1980–81 St. John's Redmen basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 June 2016 1980–81 St. John's Redmen Basketball Big East Conference (1979–2013) Big East 17–11 8–6 Lou Carnesecca Willis Reed Al LoBalbo Ron Rutledge Wayne McKoy Frank Gilroy Alumni HallMadison Square Garden Lapchick Memorial Champions 1981 NIT First round The 1980–81 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his thirteenth year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference. Roster 1980 St. John's Red Storm y y Ray James - F 6 7 JR Brooklyn, NY Alexander Hamilton y Jeff Allen - F/C 6 10 235 SO Norwalk, CT Norwalk/Rutgers yes Curtis Redding - G/F 6 5 SR y Brooklyn, NY Canarsie/Kansas State S George Garrison 4 G 6 1 170 SO Bellport, NY Bellport Bob Kelly 10 G 6 2 JR South Orange, NJ Delbarton/Holy Cross yes David Russell basketball y 11 F 6 6 205 SO Bellport, NY Bellport Kevin Williams basketball y 12 G 6 3 170 SO New York, NY Charles E. Hughes Mark Calzonetti 14 G 6 4 180 FR Woodbury, NJ Paul VI Larry Washington 21 G 6 0 160 JR y Brooklyn, NY Canarsie/Texas Tech Ron Plair 22 G/F 6 4 190 SR East Elmhurst, NY Bryant Trevor Jackson 32 F/C 6 8 200 SO Rosedale, NY Springfield Gardens Billy Goodwin 35 G/F 6 5 200 SO Bronx, NY Columbus/San Jacinto Mike Feigenbaum 42 F 6 6 205 SO Cedarhurst, NY Lawrence/Ohio/Wagner yes Frank Gilroy 43 F 6 6 215 SR Whitestone, NY Holy Cross C Tim Cluess y 44 G/F 6 6 JR West Hempstead, NY St. Agnes Wayne McKoy y 55 C 6 8 225 SR Bayside, NY Long Island Lutheran C Lou Carnesecca (St. John's University, '50) Carmine Calzonetti Al LoBalbo Ron Rutledge Willis Reed Schedule and results no |- !colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season 11/28/80 yes 17 James Madison Alumni Hall Queens, NY Lapchick Tournament Opening Round 67-58 1-0 11/29/80 yes 17 Pennsylvania Alumni Hall Queens, NY Lapchick Tournament Championship 63-62 2-0 12/03/80 yes yes 16 Manhattan Draddy Gymnasium Bronx, NY 78-58 3-0 12/06/80 yes 16 Princeton Alumni Hall Queens, NY 46-47 3-1 12/10/80 yes yes Columbia Levien Gymnasium New York, NY 58-42 4-1 12/13/80 yes Rutgers Alumni Hall Queens, NY 71-70 5-1 12/23/80 yes Fairleigh Dickinson Alumni Hall Queens, NY 82-67 6-1 12/26/80 yes yes Pennsylvania Madison Square Garden New York, NY ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal 66-58 7-1 12/27/80 yes yes North Carolina State Madison Square Garden New York, NY ECAC Holiday Festival Championship 55-64 7-2 01/03/81 yes Villanova Villanova Field House Villanova, PA 90-78 8-2 (1-0) 01/07/81 Georgetown Alumni Hall Queens, NY 68-60 9-2 (2-0) 6,442 01/10/81 Providence Alumni Hall Queens, NY 83-63 10-2 (3-0) 01/14/81 Villanova Alumni Hall Queens, NY 56-54 OT 11-2 (4-0) 01/17/81 yes Connecticut Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT 68-69 11-3 (4-1) 01/21/81 Seton Hall Alumni Hall Queens, NY 73-62 12-3 (5-1) 01/24/81 yes Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY 71-79 12-4 (5-2) 01/28/81 yes Niagara Alumni Hall Queens, NY 79-65 13-4 01/31/81 yes yes Fordham Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY 80-69 14-4 02/02/81 Boston College Alumni Hall Queens, NY 76-71 15-4 (6-2) 02/07/81 yes Georgetown McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C. 68-75 15-5 (6-3) 4,607 02/11/81 Connecticut Alumni Hall Queens, NY 72-65 16-5 (7-3) 02/14/81 yes yes Oregon State 2 Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY 45-57 16-6 02/16/81 yes Providence Providence Civic Center Providence, RI 57-73 16-7 (7-4) 02/21/81 yes Boston College Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA 58-59 16-8 (7-5) 02/25/81 yes Seton Hall Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ 63-70 16-9 (7-6) 02/28/81 Syracuse Alumni Hall Queens, NY 82-73 17-9 (8-6) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big East tournament 03/05/81 yes 3 Syracuse 6 Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Big East tournament Quarterfinal 66-71 17-10 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| NIT tournament 03/12/81 yes Alabama Alumni Hall Queens, NY NIT First Round 69-73 OT 17-11 Team players drafted into the NBA Round Pick Player NBA club 3 63 Wayne McKoy New York Knicks 8 169 Curtis Redding Denver Nuggets 8 183 Frank Gilroy Philadelphia 76ers References Category:St. John's Red Storm men's basketball seasons St. John's St. John's St John St John