1975–76 St. John's Redmen basketball team

St. John's Redmen men's basketball
1975–76 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lapchick Memorial Champions; ECAC Holiday Festival, Second Place; Cougar Classic Champions
1976 NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
1975–76 record	23–6
Head coach	Lou Carnesecca
Assistant coaches	John Kresse; Brian Mahoney;
Captain	Frank Alagia; William Smith
Home arena	Alumni Hall; Madison Square Garden

The 1975–76 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.

Roster

1975–76 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	-	Gordon Thomas (I)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	Bay Shore	Bay Shore, NY
G	-	Bill Clarke	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So	Archbishop Molloy	Rosedale, NY
G/F	-	Kevelin Winfree	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	Alexander Hamilton	Brooklyn, NY
G	4	Tom Calabrese	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Fr	Cliffside Park	Cliffside Park, NJ
G	10	Frank Alagia (C)	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	—	Sr	St. Agnes	Rockville Centre, NY
G/F	22	Beaver Smith (C)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr	South Side	Rockille Centre, NY
F	24	George Johnson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So	New Utrecht	Brooklyn, NY
G/F	32	Glen Williams	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Laurinburg Prep	St. Thomas, USVI
C	33	Paul Berwanger	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Jr	Cornwall Central/Boston College	Cornwall, NY
F	35	Cecil Rellford	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	RS Jr	Suncoast/Kentucky State	Riviera Beach, FL
F	42	John Farmer	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	RS Sr	St. John the Baptist/Hofstra	Brentwood, NY
F	44	Rudy Wright (I)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Long Island City	Queens, NY
C	52	Tom Weadock	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	RS Jr	Power Memorial/San Jacinto	New York, NY

Head coach

Lou Carnesecca (St. John's University)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
5	76	Beaver Smith	New York Knicks

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Venues	Old Madison Square Garden (193?–1969) Madison Square Garden (1969–present) Carnesecca Arena (alternate; 1961–present)
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Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics