1942–43 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1942–43 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
NIT Championship, vs. Toledo, W, 48-21
ConferenceMetropolitan New York Conference
Record21–3 (5–1 Metropolitan New York Conference)
Head coach
CaptainFuzzy Levane
Home arenaDeGray Gymnasium
Madison Square Garden
Seasons

The 1942–43 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's College of Brooklyn during the 1942–43 NCAA college basketball season. The team was coached by Joseph Lapchick in his seventh year at the school. St. John's home games were played at DeGray Gymnasium in Brooklyn and the old Madison Square Garden in Manhattan.[1]

Roster

# Name Height Position Class Hometown Previous School(s)
6 Al Moschetti 6"1" G Sr. Brooklyn, NY, U.S. New Utrecht HS
9 Larry Baxter 6'3" F Jr. Brooklyn, NY, U.S. James Madison HS
11 Harry Boykoff 6'9" C So. Brooklyn, NY, U.S. Thomas Jefferson HS
12 Hy Gotkin 5'8" G So. Brooklyn, NY, U.S. Thomas Jefferson HS
14 Fuzzy Levane (C) 6"2" G/F Sr. Brooklyn, NY, U.S. James Madison HS
17 Frank Plantamura 6'4" F So. Union City, NJ, U.S. Union Hill HS
Ken Keller 6'1" G So. Brooklyn, NY, U.S. Bishop Loughlin HS

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/05/42*
Alumni W 65-33  1-0
DeGray Gymnasium 
Brooklyn, NY
12/08/42*
Montclair State W 56-32  2-0
DeGray Gymnasium 
Brooklyn, NY
12/12/42*
at Princeton W 56-51  3-0
University Gymnasium 
Princeton, NJ
12/17/42*
Clarkson W 68-34  4-0
DeGray Gymnasium 
Brooklyn, NY
12/19/42*
Oklahoma W 51-34  5-0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/22/42*
Niagara L 40-46  5-1
DeGray Gymnasium 
Brooklyn, NY
12/26/42*
Tennessee W 52-41  6-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/06/43
vs. City College of New York W 50-42  7-1 (1-0)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/09/43*
at Canisius W 55-45  8-1
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 
Buffalo, NY
01/13/43
vs. Fordham W 63-47  9-1 (2-0)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/28/43*
Camp Upton W 47-39 OT 10-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/05/43
Hofstra W 47-38  11-1 (3-0)
DeGray Gymnasium 
Brooklyn, NY
02/08/43*
St. Joseph's W 76-46  12-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/13/43*
at Temple W 62-40  13-1
Convention Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
02/15/43
vs. Manhattan L 38-42  13-2 (3-1)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/19/43*
Manhattan Beach Coast Guard W 52-45  14-2
DeGray Gymnasium 
Brooklyn, NY
02/22/43*
Georgetown W 65-43  15-2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/27/43*
Fort Dix W 88-45  16-2
DeGray Gymnasium 
Brooklyn, NY
03/03/43
vs. NYU W 57-53  17-2 (4-1)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/10/43
vs. St. Francis (NY) W 50-34  18-2 (5-1)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
NIT
03/22/43*
vs. Rice
NIT Quarterfinal
W 51-49  19-2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/27/43*
vs. Fordham
NIT Semifinal
W 69-43  20-2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/29/43*
vs. Toledo
NIT Championship
W 48-27  21-2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Red Cross Benefit Game
04/01/43*
vs. Wyoming
Red Cross Benefit Game
L 47-52 OT 21-3
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. ^ "2017-18 St. John's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). St. John's University. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 20, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2022.