1976–77 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1976–77 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lapchick Memorial Champions ECAC Metro Tournament Champions
1977 NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Independent
1976–77 record	22–9
Head coach	Lou Carnesecca
Assistant coach	John Kresse
Assistant coach	Brian Mahoney
Captain	Glenn Williams
Home arena	Alumni Hall Madison Square Garden

The 1976–77 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his ninth year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden.

Roster

1976–77 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
2.5 !G/F	-	Thomas, GordonGordon Thomas	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	2.0 !So	Bay Shore	Bay Shore, NY
1.5 !G	-	Rencher, BernardBernard Rencher	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	2.0 !So	Mater Christi/Notre Dame	Queens, NY
1.5 !G	-	Clarke, BillBill Clarke	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Archbishop Molloy	Queens, NY
2.5 !G/F	-	Winfree, KevelinKevelin Winfree	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	3.0 !Jr
3.5 !F	-	Hall, WayneWayne Hall	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	2.0 !So
1.5 !G	-	Carter, ReggieReggie Carter	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	2.0 !So	Long Island Lutheran/Hawaii	New York, NY
1.5 !G	4	Calabrese, TomTom Calabrese	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	2.0 !So	Cliffside Park	Cliffside Park, NJ
3.5 !F	24	Johnson, GeorgeGeorge Johnson	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	New Utrecht	Brooklyn, NY
2.5 !G/F	32	Williams, GlennGlenn Williams (C)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Laurinburg Prep	St. Thomas, USVI
5.0 !C	33	Berwanger, PaulPaul Berwanger	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	3.5 !RS Jr	Cornwall Central/Boston College	Cornwall, NY
3.5 !F	35	Rellford, CecilCecil Rellford	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	4.5 !RS Sr	Suncoast/Kentucky State	Riviera Beach, FL
3.5 !F	44	Wright, RudyRudy Wright	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	2.0 !So	Long Island City	Queens, NY
5.0 !C	52	Weadock, TomTom Weadock	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	4.5 !RS Sr	Power Memorial\San Jacinto	New York, NY

Head coach

Lou Carnesecca (St. John's University)

Assistant coach(es)

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
11/26/76*		Brown Lapchick Tournament Opening Round	W 79-65	1-0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
11/27/76*		Fairfield Lapchick Tournament Championship	W 87-65	2-0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
11/30/76*		vs. Davidson	W 58-57	3-0	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
12/04/76*		Vanderbilt	W 63-53	4-0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/11/76*		Rutgers	W 86-70	5-0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/17/76*	No. 20	vs. Southern Methodist Volunteer Classic	W 87-71	6-0	Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, TN
12/18/76*	No. 20	at Tennessee Volunteer Classic	L 81-86	6-1	Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, TN
12/28/76*		vs. No. 3 San Francisco Rainbow Classic	L 70-80	6-2	Neil S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI
12/29/76*		vs. Temple Rainbow Classic	W 59-49	7-2	Neil S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI
12/30/76*		vs. Illinois Rainbow Classic	W 56-52	8-2	Neil S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI
01/08/77*		Rhode Island	W 82-67	9-2	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/10/77*		at Iona	L 66-68	9-3	Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY
01/12/77*		at St. Joseph's	W 74-57	10-3	The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
01/15/77*		Manhattan	L 67-71	10-4	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/19/77*		Temple	W 66-50	11-4	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/22/77*		Princeton	W 75-50	12-4	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/25/77*		Villanova	L 63-65	12-5	Villanova Field House Villanova, PA
01/29/77*		Oregon	W 61-51	13-5	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/02/77*		Georgetown	W 82-66	14-5	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/05/77*		Niagara	W 72-66	15-5	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/09/77*		at Army	W 57-55 ^OT	16-5	USMA Fieldhouse West Point, NY
02/12/77*		at Fordham	W 83-63	17-5	Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
02/15/77*		at Seton Hall	L 69-75	17-6	Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
02/19/77*		at No. 20 Syracuse	L 55-79	17-7	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
02/21/77*		Howard	W 92-69	18-7	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/23/77*		Boston College	W 92-69	19-7	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/26/77*		No. 12 Providence	L 66-69	19-8	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/28/77*		at Holy Cross	W 62-61	20-8	Hart Recreation Center Worcester, MA
ECAC Metro Tournament
03/03/77		vs. Manhattan ECAC Metro Semifinal	W 73-64	21-8	Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
03/03/77		vs. Seton Hall ECAC Metro Final	W 83-73	22-8	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
03/12/77*		vs. No. 19 Utah NCAA Regional Quarterfinal	L 68-72	22-9	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	27	Glenn Williams	Milwaukee Bucks
5	93	Cecil Rellford	Phoenix Suns
7	140	Tom Weadock	New York Knicks

References

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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