1980–81 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1980–81 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
1980–81 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lapchick Memorial Champions
1981 NIT, First round
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Record	17–11 (8–6 Big East)
Head coach	Lou Carnesecca;
Assistant coaches	Willis Reed; Al LoBalbo; Ron Rutledge;
Captain	Wayne McKoy; Frank Gilroy
Home arena	Alumni Hall; Madison Square Garden
	Seasons ← 1979–80 1981–82 →

1980–81 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boston College	10	–	4	.714	23	–	7	.767
Georgetown	9	–	5	.643	20	–	12	.625
St. John's	8	–	6	.571	17	–	11	.607
Villanova	8	–	6	.571	20	–	11	.645
Connecticut	8	–	6	.571	20	–	9	.690
Syracuse †	6	–	8	.429	22	–	12	.647
Seton Hall	4	–	10	.286	11	–	16	.407
Providence	3	–	11	.214	10	–	18	.357

† 1981 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

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.

Roster

1980–81 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	-	Ray James	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Alexander Hamilton	Brooklyn, NY
F/C	-	Jeff Allen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Norwalk/Rutgers	Norwalk, CT
G/F	-	Curtis Redding (S)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	RS Sr	Canarsie/Kansas State	Brooklyn, NY
G	4	George Garrison	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Bellport	Bellport, NY
G	10	Bob Kelly	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr	Delbarton/Holy Cross	South Orange, NJ
F	11	David Russell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Bellport	Bellport, NY
G	12	Kevin Williams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Charles E. Hughes	New York, NY
G	14	Mark Calzonetti	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Paul VI	Woodbury, NJ
G	21	Larry Washington	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	RS Jr	Canarsie/Texas Tech	Brooklyn, NY
G/F	22	Ron Plair	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Bryant	East Elmhurst, NY
F/C	32	Trevor Jackson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Springfield Gardens	Rosedale, NY
G/F	35	Billy Goodwin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Columbus/San Jacinto	Bronx, NY
F	42	Mike Feigenbaum	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Lawrence/Ohio/Wagner	Cedarhurst, NY
F	43	Frank Gilroy (C)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Holy Cross	Whitestone, NY
G/F	44	Tim Cluess	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr	St. Agnes	West Hempstead, NY
C	55	Wayne McKoy (C)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Long Island Lutheran	Bayside, NY

Head coach

Lou Carnesecca (St. John's University)

Assistant coach(es)

Carmine Calzonetti
Al LoBalbo
Ron Rutledge
Willis Reed

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site 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 Manhattan	W 78-58	3-0	Draddy Gymnasium Bronx, NY
12/06/80*	No. 16	Princeton	L 46-47	3-1	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/10/80*		at Columbia	W 58-42	4-1	Levien Gymnasium New York, NY
12/13/80*		Rutgers	W 71-70	5-1	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/23/80*		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 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 Villanova	W 90-78	8-2 (1-0)	Villanova Field House Villanova, PA
01/07/81		Georgetown	W 68-60	9-2 (2-0)	Alumni Hall (6,442) Queens, NY
01/10/81		Providence	W 83-63	10-2 (3-0)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/14/81		Villanova	W 56-54 ^OT	11-2 (4-0)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/17/81		at Connecticut	L 68-69	11-3 (4-1)	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
01/21/81		Seton Hall	W 73-62	12-3 (5-1)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/24/81		at Syracuse	L 71-79	12-4 (5-2)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
01/28/81*		Niagara	W 79-65	13-4	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/31/81*		at Fordham	W 80-69	14-4	Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
02/02/81		Boston College	W 76-71	15-4 (6-2)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/07/81		at Georgetown	L 68-75	15-5 (6-3)	McDonough Gymnasium (4,607) Washington, D.C.
02/11/81		Connecticut	W 72-65	16-5 (7-3)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/14/81*		vs. No. 2 Oregon State	L 45-57	16-6	Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY
02/16/81		at Providence	L 57-73	16-7 (7-4)	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
02/21/81		at Boston College	L 58-59	16-8 (7-5)	Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA
02/25/81		at Seton Hall	L 63-70	16-9 (7-6)	Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
02/28/81		Syracuse	W 82-73	17-9 (8-6)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
Big East tournament
03/05/81	(3)	at (6) 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 ^OT	17-11	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
3	63	Wayne McKoy	New York Knicks
8	169	Curtis Redding	Denver Nuggets
8	183	Frank Gilroy	Philadelphia 76ers

References

^ sports-reference.com 1980-81 Big East Conference Season Summary

[1] sports-reference.com 1980-81 Big East Conference Season Summary

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Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics