The 1951–52 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1951–52 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Frank McGuire in his fifth year at the school. St. John's home games are played at DeGray Gymnasium in Brooklyn, New York, and Madison Square Garden in New York City, and the team is a member of the Metropolitan New York Conference.
Roster #NameHeightPositionClassHometownPrevious School(s) Dick Duckett 6'0" G So. Brooklyn, NY, United States St. Francis Prep Frank Giancontieri 5'10" G Jr. Brooklyn, NY, United States Bishop Loughlin HS Phil Sagona 6'0" G So. Brooklyn, NY, United States St. John's Prep Jim McMorrow 6'2" G So. Brooklyn, NY, United States St. Michael HS Jim Walsh 6'5" F So. Brooklyn, NY, United States St. John's Prep Carl Peterson 6'6" F/C So. Bridgeport, CT, United States Bullard-Havens Tech Jack McMahon 6'1" G Sr. Brooklyn, NY, United States St. Michael HS Jim "Red" Davis 6'7" C So. Bronx, NY, United States Manhattan Prep 20 Solly Walker 6'4" G/F So. Brooklyn, NY, United States Boys HS 21 Ronnie MacGilvray 6'1" G Sr. Floral Park, NY, United States Sewanhaka HS 30 Bob "Zeke" Zawoluk 6'6" F/C Sr. Brooklyn, NY, United States St. Francis Prep
NCAA basketball tournament East St. John's 60, NC State 49 St. John's 64, Kentucky 57 Final Four St. John's 61, Illinois 59 Kansas 80, St. John's 63
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular Season
!colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| National Invitation Tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| NCAA tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Olympic Trials
NBA draft Year Round Pick Player NBA club 1952 2 14 Bob Zawoluk Indianapolis Olympians 1952 4 38 Ronnie MacGilvray Rochester Royals 1952 6 58 Jack McMahon Rochester Royals 1954 6 52 Red Davis Rochester Royals 1954 7 62 Solly Walker New York Knicks 1957 2 9 Dick Duckett Cincinnati Royals
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