| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 1965 - 66 |
| Team: | St. John's Redmen |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 18 - 8 |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Bowl Result: | First Round |
The 1965 - 66 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1965–66 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his first year at the school after Joe Lapchick's retirement. St. John's home games were played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden.
| Name | Height | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous School(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Al Swartz | 5'10" | G | JR | Chaminade HS | ||
| 10 | Brian Hill | 5'11" | G | JR | St. Francis Prep | ||
| 11 | Kit Frey | 6'9" | F/C | SO | Eldred Central HS | ||
| 12 | Jack Brunner | 6'4" | G/F | JR | Memorial HS | ||
| 14 | Rudy Bogad | 6'7" | F | SO | Archbishop Molloy HS | ||
| 15 | William Jones | 6'4" | G | JR | Manhattan Prep | ||
| 21 | Bob Duerr | 6'2" | G | SR | N/A | ||
| 24 | Jack Bettridge | 6'2" | G | SO | Power Memorial HS | ||
| 25 | Daniel Mascia | 6'4" | G/F | SR | Thomas Jefferson HS | ||
| 35 | Hank Cluess | 6'6" | F | SR | Archbishop Molloy HS | ||
| 44 | 6'6" | F | SR | Holy Cross HS | |||
| 55 | 6'8" | F | JR | St. Francis Prep | |||
| Mike Rowland | 6'4" | G | SO | Bishop Loughlin HS |
|-!colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular Season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| NIT[1]