| Sport: | basketball |
| Year: | 1960–61 |
| Team: | St. John's Redmen |
| Conference: | Metropolitan New York Conference |
| Short Conf: | Metropolitan New York |
| Coachrank: | 8 |
| Record: | 20–5 |
| Conf Record: | 4–0 |
| Head Coach: | Joe Lapchick |
| Hc Year: | 16th |
| Asst Coach1: | Lou Carnesecca |
| Ac1 Year: | 3rd |
| Captain: | Tony Jackson |
| Arena: | Madison Square Garden |
| Tourney: | NCAA Tournament |
| Tourney Result: | First Round |
The 1960–61 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1960–61 college basketball season.
| Name | Height | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Bob Larranaga | 6'2" | G | Jr. | Bronx, NY, U.S. | St. Helena's HS | |
| 11 | Bill O'Sullivan | 6'7" | F/C | So. | N/A | N/A | |
| 15 | Bill Goldy | N/A | G | Jr. | Blackwood, NJ, U.S. | Gloucester Catholic HS | |
| 20 | Willie Hall | 6'4" | G/F | Jr. | New York, NY, U.S. | Archbishop Molloy HS | |
| 22 | Gary Marozas | 6'6" | F/C | Sr. | Queens, NY, U.S. | Forest Hills HS | |
| 23 | Kevin Loughery | 6'3" | G | RS Jr. | Bronx, NY, U.S. | Cardinal Hayes HS/Boston College | |
| 24 | Tony Jackson (C) | 6"4" | G/F | Sr. | Brooklyn, NY, U.S. | Thomas Jefferson HS | |
| 25 | LeRoy Ellis | 6'11" | C | Jr. | Brooklyn, NY, U.S. | Thomas Jefferson HS | |
| 30 | Fred Edelman | 6'4" | G/F | Jr. | Queens, NY, U.S. | Forest Hills HS | |
| 33 | Ivan Kovac | 5"11" | G | Jr. | Queens, NY, U.S. | Bayside HS | |
| 34 | Walt Carroll | N/A | F | So. | N/A | N/A | |
| Donnie Burks | 5'10" | G | So. | New York, NY, U.S. | Archbishop Molloy HS |
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