1980–81 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1980–81 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his thirteenth 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.

1980–81 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lapchick Memorial Champions
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Record17–11 (8–6 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainWayne McKoy
Frank Gilroy
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
1980–81 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Boston College104 .714237 .767
Georgetown95 .6432012 .625
St. John's86 .5711711 .607
Villanova86 .5712011 .645
Connecticut86 .571209 .690
Syracuse68 .4292212 .647
Seton Hall410 .2861116 .407
Providence311 .2141018 .357
1981 Big East tournament winner
As of March 30, 1981[1]
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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1980–81 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F-Ray James  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
JrAlexander HamiltonBrooklyn, NY
F/C-Jeff Allen  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg)SoNorwalk/RutgersNorwalk, CT
G/F-Curtis Redding (S)6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
RS SrCanarsie/Kansas StateBrooklyn, NY
G4George Garrison6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg)SoBellportBellport, NY
G10Bob Kelly  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
JrDelbarton/Holy CrossSouth Orange, NJ
F11David Russell6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg)SoBellportBellport, NY
G12Kevin Williams6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg)SoCharles E. HughesNew York, NY
G14Mark Calzonetti6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg)FrPaul VIWoodbury, NJ
G21Larry Washington6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg)RS JrCanarsie/Texas TechBrooklyn, NY
G/F22Ron Plair6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg)SrBryantEast Elmhurst, NY
F/C32Trevor Jackson6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg)SoSpringfield GardensRosedale, NY
G/F35Billy Goodwin6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg)SoColumbus/San JacintoBronx, NY
F42Mike Feigenbaum  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg)SoLawrence/Ohio/WagnerCedarhurst, NY
F43Frank Gilroy (C)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg)SrHoly CrossWhitestone, NY
G/F44Tim Cluess6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
JrSt. AgnesWest Hempstead, NY
C55Wayne McKoy (C)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg)SrLong Island LutheranBayside, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Regular season
11/28/80*
No. 17 James Madison
Lapchick Tournament Opening Round
W 67-58 1-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
11/29/80*
No. 17 Pennsylvania
Lapchick Tournament Championship
W 63-62 2-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/03/80*
No. 16 at ManhattanW 78-58 3-0
Draddy Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
12/06/80*
No. 16 PrincetonL 46-47 3-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/10/80*
at ColumbiaW 58-42 4-1
Levien Gymnasium 
New York, NY
12/13/80*
RutgersW 71-70 5-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/23/80*
Fairleigh DickinsonW 82-67 6-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/26/80*
vs. Pennsylvania
ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal
W 66-58 7-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/27/80*
vs. North Carolina State
ECAC Holiday Festival Championship
L 55-64 7-2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/03/81
at VillanovaW 90-78 8-2 (1-0)
Villanova Field House 
Villanova, PA
01/07/81
GeorgetownW 68-60 9-2 (2-0)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/10/81
ProvidenceW 83-63 10-2 (3-0)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/14/81
VillanovaW 56-54 OT11-2 (4-0)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/17/81
at ConnecticutL 68-69 11-3 (4-1)
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT
01/21/81
Seton HallW 73-62 12-3 (5-1)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/24/81
at SyracuseL 71-79 12-4 (5-2)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
01/28/81*
NiagaraW 79-65 13-4
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/31/81*
at FordhamW 80-69 14-4
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
02/02/81
Boston CollegeW 76-71 15-4 (6-2)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/07/81
at GeorgetownL 68-75 15-5 (6-3)
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
02/11/81
ConnecticutW 72-65 16-5 (7-3)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/14/81*
vs. No. 2 Oregon StateL 45-57 16-6
Nassau Coliseum 
Uniondale, NY
02/16/81
at ProvidenceL 57-73 16-7 (7-4)
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
02/21/81
at Boston CollegeL 58-59 16-8 (7-5)
Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, MA
02/25/81
at Seton HallL 63-70 16-9 (7-6)
Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, NJ
02/28/81
SyracuseW 82-73 17-9 (8-6)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
Big East tournament
03/05/81
at Syracuse
Big East tournament Quarterfinal
L 66-71 17-10
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
NIT tournament
03/12/81*
Alabama
NIT First Round
L 69-73 OT17-11
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

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RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
363Wayne McKoyNew York Knicks
8169Curtis ReddingDenver Nuggets
8183Frank GilroyPhiladelphia 76ers

References

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