1960–61 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1960–61 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceMetropolitan New York Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
Record20–5 (4–0 Metropolitan New York)
Head coach
Assistant coachLou Carnesecca (3rd season)
CaptainTony Jackson
Home arenaMadison Square Garden
Seasons
1960–61 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
St. John's 4 0   1.000 20 5   .800
NYU 2 1   .667 12 11   .522
St. Francis (NY) 2 1   .667 10 10   .500
CCNY 1 1   .500 7 10   .412
Manhattan 1 2   .333 8 11   .421
Brooklyn 0 2   .000 4 14   .222
Fordham 0 3   .000 7 16   .304
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Roster

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# 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

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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

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  1. ^ "ST. JOHN'S DOWNS ST. FRANCIS, 67-51". New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  2. ^ 2015-16 St. John's men's basketball media guide Archived 2016-05-28 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2016-Jul-31.
  3. ^ College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Jul-31.