1974–75 St. John's Redmen basketball team
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{{Infobox college sports team season
|year=1974–75
|team=St. John's Redmen
|sport=Basketball
|conference=Independent
|division=
|short_conf=
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record= 21–10
|conf_record=
|head_coach=Lou Carnesecca
|asst_coach1= John Kresse
|asst_coach2= Brian Mahoney
|asst_coach3=
|captain= Mel Utley
|captain2= Kevin Cluess
|stadium= Alumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
|champion= Ocean State Classic Champions
|tourney = 1975 NIT
|tourney_result = Fourth Place
}}
{{1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings}}
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
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Frank|last=Alagia|num=10|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|lbs=|class=JR|home=Rockville Centre, NY|high_school=St. Agnes}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Bill|last=Clarke|num=12|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=|class=FR|home=Rosedale, NY|high_school=Archbishop Molloy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Beaver|last=Smith|num=22|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=4|lbs=|class=JR|home=Rockille Centre, NY|high_school=South Side}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=George|last=Johnson|num=24|link=y|alt=George L. Johnson|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=|class=FR|rs=|home=Brooklyn, NY|high_school=New Utrecht}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mel|last=Utley|link=y|num=30|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=|class=SR|home=Far Rockaway, NY|high_school=Far Rockaway|note=C}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Glen|last=Williams|dab=basketball|link=y|num=32|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=4|lbs=|class=SO|home=St. Thomas, USVI|high_school=Laurinburg Prep}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kevin|last=Cluess|num=35|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=|class=SR|home=West Hempstead, NY|high_school=Archbishop Molloy|note=C}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Fred|last=McRae|num=40|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=|class=SO|home=Jamaica, NY|high_school=John Bowne/Rockwood Prep}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=John|last=Farmer|num=42|pos=F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=|class=JR|rs=y|home=Brentwood, NY|high_school=St. John the Baptist/Hofstra}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ron|last=McGugins|num=44|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=|class=JR|rs=|home=Bronx, NY|high_school=Blessed Sacrament}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tom|last=Weadock|num=52|pos=C|ft=6|in=11|lbs=|rs=y|class=SO|home=New York, NY|high_school=Power Memorial/San Jacinto}}
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Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season
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| date = 11/30/74
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wayne State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Hall
| site_cityst = Queens, NY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 109-65
| overtime =
| record = 1-0
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/02/74
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Vanderbilt
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 53-63
| overtime =
| record = 1-1
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/07/74
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Temple
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Hall
| site_cityst = Queens, NY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 88-63
| overtime =
| record = 2-1
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/10/74
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Syracuse
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Manley Field House
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 66-75
| overtime =
| record = 2-2
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/14/74
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Rutgers
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 74-85
| overtime =
| record = 2-3
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/21/74
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Boston College
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Hall
| site_cityst = Queens, NY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 75-62
| overtime =
| record = 3-3
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/27/74
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Rhode Island
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Providence Civic Center
| site_cityst = Providence, RI
| gamename = Ocean State Classic
| tv =
| score = 78-56
| overtime =
| record = 4-3
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/28/74
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = South Carolina
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Providence Civic Center
| site_cityst = Providence, RI
| gamename = Ocean State Classic
| tv =
| score = 78-77
| overtime = OT
| record = 5-3
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/30/74
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Providence
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Providence Civic Center
| site_cityst = Providence, RI
| gamename = Ocean State Classic
| tv =
| score = 91-78
| overtime =
| record = 6-3
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/04/75
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Georgetown
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Hall
| site_cityst = Queens, NY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 63-67
| overtime =
| record = 6-4
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/08/75
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Hofstra
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Physical Fitness Center
| site_cityst = Hempstead, NY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 74-50
| overtime =
| record = 7-4
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/11/75
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Davidson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charlotte Coliseum
| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 77-81
| overtime =
| record = 7-5
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/14/75
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Rhode Island
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Hall
| site_cityst = Queens, NY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 100-75
| overtime =
| record = 8-5
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/18/75
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = St. Francis (NY)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Hall
| site_cityst = Queens, NY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 103-63
| overtime =
| record = 9-5
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/22/75
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Seton Hall
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Walsh Gymnasium
| site_cityst = South Orange, NJ
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 67-72
| overtime =
| record = 9-6
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/25/75
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = American
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 74-68
| overtime =
| record = 10-6
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/28/75
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Villanova
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Villanova Field House
| site_cityst = Villanova, PA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 72-63
| overtime =
| record = 11-6
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/01/75
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Army
| opprank =
| site_stadium = USMA Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = West Point, NY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 105-77
| overtime =
| record = 12-6
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/06/75
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Niagara
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Hall
| site_cityst = Queens, NY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 91-57
| overtime =
| record = 13-6
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/08/75
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Fordham
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 56-46
| overtime =
| record = 14-6
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/13/75
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 67-68
| overtime =
| record = 14-7
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/19/75
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = St. Joseph's
| opprank =
| site_stadium = The Palestra
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 92-73
| overtime =
| record = 15-7
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/22/75
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Iona
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Hall
| site_cityst = Queens, NY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 73-47
| overtime =
| record = 16-7
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/25/75
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Holy Cross
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Worcester Auditorium
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 72-65
| overtime =
| record = 17-7
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/01/75
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Providence
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Hall
| site_cityst = Queens, NY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 88-70
| overtime =
| record = 18-7
| attend =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| ECAC Metro tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/06/75
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Seton Hall
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename = ECAC Metro Semifinal
| tv =
| score = 76-64
| overtime =
| record = 19-7
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/08/75
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Rutgers
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename = ECAC Metro Final
| tv =
| score = 77-79
| overtime = OT
| record = 19-8
| attend =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| NIT tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/15/75
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Lafayette
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename = NIT First Round
| tv =
| score = 94-76
| overtime =
| record = 20-8
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/18/75
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Manhattan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename = NIT Quarterfinal
| tv =
| score = 57-56
| overtime =
| record = 21-8
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/22/75
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Providence
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename = NIT Semifinal
| tv =
| score = 72-85
| overtime =
| record = 21-9
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/23/75
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Oregon
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename = NIT Third Place Game
| tv =
| score = 76-80
| overtime = OT
| record = 21-10
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule end}}
Team players drafted into the NBA
| class="wikitable" | |||
| style="background:red; color:#FFFFFF;" | Round
! style="background:red; color:#FFFFFF;" | Pick ! style="background:red; color:#FFFFFF;" | Player ! style="background:red; color:#FFFFFF;" | NBA Club | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:center;"
| 2 | 33 | Mel Utley | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| style="text-align:center;"
| 4 | 67 | Kevin Cluess | Kansas City Kings |
References
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