1975–76 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 197576 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University in the 1976 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his eighth year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden.

1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Rutgers   312  .939
No. 3 UNLV   292  .935
No. 2 Marquette   272  .931
North Texas State   224  .846
No. 19 Centenary   225  .815
Charlotte   246  .800
Pan American   205  .800
No. 7 Notre Dame   236  .793
St. John's   236  .793
Florida State   216  .778
Oral Roberts   206  .769
Georgetown   217  .750
Virginia Tech   217  .750
George Washington   207  .741
Illinois State   207  .741
Creighton   197  .731
Northeast Louisiana   187  .720
Detroit   198  .704
South Florida   198  .704
New Orleans   188  .692
No. 17 DePaul   209  .690
Syracuse   209  .690
Holy Cross   2210  .688
Seton Hall   189  .667
South Alabama   189  .667
South Carolina   189  .667
Providence   2111  .656
Stetson   179  .654
UC Santa Barbara   179  .654
Air Force   169  .640
VCU   169  .640
St. Peter's   1911  .633
Portland State   1710  .630
St. Bonaventure   1710  .630
Mercer   1510  .600
Villanova   1611  .593
Niagara   1712  .586
Long Island   1512  .556
Colgate   1311  .542
Xavier   1412  .538
West Virginia   1513  .536
Georgia State   1211  .522
Indiana State   1312  .520
Dayton   1413  .519
Hardin–Simmons   1413  .519
Jacksonville   1313  .500
Manhattan   1414  .500
St. Francis (PA)   1414  .500
St. Francis (NY)   1313  .500
Marshall   1314  .481
Duquesne   1213  .480
Northeastern   1213  .480
Fairfield   1214  .462
Utah State   1214  .462
Butler   1215  .444
Denver   1215  .444
Pittsburgh   1215  .444
Army   1114  .440
Iona   1115  .423
Milwaukee   1115  .423
Southern Miss   1115  .423
Navy   1014  .417
Fairleigh Dickinson   913  .409
Georgia Southern   1116  .407
Hawaii   1116  .407
Penn State   1015  .400
Buffalo   1016  .385
Loyola (IL)   1016  .385
Canisius   1017  .370
Boston College   917  .346
Oklahoma City   918  .333
Portland   918  .333
Fordham   719  .269
Cleveland State   619  .240
Houston Baptist   521  .192
Charleston Southern   323  .115
Samford   323  .115
Rankings from AP Poll
197576 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lapchick Memorial Champions
ECAC Holiday Festival, Second Place
Cougar Classic Champions
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
197576 record236
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainFrank Alagia
William Smith
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden

Roster

1975–76 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F - Gordon Thomas (I) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
FrBay Shore Bay Shore, NY
G - Bill Clarke 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
SoArchbishop Molloy Rosedale, NY
G/F - Kevelin Winfree 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
SoAlexander Hamilton Brooklyn, NY
G 4 Tom Calabrese 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
FrCliffside Park Cliffside Park, NJ
G 10 Frank Alagia (C) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
SrSt. Agnes Rockville Centre, NY
G/F 22 Beaver Smith (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
SrSouth Side Rockille Centre, NY
F 24 George Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
SoNew Utrecht Brooklyn, NY
G/F 32 Glen Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
JrLaurinburg Prep St. Thomas, USVI
C 33 Paul Berwanger  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
JrCornwall Central/Boston College Cornwall, NY
F 35 Cecil Rellford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
RS JrSuncoast/Kentucky State Riviera Beach, FL
F 42 John Farmer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
RS SrSt. John the Baptist/Hofstra Brentwood, NY
F 44 Rudy Wright (I) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
FrLong Island City Queens, NY
C 52 Tom Weadock 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
RS JrPower Memorial/San Jacinto New York, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
11/28/75*
Colgate
Lapchick Tournament Opening Round
W 74-51  1-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
11/29/75*
Manhattan
Lapchick Tournament Championship
W 79-72  2-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/06/75*
Davidson W 91-79  3-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/09/75*
No. 7 Tennessee W 79-70  4-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/12/75*
vs. Tulsa
Cougar Classic Semifinal
W 78-62  5-0
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
12/13/75*
at Brigham Young
Cougar Classic Championship
W 78-65  6-0
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
12/20/75*
No. 18 American W 78-66  7-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/27/75*
No. 17 vs. Temple
ECAC Holiday Festival Quarterfinal
W 67-59  8-0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/29/75*
No. 17 vs. South Carolina
ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal
W 71-59  9-0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/30/75*
No. 15 vs. No. 1 Indiana
ECAC Holiday Festival Championship
L 69-76  9-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/03/76*
No. 15 St. Joseph's W 75-62  10-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/10/76*
No. 14 Temple W 70-63  11-1
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
01/12/76*
No. 15 Hawaii W 74-71 OT 12-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/17/76*
No. 12 Villanova W 57-53  13-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/21/76*
No. 9 at Boston College W 53-51  14-1
Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, MA
01/24/76*
No. 9 at Princeton L 55-58 OT 14-2
Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, NJ
01/26/76*
No. 9 Manhattan W 78-72  15-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/01/76*
No. 14 Army W 87-75 OT 16-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/04/76*
No. 12 at Georgetown L 73-74 OT 16-3
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
02/07/76*
No. 12 Fordham W 77-67  17-3
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/10/76*
No. 17 at Rhode Island W 56-47  18-3
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, RI
02/16/76*
No. 17 Seton Hall W 68-63  19-3
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/21/76*
No. 16 Syracuse W 100-78  20-3
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/23/76*
No. 16 Holy Cross W 71-60  21-3
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/28/76*
No. 14 at Providence L 53-67  21-4
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
03/01/76*
No. 14 at Niagara W 65-64  22-4
NU Student Center 
Lewiston, NY
ECAC Metro Tournament
03/04/76
No. 16 vs. St. Peter's
ECAC Metro Semifinal
W 75-67  23-4
Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, NY
03/06/76
No. 16 vs. No. 3 Rutgers
ECAC Metro Final
L 67-70  23-5
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
03/13/76*
No. 17 vs. No. 1 Indiana
NCAA Regional Quarterfinal
L 70-90  23-6
Athletic & Convocation Center 
South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
576Beaver SmithNew York Knicks

References

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