| Sport: | basketball |
| Year: | 1959–60 |
| Prev Year: | 1958–59 |
| Next Year: | 1960–61 |
| Team: | St. John's Redmen |
| Conference: | Metropolitan New York Conference |
| Short Conf: | Metropolitan New York |
| Aprank: | 20 |
| Record: | 17–8 |
| Conf Record: | 5–1 |
| Head Coach: | Joe Lapchick |
| Hc Year: | 15th |
| Asst Coach1: | Lou Carnesecca |
| Ac1 Year: | 2nd |
| Captain: | Tony Jackson |
| Arena: | Madison Square Garden |
| Tourney: | NIT |
| Tourney Result: | Quarterfinal |
The 1959–60 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1959–60 college basketball season.
The Redmen lost to St. Bonaventure in the quarterfinals of the NIT.[1]
| Name | Height | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Bob Larranaga | 6'2" | G | So. | Bronx, NY, U.S. | St. Helena's HS | |
| 14 | Gary Marozas | 6'6" | F/C | Jr. | Queens, NY, U.S. | Forest Hills HS | |
| 15 | Bill Goldy | N/A | G | So. | Blackwood, NJ, U.S. | Gloucester Catholic HS | |
| 20 | Willie Hall | 6'4" | G/F | So. | New York, NY, U.S. | Archbishop Molloy HS | |
| 21 | Mike Pedone | 6'0" | G | Sr. | Jersey City, NJ, U.S. | St. Peter's Prep | |
| 23 | Kevin Loughery (DNP) | 6'3" | G | Jr. | Bronx, NY, U.S. | Cardinal Hayes HS/Boston College | |
| 24 | Tony Jackson | 6"4" | G/F | Jr. | Brooklyn, NY, U.S. | Thomas Jefferson HS | |
| 25 | Bernie Pascal | 6'5" | F | Sr. | Brooklyn, NY, U.S. | St. Francis Prep | |
| Leroy Ellis | 6"11" | C | So. | Brooklyn, NY, U.S. | Thomas Jefferson HS | ||
| 30 | Fred Edelman | 6"4" | G/F | So. | Queens, NY, U.S. | Forest Hills HS | |
| 33 | Ivan Kovac | 5"11" | G | So. | Queens, NY, U.S. | Bayside HS | |
| Butch Dellacave | 5'9" | G | Jr. | Brooklyn, NY, U.S. | St. John's Prep | ||
| Frank O'Hara | N/A | G | So. | N/A | N/A |
|-!colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:white;"| Regular Season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| NIT