1984–85 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1984–85 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Big East Tournament Runner Up Big East Regular Season Champions Lapchick Memorial Champions ECAC Holiday Festival Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Final Four
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
1984–85 record	31–4 (15–1 Big East)
Head coach	Lou Carnesecca
Assistant coach	Brian Mahoney
Assistant coach	Al LoBalbo
Assistant coach	Ron Rutledge
Home arena	Alumni Hall Madison Square Garden

1984–85 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#3 St. John's	15	–	1	.938	31	–	4	.886
#1 Georgetown†	14	–	2	.875	35	–	3	.921
#15 Syracuse	9	–	7	.563	22	–	9	.710
Villanova	9	–	7	.563	25	–	10	.714
Pittsburgh	8	–	8	.500	17	–	12	.586
Boston College	7	–	9	.438	20	–	11	.645
Connecticut	6	–	10	.375	13	–	15	.464
Providence	3	–	13	.188	11	–	20	.355
Seton Hall	1	–	15	.063	10	–	18	.357

† 1985 Big East Tournament winner As of April 1, 1985^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984–85 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his seventeenth 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

1984–85 St. John's Redmen men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
5.0 !C	10	Bross, TerryTerry Bross	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Immaculata	El Paso, TX
2.5 !G/F	12	Rowan, RonRon Rowan	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Beaver Falls/Notre Dame	Beaver Falls, PA
1.5 !G	13	Jackson, MarkMark Jackson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Bishop Loughlin	Brooklyn, NY
2.5 !G/F	20	Mullin, ChrisChris Mullin (C)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Power Memorial/Xaverian	Brooklyn, NY
3.5 !F	21	Berry, WalterWalter Berry	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Benjamin Franklin/San Jacinto	New York, NY
5.0 !C	23	Wennington, BillBill Wennington (C)	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Long Island Lutheran	Montreal, QC
1.5 !G	24	Moses, MikeMike Moses	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Tolentine/Florida	New York, NY
2.5 !G/F	30	Glass, WillieWillie Glass	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Atlantic City	Atlantic City, NJ
3.5 !F	31	Jones, SheltonShelton Jones	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Amityville Memorial	Amityville, NY
3.5 !F	33	Stewart, RonRon Stewart (C)	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Brentwood	Brentwood, NY
1.5 !G	40	Shurina, SteveSteve Shurina	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. Francis Prep	Woodside, NY
4.5 !F/C	52	Cornegy, RobertRobert Cornegy	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Andrew Jackson	Cambria Heights, NY

Head coach

Lou Carnesecca (St. John's University)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian Mahoney
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 (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
11/30/84* 7:00 p.m.	No. 3	Lafayette Lapchick Tournament Opening Round	W 93–47	1–0	Alumni Hall (6,158) Queens, NY
12/01/84* 9:00 p.m.	No. 3	St. Bonaventure Lapchick Tournament Championship	W 58–57	2–0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/05/84* 8:00 p.m.	No. 3	Fordham	W 47–46	3–0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/09/84* 1:30 p.m., USA	No. 3	at Rutgers	W 77–61	4–0	Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, NJ
12/12/84* 7:30 p.m.	No. 4	at Davidson	W 77–51	5–0	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
12/15/84* 9:00 p.m.	No. 4	at Niagara	L 59–62	5–1	Niagara Falls Convention Center Niagara Falls, NY
12/22/84* 1:00 p.m., CBS	No. 8	UCLA	W 88–69	6–1	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
12/27/84* 7:00 p.m., MSG	No. 5	vs. Old Dominion ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal	W 77–66	7–1	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
12/29/84* 2:30 p.m., MSG	No. 5	vs. No. 14 North Carolina State ECAC Holiday Festival Championship	W 66–56	8–1	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
01/02/85 8:00 p.m., TCS MetroSports	No. 4	at Connecticut	W 57–51	9–1 (1–0)	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
01/05/85 8:00 p.m., TCS MetroSports	No. 4	Seton Hall	W 73–57	10–1 (2–0)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/07/85 8:00 p.m., ESPN TCS MetroSports	No. 4	Villanova	W 76–71	11–1 (3–0)	Alumni Hall (6,492) Queens, NY
01/14/85 8:00 p.m., ESPN TCS MetroSports	No. 3	at Pittsburgh	W 87–56	12–1 (4–0)	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA
01/19/85 1:30 p.m., CBS	No. 4	at No. 15 Boston College	W 66–59	13–1 (5–0)	Boston Garden Boston, MA
01/23/85 8:00 p.m., USA TCS MetroSports	No. 2	No. 11 Syracuse	W 82–80 ^OT	14–1 (6–0)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
01/26/85 2:00 p.m., CBS	No. 2	at No. 1 Georgetown	W 66–65	15–1 (7–0)	Capital Centre (19,035) Landover, MD
01/30/85 8:00 p.m., USA TCS MetroSports	No. 1	at Providence	W 77–60	16–1 (8–0)	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
02/02/85 12:00 p.m., TCS MetroSports	No. 1	Connecticut	W 97–64	17–1 (9–0)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/04/85 8:00 p.m., ESPN TCS MetroSports	No. 1	at Seton Hall	W 87–76	18–1 (10–0)	Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, NJ
02/09/85 2:00 p.m., CBS	No. 1	at No. 19 Villanova	W 70–68	19–1 (11–0)	Spectrum (18,202) Philadelphia, PA
02/12/85* 7:30 p.m.	No. 1	at Columbia	W 68–49	20–1	Levien Gymnasium New York, NY
02/15/85 8:00 p.m., TCS MetroSports	No. 1	Pittsburgh	W 84–63	21–1 (12–0)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/17/85* 2:00 p.m., NBC	No. 1	DePaul	W 93–80	22–1	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/20/85 8:00 p.m., USA TCS MetroSports	No. 1	No. 20 Boston College	W 71–69	23–1 (13–0)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/23/85 1:30 p.m., CBS	No. 1	at No. 7 Syracuse	W 88–83	24–1 (14–0)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
02/27/85 9:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 1	No. 2 Georgetown	L 69–85	24–2 (14–1)	Madison Square Garden (19,591) New York, NY
03/02/85 12:00 p.m., TCS MetroSports	No. 1	Providence	W 72–53	25–2 (15–1)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
Big East Tournament
03/07/85 7:00 p.m., TCS MetroSports	(1) No. 2	vs. (8) Providence Big East Tournament Quarterfinal	W 90–62	26–2	Madison Square Garden (19,591) New York, NY
03/08/85 9:00 p.m., TCS MetroSports	(1) No. 2	vs. (4) Villanova Big East Tournament Semifinal	W 89–74	27–2	Madison Square Garden (19,591) New York, NY
03/09/85 8:00 p.m., ESPN TCS MetroSports	(1) No. 2	vs. (2) No. 1 Georgetown Big East Tournament Championship	L 80–92	27–3	Madison Square Garden (19,591) New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
03/14/85* 2:07 p.m., ESPN NCAA Productions	(W1) No. 3	vs. (W16) Southern NCAA First Round	W 83–59	28–3	Special Events Center Salt Lake City, UT
03/16/85* 4:30 p.m., CBS	(W1) No. 3	vs. (W9) Arkansas NCAA Second Round	W 68–65	29–3	Special Events Center Salt Lake City, UT
03/22/85* 10:09 p.m., CBS	(W1) No. 3	vs. (W12) Kentucky NCAA Regional Semifinal	W 86–70	30–3	McNichols Arena Denver, CO
03/24/85* 4:03 p.m., CBS	(W1) No. 3	vs. (W3) No. 16 North Carolina State NCAA Regional Final	W 69–60	31–3	McNichols Arena Denver, CO
03/30/85* 6:12 p.m., CBS	(W1) No. 3	vs. (E1) No. 1 Georgetown NCAA National Semifinal	L 59–77	31–4	Rupp Arena (23,135) Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region. All times are in Eastern Time. E=East Region.

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Rankings

Main article: 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Final
AP	7	3	3	4	8	5	4	3	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	3
UPI		3	3	4	8	8	4	4	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	3

Player statistics

Player	G	GS	MIN	FG	FGA	Pct.	FT	FTA	Pct.	REB	PF	AST	TO	BLK	STL	PTS	Avg.













St. John's
Opponents

Local Radio

Station	Play–by–play	Color analyst	Studio host
WCBS–AM 880	Spencer Ross

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	7	Chris Mullin	Golden State Warriors
1	16	Bill Wennington	Dallas Mavericks

References

↑ sports-reference.com 1984-85 Big East Conference Season Summary
↑ 1984–85 St. John's Redmen, College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Nov-11.

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

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

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