1977–78 St. John's Redmen basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 November 2024 1977–78 St. John's Redmen Basketball Independent 21–7 Lou Carnesecca John Kresse Brian Mahoney George Johnson Alumni HallMadison Square Garden Lapchick Memorial Champions ECAC Metro tournament Champions 1978 NCAA tournament First round The 1977–78 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his tenth 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 Army in the final.https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press/158273939/ St. John 65, Army 63 Detroit Free Press March 5, 1978 November 2, 2024 12 Newspapers.com Roster 1977 St. John's Red Storm n y y Kevelin Winfree - G/F 6 5 SR Brooklyn, NY Alexander Hamilton Tom Calabrese 4 G 6 0 JR Cliffside Park, NJ Cliffside ParkBernard Rencher 5 G 6 1 SO y Elmhurst, NY Mater Christi/Notre Dame Ron Plair 22 G/F 6 4 FR Queens, NY William C. Bryant George Johnson 24 y George L. Johnson F 6 7 SR Brooklyn, NY New Utrecht CGordon Thomas 32 G/F 6 4 JR Bay Shore, NY Bay Shore Paul Berwanger 33 C 6 10 SR y Cornwall, NY Cornwall Central/Boston College Reggie Carter y 35 G 6 3 SO y New York, NY Long Island Lutheran/Hawaii Frank Gilroy 43 F 6 6 FR Queens, NY Holy Cross Rudy Wright 44 F 6 7 JR Queens, NY Long Island City Wayne McKoy y 55 C 6 9 FR Queens, NY Long Island Lutheran 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;"| Exhibition 11/20/77 yes 20 Soviet Union National Team Alumni Hall Queens, NY 72-70 OT |- !colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season 11/25/77 yes 20 Lafayette Alumni Hall Queens, NY Lapchick Tournament Opening Round 66-60 1-0 11/26/77 yes 20 Old Dominion Alumni Hall Queens, NY Lapchick tournament championship 81-70 2-0 11/29/77 yes yes 16 Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN 59-54 3-0 12/03/77 yes yes 16 Princeton Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ 43-40 4-0 12/06/77 yes 13 Army Alumni Hall Queens, NY 73-60 5-0 12/10/77 yes yes 13 Rutgers Rutgers Athletic Center New Brunswick, NJ 61-72 5-1 12/13/77 yes Columbia Alumni Hall Queens, NY 67-56 6-1 12/16/77 yes yes Seattle Rupp Arena Lexington, KY Kentucky Invitational Semifinal 77-60 7-1 12/17/77 yes yes Kentucky 1 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY Kentucky Invitational Championship 72-102 7-2 12/28/77 yes yes Georgia Tech Cole Field House College Park, MD Maryland Invitational Semifinal 67-73 7-3 12/29/77 yes yes Western Kentucky Cole Field House College Park, MD Maryland Invitational Consolation 80-63 8-3 01/04/78 yes Seton Hall Alumni Hall Queens, NY 87-86 OT 9-3 01/07/78 yes yes Georgetown 20 McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C. 61-72 9-4 01/11/78 yes Fordham Alumni Hall Queens, NY 97-56 10-4 01/14/78 yes yes Boston College Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA 76-54 11-4 01/24/78 yes Manhattan Alumni Hall Queens, NY 69-63 12-4 01/28/78 yes Villanova Alumni Hall Queens, NY 65-64 13-4 01/30/78 yes Davidson Alumni Hall Queens, NY 79-67 14-4 02/02/78 yes Cincinnati Madison Square Garden New York, NY 75-66 15-4 02/11/78 yes Duquesne Madison Square Garden New York, NY 84-69 16-4 02/15/78 yes yes Temple The Palestra Philadelphia, PA 65-75 16-5 02/18/78 yes Syracuse 16 Alumni Hall Queens, NY 65-77 16-6 02/23/78 yes St. Joseph's Alumni Hall Queens, NY 79-57 17-6 02/25/78 yes yes Providence 11 Providence Civic Center Providence, RI 60-51 18-6 02/27/78 yes yes Niagara Niagara Falls Convention Center Niagara Falls, NY 69-60 19-6 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| ECAC Metro tournament 03/02/78 yes Iona Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY ECAC Metro Semifinal 83-80 20-6 03/04/78 yes Army Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY ECAC Metro Final 65-63 21-6 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| NCAA tournament 03/12/78 yes yes Louisville 12 Mabee Center Tulsa, OK NCAA Regional Quarterfinal 68-76 21-7 Team players drafted into the NBA Round Pick Player NBA club 1 12 George Johnson Milwaukee Bucks References Category:St. John's Red Storm men's basketball seasons St. John's St. John's St John St John