1960–61 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1960–61 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1960–61 college basketball season.

1960–61 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceMetropolitan New York Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
1960–61 record20–5 (4–0 Metropolitan New York)
Head coachJoe Lapchick (16th season)
Assistant coachLou Carnesecca (3rd season)
CaptainTony Jackson
Home arenaMadison Square Garden
1960–61 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
St. John's40 1.000  205  .800
NYU21 .667  1211  .522
St. Francis (NY)21 .667  1010  .500
CCNY11 .500  710  .412
Manhattan12 .333  811  .421
Brooklyn02 .000  414  .222
Fordham03 .000  716  .304
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

# Name Height Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
10 Bob Larranaga 6'2" G Jr. Bronx, NY, U.S. St. Helena's HS
11 Bill O'Sullivan 6'7" F/C So. N/A N/A
15 Bill Goldy N/A G Jr. Blackwood, NJ, U.S. Gloucester Catholic HS
20 Willie Hall 6'4" G/F Jr. New York, NY, U.S. Archbishop Molloy HS
22 Gary Marozas 6'6" F/C Sr. Queens, NY, U.S. Forest Hills HS
23 Kevin Loughery 6'3" G RS Jr. Bronx, NY, U.S. Cardinal Hayes HS/Boston College
24 Tony Jackson (C) 6"4" G/F Sr. Brooklyn, NY, U.S. Thomas Jefferson HS
25 LeRoy Ellis 6'11" C Jr. Brooklyn, NY, U.S. Thomas Jefferson HS
30 Fred Edelman 6'4" G/F Jr. Queens, NY, U.S. Forest Hills HS
33 Ivan Kovac 5"11" G Jr. Queens, NY, U.S. Bayside HS
34 Walt Carroll N/A F So. N/A N/A
Donnie Burks 5'10" G So. New York, NY, U.S. Archbishop Molloy HS

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
December 3, 1960*
Army W 69–49  1–0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
December 7, 1960*
Bridgeport W 109–59  2–0
Martin Van Buren High School 
Queens, NY
December 9, 1960*
Kansas W 66–54  3–0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
December 16, 1960*
No. 7 Ohio W 78–50  4–0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
December 20, 1960*
No. 6 at Pittsburgh W 87–56  5–0
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, PA
December 22, 1960*
No. 6 vs. Gonzaga W 97–69  6–0
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
December 27, 1960*
No. 7 vs. No. 15 Providence
ECAC Holiday Festival
W 76–54  7–0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
December 29, 1960*
No. 7 vs. No. 1 Ohio State
ECAC Holiday Festival
L 65–70  7–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
December 31, 1960*
No. 7 vs. Utah
ECAC Holiday Festival
W 73–65  8–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
January 6, 1961*
No. 5 Temple W 81–60  9–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
January 11, 1961*
No. 5 at St. Joseph's L 71–74  9–2
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 1961
No. 5 vs. St. Francis (NY) W 67–51[1]  10–2 (1–0)
Queens College 
Flushing, NY
January 27, 1961*
No. 7 at St. Louis L 57–60 10–3
Kiel Auditorium 
St. Louis, MO
January 30, 1961*
No. 7 vs. Creighton W 84–75  11–3
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
February 2, 1961*
No. 7 at Notre Dame L 63–64  11–4
Notre Dame Fieldhouse 
Notre Dame, IN
February 7, 1961*
vs. Loyola (IL) W 98–74  12–4
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
February 11, 1961*
at Syracuse W 95–60  13–4
Onondaga County War Memorial 
Syracuse, NY
February 14, 1961*
at George Washington W 98–80  14–4
Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall 
Washington, D.C.
February 18, 1961*
vs. Niagara W 84–64  15–4
Queens College 
Queens, NY
February 23, 1961*
Marquette W 85–69  16–4
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
February 25, 1961
at Fordham W 80–66  17–4 (2–0)
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
March 2, 1961*
at Rhode Island W 86–74  18–4
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, RI
March 4, 1961
vs. Manhattan W 87–68  19–4 (3–0)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
March 9, 1961
vs. NYU W 76–64  20–4 (4–0)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
March 14, 1961*
vs. Wake Forest
NCAA Tournament • First Round
L 74–97  20–5
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

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References

  1. "ST. JOHN'S DOWNS ST. FRANCIS, 67-51". New York Times. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  2. 2015-16 St. John's men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2016-Jul-31.
  3. College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Jul-31.
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