1984–85 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 198485 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his seventeenth year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference. The team finished 31-4, with three of the four losses coming to Georgetown.

198485 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Big East Tournament Runner Up
Big East Regular Season Champions
Lapchick Memorial Champions
ECAC Holiday Festival Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Final Four
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
198485 record314 (151 Big East)
Head coachLou Carnesecca
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
1984–85 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 St. John's151 .938  314  .886
No. 1 Georgetown142 .875  353  .921
No. 15 Syracuse97 .563  229  .710
Villanova97 .563  2510  .714
Pittsburgh88 .500  1712  .586
Boston College79 .438  2011  .645
Connecticut610 .375  1315  .464
Providence313 .188  1120  .355
Seton Hall115 .063  1018  .357
† 1985 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 1, 1985[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1984–85 St. John's Redmen men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F - John Hempel  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrUnion Catholic/Massachusetts Linden, NJ
C 10 Terry Bross 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrImmaculata Somerville, NJ
G/F 12 Ron Rowan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrBeaver Falls/Notre Dame Beaver Falls, PA
G 13 Mark Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoBishop Loughlin Brooklyn, NY
G/F 20 Chris Mullin (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrPower Memorial/Xaverian Brooklyn, NY
F 21 Walter Berry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoBenjamin Franklin/San Jacinto Bronx, NY
C 23 Bill Wennington (C) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)245 lb (111 kg) SrLong Island Lutheran Wheatley Heights, NY
G 24 Mike Moses 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)160 lb (73 kg) RS SrTolentine/Florida New York, NY
G/F 30 Willie Glass 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoAtlantic City Atlantic City, NJ
F 31 Shelton Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrAmityville Memorial Amityville, NY
F 33 Ron Stewart (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)212 lb (96 kg) SrBrentwood Brentwood, NY
G 40 Steve Shurina 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrSt. Francis Prep Woodside, NY
G 44 Bob Antonelli 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrNanticoke High School/Wilkes Nanticoke, PA
F/C 52 Robert Cornegy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS FrAndrew Jackson Cambria Heights, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference Regular Season
11/30/84*
7:00 p.m.
No. 3 Lafayette
Lapchick Tournament Opening Round
W 93–47  1–0
Alumni Hall (6,158)
Queens, NY
12/01/84*
9:00 p.m.
No. 3 St. Bonaventure
Lapchick Tournament Championship
W 58–57  2–0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/05/84*
8:00 p.m.
No. 3 Fordham W 47–46  3–0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/09/84*
1:30 p.m., USA
No. 3 at Rutgers W 77–61  4–0
Meadowlands Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
12/12/84*
7:30 p.m.
No. 4 at Davidson W 77–51  5–0
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
12/15/84*
9:00 p.m.
No. 4 at Niagara L 59–62  5–1
Niagara Falls Convention Center 
Niagara Falls, NY
12/22/84*
1:00 p.m., CBS
No. 8 UCLA W 88–69  6–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/27/84*
7:00 p.m., MSG
No. 5 vs. Old Dominion
ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal
W 77–66  7–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/29/84*
2:30 p.m., MSG
No. 5 vs. No. 14 North Carolina State
ECAC Holiday Festival Championship
W 66–56  8–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Big East regular season
01/02/85
8:00 p.m., TCS MetroSports
No. 4 at Connecticut W 57–51  9–1
(1–0)
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT
01/05/85
8:00 p.m., TCS MetroSports
No. 4 Seton Hall W 73–57  10–1
(2–0)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/07/85
8:00 p.m., ESPN
TCS MetroSports
No. 4 Villanova W 76–71  11–1
(3–0)
Alumni Hall (6,492)
Queens, NY
01/14/85
8:00 p.m., ESPN
TCS MetroSports
No. 3 at Pittsburgh W 87–56  12–1
(4–0)
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, PA
01/19/85
1:30 p.m., CBS
No. 4 at No. 15 Boston College W 66–59  13–1
(5–0)
Boston Garden 
Boston, MA
01/23/85
8:00 p.m., USA
TCS MetroSports
No. 2 No. 11 Syracuse W 82–80 OT 14–1
(6–0)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/26/85
2:00 p.m., CBS
No. 2 at No. 1 Georgetown W 66–65  15–1
(7–0)
Capital Centre (19,035)
Landover, MD
01/30/85
8:00 p.m., USA
TCS MetroSports
No. 1 at Providence W 77–60  16–1
(8–0)
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
02/02/85
12:00 p.m., TCS MetroSports
No. 1 Connecticut W 97–64  17–1
(9–0)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/04/85
8:00 p.m., ESPN
TCS MetroSports
No. 1 at Seton Hall W 87–76  18–1
(10–0)
Meadowlands Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
02/09/85
2:00 p.m., CBS
No. 1 at No. 19 Villanova W 70–68  19–1
(11–0)
Spectrum (18,202)
Philadelphia, PA
02/12/85*
7:30 p.m.
No. 1 at Columbia W 68–49  20–1
Levien Gymnasium 
New York, NY
02/15/85
8:00 p.m., TCS MetroSports
No. 1 Pittsburgh W 84–63  21–1
(12–0)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/17/85*
2:00 p.m., NBC
No. 1 DePaul W 93–80  22–1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/20/85
8:00 p.m., USA
TCS MetroSports
No. 1 No. 20 Boston College W 71–69  23–1
(13–0)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/23/85
1:30 p.m., CBS
No. 1 at No. 7 Syracuse W 88–83  24–1
(14–0)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
02/27/85
9:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 1 No. 2 Georgetown L 69–85  24–2
(14–1)
Madison Square Garden (19,591)
New York, NY
03/02/85
12:00 p.m., TCS MetroSports
No. 1 Providence W 72–53  25–2
(15–1)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
Big East Tournament
03/07/85
7:00 p.m., TCS MetroSports
(1) No. 2 vs. (8) Providence
Big East Tournament Quarterfinal
W 90–62  26–2
Madison Square Garden (19,591)
New York, NY
03/08/85
9:00 p.m., TCS MetroSports
(1) No. 2 vs. (4) Villanova
Big East Tournament Semifinal
W 89–74  27–2
Madison Square Garden (19,591)
New York, NY
03/09/85
8:00 p.m., ESPN
TCS MetroSports
(1) No. 2 vs. (2) No. 1 Georgetown
Big East Tournament Championship
L 80–92  27–3
Madison Square Garden (19,591)
New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
03/14/85*
2:07 p.m., ESPN
NCAA Productions
(W1) No. 3 vs. (W16) Southern
NCAA First Round
W 83–59  28–3
Special Events Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
03/16/85*
4:30 p.m., CBS
(W1) No. 3 vs. (W9) Arkansas
NCAA Second Round
W 68–65  29–3
Special Events Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
03/22/85*
10:09 p.m., CBS
(W1) No. 3 vs. (W12) Kentucky
NCAA Regional Semifinal
W 86–70  30–3
McNichols Arena 
Denver, CO
03/24/85*
4:03 p.m., CBS
(W1) No. 3 vs. (W3) No. 16 North Carolina State
NCAA Regional Final
W 69–60  31–3
McNichols Arena 
Denver, CO
03/30/85*
6:12 p.m., CBS
(W1) No. 3 vs. (E1) No. 1 Georgetown
NCAA National Semifinal
L 59–77  31–4
Rupp Arena (23,135)
Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region.
All times are in Eastern Time. E=East Region.

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Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes.
PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Final
AP 7 3 3 4 8 5 4 3 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 3
UPI 3 3 4 8 8 4 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 3

Player statistics

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St. John's
Opponents

Local Radio

Station Play–by–play Color analyst Studio host
WCBS–AM 880Spencer Ross

Team players drafted into the NBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
17Chris MullinGolden State Warriors
116Bill WenningtonDallas Mavericks

References

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