| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 1964 - 65 |
| Team: | St. John's Redmen |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 21 - 8 |
| Captain: | Jerry Houston Ken McIntyre |
| Champion: | ECAC Holiday Festival Champions NIT Champions |
| Bowl: | NIT Championship vs. Villanova, W, 55-51 |
The 1964 - 65 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1964–65 NCAA Division I college basketball season. The team was coached by Joseph Lapchick in his twentieth and final year at the school. St. John's was an independent and played their home games at Alumni Hall in Queens, NY and Madison Square Garden in Manhattan.[1]
| Name | Height | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Al Swartz | 5"10" | G | So. | Uniondale, NY, U.S. | Chaminade HS | |
| 5 | Jerry Houston | 6"1" | G | Sr. | Bronx, NY, U.S. | La Salle Academy | |
| 10 | Brian Hill | 5'11" | G | So. | Ridgewood, NY, U.S. | St. Francis Prep | |
| 12 | Jack Brunner | 6'4" | G/F | So. | Guttenberg, NJ, U.S. | Memorial HS | |
| 14 | Ken Wirell | 6'5" | F | Sr. | Queens, NY, U.S. | Bryant HS | |
| 15 | William Jones | 6'4" | G | So. | Bronx, NY, U.S. | Manhattan Prep | |
| 20 | Sonny Dove | 6"7" | F/C | So. | Brooklyn, NY, U.S. | St. Francis Prep | |
| 21 | Bob Duerr | 6'2" | F | Jr. | Canton, OH, U.S. | N/A | |
| 22 | Ken McIntyre | 6"1" | G | Sr. | Queens, NY, U.S. | Bayside HS | |
| 25 | Daniel Mascia | 6'4" | G/F | Jr. | Brooklyn, NY, U.S. | Thomas Jefferson HS | |
| 35 | Hank Cluess | 6"6" | F | Jr. | Queens, NY, U.S. | Archbishop Molloy HS | |
| 44 | Bob McIntyre | 6"6" | F | Jr. | Queens, NY, U.S. | Holy Cross HS | |
| Alex Menar | 6'5" | F | Jr. | Staten Island, NY, U.S. | La Salle Academy |
|-!colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular Season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| NIT
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club | |
| 2 | 23 | Ken McIntyre | St. Louis Hawks | ||
| 2 | 34 | St. Louis Hawks | |||
| 1 | 4 | Detroit Pistons |