1974–75 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1974–75 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Ocean State Classic Champions
1975 NIT, Fourth Place
Conference	Independent
Record	21–10
Head coach	Lou Carnesecca
Assistant coaches	John Kresse Brian Mahoney
Captain	Mel Utley Kevin Cluess
Home arena	Alumni Hall Madison Square Garden

1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Texas–Pan American		–			–			22	–	2		.917
UNC Charlotte		–			–			23	–	3		.885
Centenary (LA)		–			–			25	–	4		.862
No. 11 Marquette		–			–			23	–	4		.852
Stetson		–			–			22	–	4		.846
No. 13 Cincinnati		–			–			23	–	6		.793
Utah State		–			–			21	–	6		.778
Rutgers		–			–			22	–	7		.759
Creighton		–			–			20	–	7		.741
Memphis State		–			–			20	–	7		.741
South Alabama		–			–			19	–	7		.731
No. 6 Syracuse		–			–			23	–	9		.719
Holy Cross		–			–			20	–	8		.714
Oral Roberts		–			–			20	–	8		.714
Boston College		–			–			21	–	9		.700
Florida State		–			–			18	–	8		.692
Portland State		–			–			18	–	8		.692
UC Santa Barbara		–			–			18	–	8		.692
VCU		–			–			17	–	8		.680
South Carolina		–			–			19	–	9		.679
St. John's		–			–			21	–	10		.677
No. 14 Notre Dame		–			–			19	–	10		.655
Detroit		–			–			17	–	9		.654
No. 20 Providence		–			–			20	–	11		.645
Georgetown		–			–			18	–	10		.643
George Washington		–			–			17	–	10		.630
Pittsburgh		–			–			18	–	11		.621
Houston		–			–			16	–	10		.615
Illinois State		–			–			16	–	10		.615
Tulane		–			–			16	–	10		.615
Virginia Tech		–			–			16	–	10		.615
Canisius		–			–			15	–	10		.600
DePaul		–			–			15	–	10		.600
Northeast Louisiana		–			–			15	–	10		.600
South Florida		–			–			15	–	10		.600
Seton Hall		–			–			16	–	11		.593
Jacksonville		–			–			15	–	11		.577
Duquesne		–			–			14	–	11		.560
Hawaii		–			–			14	–	11		.560
Saint Peter's		–			–			15	–	12		.556
Cleveland State		–			–			13	–	11		.542
Manhattan		–			–			14	–	12		.538
Air Force		–			–			13	–	12		.520
LIU		–			–			13	–	12		.520
St. Bonaventure		–			–			14	–	13		.519
West Virginia		–			–			14	–	13		.519
Cal State Los Angeles		–			–			13	–	13		.500
Marshall		–			–			13	–	13		.500
Navy		–			–			12	–	12		.500
Northeastern		–			–			12	–	12		.500
Fairfield		–			–			13	–	14		.481
Niagara		–			–			13	–	14		.481
Fordham		–			–			12	–	13		.480
Penn State		–			–			11	–	12		.478
Indiana State		–			–			12	–	14		.462
Oklahoma City		–			–			12	–	14		.462
Saint Louis		–			–			12	–	14		.462
Fairleigh Dickinson		–			–			11	–	13		.458
Portland		–			–			13	–	16		.448
Saint Francis (PA)		–			–			11	–	14		.440
Georgia Tech		–			–			11	–	15		.423
Southern Miss		–			–			11	–	15		.423
Xavier		–			–			11	–	15		.423
Ball State		–			–			10	–	15		.400
Loyola-Chicago		–			–			10	–	15		.400
Butler		–			–			10	–	16		.385
Dayton		–			–			10	–	16		.385
Denver		–			–			9	–	16		.360
Northern Illinois		–			–			8	–	15		.348
Houston Baptist		–			–			9	–	17		.346
Mercer		–			–			9	–	17		.346
Samford		–			–			9	–	17		.346
Colgate		–			–			8	–	16		.333
Villanova		–			–			9	–	18		.333
Buffalo		–			–			8	–	17		.320
Georgia Southern		–			–			8	–	18		.308
Georgia State		–			–			8	–	18		.308
Wisconsin-Milwaukee		–			–			8	–	18		.308
St. Francis (NY)		–			–			7	–	19		.269
Baptist		–			–			4	–	16		.200
Hardin-Simmons		–			–			5	–	20		.200
Iona		–			–			4	–	19		.174
Army		–			–			3	–	22		.120
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1974–75 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his seventh year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden.

Roster

1974–75 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G/F - Kevelin Winfree (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Fr Alexander Hamilton Brooklyn, NY F - Cecil Rellford  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr Suncoast/Kentucky State Riviera Beach, FL G 10 Frank Alagia 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) — Jr St. Agnes Rockville Centre, NY G 12 Bill Clarke 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Fr Archbishop Molloy Rosedale, NY G/F 22 Beaver Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr South Side Rockille Centre, NY F 24 George Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Fr New Utrecht Brooklyn, NY G 30 Mel Utley (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr Far Rockaway Far Rockaway, NY G/F 32 Glen Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So Laurinburg Prep St. Thomas, USVI G 35 Kevin Cluess (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr Archbishop Molloy West Hempstead, NY G/F 40 Fred McRae 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So John Bowne/Rockwood Prep Jamaica, NY F 42 John Farmer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — RS Jr St. John the Baptist/Hofstra Brentwood, NY F 44 Ron McGugins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr Blessed Sacrament Bronx, NY C 52 Tom Weadock 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — RS So Power Memorial/San Jacinto New York, NY	Head coach Lou Carnesecca (St. John's University) Assistant coach(es) John Kresse Brian Mahoney 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
11/30/74*		Wayne State	W 109-65	1-0	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
12/02/74*		at Vanderbilt	L 53-63	1-1	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
12/07/74*		Temple	W 88-63	2-1	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
12/10/74*		at Syracuse	L 66-75	2-2	Manley Field House  Syracuse, NY
12/14/74*		Rutgers	L 74-85	2-3	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
12/21/74*		Boston College	W 75-62	3-3	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
12/27/74*		vs. Rhode Island Ocean State Classic	W 78-56	4-3	Providence Civic Center  Providence, RI
12/28/74*		vs. No. 11 South Carolina Ocean State Classic	W 78-77 ^OT	5-3	Providence Civic Center  Providence, RI
12/30/74*		at No. 12 Providence Ocean State Classic	W 91-78	6-3	Providence Civic Center  Providence, RI
01/04/75*		Georgetown	L 63-67	6-4	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
01/08/75*		at Hofstra	W 74-50	7-4	Physical Fitness Center  Hempstead, NY
01/11/75*		at Davidson	L 77-81	7-5	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, NC
01/14/75*		Rhode Island	W 100-75	8-5	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
01/18/75*		St. Francis (NY)	W 103-63	9-5	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
01/22/75*		at Seton Hall	L 67-72	9-6	Walsh Gymnasium  South Orange, NJ
01/25/75*		at American	W 74-68	10-6	Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall  Washington, D.C.
01/28/75*		at Villanova	W 72-63	11-6	Villanova Field House  Villanova, PA
02/01/75*		at Army	W 105-77	12-6	USMA Fieldhouse  West Point, NY
02/06/75*		Niagara	W 91-57	13-6	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
02/08/75*		Fordham	W 56-46	14-6	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
02/13/75*		No. 16 Notre Dame	L 67-68	14-7	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
02/19/75*		at St. Joseph's	W 92-73	15-7	The Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
02/22/75*		Iona	W 73-47	16-7	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
02/25/75*		at Holy Cross	W 72-65	17-7	Worcester Auditorium  Worcester, MA
03/01/75*		Providence	W 88-70	18-7	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
ECAC Metro tournament
03/06/75*		vs. Seton Hall ECAC Metro Semifinal	W 76-64	19-7	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
03/08/75*		vs. No. 20 Rutgers ECAC Metro Final	L 77-79 ^OT	19-8	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
NIT tournament
03/15/75*		vs. Lafayette NIT First Round	W 94-76	20-8	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
03/18/75*		vs. Manhattan NIT Quarterfinal	W 57-56	21-8	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
03/22/75*		vs. Providence NIT Semifinal	L 72-85	21-9	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
03/23/75*		vs. Oregon NIT Third Place Game	L 76-80 ^OT	21-10	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	33	Mel Utley	Cleveland Cavaliers
4	67	Kevin Cluess	Kansas City Kings

References

1. sports-reference.com 1974-75 Independent Season Summary