35 | 37.9 | 7.2 | 13.8 | .521 | 5.5 | 6.7 | .824 | 169 | 68 | 151 | 90 | 17 | 73 | 694 | 19.8 |
| Walter Berry | 35 | 35 | 34.3 | 6.6 | 11.8 | .558 | 3.8 | 5.3 | .717 | 304 | 89 | 34 | 86 | 45 | 29 | 596 | 17.0 |
| Bill Wennington | 35 | 35 | 31.4 | 4.8 | 8.0 | .602 | 2.9 | 3.6 | .816 | 224 | 119 | 55 | 57 | 51 | 21 | 438 | 12.5 |
| Willie Glass | 35 | 35 | 23.7 | 2.7 | 4.8 | .563 | 1.7 | 2.7 | .611 | 113 | 58 | 49 | 48 | 13 | 24 | 246 | 7.0 |
| Mike Moses | 33 | 33 | 24.4 | 2.1 | 4.4 | .483 | 1.6 | 2.0 | .788 | 34 | 74 | 129 | 67 | 2 | 36 | 192 | 5.8 |
| Mark Jackson | 35 | 2 | 17.2 | 1.6 | 2.9 | .564 | 1.9 | 2.6 | .725 | 44 | 44 | 109 | 54 | 4 | 25 | 180 | 5.1 |
| Ron Rowan | 28 | 0 | 11.0 | 1.3 | 2.9 | .463 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .758 | 27 | 35 | 20 | 28 | 0 | 15 | 99 | 3.5 |
| Shelton Jones | 32 | 0 | 9.9 | 1.0 | 1.8 | .542 | 0.8 | 1.3 | .619 | 52 | 30 | 18 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 90 | 2.8 |
| Bob Antonelli | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.7 | .600 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.0 |
| Ron Stewart | 35 | 0 | 11.5 | 0.7 | 1.5 | .453 | 0.6 | 1.1 | .553 | 55 | 53 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 69 | 2.0 |
| Steve Shurina | 17 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .667 | 0.5 | 0.6 | .818 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1.0 |
| Terry Bross | 17 | 0 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .556 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .778 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 1.0 |
| Rob Cornegy | 14 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .333 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .500 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.4 |
| St. John's | 35 | 27.9 | 51.6 | .542 | 19.8 | 26.6 | .744 | 1055 | 590 | 586 | 2649 | 75.7 | |||||
| Opponents | 35 | 26.3 | 57.5 | .457 | 12.1 | 17.2 | .701 | 1043 | 671 | 454 | 2263 | 64.7 |
Local radio
| Station | Play–by–play | Color analyst | Studio host |
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| WCBS–AM 880 | Spencer Ross |
Team players drafted into the NBA
| Round | Pick | Player | NBA club |
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| 1 | 7 | Chris Mullin | Golden State Warriors |
| 1 | 16 | Bill Wennington | Dallas Mavericks |