1960–61 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1960–61 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
	Rankings from AP Poll

St. John's Redmen men's basketball
1960–61 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Metropolitan New York Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
1960–61 record	20–5 (4–0 Metropolitan New York)
Head coach	Joe Lapchick (16th season)
Assistant coach	Lou Carnesecca (3rd season)
Captain	Tony Jackson
Home arena	Madison Square Garden

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

Roster

#	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

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

"ST. JOHN'S DOWNS ST. FRANCIS, 67-51". New York Times. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
2015-16 St. John's men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2016-Jul-31.
College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Jul-31.

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[1] "ST. JOHN'S DOWNS ST. FRANCIS, 67-51". New York Times. Retrieved 19 December 2019.

[2] 2015-16 St. John's men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2016-Jul-31.

[3] College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Jul-31.

St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
Venues	Old Madison Square Garden (193?–1969) Madison Square Garden (1969–present) Carnesecca Arena (alternate; 1961–present)
Rivalries	Fordham Georgetown
Culture & lore	Johnny Thunderbird
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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