1966–67 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1966–67 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
1966–67 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
1967 NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
1966–67 record	23–5
Head coach	Lou Carnesecca;
Assistant coach	John Kresse
Captain	Lloyd Dove
Home arena	Alumni Hall; Madison Square Garden
	Seasons ← 1965–66 1967–68 →

The 1966–67 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1966–67 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his second year at the school. St. John's home games were played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden.

Roster[]

#	Name	Height	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous School(s)
4	Al Swartz	5'10"	G	SR	Uniondale, NY	Chaminade HS
5	Carmine Calzonetti	6'1"	G	SO	Audubon, NJ	Gloucester Catholic HS
10	Brian Hill	5'11"	G	SR	Ridgewood, NY	St. Francis Prep
11	Kit Frey	6'9"	F/C	JR	Barryville, NY	Eldred Central HS
12	Jack Brunner	6'4"	G/F	SR	Guttenberg, NJ	Memorial HS
14	Rudy Bogad	6'7"	F	JR	New York, NY	Archbishop Molloy HS
15	William Jones	6'4"	G	SR	Bronx, NY	Manhattan Prep
21	Richie Jackson	6'2"	G	SO	Lynbrook, NY	St. Agnes HS
24	Jack Bettridge	6'2"	G	JR	North Bergen, NJ	Power Memorial HS
30	John Warren	6'3"	G/F	SO	Far Rockaway, NY	Far Rockaway HS
44	Dan Cornelius	6'9"	F/C	SO	Wyandanch, NY	Wyandanch Memorial HS
55	Lloyd "Sonny" Dove	6'8"	F	SR	Brooklyn, NY	St. Francis Prep
	Mike Rowland	6'4"	G	JR	Ozone Park, NY	Bishop Loughlin HS
	James Plate	6'2"	G	SO	Patchogue, NY	Seton Hall HS

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
12/03/66*		Georgetown	W 70-62	1-0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/08/66*		at Holy Cross	W 77-60	2-0	Worcester Auditorium Worcester, MA
12/14/66*		at Seton Hall	W 91-58	3-0	Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
12/17/66*		Notre Dame	W 65-62	4-0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/19/66*		Kansas	W 68-44	5-0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/26/66*		vs. Northwestern ECAC Holiday Festival	L 60-62	5-1	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
12/28/66*	No. 8	vs. Duquesne ECAC Holiday Festival	W 91-60	6-1	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
12/30/66*	No. 8	vs. Brigham Young ECAC Holiday Festival	W 76-73	7-1	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
01/04/67*		at George Washington	W 74-58	8-1	Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall Fort Myer, VA
01/07/67*		Rhode Island	W 57-55	9-1	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/11/67*		at St. Joseph's	W 98-85	10-1	The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
01/14/67*		St. Francis (NY)	W 95-71	11-1	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/21/67*		Pittsburgh	W 95-66	12-1	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/28/67*		at Canisius	L 73-75	12-2	Buffalo Auditorium Buffalo, NY
02/01/67*		at Marquette	L 54-71	12-3	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
02/04/67*		Temple	W 65-63	13-3	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/07/67*		at Villanova	W 59-52	14-3	Villanova Field House Villanova, PA
02/09/67*		West Virginia	W 83-71	15-3	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/11/67*		at Army	W 51-45	16-3	USMA Fieldhouse West Point, NY
02/16/67*		Niagara	W 66-48	17-3	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/18/67*		at Fordham	W 54-52	18-3	Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
02/21/67*		at No. 8 Syracuse	W 71-64	19-3	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
02/25/67*		Miami (FL)	W 97-70	20-3	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
03/02/67*		vs. NYU	W 55-51	21-3	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
03/04/67*		Massachusetts	W 76-64	22-3	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
NCAA Tournament
03/11/67*		vs. Temple NCAA Regional Quarterfinal	W 57-53	23-3	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
03/17/67*		vs. No. 9 Boston College NCAA Regional Semifinal	L 62-63	23-4	Cole Field House College Park, MD
03/18/67*		vs. No. 5 Princeton NCAA Regional Third Place Game	L 58-78	23-5	Cole Field House College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References[]

^ "2020-21 St. John's Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). St. John's University Athletics. p. 123. Retrieved April 11, 2021.

[1] "2020-21 St. John's Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). St. John's University Athletics. p. 123. Retrieved April 11, 2021.

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