1963–64 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1963–64 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record14–11
Head coach
Assistant coachLou Carnesecca
CaptainDan Waddleton
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
1963–64 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas Western   25 3   .893
No. 6 Oregon State   25 4   .862
No. 7 Villanova   24 4   .857
No. 9 DePaul   21 4   .840
No. 8 Loyola Chicago   22 6   .786
Seattle   22 6   .786
Providence   20 6   .769
Creighton   22 7   .759
Iona   15 5   .750
Miami (FL)   20 7   .741
Army   19 7   .731
Utah State   21 8   .724
Boston University   16 7   .696
Duquesne   16 7   .696
Penn State   16 7   .696
Pittsburgh   17 8   .680
Syracuse   17 8   .680
Centenary   16 8   .667
St. Bonaventure   16 8   .667
Portland   17 9   .654
Holy Cross   15 8   .652
Colorado State   16 9   .640
NYU   17 10   .630
Houston   16 10   .615
Xavier   16 10   .615
Dayton   15 10   .600
Georgetown   15 10   .600
Louisville   15 10   .600
West Texas State   13 9   .591
Oklahoma City   15 11   .577
Regis   12 9   .571
Detroit   14 11   .560
Memphis State   14 11   .560
St. John's   14 11   .560
Oregon   14 11   .560
Seton Hall   13 12   .520
Butler   13 13   .500
Loyola (LA)   12 12   .500
Manhattan   11 11   .500
Air Force   11 12   .478
Boston College   10 11   .476
Navy   10 12   .455
Fordham   9 11   .450
Florida State   11 14   .440
Canisius   10 14   .417
Notre Dame   10 14   .417
Saint Francis (PA)   10 14   .417
Niagara   8 12   .400
St. Francis (NY)   10 16   .385
New Mexico State   8 15   .348
Colgate   7 16   .304
Denver   6 20   .231
Rutgers   5 17   .227
Marquette   5 21   .192
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963–64 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1963–64 NCAA Division I college basketball season. The team was coached by Joe Lapchick in his nineteenth year at the school. St. John's was an independent and played their home games at Alumni Hall in Queens, NY and Madison Square Garden in Manhattan. They finished with a 14–11 and no postseason play.[1]

The highlight of the season included an upset victory of defending national champions and nationally ranked #9 Loyola of Chicago.[2]

Roster

# Name Height Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
5 Jerry Houston 6"1" G Jr. Bronx, NY, U.S. La Salle Academy
20 Dan Waddleton 5'11" G Sr. Jersey City, NJ, U.S. St. Michael's HS
21 Bob Duerr 6'2" G/F So. Canton, OH, U.S. N/A
22 Ken McIntyre 6'1" G Jr. Queens, NY, U.S. Bayside HS
25 Dan Mascia 6'4" F So. Brooklyn, NY, U.S. Thomas Jefferson HS
35 Hank Cluess 6'6" F So. Queens, NY, U.S. Archbishop Molloy HS
44 Bob McIntyre 6'6" F So. Queens, NY, U.S. Holy Cross HS
Ken Wirell 6'5" F Jr. Queens, NY, U.S. Bryant HS
Bill Lawrence 6'1" G Jr. Queens, NY, U.S. Archbishop Molloy HS/North Carolina
Alex Menar 6'5" F So. Staten Island, NY, U.S. La Salle Academy
Pete Smith 6'5" F Jr. N/A N/A

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Dec. 3, 1963*
George Washington W 82–64  1–0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
Dec. 6, 1963*
at West Virginia
Mountaineer Classic
L 72–79  1–1
Stansbury Hall 
Morgantown, WV
Dec. 7, 1963*
vs. No. 7 Ohio State
Mountaineer Classic
L 64–66  1–2
Stansbury Hall 
Morgantown, WV
Dec. 14, 1963*
Seton Hall W 69–65  2–2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
Dec. 17, 1963*
Ohio L 54–58  2–3
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
Dec. 19, 1963*
at Rhode Island L 65–74  2–4
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, RI
Dec. 26, 1963*
vs. Utah
ECAC Holiday Festival
L 66–73  2–5
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Dec. 27, 1963*
vs. Dayton
ECAC Holiday Festival
W 88–76  3–5
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Dec. 30, 1963*
vs. Providence
ECAC Holiday Festival
L 67–72  3–6
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Jan. 4, 1964*
Syracuse W 84–71  4–6
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
Jan. 8, 1964*
at Temple L 57–72  4–7
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 11, 1964*
No. 9 Villanova L 44–55  4–8
Alumni Hall (5,625)
Queens, NY
Jan. 18, 1964*
St. Francis (NY) W 62–49  5–8
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
Jan. 25, 1964*
Saint Joseph's L 60–72  5–9
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
Jan. 29, 1964*
Creighton W 64–60  6–9
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
Feb. 1, 1964*
at Niagara W 83–67  7–9
NU Student Center 
Lewiston, NY
Feb. 8, 1964*
No. 9 Loyola (IL) W 71–69  8–9
Alumni Hall (2,832)
Queens, NY
Feb. 12, 1964*
Canisius W 73–70  9–9
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
Feb. 15, 1964*
at Army L 64–67  9–10
USMA Fieldhouse 
West Point, NY
Feb. 17, 1964*
at Notre Dame L 83–89  9–11
Notre Dame Fieldhouse 
South Bend, IN
Feb. 22, 1964*
Fordham W 59–46  10–11
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
Feb. 25, 1964*
at Massachusetts W 81–67  11–11
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
Feb. 29, 1964*
Marquette W 68–60  12–11
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
Mar. 4, 1964*
Holy Cross W 83–78  13–11
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
Mar. 7, 1964*
NYU W 71–51  14–11
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. ^ "2017-18 ST. JOHN'S BASKETBALL MEDIA INFORMATION" (PDF). Grfx.cstv.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "ST. JOhn's GAINS 71‐T0‐69 VICTORY OVER LOYOLA FIVE; Lawrence's 2 Free Throws with 7 Seconds Remaining Upset Chicago Team". The New York Times. February 9, 1964.