| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 1969 - 70 |
| Team: | St. John's Redmen |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 21 - 8 |
| Captain: | Joe DePre |
| Bowl Result: | Second Place |
The 1969 - 70 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his fifth year at the school before he left to become the head coach of the New York Nets in the American Basketball Association. St. John's home games were played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden.
The Redmen reached the championship game of the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Marquette.[1]
| Name | Height | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous School(s) | GP | PPG | RPG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Richie Lyons | 6'0" | G | SO | Holy Cross HS | 29 | 5.5 | 1.1 | ||
| 10 | Jim Smyth | 6'5" | G/F | SR | St. John's Prep | 29 | 10.9 | 2.3 | ||
| 11 | 6'11" | C | JR | Cameron Junior College | 29 | 15.8 | 14.4 | |||
| 15 | Ralph Abraham | 6'5" | F | SR | St. John's Prep | 29 | 10.3 | 7.3 | ||
| 20 | Mike Keilty | 6'4" | G | SO | Holy Trinity HS | 16 | 1.4 | 1.4 | ||
| 22 | Neil Levane | 6'2" | G | JR | Great Neck South HS | 8 | 2.0 | 0.5 | ||
| 24 | Bill Phillips | 7'0" | C | SO | Jamaica HS | 10 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||
| 25 | Pete LaMantia (I) | 6'3" | G/F | JR | Bishop Reilly HS | 2 | 4.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 34 | Richard Gilkes | 6'6" | G/F | JR | Westbury HS | 28 | 2.5 | 2.3 | ||
| 35 | John DeVasto | 6'0" | G | JR | Loyola School | 20 | 1.9 | 0.5 | ||
| 44 | Greg Cluess | 6'8" | F/C | SO | St. Agnes HS | 27 | 2.7 | 2.1 | ||
| 55 | Joe DePre (C) | 6'3" | G | SR | Westbury HS | 29 | 16.5 | 5.8 |
|-!colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular Season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| NIT Tournament
| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club | |
| 2 | 29 | Phoenix Suns | ||
| 7 | 103 | San Diego Rockets |