1980–81 St. John's Redmen basketball team

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

1980–81 Big East men's basketball standings
	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 As of March 30, 1981^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

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	Home town
1.5 !G	-	Washington, LarryLarry Washington	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	3.5 !RS Jr	Canarsie/Texas Tech	Brooklyn, NY
4.5 !F/C	-	Allen, JeffJeff Allen	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2.0 !So	Norwalk/Rutgers	Norwalk, CT
2.5 !G/F	-	Redding, CurtisCurtis Redding (S)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	4.5 !RS Sr	Canarsie/Kansas State	Brooklyn, NY
1.5 !G	4	Garrison, GeorgeGeorge Garrison	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	2.0 !So	Bellport	Bellport, NY
1.5 !G	10	Kelly, BobBob Kelly	—	—	3.0 !Jr	Delbarton/Holy Cross	South Orange, NJ
3.5 !F	11	Russell, DavidDavid Russell	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Bellport	Bellport, NY
1.5 !G	12	Williams, KevinKevin Williams	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Charles E. Hughes	New York, NY
2.5 !G/F	14	Calzonetti, MarkMark Calzonetti	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Paul VI	Camden, NJ
2.5 !G/F	22	Plair, RonRon Plair	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	William C. Bryant	Queens, NY
4.5 !F/C	32	Jackson, TrevorTrevor Jackson	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	2.0 !So	Springfield Gardens	Queens, NY
2.5 !G/F	35	Goodwin, BillyBilly Goodwin	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Columbus/San Jacinto	New York, NY
3.5 !F	42	Feigenbaum, MikeMike Feigenbaum	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Lawrence/Ohio/Wagner	Cedarhurst, NY
3.5 !F	43	Gilroy, FrankFrank Gilroy (C)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Holy Cross	Queens, NY
2.5 !G/F	44	Cluess, TimTim Cluess	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	St. Agnes	West Hempstead, NY
5.0 !C	55	McKoy, WayneWayne McKoy (C)	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Long Island Lutheran	Queens, NY

Head coach

Lou Carnesecca (St. John's University)

Assistant coach(es)

Willis Reed
Al LoBalbo
Ron Rutledge

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 Manahttan	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 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 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		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 ^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

St. John's Red Storm men's basketball

Venues	Old Madison Square Garden (193?–1969) Madison Square Garden (1969–present) Carnesecca Arena (alternate; 1961–present)

Culture & lore	Johnny Thunderbird

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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

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