1976–77 St. John's Redmen basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 November 2024 1976–77 St. John's Redmen Basketball Independent 22–9 Lou Carnesecca John Kresse Brian Mahoney Glen Williams Alumni HallMadison Square Garden Lapchick Memorial Champions ECAC Metro tournament Champions 1977 NCAA tournament First round The 1976–77 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his ninth year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden. The Redmen won the ECAC Metro tournament after beating Seton Hall in the final.https://www.newspapers.com/article/scrantonian-tribune/158273482/ 83-73 Win Sends Redmen Into NCAA Tournament Scrantonian-Tribune March 6, 1977 November 1, 2024 56 Newspapers.com Roster 1976 St. John's Red Storm n y y Gordon Thomas - G/F 6 4 SO Bay Shore, NY Bay Shore Bernard Rencher - G 6 1 SO Elmhurst, NY Mater Christi/Notre Dame yes Bill Clarke - G 6 2 JR Rosedale, NY Archbishop Molloy Kevelin Winfree - G/F 6 5 JR Brooklyn, NY Alexander Hamilton Wayne Hall - F 6 7 SO Reggie Carter y - G 6 3 SO New York, NY Long Island Lutheran/Hawaii yes Tom Calabrese 4 G 6 0 SO Cliffside Park, NJ Cliffside Park George Johnson 24 y George L. Johnson F 6 7 JR Brooklyn, NY New Utrecht Glen Williams basketball y 32 G/F 6 4 SR St. Thomas, USVI Laurinburg Prep C Paul Berwanger 33 C 6 10 JR y Cornwall, NY Cornwall Central/Boston CollegeCecil Rellford 35 F 6 6 SR y Riviera Beach, FL Suncoast/Kentucky State Rudy Wright 44 F 6 7 SO Queens, NY Long Island City Tom Weadock 52 C 6 11 y SR New York, NY Power Memorial\San Jacinto Lou Carnesecca (St. John's University, '50) John Kresse (St. John's University, '64) Brian Mahoney (Manhattan College, '71) Schedule and results no |- !colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season 11/26/76 yes Brown Alumni Hall Queens, NY Lapchick Tournament Opening Round 79-65 1-0 11/27/76 yes Fairfield Alumni Hall Queens, NY Lapchick tournament championship 87-65 2-0 11/30/76 yes yes Davidson Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC 58-57 3-0 12/04/76 yes Vanderbilt Alumni Hall Queens, NY 63-53 4-0 12/11/76 yes Rutgers Alumni Hall Queens, NY 86-70 5-0 12/17/76 yes yes 20 Southern Methodist Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, TN Volunteer Classic 87-71 6-0 12/18/76 yes yes 20 Tennessee Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, TN Volunteer Classic 81-86 6-1 12/28/76 yes yes San Francisco 3 Neil S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 70-80 6-2 12/29/76 yes yes Temple Neil S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 59-49 7-2 12/30/76 yes yes Illinois Neil S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 56-52 8-2 01/08/77 yes Rhode Island Alumni Hall Queens, NY 82-67 9-2 01/10/77 yes yes Iona Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY 66-68 9-3 01/12/77 yes yes St. Joseph's The Palestra Philadelphia, PA 74-57 10-3 01/15/77 yes Manhattan Alumni Hall Queens, NY 67-71 10-4 01/19/77 yes Temple Alumni Hall Queens, NY 66-50 11-4 01/22/77 yes Princeton Alumni Hall Queens, NY 75-50 12-4 01/25/77 yes Villanova Villanova Field House Villanova, PA 63-65 12-5 01/29/77 yes Oregon Alumni Hall Queens, NY 61-51 13-5 02/02/77 yes Georgetown Alumni Hall Queens, NY 82-66 14-5 02/05/77 yes Niagara Alumni Hall Queens, NY 72-66 15-5 02/09/77 yes yes Army USMA Fieldhouse West Point, NY 57-55 OT 16-5 02/12/77 yes yes Fordham Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY 83-63 17-5 02/15/77 yes yes Seton Hall Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ 69-75 17-6 02/19/77 yes yes Syracuse 20 Manley Field House Syracuse, NY 55-79 17-7 02/21/77 yes Howard Alumni Hall Queens, NY 92-69 18-7 02/23/77 yes Boston College Alumni Hall Queens, NY 92-69 19-7 02/26/77 yes Providence 12 Alumni Hall Queens, NY 66-69 19-8 02/28/77 yes yes Holy Cross Hart Recreation Center Worcester, MA 62-61 20-8 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| ECAC Metro tournament 03/03/77 yes Manhattan Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY ECAC Metro Semifinal 73-64 21-8 03/03/77 yes Seton Hall Madison Square Garden New York, NY ECAC Metro Final 83-73 22-8 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| NCAA tournament 03/12/77 yes yes Utah 19 McKale Center Tucson, AZ NCAA Regional Quarterfinal 68-72 22-9 Team players drafted into the NBA Round Pick Player NBA club 2 27 Glen Williams Milwaukee Bucks 5 93 Cecil Rellford Phoenix Suns 7 140 Tom Weadock New York Knicks References Category:St. John's Red Storm men's basketball seasons St. John's St. John's St John St John