1951-52 St. John's Red Storm — schedule and results

The 1951-52 St. John's Red Storm went 25-6 (6-0 in the Metro NY) under head coach Frank McGuire. The team peaked at #1 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 11.37.

Game-by-game results (25 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1951-12-06vs BYU CougarsW 66–52Madison Square Garden (III)
1951-12-15vs Rhode Island RamsW 82–62Madison Square Garden (III)
1951-12-17at Kentucky WildcatsL 40–81Memorial Coliseum
1951-12-22vs Vanderbilt CommodoresW 69–54Madison Square Garden (III)
1951-12-27vs Utah UtesW 66–57Madison Square Garden (III)
1951-12-29vs Dayton FlyersW 62–60Madison Square Garden (III)
1952-01-05vs Saint Joseph's HawksW 59–57Madison Square Garden (III)
1952-01-10vs Loyola Chicago RamblersL 64–68Madison Square Garden (III)
1952-01-12neutral CCNY BeaversW 71–46
1952-01-15neutral Manhattan JaspersW 63–53Madison Square Garden (III)
1952-01-19neutral st francis nyW 54–36
1952-01-26at Temple OwlsW 54–44Convention Hall
1952-01-30neutral Fordham RamsW 69–56
1952-02-02at Indiana HoosiersW 65–55Field House
1952-02-04at Purdue BoilermakersW 64–53Lambert Fieldhouse
1952-02-09at Niagara Purple EaglesW 59–55Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
1952-02-14vs St. Bonaventure BonniesW 59–56Madison Square Garden (III)
1952-02-21vs Cincinnati BearcatsW 76–64Madison Square Garden (III)
1952-02-25at Holy Cross CrusadersL 70–75Boston Garden
1952-02-28neutral new york universityW 78–75Madison Square Garden (III)
1952-03-10vs La Salle ExplorersL 45–51Madison Square Garden (III)
1952-03-21neutral NC State WolfpackW 60–49Reynolds Coliseum
1952-03-22neutral Kentucky WildcatsW 64–57Reynolds Coliseum
1952-03-25neutral Illinois Fighting IlliniW 61–59Hec Edmundson Pavilion
1952-03-26neutral Kansas JayhawksL 63–80Hec Edmundson Pavilion

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