1951–52 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1951–52 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
MNYC Champions
National Championship Game,
L 63-80 vs. Kansas
ConferenceMetropolitan New York Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 10
Record25–6 (6–0 Metropolitan New York Conference)
Head coach
Assistant coachDusty DeStefano
Home arenaDeGray Gymnasium
Madison Square Garden
1951–52 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 10 St. John's60 1.000256  .806
St. Francis (NY)42 .667208  .714
Manhattan42 .667129  .571
Fordham33 .500208  .714
NYU23 .400178  .680
CCNY15 .167811  .421
Brooklyn05 .00097  .563
Rankings from AP Poll

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.