1944–45 St. John's Redmen basketball team
| 1944–45 St. John's Redmen men's basketball | |
|---|---|
NIT Third Place | |
NIT Semifinal vs. Bowling Green, L, 44-57 | |
| Conference | Metropolitan New York Conference |
| Record | 21–3 ( Metropolitan New York Conference) |
| Head coach | |
| Captain | Hy Gotkin |
| Home arena | DeGray Gymnasium Madison Square Garden |
The 1944–45 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's College of Brooklyn during the 1944–45 NCAA Division I college basketball season. The team was coached by Joseph Lapchick in his ninth year at the school. St. John's home games were played at DeGray Gymnasium in Brooklyn and the old Madison Square Garden in Manhattan.