| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 1977 - 78 |
| Team: | St. John's Redmen |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 21 - 7 |
| Captain: | George Johnson |
| Champion: | Lapchick Memorial Champions ECAC Metro tournament Champions |
| Bowl Result: | First round |
The 1977 - 78 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his tenth year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden.
The Redmen won the ECAC Metro tournament after beating Army in the final.[1]
|-!colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| ECAC Metro tournament|-!colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| NCAA tournament
| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club | |
| 1 | 12 | George Johnson | Milwaukee Bucks |