1956-57 St. John's Red Storm — schedule and results

The 1956-57 St. John's Red Storm went 14-9 (4-2 in the Metro NY) under head coach Joe Lapchick. The team peaked at #15 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: -2.5.

Game-by-game results (23 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1956-12-06at Merchant MarineW 96–48
1956-12-08vs RoanokeW 103–65DeGray Gymnasium
1956-12-11at HofstraW 59–44
1956-12-15vs Rhode Island RamsW 115–70Madison Square Garden (III)
1956-12-22vs Utah UtesL 71–79Madison Square Garden (III)
1956-12-26vs BYU CougarsL 75–89Madison Square Garden (III)
1956-12-28vs Villanova WildcatsW 76–64Madison Square Garden (III)
1956-12-29neutral Fordham RamsW 75–72Madison Square Garden (III)
1957-01-03at Bradley BravesL 78–97Robertson Memorial Field House
1957-01-05at Saint Louis BillikensL 77–82Kiel Auditorium
1957-01-19at st francis nyW 68–6669th Regiment Armory
1957-01-26at WagnerW 55–54
1957-01-31at Pittsburgh PanthersW 78–70Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
1957-02-01at West Virginia MountaineersL 72–105Stansbury Hall
1957-02-07vs George Washington RevolutionariesW 63–62Madison Square Garden (III)
1957-02-09at BrooklynW 84–49
1957-02-12at Saint Joseph's HawksL 63–75Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
1957-02-14vs Niagara Purple EaglesW 71–67Madison Square Garden (III)
1957-02-21vs Temple OwlsL 73–80Madison Square Garden (III)
1957-02-23at Fordham RamsL 77–83Rose Hill Gymnasium
1957-02-28neutral Manhattan JaspersW 61–59 (OTOT)Madison Square Garden (III)
1957-03-02vs City College of New YorkW 88–71
1957-03-07neutral new york universityL 55–67Madison Square Garden (III)

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