1974–75 St. John's Redmen basketball team

American college basketball season May 2026 March 2026 August 2023 1974–75 St. John's Redmen Basketball Independent 21–10 Lou Carnesecca John Kresse Brian Mahoney Mel Utley Kevin Cluess Alumni HallMadison Square Garden Ocean State Classic Champions 1975 NIT Fourth Place The 1974–75 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his seventh year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden. Roster 1974 St. John's Red Storm n y y Kevelin Winfree - G/F 6 5 FR Brooklyn, NY Alexander Hamilton I Cecil Rellford - F 6 6 JR Riviera Beach, FL Suncoast/Kentucky State yes Frank Alagia 10 G 5 9 JR Rockville Centre, NY St. Agnes Bill Clarke 12 G 6 2 FR Rosedale, NY Archbishop Molloy Beaver Smith 22 G/F 6 4 JR Rockille Centre, NY South Side George Johnson 24 y George L. Johnson F 6 7 FR Brooklyn, NY New Utrecht Mel Utley y 30 G 6 3 SR Far Rockaway, NY Far Rockaway C Glen Williams basketball y 32 G/F 6 4 SO St. Thomas, USVI Laurinburg Prep Kevin Cluess 35 G 6 4 SR West Hempstead, NY Archbishop Molloy C Fred McRae 40 G/F 6 5 SO Jamaica, NY John Bowne/Rockwood Prep John Farmer 42 F 6 5 JR y Brentwood, NY St. John the Baptist/Hofstra Ron McGugins 44 F 6 6 JR Bronx, NY Blessed Sacrament Tom Weadock 52 C 6 11 y SO 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 11/30/74 yes Wayne State Alumni Hall Queens, NY 109-65 1-0 12/02/74 yes yes Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN 53-63 1-1 12/07/74 yes Temple Alumni Hall Queens, NY 88-63 2-1 12/10/74 yes yes Syracuse Manley Field House Syracuse, NY 66-75 2-2 12/14/74 yes Rutgers Madison Square Garden New York, NY 74-85 2-3 12/21/74 yes Boston College Alumni Hall Queens, NY 75-62 3-3 12/27/74 yes yes Rhode Island Providence Civic Center Providence, RI Ocean State Classic 78-56 4-3 12/28/74 yes yes South Carolina 11 Providence Civic Center Providence, RI Ocean State Classic 78-77 OT 5-3 12/30/74 yes yes Providence 12 Providence Civic Center Providence, RI Ocean State Classic 91-78 6-3 01/04/75 yes Georgetown Alumni Hall Queens, NY 63-67 6-4 01/08/75 yes yes Hofstra Physical Fitness Center Hempstead, NY 74-50 7-4 01/11/75 yes yes Davidson Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC 77-81 7-5 01/14/75 yes Rhode Island Alumni Hall Queens, NY 100-75 8-5 01/18/75 yes St. Francis (NY) Alumni Hall Queens, NY 103-63 9-5 01/22/75 yes yes Seton Hall Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ 67-72 9-6 01/25/75 yes yes American Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall Washington, D.C. 74-68 10-6 01/28/75 yes yes Villanova Villanova Field House Villanova, PA 72-63 11-6 02/01/75 yes yes Army USMA Fieldhouse West Point, NY 105-77 12-6 02/06/75 yes Niagara Alumni Hall Queens, NY 91-57 13-6 02/08/75 yes Fordham Madison Square Garden New York, NY 56-46 14-6 02/13/75 yes Notre Dame 16 Madison Square Garden New York, NY 67-68 14-7 02/19/75 yes yes St. Joseph's The Palestra Philadelphia, PA 92-73 15-7 02/22/75 yes Iona Alumni Hall Queens, NY 73-47 16-7 02/25/75 yes yes Holy Cross Worcester Auditorium Worcester, MA 72-65 17-7 03/01/75 yes Providence Alumni Hall Queens, NY 88-70 18-7 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| ECAC Metro tournament 03/06/75 yes yes Seton Hall Madison Square Garden New York, NY ECAC Metro Semifinal 76-64 19-7 03/08/75 yes yes Rutgers 20 Madison Square Garden New York, NY ECAC Metro Final 77-79 OT 19-8 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| NIT tournament 03/15/75 yes yes Lafayette Madison Square Garden New York, NY NIT First Round 94-76 20-8 03/18/75 yes yes Manhattan Madison Square Garden New York, NY NIT Quarterfinal 57-56 21-8 03/22/75 yes yes Providence Madison Square Garden New York, NY NIT Semifinal 72-85 21-9 03/23/75 yes yes Oregon Madison Square Garden New York, NY NIT Third Place Game 76-80 OT 21-10 Team players drafted into the NBA Round Pick Player NBA club 2 33 Mel Utley Cleveland Cavaliers 4 67 Kevin Cluess Kansas City Kings References Category:St. John's Red Storm men's basketball seasons St. John's St John St John St. John's